Black Sabbath
Rugman's Youth Club
Dumfries, Scotland
Nov 16, 1969
Track List:
01 Black Sabbath (Cuts In)
02 Let Me Love You Baby
03 Song For Jim/Bill Ward Drum Solo
04 The Warning
05 Wicked World
06 Behind the Wall of Sleep
07 Early Morning School
08 N.I.B.
09 Blue Blooded Man
Notes:
Band:
Vocals: Ozzy Osbourne
Guitar & Flute: Tony Iommi
Bass: Geezer Butler
Drums: Bill Ward
The tape lasts approximately 62 minutes and the running order is as follows:
1. Black Sabbath: Only the last minute and half of this song was captured.
2. Let Me Love You Baby: This is a fast jazz-blues song that was originally recorded by Buddy Guy. It lasts just under
5 minutes, but sadly suffers from a bit of volume drop out for 20 seconds in the last minute of the song. Otherwise,
it's brilliant. This was the end of their first set of the evening. Ozzy announces that they’ll have a half-hour break
at this point in the show.
3. "A Song For Jim" / Bill Ward's Drum Solo / "A Song For Jim" [reprise]: The second set starts off with a flute and
drum solo section featuring Tony Iommi on flute! This segues into Bill Ward soloing with his tiny kit! This section
lasts approx 11 minutes and has a jazzy flute part in the middle that sounds like something out of the Pink Panther!
This may be the only existing live version of the song so many collectors have been clawing for. While we've only
heard a smidgen of the unreleased demo for this song on the BLACK SABBATH STORY - VOLUME 1 video, we get to hear quite
a bit more here. This rarely heard song sandwiches a rather lengthy Bill Ward drum solo and a short flute interlude
from Tony. The complete running time of this track is 11:01.
4. The Warning: After a small break of 30 seconds the fourth track is "Warning", lasting 17 minutes and 45 seconds.
There are slight bits of volume dips and tape dropout during this number, which is otherwise very good quality. This
rendition of "The Warning" contains a few extra sections that were likely cut from the studio version, making this a
nice opportunity to hear what may have been extracted. You can tell the audience is getting rather restless by the 15
minute mark, so it was probably wise to edit this one for the album. There is a small cut towards the end of the song,
but is probably missing only a minute or so.
5. Wicked World: The next song is "Wicked World", lasting 5 minutes 30 seconds. This features a jazzy section between
verses 1 and 2 that’s not on the single version. I don’t know if it's been on any other recordings or not. There's a
severe jump in the volume during the instrumental section leading to the last verse. God knows what caused that! You
can hear Bill counting in the ending...
6. Behind The Wall Of Sleep: Next up is "Behind The Wall Of Sleep" at just under 5 minutes. The last 70 seconds
features a fast jazz blues section, which includes the same jazzy section that can also be heard on Paris ’70, John
Peel’s Sunday Show 4/26/70 and Koln 4/3/70. This leads me to believe that the band originally intended that section to
be part of the song. The studio version ends just before they would ordinarily kick into the jazz vamp.
7. "Early One Morning" [a.k.a.Early Morning School]: The seventh track is a fast blues/boogie, which I believe is a
cover of the Elmore James song "Early One Morning", with slightly butchered lyrics. It lasts just under 5 minutes.
8. N.I.B.: The eighth track is "NIB" at just over 5 minutes long and has different lyrics!! The 'chorus' sections ("My
love for you has got to be real") are the same, but the verses are completely different.
9. Blue Blood Man: The last track and the encore for the night is called "Blue Blood Man". It’s a fast blues/boogie
that showcases Tony doing his Alvin Lee impersonation (via Django Reinhardt!) This lasts over 6 minutes and is great!