Product Description
Super Rare Actual 1980 Japanese First Pressing Of Classic Black Sabbath LP ~ Still In Absolutely Top Condition Over 44 Years Later! Includes Insert With Lyrics In English & Japanese.
One Of The BEST Heavy Rock Albums Of All Time! Featuring Ronnie James Dio On Vocals, ‘Heaven And Hell’ Is Easily The Best Black Sabbath LP After The Ozzy Years.
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Tony Iommi – Guitars
Geezer Butler – Bass
Bill Ward – Drums
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT! Nothing short of AWESOME!
Condition – Cover: NEAR MINT! Nicest copy I have seen of this 1980 pressing! Beautifully preserved all these years.
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Neon Knights
Children Of The Sea
Lady Evil
Heaven And Hell
Side 2:
Wishing Well
Die Young
Walk Away
Lonely Is The Word
Geoff –
The superb singing from Ronnie Dio, complimented by the band's revitalised playing on rock solid, well written material makes 'Heaven and Hell' easily the best post-Ozzy Black Sabbath release and one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time! Originally released in April 1980, 'Heaven and Hell' was the first album to be released by the new Black Sabbath lineup of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. It remains one of the most important and influential of Black Sabbath's releases. After giving Ozzy the boot in late 1979, the remainder of Black Sabbath recruited the ex-Elf / Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow singer -- which proved to be a major shot in the arm for the group. Multi-octave voiced Dio put his heart and soul into the project. The LP features the heavy epic "Children of the Sea", the super-energised opener, "Neon Knights", and the fist-pumping, metal anthem "Die Young". The centrepiece of 'Heaven and Hell' is the glorious title track -- spine-tingling stuff! Another highlight is the highly melodic six-minute closing cut, "Lonely is the Word" which features top class, searing guitar work from Tony Iommi. The superb singing from Ronnie, complimented by the band's revitalised playing on rock solid, well written material makes 'Heaven and Hell' easily the best post-Ozzy Black Sabbath release and one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time!