Black Sabbath – 13

If "CB" isn't in the matrix, then I'm not sure he cut the lacquers for this. He cut the original 2013 pressing though.
“¯\_(ツ)_/¯“

Tony, Ozzy and Geezer pretending to be 17 again and forgetting about EVERYTHING post-"Paranoid".
Horrible loud CD mastering.

Whats with "Naïveté In Black" ? On the stiker was advertised as a Best Buy exclusive, but some European lenticular cover and on a single disc "special edition" has it too.

No "Hand written album lyrics" in my copy (which I bought used on discogs) and no pics of such in this db entry. I see something that might be construed as a lyric sheet in an ebay sale but it looks like only one page of lyrics for one song (can't make out the title). Would anyone who purchased this box set New and Sealed like to comment on whether theirs included these lyric sheets or not?

Picked this up from Amazon June 2024. The vinyl is perfect and sounds great. The discs have gone into some decent inner sleeves.

Somewhat funny, that this limited box-set crammed with stuff from THE!!! Heavy Metal band doesn't add any collector's value for more than 10 years now and can still be bought for the original retail price; I don't get it...... compared to all the crap on the market!

Killer album. A great way for this band to end it on. Rick Ruben being involved is awesome as well as Brad Wilk on the drums. He adds a modern touch.

Recorded sound is outstanding. Soundstage is medium-sized, not as wide as I expected. It is incredible luxury to have this spread out over two LPs and I applaud the producers for that decision. Beautiful gatefold, striking album art, printed inners, very nice package overall. Incredible label on the records completes a stunning package. From the first note of the first riff, this sounds exactly as you wish Sabbath to sound. Ozzy's voice is nothing short of miraculous; he sounds the same in his mid-60s as he did in his early 20s when Sabbath recorded their first album. I picked up a clean copy in my local shop for $25, which tells me that copies on discogs are probably overpriced. But I consider it a huge bargain at that price because I am going to get a lot of enjoyment out of listening to this. Wonderful album!

I am very happy with the quality of the recording. The album itself is fantastic.

Finally got my set up tuned and fixed, this album sounds fuckin' amazing. FAR better than the CD its not even close. This is probably the only good way to listen to this album due to the excessive amount of compression that was put on it.