PLANET CARAVAN / SOLITUDE by BLACK SABBATH

Compiled by Francis Englehardt and Paul Nickerson, featuring two of the more understated Black Sabbath works of mastery. Most are familiar with the Black Sabbath, the band that pioneered the modern-day use of the power chord, the indisputable predecessors of Metal and Hardcore that spent their days consuming copious amounts of drink, then drug, to the chagrin of the record labels, the critics and conservatives of their homeland UK and the world abound---and managed to churn out some the dopest and most infectious rock records spanning throughout the 1970’s while they were at it. “Planet Caravan” and “Solitude” are both atypical selections from Sabbath’s expansive catalog that capture those seldom moments of breathtaking clarity that shined through the clouds of self-imposed haze. Check!