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Well, I’ve explained that before in other stories, but I’ve already seen some blowback against this on social media this morning. Here’s the deal.
Back when Black Sabbath signed a record deal back in 1970, it was with Warner Bros in the United States, and Vertigo in UK/Europe/World. Warner Bros had its own set of masters for the albums, and Vertigo (later Castle, later Universal, now BMG) had their own set. THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART – Each of the companies could not sell their products in the territory of the other (unless something was licensed – which rarely happened). This original contract ended after 1987, when Tony signed with IRS for Headless Cross.
This is why 2004’s Black Box & 2008’s “Rules of Hell” were not sold outside of US/North America.
This is why the 2009-2011 Universal Deluxe CD/Remaster series was not sold in US/North America, at least not domestically.
It is also the reason why we see a lot of greatest hits packages, and fans get all bent out of shape about it. I frequently hear “How many times can the band release that?” Well, most of the time, the band doesn’t. It’s a record label thing most of the time. So basically, this is the reason why this new box set is not being released in the US. Not domestically anyway. You can always import it, but the purchase links will tell you it’s not licensed for the US/Canada if you try buying it from there. With that out of the way, lets get to the details.
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