following in the wake of the success of machine gun etiquette 25th anniversary, the black album gets the same treatment with a long overdue upgrade adding the singles released in 1980 and the flips.
the lavish booklet features comprehensive notes with details about the recordings never before revealed and many previously unseen shots of the band from the studio and from the rockfield sessions.
also included is the original mix of the extended version of white rabbit which has never been heard and the single b-sides 'seagulls', 'i believe the impossible' and sugar and spite' appear on cd for the first time.
synthesist hans zimmer produced and played on 'history of the world part 1' before going on to a career in osts from gladiator to batman to pirates of the caribbean. track listing: disc 1
1. wait for the blackout
2. lively arts
3. silly kids games
4. drinking about my baby
5. twisted nerve
6. hit or miss
7. dr jekyll and mr hyde
8. sick of this and that
9. history of the world part 1
10. 13th floor vendetta
11. therapy
12. curtain call
disc 2
13. love song (live)
14. second time around (live)
15. smash it up parts 1 & 2 (live)
16. new rose (live)
17. i just can't be happy today (live)
18. plan 9 channel 7 (live)
19. white rabbit
20. rabid (over you)
21. seagulls
22. the history of the world part 1
23. i believe the impossible
24. sugar & spite
25. there ain't no sanity clause
26. looking at you (live)
27. white rabbit (extended version)
