Earth - The Legendary Lost Tapes (released by Jim Simpson) available digitally

[Scott]

Digital versions seem to have been pulled too.

[Charger]

Well good thing we got them early enough.

[Zzzptm]

It's a matter for the tape traders, now.

[Vyn]

Some things never change.

[Jack the Stripper]

I preordered this 6 months ago and was cancelled by Amazon just the other day. Make no mistake, Tony is a big reason why this is being held up or won’t be released at all. It’s just Sharon is having to do the dirty work out front and take any heat for it.

If Tony doesn’t want these released I’m ok with it. I mean it’s his work after all.

[Vyn]

Is Tony concerned about the quality of the recordings?

[Charger]

Probably....

Tony's never been keen on releasing demos and unfinished songs. If I recall it was quite a battle to even have those few songs on those deluxe editions back when...

That's why the unfinished songs from The DIO albums never saw the light of day either...

Which is a real shame.

But ofcourse Tony would handle all this kind of stuff bit more civilized...not a public name calling war and humiliation like $haron...but she is a breed of her own.

[Zzzptm]

I think it's also why live material from Black Sabbath hardly ever saw daylight in the form of official releases. Lots of bands and musicians didn't like the way live recordings were captured back in the day and/or didn't like how recordings may have been set up on a bad or mid-tier performance and missed a truly awesome one. I've got live recordings from the 50s and 60s that are simply AWFUL. Small club settings were usually better for live recordings, but typically with acoustic instruments or low-volume electric ones.

Growing up with live recordings in such a state may contribute to the sour attitude towards them. Ritchie Blackmore is infamous for hating on live albums. My mom (in her 80s) absolutely hates them, as well. When I bought Made in Japan, she looked at me like it was my own funeral I was about to discover. I lucked out with that one, but hit those live recording reefs with the first release of Live Evil, oooooh that was bad. So I can understand artists not wanting stuff they think will not be their best work going out to fans that expect the world of them. Even if the historians and archivists listen with forgiving ears, they don't want a fanbase to start accusing them of money grabs. "Stingy Sharon" is easier to take than "Tuneless Tony".
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[Charger]

You might be onto something...

And frankly as a person who LOVES live album it really does suck.