Black Sabbath 1971-01-14 Sheffield, UK (Sheffield '71)

Black Sabbath
1971-01-14
Oval Hall, City Hall
Sheffield, UK
VG audience recording
"Sheffield '71" version

Running time:
59:26 min

Line-Up:
Ozzy Osbourne ・Vocals
Tony Iommi ・Guitar
Geezer Butler ・Bass
Bill Ward ・Drums

Tracklist:
(01) War Pigs (07:18)
(02) Into The Void (alt. lyrics) (07:14)
(03) Iron Man (07:10)
(04) Guitar Intro (01:49)
(05) Black Sabbath (07:37)
(06) After Forever (alt. lyrics) (05:43)
(07) Wicked World (12:59)
(08) Fairies Wear Boots (06:50)
(09) Paranoid (02:45)

This recording is famous, especially for including great early live renditions of the rarely recorded tracks "Into The Void" and "After Forever". Thanks to the original uploader! Since some people said that this show was lossy-sourced, I checked and compared aboout 8 versions of it regarding their sound, running times, spectral and frequency images. Thanks to all those who sent me their versions for testing, and of course to those who advised me in lossiness testing! Most of those versions were completely identical. This is one of them. They all originate from the famous "Sheffield '71" bootleg which was sourced directly from the master tape, see quoted info below. Regrettably, I removed the 54 sec. snipped of the 1969 demo song "When I Came Down" that was originally included here as bonus track.

Enjoy this great and historic show!

FURTHER INFO QUOTED FROM FORMER INFO WEBSITE SABBATHLIVE.COM:

'The tape speed begins shifting when the recorders batteries starting waning during Wicked World・ The problem grows a bit worse during the last two tracks ・Paranoid・and Fairies Wear Boots・ These defects are disappointing, but not enough to ruin an otherwise wonderful early audience tape.

It is also important to note that this does NOT appear to be the complete show. During this era, Sabbath almost always began the show with N.I.B.・ which is missing here. Instead, the tape begins with the 2nd song, War Pigs・ This is a guess on my part, but none of the other shows from this era start with War Pigs・

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CD-R's:

SHEFFIELD ・1 (2004 SL / Rock Steady Records): The definitive version! Sourced directly from the original master cassette and nicely re-mastered and equalized for optimum sound by RF. This CD-R was mysteriously seeded on STG in June 2004 without any mention of the mystery bonus track ・a 54 second sample of the unreleased 1969 demo When I Came Down・"'

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