Black Sabbath Eternal Idol and Seventh Star Deluxe Editions Availalble Now
Black Sabbath has released Deluxe Editions of their classic discs Eternal Idol & Seventh Star.
Eternal Idol is digitally all-remastered and expanded edition of this 1987 album including two bonus tracks on Disc One plus the complete album session originally recorded by the late Ray Gillen on Disc Two. The Eternal Idol, Sabbath’s 13th studio album, was an altogether harder sounding record and brought back an ‘edge’ that had been missing from Seventh Star. Whilst there was much for the Sabbath fan to celebrate with tracks such as, ‘The Shining’, ‘Ancient Warrior’, ‘Born To Lose’ and the title track, the album wasn’t as well received and settled at number 66 in the UK and a disappointing 168 in the US.
Over the years however, fans of Black Sabbath and hard rock in general have been re-discovering all that The Eternal Idol has to offer.
Eternal Idol Track Listing
1. The Shining (5:58)
2. Ancient Warrior (5:34)
3. Hard Life to Love (5:00)
4. Glory Ride (4:48)
5. Born to Lose (3:43)
6. Nightmare (5:17)
7. Scarlet Pimpernel (2:07)
8. Lost Forever (4:00)
9. Eternal Idol (6:35)
10. Black Moon (2010 Deluxe Only)
11. Some Kind of Woman (2010 Deluxe Only)
Disc 2 (2010 Deluxe Only)
1. Glory Ride
2. Born to Lose
3. Lost Forever
4. Eternal Idol
5. The Shining
6. Hard Life to Love
7. Nightmare
8. Ancient Warrior
Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe two CD edition of this 1986 album including bonus tracks. Seventh Star was the 12th official Black Sabbath studio album and reached the #27 position in the UK and #78 in the US. This expanded edition of the album adds the U.S. remix of the ‘No Stranger To Love’ single and also for the very first time on CD, a live performance from London’s Hammersmith Odeon in June ’86 which features then unknown American singer, Ray Gillen on lead vocals.
Seventh Star Track Listing
Disc 1
1. In for the Kill (3:40)
2. No Stranger to Love (4:28)
3. Turn to Stone (3:28)
4. Sphinx (The Guardian) (1:11)
5. Seventh Star (5:20)
6. Danger Zone (4:23)
7. Heart Like a Wheel (6:35)
8. Angry Heart (3:06)
9. In Memory … (2:35)
10. No Stranger To Love (Remix, 2010 Expanded Edition Only)
Disc 2 (Live, 2010 Expanded Edition Only)
1. Mob Rules
2. Danger Zone
3. War Pigs
4. Seventh Star
5. Die Young
6. Black Sabbath
7. N.I.B.
8. Neon Knights
9. Paranoid.
who was brought-in to complete the tour following the departure of Glenn Hughes due to illness.
HRH Comment: The Second Disc featuring the late Ray Gillen is worth grabbing both of the remastered Sabbath discs above.
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just coming back to give my two-bit opinion after listening to both albums. The gillen version of Eternal Idol is pretty tasty. The sound is definitely better than what has existed in bootleg form until now. Sadly, I can’t say the same for the live Sabbath Gillen show on the 7th Star reissue. I am amazed that the show doesn’t sound any different than the bootleg that has been floating around for years. It plays a shade too fast, and the sound is kind of muffled. the least they could have done is correct the speed…Disappointing!
It’s about time that Ray Gillen’s work with Sabbath is finally being officially released. I’ve had his version of Eternal Idol in bootleg form for many years, plus a few live shows with Gillen on vocals. The man had a phenomenal voice!
I see a Black Moon Rising..hell yeah… I love that song. Rock on!
never had a chance to hear Eternal Idol but Seventh Star was always one of my favorites too. anything sabbath works for me but I kinda keep the Iommi solo sabbath stuff in a special nitch somehow. headless Cross and those..y’know..I dunno but Seventh Star is a jammin’ album!! Love the artwork N.I.B. ‘n shit huh?! that’s badASS.
I’m buying “Seventh Star” first and foremost!! I simply love that album… and Glenn Hughes is IT. Whoa am I psyched for these re-releases! Thanks for spotlighting these way underrated Black Sabbath albums from yesteryear! 🙂
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