Press release 6 September 2024 Images/downloads: www.jazzsabbath.net/press.php
JAZZ SABBATH – THE 1968 TAPES
Some would say The 1968 Tapes is Jazz Sabbath’s third album on which the trio, helmed by longtime Black
Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne keys and guitar player Adam Wakeman, present 7 new exploratory jazz
arrangements based on Black Sabbath tracks from the period 1970-1973.
You can also choose to believe the album’s liner notes:
Although never released until recently, Jazz Sabbath’s music has been finding its way to millions for over 50
years. Through a vicious cycle of personal tragedy and plagiarism the songs intended to change the jazz
world ended up giving birth to a much darker sound. Now a third recording from the Sixties has resurfaced,
perhaps their most important one.
In 1968 Jazz Sabbath were an instant hit on the UK jazz scene. It wasn’t long until they were offered a
record deal. This first recording was rejected by the label; the label manager said it was too experimental
and had no hit potential. However, just like the tracks from albums that followed, these tracks were also
shamelessly presented as ‘original songs’ by that band from Birmingham a few years later. Their lasting
popularity, even in the crude way they were covered, only proves just how monumental these songs were
and how record labels are often wrong.
With the truth now finally out there and that Birmingham band exposed as the musical charlatans they are,
Jazz Sabbath have finally mastered the 1968 tapes to present their best work to the public.
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The 1968 Tapes will be released November 29th via Blacklake Records on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and all
streaming/download platforms. The track Supernaut is streaming on all digital platforms now.
Track Listing
1 Into The Void
2 Spiral Architect
3 Warning
4 The Wizard
5 Electric Funeral
6 Supernaut
7 War Pigs
The album can be pre-ordered at http://jazzsabbath.bandcamp.com
The 1968 Tapes is the follow-up to 2022’s Vol. 2 which received praise from both the jazz and the rock media
and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart. The trio will embark on an extensive UK/IE tour in
2025, followed by shows throughout Europe and beyond.
Jazz Sabbath will present this album in an all-new live show in 2025.
Dates in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Greece have already been announced.
Get tickets here or click on the venue name for tickets and info.
08 Feb Peel IM Centenary Centre
11 Feb Liverpool UK The Music Room
12 Feb Manchester UK Band on the Wall
13 Feb Kendal UK Brewery Arts
14 Feb Gateshead UK The Glasshouse
15 Feb Aberdeen UK The Blue Lamp
16 Feb Edinburgh UK The Queen’s Hall
20 Feb Dublin IE Pavilion Theatre
21 Feb Bangor UK The Court House
22 Feb Bangor UK The Court House
25 Feb Windsor UK The Old Court
26 Feb Stowe UK Ugland Auditorium
27 Feb Cardiff UK Acapela Studio
28 Feb Worcester UK Huntingdon Hall
01 Mar Devizes UK The Corn Exchange
02 Mar Nottingham UK Peggy’s Skylight
04 Mar Cambridge UK Cambridge Junction
05 Mar Birmingham UK Symphony Hall
07 Mar Fletching UK Trading Boundaries
08 Mar Walton UK Riverhouse Barn
09 Mar London UK Hoxton Hall
14 Mar Athens GR Gazarte*
15 Mar Thessaloniki GR Mylos Club*
18 Mar Antwerp BE Kavka
19 Mar Amsterdam NL Splendor
20 Mar Tilburg NL Paradox Jazz Club
21 Mar Heerlen NL Cultuurhuis
22 Mar Apeldoorn NL Gigant Theater
23 Mar Bonn DE Harmonie
More to be announced
* on sale soon
