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LET THE SABBAT NOW BEGIN
First-ever
complete anthology
of early 70's UK
progressive rock band
BLACK WIDOW
notorious for
occult based lyrics
and explicit
stage acts
The release features
their three
CBS albums,
demos,
including an
early demo version of
'Sacrifice',
out- takes,
live recordings
and a
pre-Black Widow LP
as
Pesky Gee!
And their final
unreleased album
from 1972.
Inspired by
the popularity of
Hammer Horror films
and
Dennis Wheatley novels,
in 1969
Leicester progressive rockers
Pesky Gee!
became
Black Widow
and immersed themselves
in the occult.
Sharing management with
Black Sabbath,
they signed to CBS a
nd issued
concept album
'Sacrifice',
a Top 40 set
that included their
calling card,
the demonic invocation
'Come To The Sabbat'.
The release also includes
two live sets
from 1970-71
and all
surviving tracks
from an aborted
1971 solo LP
by vocalist
Kay Garrett
on which
she was
backed by
Black Widow
(who also wrote the songs).
’Sabbat Days'
is a must-have
for fans of vintage
UK progressive rock,
and is a
fascinating document
of a time when
rock music still had
the power to offend
mainstream society.
Aided by
Wiccan High Priest
Alex Sanders
(“the most powerful witch in Britain”),
they developed a stage act
that climaxed with
the mock-sacrifice of
a naked virgin.
The show inevitably attracted
the interest of the
Sunday tabloids
and the condemnation
of the clergy,
and they were refused entry
to America
in the wake of the
Charles Manson atrocities
(reported at the time as “black magic” murders).
Reluctantly deciding to
drop their stage show,
they moved away from
occult-based imagery
and parted company
with Sanders.
Two further albums
appeared before CBS
dropped them,
the band breaking up
after being unable to
place their
final recordings.
Artist: Black Widow
Album: Sabbat Days
(The Complete Anthology 1969-1972)
TRACKLIST
CD1 - Pesky Gee!
Exclamation Mark
(1969)
01 – Another Country 07:36
02 – Pig Foots 04:38
03 – Season Of The Witch 08:21
04 – A Place Of Heartbreak 03:00
05 – Where Is My Mind 02:59
06 – A Piece Of My Heart 02:50
07 – Dharma For One 04:01
08 – Peace Of Mind 02:20
09 – Born To Be Wild 04:22
10 – Madman's Song 03:48
11 – The Devil's Lair 02:51
12 – Daddy Babe 11:49
01-09 The album
Exclamation Mark by
Pesky Gee!
(released August 1969)
10-12 Tracks
from cancelled 1971
Kay Garrett
solo album,
backing from
Black Widow,
first released
2003/2012
CD2 - Demo Album
(1969)
(Return of The Sabbat)
01 – In Ancient Days 09:27
02 – Way To Power 04:07
03 – Come To The Sabbat 04:10
04 – Conjuration 05:51
05 – Seduction 04:40
06 – Attack Of The Demon 03:56
07 – Sacrifice 10:50
08 – Mary Clark 03:56
01-07 Demo album, recorded November 1969,
first released 1998
08 First demo, acoustic version,
recorded late 1969,
first released 2012
CD3 - Sacrifice
(1970)
01 – In Ancient Days 07:39
02 – Way To Power 03:56
03 – Come To The Sabbat 04:57
04 – Conjuration 05:43
05 – Seduction 05:35
06 – Attack Of The Demon 05:36
07 – Sacrifice 01:11
08 – Come To The Sabbat (Single Edit) 03:37
09 – In Ancient Days 15:10
10 – Way To Power 03:36
11 – Come To The Sabbat 05:27
12 – Conjuration 04:57
01-07 The album Sacrifice
(CBS 63948, released March 1970)
08 Single edit, CBS S 5031, released June 1970
09-12 Live on German TV show
Beat Club 28th May 1970,
first released 2007
CD4 - Black Widow
(1970)
01 – Tears And Wine 08:56
02 – The Gypsy 04:31
03 – Bridge Passage 00:30
04 – When My Mind Was Young 05:07
05 – The Journey 05:51
06 – Poser 07:43
07 – Mary Clark 04:05
08 – Wait Until Tomorrow 03:24
09 – An Afterthought 01:09
10 – Legend Of Creation 05:54
11 – Mary Clark 03:58
12 – Seduction 05:37
13 – Attack Of The Demon 05:24
14 – Sacrifice 15:14
01-10 The album Black Widow
(CBS 64133, released December 1970)
11 Alternative version from
CBS label sampler album Rock Buster
(CBS PR 48/49, released December 1970)
12-14 Live on German TV show Beat Club
28th May 1970, first released 2007
CD5 - Black Widow III
(1972)
01 – The Battle (The Onslaught / If A Man Should Die / Survival) 10:54
02 – Accident 04:08
03 – Lonely Man 04:50
04 – The Sun 04:28
05 – Kings Of Hearts 06:39
06 – Old Man 09:11
07 – I Wish You Would 03:45
08 – In Ancient Days 09:19
09 – I Wish You Would 08:31
10 – Come To The Sabbat 06:15
01-06 The album Black Widow III
(CBS 64562, released January 1972)
07 Single, CBS S 7596,
released November 1971
08-10 Live at Teatro Lirico Milan, Italy
10th May 1971,
first released 2012
CD6 - Black Widow IV
(Recorded 1972)
01 – Sleighride 09:12
02 – More Than A Day 04:29
03 – You're So Young 03:54
04 – The Waves (5:47
05 – Part Of A New Day 08:31
06 – When Will You Know 02:16
07 – Floating 04:30
08 – Pictures In My Head 03:42
09 – I See You 03:13
10 – Mary Clark 04:19
11 – Legend Of Creation 07:56
12 – Sacrifice 13:37
01-05
Intended album
Black Widow IV,
recorded August 1972,
first released 1997
06-09
Demos
recorded
December 1972,
first released 1997
10-12
Live at
Teatro Lirico Milan,
Italy
May 10th 1971,
first released 2012
Watch Black Widow perform
Come to the Sabbat
their biggest ‘hit’
on a 1972
German
TV broadcast Below
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