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Anyone else excited for the Tony Martin re-issues? (lemmy.world)

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Apparently they're meant to be coming out this year, although I haven't seen anything since January. While he'll never be as iconic as Ozzy or Dio, the stuff he did with Sabbath deserves more recognition; Headless Cross is one of my favourite albums and it's a crime its not on streaming

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes! Finally!

Tony Martin era is criminally underrated. Especially Headless Cross is fantastic. I never understood why they insisted on acting like these albums never happened.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess they just get lumped in with the other 'weird' albums, like Born Again and Seventh Star, despite being (for the most part) much better

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get what you’re saying, although with the years I came to appreciate Born Again more and Seventh Star is a personal favourite (yes, the furthest from what the classic Sabbath sound is considered to be but I adore Hughes’s voice) but they both have been available for streaming. Go figure…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I can only assume its some licencing issues as for some reason the eternal idol is here, but the others don't seem to be