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

[Scott]

Physical to follow. CD next week and vinyl apparently pushed back to November.

https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/the-legendary-lost-tapes-earth/gk050lp0kh3sa

1. Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins cover)
2. Evenin' (Jimmy Rushing cover)
3. Wee Wee Baby [Early One Monday Morning (Wee Baby Blues)] (Joe Turner cover)
4. Untitled
5. Free Man
6. Song for Jim (guitar version)
7. Song for Jim (flute version)
8. Wicked [Wicked World] (Demo)
9. Warning (The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover)

Some interesting notes:
'Free Man' has elements of 'Over and Over' and 'I'.
'Wicked (Demo)' is essentially a mono version of the single/album take of 'Wicked World' with the third verse that was performed live.

Enough spoilers from me.

Jim Simpson owns the copyright for these recordings so the release is official even if not band approved.

Enjoy.

[Charger]

I also saw an add for this...

But I did not search about it more as I just thought it would be yet another bootleg...But now I am somewhat interested.

Thanks Scott!

[Scott]

You're welcome Charger!

With the exception of 'Blue Suede Shoes' (though this one has a spoken intro and outro not on the Beat Club recordings) and Wicked World (though it's an unedited version) these are 'new' recordings.

Really cool to hear. Hopefully without any legal hurdles later on.

[Zzzptm]

Legal hurdles? With Black Sabbath-related material? Impossible!

[Scott]

Good point Zzz! But it's made it out digitally so that is something.

[Zzzptm]

... for now!

And, honestly, I hope it stays let out and nobody gives a care that they're available.

[Vyn]

Thanks for posting this Scott - it's great to not only be able to snag this material, but also great that it is coming from Jim himself.

[Scott]

Agreed Zzz and Vyn!

And even if/when legal communications arise, the material will stay out there. So it at least won't be lost.

Makes me think that Jim may not have any rights to The Rebel or When I Came Down as those are Sabbath recordings, not Earth.

[Zzzptm]

And, honestly, with the rest of Black Sabbath in their successful seventies, there's not much point in litigating what's essentially archival material of significant historical interest. If this was a money grab while they were in the middle of a tour supporting Vol 4 or something, then, yeah, knives out and head to court. Or during the year before Sabotage, with all kinds of legal mess going on with managers and criminals, absolutely. But this is decades later, when there's a matter of history as opposed to a money grab.

[Scott]

Agreed. And consider the history involved for Jim Simpson himself. He paid for the sessions and possibly wants to see them available and preserved while he has the chance to do so.

[Charger]

I just bought these...at first the price looked rather ridiculous but after registering it was just 12€ so well worth it.

[Scott]

Hope you enjoy, Charger!