Black Sabbath - LIVE - November 16, 1969 - Dumfries, Scotland - FULL CONCERT

RARE audio of Black Sabbath live at Rugman’s Youth Club, Dumfries, Scotland - audio originally recorded by Iron Claw member Alex Wilson.
PLEASE NOTE: To be clear - I did not leak this concert. As far as I can tell, a user on a website called Dime called rhece6 is responsible for its leak. If asked to remove, I will comply.
Taper Alex Wilson of Iron Claw noted:
"The original tape was recorded on a Grundig reel to reel at 3 and 3/4 ips. I used to record every Amplified Heat show, so my equipment was there. Towards the end of the ’70s , the tape began to fall apart. God knows when the original tape used was manufactured! But I did manage to transfer the recording to another reel to reel. Sabbath played two sets that night, but I was so gobsmacked that I didn’t record the first set!…
I spoke to the band after the show when they were packing their gear into their old Transit. I asked Tony why he had left Jethro Tull after even being on Top Of The Pops. TOTP was the ultimate pinnacle in those days, for you knew you’d arrived if you got on it. He told me he’d “rather play with my mates. Jethro Tull are weird!” I can also remember my flared trousers flapping in the wind from the volume of the show when I was standing in front of the stage! I met the band another three times in the very early ’70s and they always remembered the times they played in Dumfries."
Tracklist:
1. Black Sabbath
2. Let Me Love You Baby
3. Song For Jim/Drum Solo/Reprise
4. The Warning (Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation Cover)
5. Wicked World
6. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
7. Early One Morning (Elmore James Cover)
8. N.I.B.
9. Blue Blooded Man
Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitar, flute
Geezer Butler - bass
Bill Ward - drums
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[@toddrobinson458]

1.) 0:00 Black Sabbath 2.) 1:32 Let Me Love Baby 3.) 6:27 Song For Jim/Drum Solo 4.) 17:49 Warning 5.) 35:37 Wicked World 6.) 41:11 Behind The Wall Of Sleep 7.) 46:09 Early One Morning 8.) 51:06 N.I.B. 9.) 56:24 Blue Blooded Man

[@jeffreyrasmussen8910]

+Todd Robinson That last one is actually Eddie Boyd's Blue Coat Man I believe.

[@JCHaywire]

You may be right there, friend.

[@williamfaquim3114]

Valeu tu é foda cara !

[@rayk9598]

an 11 minute drum solo, nice

[@julllysergik9800]

merci mec..

[@ironclaw2006]

Out of interest, the equipment Sabbath were using then was a 60 watt Laney amp each (Geezer and Tony) driving two 4x12" cabs each (ie one stack each). It was so loud and clear I couldn't believe they were 60 watts but that's what they told me! Ozzy sang through a 100 watt Vox PA amp driving two Vox 6x8" columns! Bill was using one bass drum, one floor tom and one hanging tom! (Note the lack of effing and blinding from Ozzy in those days, he was a nice lad and it was a Youth Club!)

[@lindab.8386]

+Alex Wilson Hi Alex, you did a great job in taping this show! Thanks so much for that! A lot of rumours are now going around. Maybe you can clarify, verify, falsify, or correct some of them? Here's what's said (not just by stupid people, but also by some well-respected collectors): 1.) The most popular rumour says that you guaranteed to the Osbournes that you never shared, and would never share, your recording to anything else; and that accordingly now, since the recording is all over the internet, you will get into big trouble (which I seriously hope is NOT true!). (This is claimed by some people as a justification why they never shared the Dumfries recording.) 2.) Other rumours say that you taped the complete 2 sets, and thus what has just surfaced is not all your recorded. 3.) Yet others claim that you also recorded 2 or 3 more Sabbath gigs in Dumfries. Is that true, and if yes: can you give the dates (write me a PM if you prefer that)? Any comments of yours would really be appreciated! It seems that a lot of bullshit is talked about this recording, and has been talked for 10 years. Maybe you can help us to sort it out. All the best from here!

[@ironclaw2006]

+Linda B. Number 3 first - this is the only show of Sabbath in Dumfries I ever recorded.Number 2 - I didn't tape the complete nightNumber 1 - I didn't release this recording to the internet and I have no idea who did, the Osbournes bought the original tape off me and I witnessed at least 5 copies being transferred to CD in a London recording studio that day ..... This was 10 years ago roughly and during that time I have had several enquiries to get a copy but I couldn't do that as the recording had been sold...... I repeat I have NO IDEA who by or how this has got out onto the internet after 10 years......

[@DoomMetalSludge]

+Alex Wilson No idea how this got leaked either - but, thank you for recording this concert. This is truly an amazing concert. I may be incorrect in saying this, but was this concert what inspired you to start Iron Claw?

[@thesithempire1348]

+Alex Wilson : Alex, do you recall what Sabbath played in their first set? I know it was a long time ago. :-) Some possibilities, according to Jim Simpson, were a cover of Jimmy Rushing's "Evenin'," a cover of T-Bone Walkers "Storm Monday" and "Fairies Wear Boots" (which was written and performed early on).

[@ironclaw2006]

No, what inspired me was seeing Led Zeppelin on their first tour, but Sabbath gave me the inspiration to start writing my own music.

[@TheSterlingSound]

4 weeks earlier they had recorded their first album!

[@JoseGomez-ys3zs]

That's right, and released it a few months later.

[@jackhopkins9745]

I trust your judgment bro been watching your stuff for a while now respect

[@bob3334444able]

At last! A live version of "Warning". Cool Stories about the concert. Do you ever feel like you were born at the wrong time in relation to music?

[@ozzyozb1]

I wouldn’t know about that I grew up in the sixties..my teens were in the seventies..the best years for music.

[@kurtspringer4071]

Absolutely and I'm 51

[@user-hf4ss9cl9s]

Absolutely yes

[@ozzy82nick]

Yes. I'm 40y.o.

[@楊喆翔-i6q]

Same im 18 now

[@BSIII]

Probably the first ever live recording of Black Sabbath. Recorded by Alan Wilson, of pioneer band Iron Claw. Check out that band. They were definitely the first band to follow in Sabbath's metal/doom template.

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

That's what I'm thinking too!!~~~

[@eternallife9786]

Great band

[@TheOzzbut]

This is why I love the Internet. It's been years since I've heard any 'new' old Sabbath. It's been stashed away and forgotten but thankfully, people are becoming more savvy and sharing gold like this. Thank you for the upload.

[@celticsarebest]

Yes,it's like finding gold.the quality is not bad either.Wish the whole show was taped.

[@KevinKohlhase]

It actually was, it was an audience recording I have a cd from that show.

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

Yep, music more than anything the ability to access stuff like this!!~~ Some of the rare stuff you find nowhere else!! The music videos etc & I've got over 500CDS & 3,000 Itunes songs so you'd think I'd have it covered but then the new Arthur Brown Tour is filmed & uploaded & The End Sabbath over tour!~

[@user-am3mh3jk3t]

Антикварные вещи надо искать не в интернете, а по заинтересованым лицам, или на чёрном рынке.

[@anttikoponen9647]

This is bloody great!!! Long at live last, Sabbath 1969!!!

[@anthonytaylor8465]

OMG what an insight. This is worth it's weight in Gold - Love it. Glad things like this get uploaded...... Thanks

[@celticsarebest]

Great stuff here.Not bad quality.Love "warning" live.

[@thrashmetalfan85]

Bill wards drumming on this reminds me of Paul Whaley's from blue cheer. No matter what people will say these two drummers are the most influential in the genre of heavy metal.

[@edgarsifuentes3248]

Mitch Michell & Ginger Baker are the other 2🤘🏼🔥

[@michaelketley876]

Good to hear Tony's bluesy guitar work. Incidentally, the premises where this was recorded still exists on Whitesands in Dumfries. There is a cafe there with tables outside in hd courtyard as well as inside.

[@oldnick6662]

Sounds like a young and promising band... Black Sabbath you said, have talent. :=)

[@hectorandjudidesautels1457]

This is great. Love the guitar work Tony. Ozzy was just a baby here, 19!

[@Danimal77]

Someone can't do math. He was born on December 3, 1948, meaning he was a 17 days short of his 21st birthday during this concert, which was held on November 16, 1969.

[@TERRMINAITER96]

21 actually.

[@benwood7132]

Still a baby, but already the legend he would become, in action.

[@dobunimaroC]

It was great to hear their early live shows.

[@forestforthetrees7173]

Absolutely unbelievable. It's hard to believe this is from 1969. There is absolutely nothing else like this from this era. The only two things that come close are Pentagram's Bias Studio Recordings, which were recorded four years later, and Randy Holden's Population II, which was also 1969 and was as equally heavy, but an entirely different beast. Just incredible.

[@Danimal77]

There's A LOT MORE Pentagram bootlegs out there, such as demos and live and studio rehearsals from 1971-1973, as well as from Bedemon (from 1973) some Stone Bunny from 1970, both with the same lead singer from Pentagram. There's OLD Judas Priest recordings from 1971-1973 (both live and studio), as well as PRE-Judas Priest from members of the band, old ELF recordings (Ronnie James Dio's old band) dating back from 1957 to the early 70's. There's old Budgie recordings from the early 70's (some even with Judas Priest jamming with them), we have OLD Blue Oyster Cult recordings (both live and studio) from before they were even called Blue Oyster Cult, from 1970. They were called The Stalk-Forrest Group (under Elektra Recordings). We also have PRE-Sabbath live recordings with Iommi and Ward when they were in a band called Mythology in 1968. We have PRE-AC/DC live recordings from 1973 (With Angus and Malcolm). My God, I haven't even scratched the surface. If youtube is your only source, I highly suggest you dig around further. Try guitars101.com for starters.

[@Spy_shrimP]

When you say pentagram, are you refer to Child of Darkness?

[@eternallife9786]

​@Danimal77 all those are great

[@sledzeppelin]

Taped by a member of Iron Claw?!? SO COOL.

[@Tarkonomist]

this is the set that inspired Iron Claw fucking heavy

[@SteveBello]

This was 14 days after I was born?! YIKES!! What a piece of history here!!!

[@roberttornello8062]

Steve Bello 11 months and a few days here bro. Classics never die. Special thanks to the cat that new then what we figured out years later and was smart enough to hit the record button!

[@safeashouses211]

Thanks for this, great recording for the year!

[@witchychlo]

One of the first metal shows were in my hometown???? Wow!

[@Hoolaballoo]

Awesome!!!!!!!!! Thanx 2 the uploader!!!

[@jinja53]

This might go viral, i had heard of this recording many years ago - and now i believe it.

[@thesithempire1348]

FYI: the eighth song is actually called "Blue Coat Man" and it's a cover of an old Eddie Boyd song from 1952 (which he redid with Peter Green, John McVie and Aynsley Dunbar in 1967).

[@eronacalloway9159]

thesithempire ...Peter Green of the Pirates ?

[@thedrugstorecowboy2948]

@@eronacalloway9159 peter green of the original ORIGINAL Fleetwood Mac

[@richardhincemon9423]

Mick Green was in the Pirates

[@deepindercheema]

Victor Brox is still a fine musician and its great to finally hear the live set of the early Sabbath including Warning!

[@rgkavendek]

OMG, LOVE. THIS. Thank you so much!!!

[@chrisheffernan3998]

song 2 - let me love you baby and song 9 - blue blooded man are probably the rarest of all Sabbath gems

[@richardhincemon9423]

Blue Suede Shoes- sound check at the beat Club Germany 1970 very rare.

[@The7nUp]

Piece of history

[@thomassmith8721]

A treat for fans of Black Sabbath, true pioneers of heavy metal.

[@LeftyandFriends]

Brilliant. Amazing hearing this, thanks. Sabbath, not so far from where I was in my mum's belly.

[@TheDeadRevolt]

wow ive never heard "warning" live. sweet

[@paulabryars6589]

This is a much more urgent Sabbath than anything I have seen live when I have seen them.

[@babafesht]

A real treasure! Thanks for sharing👍🤟🏼👍🤟🏼

[@karllux-d6g]

It's most probably a small jazzkit but Bill makes it sound like Alex VanHalen's quadruple drum set. I was in 1st grade when this all happened, but i caught up just a few years later and as a pre-teen 5th grader, in late 73, i already ''had heard about'' Sabbath. After the 74 Carnation revolution here, very specialized yet restricted import started to reach these Atlantic shores. The first albums i remember holding were Vol4 and SBS, but they weren't mine ... yet.

[@Hawkwind1]

Raw and beautiful, thanks DMS

[@keithmorris1763]

wow greatest band fucking ever

[@edwardadrian5173]

I saw black sabbath in 2013, it was amazing but this is new level the early days.

[@vonheller]

LOVE 27.30 the making of Faries wear boots!

[@timanderson5342]

That's Warning my dude

[@JoseGomez-ys3zs]

@@timanderson5342 I think he was referring to how Black Sabbath remembered to keep their kind of jam for the 3rd album. After all, the riffs shared similarities.

[@thefareplayer2254]

The first live performance of NIB ever!!!

[@Opheggie54]

I don't know how you got this but I love it

[@FranciscoJose-ci1uj]

melhor de todos.chico d4o Rock.🤘🤘

[@ozzyozb1]

Excellent

[@PROV-g2g]

GREAT...and thank you by vídeo.

[@keithmorris1763]

thank u for this

[@mightysaturn5133]

wow, rare gold

[@SeanMcNerney]

This was before Sabbath got labeled Heavy Metal - heavy slow blues with some Doom is a better description - anyway - thanks for this rare treat 🤪✌️ seriously

[@macm3081]

Hey these boys aint bad. They might make it big one day. 😂. The guy beating the drums is awesome.

[@theheavycreepysound2231]

DESDE EL PRIMER DIA FUERON LOS MEJORES.

[@Esotereclectic]

Apparently, the very next day, they went into Regent Sound Studios and laid down 80% of their first album, with mixing and editing done the day after.

[@jijja74]

The Sabbath session at Regent Sound was on October 12th 1969.....but September 27th they played the Drill Hall in Dumfries so was very close to when the magic happened

[@Danimal77]

No, they that their Black Sabbath recording sessions in October (exactly one month before this concert).

[@richardhincemon9423]

@@Danimal77 November 10th 1969 Sabbath go into Trident Studios and record Wicked World and Evil Woman. Tony iommi's pick up on his Stratocaster malfunctions at this recording session he switches to his Gibson SG. November 16th 1969 Alex Wilson records Sabbath Dumfries Scotland Tony Iommi is playing his Gibson SG. November 17th 1969 Sabbath enter Regent sound Studios and finish recording their debut album. Mixing and editing of the album are completed by Rodger Bain and Tom allom on November 18th 1969. Acetate tapes have surfaced with dates that contradict the recording of the debut album on October 16th and they have changed the date to November 17th for the recording of their debut album 19 69. I have believed all along that the debut album was recorded on October 16th 1969!

[@skeene_6824]

This is really cool. The Who recorded this was in a band called iron claw who were really good. I listened to this before I heard of the band then I found it one of the guys recorded this lol.

[@01REDEYEDDEVIL]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!

[@KarlMiller-DjKarl]

This rules all that which is cool… ☮🔥

[@alejandroortega3306]

i see them this november 16 in mexico for the end tour

[@jamesjohnson1266]

I don't know why, N,i,B is my favorite Black Sabbath song it is very groovy

[@mgmcassino763]

THHHANKS!!

[@bajt03]

sabbath en su mas pura escencia, talento puro, una grabacion para la historia!!

[@FrodoDragon]

😂

[@FrodoDragon]

🎉😂

[@bloodbathfanzine5003]

love it!

[@danielomagno]

Gracias...

[@freethinkerer]

Funny story, I lived in Dumfries Virginia and love Sabbath.

[@mikegrit937]

this is awesome

[@robstellung]

i can see myself spending may happy hours with this

[@celticsarebest]

Me too,this is incredible .A song for Jim!

[@peggs1]

ace .many thanks for posting. SABBATH SABBATH SABBATH...................

[@user-hf4ss9cl9s]

How can someone dislike this im dead

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

I've never heard a Sabbath song with Jethro Tull on flute in the middle or is it Ozzy just before the drum solo lmfao!~

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Tony Iommi

[@walkingwounded3824]

Awesome find, thanx for posting!

[@szandor69111]

This is awrsome and Iron Claw does rule also!!!

[@eronacalloway9159]

In Dumfries? That’s where Iron Claw is from.

[@fakesmile172]

Yup, this is the concert that inspired Iron Claw to cover Black Sabbath and eventually write their own stuff. I think.

[@sandipbiswas766]

Yeah. The founding member of Iron Claw is responsible for this brilliant bootleg. God bless him and members of Sabbath!

[@kennatiousc]

gotta be the longest drum solo ever by bill ward.

[@drgeff1]

Btw vol 4 is fantastic if you have not heard it in a while or if you've never played it in its entirety before do it!

[@Danimal77]

It's too bad we didn't get a full live version of Black Sabbath here.

[@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom]

Can someone translate the lyrics of NIB? this version is a complete alternate lyric version

[@drgeff1]

Indeed also this must have been recorded after the LP for that reason????

[@Indygo9]

Awesome! Too bad no one filmed it eh?

[@travisutkin3728]

WWHAAT A WICKED ALBULM!!!havnt heard this b4!!!love!!!!!!-----!!!!!!!!!

[@KevinKohlhase]

I actually have a recorded cd of this, bought 2 months ago sounds great.

[@JuarezsantossousaSousa]

SENSACIONAL..

[@noelgonzalez5994]

this a fucking jewel!! cheers from mexico!

[@CannibaLouiST]

Only 55,960 views?! BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!

[@ИгорьИванов-ж3з6п]

Не слышал блюзы Суббота, супер!

[@TheZappawizard]

Iommi was never on TOTP with Tull, only RnR Circus.

[@ironclaw2006]

Hi Dwayne, you're absolutely correct Iommi didn't play on TOTP, I was misquoted, I had asked Tony why he had left a band who were now (remember this was November 1969) appearing on TOTP and having hit singles and albums by late 1969! Thanks for reminding me! (Alex)

[@TheZappawizard]

I actually thought that's what you meant, but after spending 30 minutes on KZbin trying to find footage of Tony Iommi on Top of the Pops with Jethro Tull, I came to the conclusion that I should probably clarify for other people too, lol. Amazing story!

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Bill ward solo is brilliant

[@travisutkin3728]

AYE MY FRIENDS are gona hafta have a BIG SHIT when they hear this and im only up to 37min!!!

[@hieinh]

So is Tony using a strat or was it already broken?

[@user-vy5pg7if2s]

0:52 Alternate Verse

[@RPNization]

Wow, these recordings are from exactly a month after they recorded the debut album en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath_(album)

[@mashwind1]

so geil ...........

[@user-hf4ss9cl9s]

Two bad they didn't play this on the 1970 set that they have on tape in full footage

[@tillimdead7625]

Is it actual speed? I already witnessed speed problems with old live records. E.g. California Jam 74 audio can be found with too fast pace.

[@yearginclarke]

Not sure, but unnaturally high speeds was a common issue in the days of analog tapes and cassettes. From my experience playing this type of music on guitar it sounds like the actual speed.

[@vonheller]

JUST AWESOME!! \m/

[@scottpizzurro6137]

Who are these guys?? Sign them right away!! They sound like they're onto something big...

[@Игорь-с3л6с]

Не, спасибо Блек Саббат. Такого не надо.

[@thomasborgeback5312]

Who played the flute?

[@DoomMetalSludge]

Tony Iommi

[@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom]

What are the lyrics to NIB on this recording ?

[@metalis8697]

It's hell

[@mazliismail2982]

Firstly I know black Sabbath band...I know first...Ozzy Osbourne...name ...then black Sabbath....everyday still I'm playing black Sabbath...but...expressly Sabbath line up..tony, Ozzy, geezer butler n drum stick bill ward ..very2 best that's lineup to me....Comeon!!! Comeon!!!!!!! War pig!!!

[@expojett]

Black Sabbath Birmingham!

[@PHUNERHALTRHEVHAS]

E das threvhas surgia vida

[@kenspainting1]

Review Bill on this one

[@ericklein5927]

Tony and Terry were very very gay during this era as can be seen from this photo of them holding hands.

[@yearginclarke]

Wow I didn't notice that...that is very gay.

[@BloomingdaleTN]

Stop it.

[@jonsilence]

Two gays and a wanker; with you joining in it’s a circle jerk!

[@Ori0987]

Imagine thinking touching another mans hand is gay

[@ericklein5927]

@@jonsilence and you on your knees servicing us all.

[@mikegrit937]

alternate lyrics to nib any one know what they are ?

[@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom]

I know right it's killing me I have to know then hahah

[@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom]

+Danube thank you sooo much

[@mikegrit937]

Nice where you get them

[@BryanX64]

Very interesting considering the album was recorded the previous month

[@malazanemp42]

sounds like a mice frat party

[@WillWilsonII]

Iron Claw was better at being Black Sabbath than Black Sabbath. I'm SPRUNG on Iron Claw's demos!

[@carlanderson9123]

be quiet

[@ironclaw2006]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@safeashouses211]

@@ironclaw2006 No wonder they (management) threatened to sue!

[@williamfaquim3114]

Fudido valeu por ter postado !