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Black and Blue is a live video by heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult filmed during their 1980 co-headlining tour of the United States, known as the "Black and Blue Tour". The film was originally released to theaters in 1981 as a concert film. It was later released on VHS, Betamax and laserdisc video format, but has not been officially released on DVD.[1][2]

Overview

In 1980, Black Sabbath co-headlined a number of the U.S. shows on their worldwide Heaven & Hell Tour with Blue Öyster Cult, at the suggestion of Sandy Pearlman, who was managing both bands at the time. These shows became known as the "Black and Blue Tour" and were very well attended, often ranking in Billboard magazine's weekly "Top Box Office" charts.[1] The two bands' October 17, 1980 performances at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Hempstead, New York were filmed and edited together into the concert film Black and Blue, which was released to theaters in 1981 after the conclusion of the tour. Following its initial release, the film played for some time on the theatrical midnight movie circuit.[2] Later in the 1980s, it was released for the home video market in VHS and Betamax video formats and on laserdisc.[3]

In 2002, a DVD release of the film was announced,[3] and was available for pre-order from online merchants. However, the release was postponed several times before finally being cancelled at the last minute.[4] Some shops in Scandinavia had put out their stock before the recall, and some copies had illegally been sold slightly ahead of the intended release date. Most of the copies seen for sale on the internet are actually taken from the laserdisc releases.[citation needed]

The film has never been officially released on DVD. On That Metal Show, Buck Dharma of Blue Öyster Cult talked very minimally about the release and said to his knowledge, the reason it has not been re-released is because the members of Black Sabbath don't want it being distributed, for reasons unknown to Dharma.[citation needed] The 2011 book Black Sabbath FAQ by Martin Popoff also contained statements from other members of Blue Öyster Cult about the video, with Joe Bouchard also saying that members of Sabbath oppose release of the video, and Eric Bloom opining that the video was not very good due to the lack of post-production, which was too expensive at the time the film was made.[1]

Tracks[5]

  1. "The Marshall Plan" (Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier, Donald Roeser)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  2. "War Pigs" (Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath
  3. "Neon Knights" (Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Iommi, Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath
  4. "N.I.B." (Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath
  5. "Doctor Music" (J. Bouchard, Richard Meltzer, Roeser)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  6. "Cities on Flame" (A. Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman, Roeser)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  7. "Divine Wind" (Roeser)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  8. "Iron Man" (Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath
  9. "Paranoid" (Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath
  10. "Godzilla" (Roeser)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  11. "Roadhouse Blues" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  12. "Heaven and Hell" (Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath
  13. "Born To Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire)
    • performed by Blue Öyster Cult
  14. "Die Young" (Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward)
    • performed by Black Sabbath

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Popoff, Martin (2011). Black Sabbath FAQ: All That's Left to Know on the First Name in Metal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. pp. 146–160. ISBN 978-0-87930-957-2.
  2. ^ a b McPadden, Mike (2015-04-25). "35 Things You Didn't Know About Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell". VH1.com. VH1 Classic. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  3. ^ a b "Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult: Classic 'Black & Blue' Concert To Be Issued On DVD". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 2002-07-17. Archived from the original on 2002-08-19. Retrieved 2016-01-07. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult's 'Black & Blue' DVD On Hold". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 2002-10-16. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-01-07. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "AllMusic-Black and Blue overview". Retrieved March 15, 2009.
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