Black Sabbath – Paranoid

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath –Paranoid

1970

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Added October 11 2026

Version Information

Labels
Rhino Records (2)
Warner Records
Catalog numbers
R2R 3104
081227802868
Original year
1970
Version year
2026
Region
US
Format

1 x Reel-To-Reel
15 ips
¼"
2-Track Stereo
10.5" NAB Reel
Album
Limited Edition
Numbered
Reissue

Version notes

Duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the U.S. analog master tape.

15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4" tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock and housed on a 10.5" metal reel.

The Reel-to-Reel edition is limited to 500 copies worldwide.

Reels are Recording The Masters (RTM) SM900, a high-output, low-noise formulation originally developed by BASF. Rhino's tape series uses RTM LPR 90, the same oxide formula on a thinner polyester base layer. RTM, formerly Mulann, owns the tape formulations of BASF and Agfa.

Reel tapes are duplicated at RTM's factory, overseen by RTM's Guillaume Enguehard, head of quality assurance and audio technical support. Five copies are recorded at a time, on Revox PR99 machines restored by Reel Resilience of Derby in the UK, using the IEC equalization curve.

The playback machine is a Studer A810 loaded with one of the duplication-master tapes provided by Rhino, feeds a Sonifex R8-DA6 1×6 distribution amplifier, which feeds the five Revox PR99 recording machines loaded with blank LPR 90 tape stock. Monitoring is via a pair of PreSonus Eris Studio 4 powered speakers and Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones driven by a Sonifex R8-HD1 headphone amp. The rack also includes a passive switching system to select which machine is monitored and Sonifex RM-M2R106 precision LED signal-level meters. One pair of meters monitors the sixth output from the distribution amp (the audio being fed to the recorders); the other pair monitors the output being fed to the speakers and headphones (recorders 1–5 or a loop-back of the master playback).

Tracklist

1.War Pigs / Luke's Wall
2.Paranoid
3.Planet Caravan
4.Iron Man
5.Electric Funeral
6.Hand Of Doom
7.Rat Salad
8.Jack The Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots

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