The Pop Corporation

In the build-up to the last ever Black Sabbath gig, we’re now being treated to an album of the group’s early recordings – back then, they were simply called “Earth”, which is quite hippie of them.

Either way, this is fun stuff for us dorks, and this material will be the first time it has been released!

The music is from the late ’60s, and also features music from their other name – The Polka Tulk Blues Band – before they settled on one of the greatest band names of all time.

This material comes from demos recorded in Birmingham, and the new release will be called ‘Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes’.

Wanna hear some now?

Jim Simpson, Sabbath’s first manager, says: “Before Black Sabbath, the band were known as Earth – a blues-driven powerhouse already making a name for themselves. This new release presents rare early recordings from that era, remastered from long-lost tapes.”

“These recordings clearly demonstrate what fine music they produced right from the very beginning. We recorded these tracks at Zella Studio in Birmingham in 1969, but held back from releasing them as their style was evolving so quickly.”

“Now, some 57 years later, the recordings assume a greater importance, illustrating how these four young men from Birmingham, barely out of their teens, were excellent musicians and a fine band, fully deserving of all the success that was to come their way.”

This compilation will be released on July 25 via Big Bear Records.