Little Feat
Release Date
Fri, 06/14/2024
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LITTLE FEAT

Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition)

Remastered And Expanded With Unreleased Music For The 50th Anniversary 

3-CD And 2-LP Versions Available On June 14

Unreleased Alternate Version Of “Spanish Moon” Out Today

Little Feat Will Celebrate The Album’s Anniversary With A Special Concert In Baltimore On June 14

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Feats Don't Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition)

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Little Feat
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LITTLE FEAT

Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition)

Remastered And Expanded With Unreleased Music For The 50th Anniversary 

3-CD And 2-LP Versions Available On June 14

Unreleased Alternate Version Of “Spanish Moon” Out Today

Little Feat Will Celebrate The Album’s Anniversary With A Special Concert In Baltimore On June 14

LOS ANGELES – Little Feat will release a new Deluxe Edition of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now this summer, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the legendary group’s fourth studio album. It joins Rhino’s growing list of Little Feat reissues, including last year’s Deluxe Editions for Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken and 2022’s massive Waiting for Columbus boxed set. 

FEATS DON’T FAIL ME NOW (DELUXE EDITION) will be available June 14 on 3-CD and 2-LP. Both versions include the studio album newly remastered from the original multi-track and two-track stereo tapes. They also feature rare and unreleased alternate versions and outtakes from the album sessions. In addition, the CD set comes with an exclusive unreleased recording of Little Feat performing live in Paris in 1975. 

An exclusive CD featuring unreleased live performances recorded at The Rainbow in London in January 1975 is also available the same day on rhino.com. Today, an unreleased alternate version of “Spanish Moon” from the forthcoming set is available digitally. 

A wealth of unreleased music is included in the new Deluxe Edition, including alternate versions of album tracks (“Rock & Roll Doctor” and “Oh Atlanta”) and early versions of songs destined for future albums, including “Long Distance Love” (The Last Record Album) and an unfinished version of “Day At The Dog Races” (Time Loves A Hero).

The presence of any session recordings from Feats Don’t Fail Me Now is a minor miracle. The studio where the band made the album, Blue Seas Recording Studio in Baltimore, was a converted barge that sank into the harbor in 1977. Until recently, the session tapes were believed to be lost.

The CD version of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition) includes a show recorded in Paris at L’Olympia in February 1975. The setlist leans heavily on songs from Feats Don’t Fail Me Now with “Skin It Back” and “Oh Atlanta, while also weaving in earlier classics like “Willin’” and “Fat Man In The Bathtub.” 

Originally released in August 1974, Feats Don’t Fail Me Now was the band’s fourth album overall but only the second recorded by the classic lineup of singer-guitarist Lowell George, drummer Richard Hayward, keyboard player Bill Payne, singer-guitarist Paul Barrere, bassist Kenny Gradney, and percussionist Sam Clayton. The album also features the R&B funk group Tower of Power on horns. 

When it came out, the album received glowing reviews for its funky grooves and standout tracks like “Rock & Roll Doctor,” “Oh Atlanta,” and the lead single, “Spanish Moon.” The album went gold and was the band’s first to reach the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #36. 

 

Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition)

3-CD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album (2024 Remaster)

  1. “Rock & Roll Doctor”
  2. “Oh Atlanta”
  3. “Skin It Back”
  4. “Down The Road”
  5. “Spanish Moon”
  6. “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now”
  7. “The Fan”
  8. “Medley: Cold Cold Cold / Tripe Face Boogie”

Disc Two: Hotcakes, Outtakes, Rarities

  1. “Brickyard Blues” – Outtake
  2. “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now” – Alternate Version
  3. “Rock & Roll Doctor” – Alternate Version *
  4. “Spanish Moon” – Alternate Version *
  5. “Skin It Back” – Alternate Version *
  6. “Oh Atlanta” – Alternate Version *
  7. “All That You Dream” – Outtake
  8. “Front Page News” – Alternate Version *
  9. “Long Distance Love” – Outtake *
  10. “Lonesome Whistle” – Alternate Version *
  11. “Day At The Dog Races” – Unfinished Outtake *
  12. “Spanish Moon” – Single Version

Disc Three: If You Got It, A Truck Brought It: Live at the L’Olympia, Paris, France (2/01/75)

  1. “On Your Way Back Down” *
  2. “Skin It Back” *
  3. “Fat Man In The Bathtub” *
  4. “Rock & Roll Doctor” *
  5. “Oh Atlanta” *
  6. “Medley: Cold Cold Cold / Dixie Chicken / Tripe Face Boogie” *
  7. “Willin’” *
  8. “Teenage Nervous Breakdown” *

Live At The Rainbow ’75 (January 19, 1975)

CD Track Listing

  1. “On Your Way Down”
  2. “Rock & Roll Doctor”
  3. “Oh Atlanta”
  4. “Medley: Cold Cold Cold / Dixie Chicken / Tripe Face Boogie”
  5. “Bag Of Reds”

 

Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Deluxe Edition)

2-LP Track Listing

Original Album (2024 Remaster)

Side One

  1. “Rock & Roll Doctor”
  2. “Oh Atlanta”
  3. “Skin It Back”
  4. “Down The Road”
  5. “Spanish Moon”

Side Two

  1. “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now”
  2. “The Fan”
  3. “Medley: Cold Cold Cold / Tripe Face Boogie”

Hotcakes, Outtakes, Rarities

Side One

  1. “Brickyard Blues” – Outtake
  2. “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now” – Alternate Version
  3. “Rock & Roll Doctor” – Alternate Version *
  4. “Spanish Moon” – Alternate Version *
  5. “Skin It Back” – Alternate Version *
  6. “Oh Atlanta” – Alternate Version *

Side Two

  1. “All That You Dream” – Outtake
  2. “Front Page News” – Alternate Version *
  3. “Long Distance Love” – Outtake *
  4. “Lonesome Whistle” – Alternate Version *
  5. “Day At The Dog Races” – Unfinished Outtake *
  6. “Spanish Moon” – Single Version

* previously unreleased

Various Artists
Release Date
Fri, 03/29/2024
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RHINO UNVEILS 

DOLBY ATMOS SERIES

Atmos Mixes Of Classic Albums Available For The First Time As Standalone Blu-ray Releases

First Wave Of Albums Includes Alanis Morissette and Hootie & The Blowfish

Fleetwood Mac And The Doors Available April 26

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Dolby Atmos

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Various Artists
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RHINO UNVEILS 

DOLBY ATMOS SERIES

Atmos Mixes Of Classic Albums Available For The First Time As Standalone Blu-ray Releases

First Wave Of Albums Includes Alanis Morissette and Hootie & The Blowfish

Fleetwood Mac And The Doors Available April 26

 

LOS ANGELES – Rhino invites you to rediscover classic albums reimagined in Dolby Atmos with the launch of a new series today. It marks the first standalone release from Rhino featuring Dolby Atmos mixes on Blu-ray. To inaugurate the series, Rhino has unveiled four blockbuster albums, including Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, Hootie & The Blowfish’s Cracked Rear View, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, and The Best of The Doors by The Doors.

Jagged Little Pill and Cracked Rear View are available now on Blu-ray from Rhino.com. Digital versions are also available across DSPs with Atmos support. Rumours and The Best of the Doors will arrive on April 26 and can be pre-ordered now at Rhino.com. The Doors’ is also available for pre-order at https://store.thedoors.com/. 

Dolby Atmos is revolutionizing audio technology with its immersive, three-dimensional soundscapes. By precisely placing sounds in a space, it creates an unparalleled sense of realism and depth, setting a new standard for audio excellence. Rhino’s Dolby Atmos series will draw upon Warner Music Group’s extensive catalog to create truly extraordinary listening experiences. 

Jagged Little Pill features Dolby Atmos and PCM 24/96 High Resolution Stereo mixes. Released in 1995, the record topped the charts in multiple countries, including the U.K., Canada, and the U.S., where it held the No.1 spot for 12 weeks. Jagged Little Pill won five Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year. Today, it is one of the most successful albums in music history and has sold 33 million copies worldwide.

Cracked Rear View includes Dolby Atmos, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, and PCM 24/96 High Resolution Stereo mixes. The band’s 1994 debut was a No.1 smash in the U.S., where it’s been certified Double Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single “Let Her Cry” garnered a Grammy® Award in 1996 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. 

Rumours comes with Dolby Atmos, DTS HD 5.1, and DTS HD Stereo mixes. Considered by many to be among the greatest albums of all time, winning the Grammy® Award for Album of the Year in 1978. The album includes the band’s first No.1 smash, “Dreams.” Rumours has been certified Double Diamond by the RIAA, selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. 

The Best of The Doors limited-edition Blu-ray available in 5.1 surround sound features a Dolby Atmos mix, DTS HD 5.1, and DTS HD Master Stereo mixes. All mixed by The Doors’ original engineer Bruce Botnick. Originally released in 1985, the compilation included 19 singles and album tracks from the band’s first six records, including the No.1 hits “Light My Fire” and “Hello, I Love You.” The definitive hits album that’s sold over 10 million copies. Available exclusively through Rhino.com and https://store.thedoors.com/.

Jason Jones, Sr. Rhino Director of A&R, says: “It’s always been crucial for music fans to immerse themselves in what they are listening to. I think of being in my bedroom with my headphones on and being caught up in the swirl of what I was listening to. With the advent of Atmos, I’ve been transported back to that original feeling. They stay true to the original mix’s intention while taking advantage of the full capabilities of the immersive format, with the added bonus of being sourced from the original multi-track master tapes.”

Patrick Milligan, Sr. Director of A&R, stated, “Immersive audio is here to stay, and it's a wonder to hear it on a full surround system. This is our first set of releases of Atmos on Blu-ray, and we're excited that for most of these titles, we are also offering 5.1 Surround Sound mixes. If you've only heard Atmos in your headphones, hearing these releases on a home theater system is dramatic and envelops you gloriously in the music.”

 

Alanis Morissette

Jagged Little Pill

  1. “All I Really Want”
  2. “You Oughta Know”
  3. “Perfect”
  4. “Hand In My Pocket”
  5. “Right Through You”
  6. “Forgiven”
  7. “You Learn”
  8. “Head Over Feet”
  9. “Mary Jane”
  10. “Ironic”
  11. “Not The Doctor”
  12. “Wake Up”

 

Hootie & The Blowfish

Cracked Rear View

  1. “Hannah Jane”
  2. “Hold My Hand”
  3. “Let Her Cry”
  4. “Only Wanna Be With You”
  5. “Running From An Angel”
  6. “I’m Goin’ Home”
  7. “Drowning”
  8. “Time”
  9. “Look Away”
  10. “Not Even The Trees”
  11. “Goodbye”
  12. “Motherless Child”

 

Fleetwood Mac

Rumours

  1. “Second Hand News”
  2. “Dreams”
  3. “Never Going Back Again”
  4. “Don’t Stop”
  5. “Go Your Own Way”
  6. “Songbird”
  7. “The Chain”
  8. “You Make Loving Fun”
  9. “Oh Daddy”
  10. “Gold Dust Woman”
  11. “Silver Springs”

 

The Doors

The Best of The Doors

  1. “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”
  2. “Light My Fire”
  3. “The Crystal Ship”
  4. “People Are Strange”
  5. “Strange Days”
  6. “Love Me Two Times”
  7. “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)”
  8. “Five To One”
  9. “Waiting For The Sun”
  10. “Spanish Caravan”
  11. “When The Music’s Over”
  12. “Hello, I Love You”
  13. “Roadhouse Blues”
  14. “L.A. Woman”
  15. “Riders On The Storm”
  16. “Touch Me”
  17. “Love Her Madly”
  18. “The Unknown Soldier”
  19. “The End”

 

The Grateful Dead
Release Date
Fri, 06/21/2024
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GRATEFUL DEAD

FROM THE MARS HOTEL (50TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION)

The Self-Released Album That Produced Eternal Classics Like “Scarlet Begonias,” “Ship of Fools” & “China Doll,” Newly Remastered & Expanded With Unearthed Material

3CD & Digital Set Out June 21st, Featuring Unreleased Live Show From 5/12/1974; Black Vinyl, Zoetrope Picture Discs & Other Limited Edition Variants

Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast Launches Season 9 Tomorrow, Focusing on From The Mars Hotel & Story Behind The Grateful Dead’s Famed Wall of Sound

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The Grateful Dead
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The Self-Released Album That Produced Eternal Classics Like “Scarlet Begonias,” “Ship of Fools” & “China Doll,” Newly Remastered & Expanded With Unearthed Material

3CD & Digital Set Out June 21st, Featuring Unreleased Live Show From 5/12/1974; Black Vinyl, Zoetrope Picture Discs & Other Limited Edition Variants

Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast Launches Season 9 Tomorrow, Focusing on From The Mars Hotel & Story Behind The Grateful Dead’s Famed Wall of Sound

 

50 years ago, the Grateful Dead were cooking with gas. It was spring 1974, the band had successfully emerged from a series of hectic, harrowing times, and would soon follow their transformative Wake Of The Flood with the second acclaimed album release on their very own Grateful Dead Records: From The Mars Hotel. During the mere eight months that had passed between those two beloved LPs, the group also played some of their most exploratory live music and largest venues to date, famously amplified by the homemade, 75-ton Wall of Sound that they debuted on March 23rd, 1974, at their hometown Cow Palace in Daly City, CA. Eternal staples such as “Scarlet Begonias,” “Ship Of Fools” and “U.S. Blues” would first be introduced into setlists along that season’s tour, before the Grateful Dead spent two months recording and honing them in the studio for From The Mars Hotel. Not to mention perennial classics like “China Doll” and “Loose Lucy,” or “Pride of Cucamonga” and “Unbroken Chain” – the final two tracks Phil Lesh would sing on a Grateful Dead studio album. Now, as Grateful Dead members and tributaries continue to celebrate and bring so many of these formative songs to the masses, From The Mars Hotel has been remastered and expanded with newly unearthed material and rarities, in honor of its 50th Anniversary.

 

Out June 21st via Rhino, six days before the album’s original release on June 27, 1974, From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) features remastered audio by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer David Glaser, with Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction. Produced for release by Grateful Dead Legacy Manager and Audio Archivist, David Lemieux, the deluxe edition also includes demos of “China Doll” and “Wave That Flag” – the song that became “U.S. Blues” – as well as a previously unreleased live performance of the Grateful Dead at University of Nevada-Reno on 5/12/1974. As the band filled an outdoor football stadium with epic highs like a huge “China Cat Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider,” Mars Hotel cuts including “U.S. Blues” and classics such as “Brown-Eyed Women,” “Tennessee Jed,” “Mississippi Half-Step,” “Truckin'” and “Sugar Magnolia,” a massive wind storm was no match for the Wall of Sound. Designed to improve the listening and performance experience at what were becoming larger gigs and longer, more dynamic and varied sets, the Wall of Sound required 21 stage hands, and underlined the resounding effect the Grateful Dead were having on American audiences and culture at the time, even as the entire operation remained homespun and humble. 

 

In addition to the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Remaster) will be released on June 21st as a single 180-gram black vinyl LP, limited edition Neon Pink vinyl, limited edition “Ugly Rumors” custom vinyl exclusive to Dead.net, and a specially-designed picture disc created in partnership with zoetrope pioneer Drew Tetz. When viewed with a camera or strobe, the zoetrope LP will appear to animate, and can be pre-ordered along with the rest of From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Remaster) variants.

 

Recorded in San Francisco’s Coast Recorders studio, From The Mars Hotel finds Keith Godchaux particularly shining across a variety of keys, from the “China Doll” harpsichord to the pounding piano on Bob Weir’s “Money Money,” to the churchy organ that elevates “Ship Of Fools.” Lyricist Robert Hunter packs “U.S. Blues” with a barrage of imagery, pop-culture references and sardonic asides – as Canadian author Ray Robertson writes in the 50th Anniversary Edition’s liner notes, it “carries an undeniable whiff of late-capitalism ennui…it’s the most fun you’ll ever have dancing to the end of the American Empire.” Jerry Garcia’s jaunty lead guitar drives bouncing melodies across the LP, while guests include Ned Lagin’s unnerving synth effects on “Unbroken Chain,” Clover member John McFee’s country-rock pedal steel on “Pride Of Cucamonga,” and more. 

 

From The Mars Hotel peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1974, contributing to the Grateful Dead’s historic achievement last month, when they broke the all-time record for Most Top 40 albums on the Billboard 200

 

In tandem with today's announcement, the Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast will premiere its ninth season tomorrow, March 28th. Following 5 million downloads and counting, the official Grateful Dead podcast will now unlock the many secrets of From The Mars Hotel. Along with a track-by-track breakdown of the album, this season will tell the story of the game-changing Wall of Sound, with archival audio of its mastermind – legendary LSD chemist Owsley Stanley – and new interviews with those who made the larger-than-life speaker system a reality. 

From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Tracklist

Disc 1

U.S. Blues

China Doll

Unbroken Chain

Loose Lucy

Scarlet Begonias

Pride Of Cucamonga

Money Money

Ship Of Fools

-Bonus Tracks-

China Doll (Demo)

Wave That Flag (Demo)

 

Disc 2

-Live From The University Of Nevada-Reno, 5/12/74-

Sugaree

Mexicali Blues

Tennessee Jed

Jack Straw

Brown-Eyed Women

Beat It On Down The Line

China Cat Sunflower>

I Know You Rider

El Paso

U.S. Blues

Greatest Story Ever Told

It Must Have Been The Roses

Me And Bobby McGee

 

Disc 3

-Live From The University Of Nevada-Reno, 5/12/74-

Deal

Around And Around

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

Truckin'>

The Other One>

Row Jimmy

Big River

Ship Of Fools

Sugar Magnolia


 

About the Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead is a social and musical phenomenon that grew into a genuine American treasure. In 1965, an entire generation was linked together by common ideals, gathering by the hundreds and thousands. This movement created a seamless connection between the band and its fans. As the band toured, Dead Heads would follow. Not because it was a part of popular culture but because it is a true counterculture that exists to this very day-one that earnestly believes in the value of its beliefs. By 1995, the Grateful Dead had attracted the most concertgoers in the history of the music business, and today remains one of the all-time leaders in concert ticket sales. Eventually, the caravan evolved into a community with various artists, craftsmen and entrepreneurs supplying a growing demand for merchandise that connected them to the music. Today, the connection is as strong as ever. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and received a GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Their final tally of 2,318 total concerts remains a world record. The Grateful Dead recently celebrated their 59th Top 40 album on the Billboard chart, a feat no other group has achieved.

 

 

Pretenders
Release Date
Fri, 05/24/2024
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Pretenders

Learning To Crawl

Celebrating the Album’s 40th Anniversary

Reissued on Black & Crystal Clear Vinyl with 2018 Remastered Audio

Releasing May 24

 

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Pretenders
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Celebrating the Album’s 40th Anniversary

Reissued on Black & Crystal Clear Vinyl with 2018 Remastered Audio

Releasing May 24

LOS ANGELES — Pretenders’ Learning To Crawl will be reissued on crystal clear and standard black vinyl on May 24

Celebrating the album's 40th anniversary, this reissue is true to the original 1984 release, with the artwork and tracklisting remaining the same. This pressing of Learning To Crawl features the 2018 remastered audio by the album’s original producer, Chris Thomas, on vinyl for the first time.

Learning To Crawl is the Pretenders’ third album, released after a band hiatus which saw in this time the sad passing of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon before recording started. It sees an assortment of guitar and bass players on the record before Robbie McIntosh and Malcolm Foster joined Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers, making the band a four-piece. 

The 1984 album was certified Gold and Platinum in the UK and US, respectively and reached No.11 on the UK Albums chart and No.5 on Billboard 200, featuring some of their most loved songs, including “2000 Miles,” “Back on the Chain Gang” both singles securing spots in the UK Top 20 Singles chart.

 

Tracklisting

Side 1

  1. Middle of the Road (2018 Remaster)
  2. Back on the Chain Gang (2018 Remaster)
  3. Time the Avenger (2018 Remaster)
  4. Watching the Clothes (2018 Remaster)
  5. Show Me (2018 Remaster)

 

Side 2

  1. Thumbelina (2018 Remaster)
  2. My City Was Gone (2018 Remaster)
  3. Thin Line Between Love and Hate (2018 Remaster)
  4. I Hurt You (2018 Remaster)
  5. 2000 Miles (2018 Remaster)
Black Sabbath
Release Date
Fri, 05/31/2024
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BLACK SABBATH

ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995

First Boxed Set Celebrating Singer Tony Martin Era 

Remastered Versions Of Headless Cross, Tyr, And Cross Purposes, Plus A New Mix Of Forbidden By Legendary Guitarist Tony Iommi

4-LP And 4-CD Versions Available On May 31

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BLACK SABBATH

ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995

First Boxed Set Celebrating Singer Tony Martin Era 

Remastered Versions Of Headless Cross, Tyr, And Cross Purposes, Plus A New Mix Of Forbidden By Legendary Guitarist Tony Iommi

4-LP And 4-CD Versions Available On May 31

LOS ANGELES – Black Sabbath’s history with singers Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio has been chronicled extensively through the years in multiple collections. Until now, no boxed set has focused on Black Sabbath’s time with Tony Martin, the band’s second-longest-serving singer.

Rhino explores this prolific period from the godfathers of heavy metal in a new collection that brings four albums back into print after an extended absence. ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995 will be available from Rhino on May 31 in 4-LP and 4-CD configurations. The set contains newly remastered versions of Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), and Cross Purposes (1994), plus a new version of Forbidden (1995) that guitarist Tony Iommi remixed specially for the collection.

Several albums make their vinyl debut in the LP version of ANNO DOMINI, while the CD version contains three exclusive bonus tracks: the B-side “Cloak & Dagger” and the Japan-only releases “What’s The Use” and “Loser Gets It All.” A booklet comes with the set featuring photos, artwork, and liner notes by Hugh Gilmour. The collection also contains a Headless Cross poster and a replica concert book from the “Headless Cross Tour.” 

ANNO DOMINI picks up Black Sabbath’s story in 1989, two decades and multiple lineup changes into the band’s groundbreaking career as metal originators. At the time, membership had solidified around riffmaster and founding member Tony Iommi, legendary drummer Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck, Rainbow, Whitesnake), singer Tony Martin, and longtime Black Sabbath collaborator and keyboardist Geoff Nicholls (Quartz, Bandy Legs).

The group originally released Headless Cross in 1989 on I.R.S. Records, the first of four albums Sabbath recorded for the label. Praised by fans and critics alike, the band’s 14th studio release produced three singles: “Devil And Daughter,” “Call Of The Wild,” and the title track. Bassist Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Gary Moore) joined for the “Headless Cross Tour” and stayed to record Sabbath’s next album, 1990’s Tyr. Named for the Norse god of war, the album explores similar mythological themes in songs like “The Battle Of Tyr” and “Valhalla.” On “The Sabbath Stones,” the band channels Old Testament fire and brimstone into a classic bruiser.

In 1992, following a successful world tour, this incarnation of Black Sabbath was put on hold when the band reunited temporarily with Ronnie James Dio. Two years later, Martin and Nicholls were back in the studio with Iommi to record 1994’s Cross Purposes. The band was completed with the addition of founding Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bobby Rondinelli of Rainbow. 

The Tyr-era Black Sabbath lineup reunited in 1995 when Powell and Murray returned to record Forbidden. It was the band’s 18th studio album, and its last for nearly 20 years. (In 2013, Iommi, Osbourne and Butler released Black Sabbath’s final studio album, 13.) Forbidden, produced by Ernie C of Body Count, the hard rock band fronted by rapper/actor/Sabbath fan Ice-T, who appears on the song “Illusion Of Power.” Since its release, sonically improving the album has been one of Iommi’s pet projects.

He explains, “I was never happy with the guitar sound, and Cozy was definitely never happy with the drum sound… So, I thought it would be nice to do it for him in a way.” He adds, “I just felt that, without changing any of the songs, there was an opportunity to go back and bring out some of the sounds and make it more what people would expect Sabbath to sound like.”

 

ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995

LP Track Listing

Headless Cross (1989)

Side One

  1. “The Gates Of Hell”
  2. “Headless Cross”
  3. “Devil & Daughter”

Side Two

  1. “Kill In The Spirit World”
  2. “Call Of The Wild”
  3. “Black Moon”
  4. “Nightwing”

Tyr (1990)

Side One

  1. “Anno Mundi”
  2. “The Law Maker”
  3. “Jerusalem” 
  4. “The Sabbath Stones”

Side Two

  1. “The Battle Of Tyr”
  2. “Odin’s Court”
  3. “Valhalla”
  4. “Feels Good To Me”
  5. “Heaven In Black”

Cross Purposes (1994)

Side One

  1. “I Witness”
  2. “Cross Of Thorns”
  3. “Psychophobia”
  4. “Virtual Death”
  5. “Immaculate Deception”

Side Two

  1. “Dying For Love”
  2. “Back To Eden”
  3. “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle”
  4. “Cardinal Sin”
  5. “Evil Eye”

Forbidden (1995)

Side One

  1. “The Illusion Of Power” – featuring Ice-T
  2. “Get A Grip”
  3. “Can’t Get Close Enough”
  4. “Shaking Off The Chains”
  5. “I Won’t Cry For You”

Side Two

  1. “Guilty As Hell”
  2. “Sick And Tired”
  3. “Rusty Angels”
  4. “Forbidden”
  5. “Kiss Of Death”

 

ANNO DOMINI 1989-1995

CD Track Listing

Headless Cross (1989)

  1. “The Gates Of Hell”
  2. “Headless Cross”
  3. “Devil & Daughter”
  4. “Kill In The Spirit World”
  5. “Call Of The Wild”
  6. “Black Moon”
  7. “Nightwing”

Bonus Track

  1. “Cloak And Dagger”

Tyr (1990)

  1. “Anno Mundi”
  2. “The Law Maker”
  3. “Jerusalem” 
  4. “The Sabbath Stones”
  5. “The Battle Of Tyr”
  6. “Odin’s Court”
  7. “Valhalla”
  8. “Feels Good To Me”
  9. “Heaven In Black”

Cross Purposes (1994)

  1. “I Witness”
  2. “Cross Of Thorns”
  3. “Psychophobia”
  4. “Virtual Death”
  5. “Immaculate Deception”
  6. “Dying For Love”
  7. “Back To Eden”
  8. “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle”
  9. “Cardinal Sin”
  10. “Evil Eye”

Bonus Track

  1. “What’s The Use”

Forbidden (1995)

  1. “The Illusion Of Power” – featuring Ice-T
  2. “Get A Grip”
  3. “Can’t Get Close Enough”
  4. “Shaking Off The Chains”
  5. “I Won’t Cry For You”
  6. “Guilty As Hell”
  7. “Sick And Tired”
  8. “Rusty Angels”
  9. “Forbidden”
  10. “Kiss Of Death”

Bonus Track

  1. “Loser Gets It All”