Black Sabbath: Alternative Version 69-71

A genuinely rare document from the most important years in heavy metal history. Alternative Version 69-71 compiles alternate takes, alternative lyrics, and studio outtakes from Black Sabbath's foundational period, offering a glimpse behind the curtain of records that changed music forever.

Highlights include "Black Sabbath" with alternative lyrics and minus the rain, "Evil Woman" with horns and flute, "Paranoid" and "Sweet Leaf" with alternate lyrics, and the studio outtake "Into The Void / Spanish Sid". Essential listening for serious collectors of the Ozzy-era catalogue.

• Side A: Black Sabbath (Minus Rain, alternative lyrics) / Evil Woman (with Horns and Flute) / The Wizard (with Jocular Banter) / Planet Caravan (alternative lyrics)
• Side B: Rat Salad (alternative mix) / Paranoid (alternative lyrics) / Sweet Leaf (alternative lyrics) / Children Of The Grave (alternative lyrics) / Into The Void / Spanish Sid (studio outtake)

Label: Vertigo Italy, BSAV6971
Format: LP
Released: 4 February 2025
Genre: Metal