“Live Evil”, the 1983 double album that followed Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinny Appice as they toured in support of Sabbath albums “Mob Rules” and “Heaven and Hell” the year before, gets the super deluxe treatment on June 2nd. The 4CD or 4LP sets include the original album newly remastered by Andy Pearce, plus a remix of the same program by longtime band associate Wyn Davies. Both sets will come with a hardcover book including both new liner notes about the album and replicas of the “Mob Rules” tour program and poster.
While “Live At Last”, an official yet band-unsanctioned concert album, had hit stores in 1980, “Live Evil” was released with the full consent of Black Sabbath. And it came at a great time for everyone: a new publishing contract meant greater royalties from Dio singing songs from the group’s back catalogue. (Just months before “Live Evil” hit stores, former frontman Ozzy Osbourne took advantage of this new deal with 1982’s “Speak of the Devil”, a double live album that only featured Sabbath cuts.
Thus, newer tracks like “Neon Knights,” “Children of the Sea,” “Heaven and Hell” and “The Mob Rules” share disc space with classics like “Iron Man,” “Paranoid” and “War Pigs.” Culled from performances in Seattle, San Francisco and Dallas, the members of Sabbath all acknowledged the tour as one of their best. But Iommi and Butler reportedly squabbled with Dio during the mixing of the record, and the tension caused Dio to leave for his own celebrated solo career, taking Appice with him.
4LP boxset with new remixes by Wyn Davis and a 40th anniversary remaster of the original mix. Includes hardback book, replica tour brochure and poster.
This new edition was remixed by Wyn Davis and remastered for the 40th anniversary and includes a 1982 “The Mob Rules” tour replica hardback concert book, a 40-page book with photos, artwork, and liner notes plus a 1982 “The Mob Rules” tour replica colour poster. It will be available as a 4CD and 4LP set.
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