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Early Black Sabbath Recordings Under Name Earth to be Issued as ‘The Legendary Lost Tapes’
Early Black Sabbath recordings under their original band name, Earth, will be issued on July 25 as 'Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes.'
The first-time release of the early songs from Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler as Earth is due out July 25 on Big Bear Records, the Birmingham blues/jazz label founded by the band’s first manager, Jim Simpson. Ahead of their big all-star “ Back to the Beginning ” farewell concert next weekend in Birmingham’s Villa Park, the band was given freedom of the city honors from their hometown, with all four men presented with scrolls and medals by the town’s Lord Mayor at a private ceremony on Saturday (June 28) recognizing their significance, according to NME. Osbourne’s manager, wife Sharon Osbourne, revealed earlier this month that she had removed an unnamed band from the lineup of the final show after a dispute with the band’s manager that she said made her feel “the worst way I’ve felt in years.” Sabbath’s final gig will find them sharing the stage with Metallica, Mastodon, Anthrax, Pantera, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Gojira, Slayer and a supergroup featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, the Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit, Judas Priest, Rage Against the Machine and others.
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