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Footwear brand Dr. Martens have hooked up with Black Sabbath to produce two pairs of unique footwear.
“Before there was metal, there was Black Sabbath,” proclaim the Wollaston-based cobblers. “It’s been 50 years since their groundbreaking debut records crash-landed on to the music scene. And changed the course of rock history.
“In our first collaboration with the ‘godfathers of heavy metal’, we celebrate Black Sabbath and Paranoid’s 50th anniversaries, and shine the spotlight on Keith McMillan’s “Keef’s” equally hard-hitting artwork.”
First up is a pair of Dr. Martens iconic 1460 8-hole boots which are emblazoned with the cover of Sabbath’s debut album, while the black 1461 Sabbath shoes feature the Paranoid artwork on the back heel with the words ‘Black Sabbath’ embossed across the toes.
Both pairs also feature Sabbath’s mascot Henry, with the flying demon badge attached through the laces.
Black Sabbath was originally released in February 1970, while Paranoid followed in September the same year. McMillan designed the cover artwork for both albums, and took the iconic photo that adorned their debut at Mapledurham Watermill in Oxfordshire.
Dr. Martens have a long history of musical collaborations, and have previously manufactured a range of Sex Pistols-themed boots, a range of footwear produced in collaboration with the iconic CBGB club, and a range of goods adorned by the Who’s target logo.
Black Sabbath’s Paranoid album has received a vinyl makeover for its 50th anniversary, and will be released in a package featuring two live albums and a rare mix. It’s out on October 10.
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- Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality - US - vinyl LP - £75.00, $102.75, €87.00 (New Item) (arrived 21-Sep-2021 10:04)on September 22, 2021 at 5:53 pm
BLACK SABBATH Master Of Reality BLACK SABBATH Past Lives (Sealed 2016 US deluxe 17-track double LP pressed on 180gm vinyl, featuring the original 1971 album as well as a whole disc of rare unreleased tracks and outtakes, heavy-duty gatefold sleeve. This copy is still in its hype-stickered sealed poly-bag leaving it Mint and unplayed)
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid - 180gm Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $27.40, €23.20 (New Item) (arrived 03-Sep-2021 15:49)on September 22, 2021 at 5:53 pm
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid - 180gm Vinyl (2015 UK/EU limited edition remastered issue of their classic 1970 8-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl, including many of the band's signature songs including Iron Man, War Pigs & the title track. The gatefold picture sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl appears barely played BMGRM054LP)
- Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - 3rd + Inner - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $61.65, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 17-Aug-2021 15:13)on September 22, 2021 at 5:53 pm
BLACK SABBATH Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Mid 70s UK issue of the 1973 8-track LP on a black & silver label with white 'WWA' lettering, gatefold picture sleeve bordered inside with smooth lyric inner. The sleeve has some light edgewear and a little discolouration on the reverse, whilst the vinyl looks barely played. An excellent copy of this forty year old pressing WWA005)
- Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - 3rd - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $34.25, €29.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Aug-2021 07:54)on September 22, 2021 at 5:53 pm
BLACK SABBATH Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Mid 70s UK issue of the 1973 8-track LP with white 'WWA' logo on label, gatefold picture sleeve with bordered inside picture. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played WWA005)
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid + 1st Obi Overstickered ¥2,000 - Japanese - vinyl LP - £650.00, $890.50, €754.00 (New Item) (arrived 23-Aug-2021 10:56)on September 22, 2021 at 5:53 pm
BLACK SABBATH Paranoid (Monster Rare 1970 Japanese first press 8-track LP on the blue & silver Philips label, housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve variant with Japanese text & English lyrics printed inside [with some amusing misinterpretations]. This copy is complete with the near mythical original Vertigo obi-strip with the earliest 1950 yen price point over stickered with a '¥2,000' price (also on the back of the sleeve) - the obi-strip is much rarer than the album itself, most of them now discarded - this highly collectable delicate piece of paper proclaims the album to be the highest level of heavy rock sound! The packaging is Excellent with some very light shelf wear around the edges forgiveable with age, and some mild foxing inside. The obi remains firmly intact with no tears, rips, splits or any writing. The vinyl is Near Mint & shows barely any play. Recommended SFX-7266)
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