My box set is brand new and still sealed. However, and this is the cool part. It arrived with a small amount of wear and tear on a corner of the sealed box. I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a MINT conditioned replacement box which was the only one made So, you will get the original still sealed box and the replacement box as well Please see the pictures of both the sealed box and the replacement box.
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This new, limited-edition box set, entitled The Ten Year War, via BMG, brings together the band s eight Ozzy-fronted albums plus rarities, all housed within exclusive artwork created by street artist, graphic designer and activist Shepard Fairey.
The star is the newly remastered, splatter-coloured vinyl. In the box you get the LPs, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality including original fold-out colour poster , Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die In addition, the box contains two rare 7 singles, reproduced in their original sleeves: the Japanese version of Evil Woman Don t Play Your Games With Me /Black Sabbath and the Chilean version of Paranoid/The Wizard only 100 copies of the original radio promo were pressed .
Included within this box is a replica of the brochure, The Ten Year War a response for contemporary press criticism that held the tagline more good press than most more bad press than any.
You ll also find a crucifix-shaped Black Sabbath USB stick, exclusive to this box set, which can be worn round the neck and contains MQA-audio of the first eight Black Sabbath albums.
You ll also find a hardback book, including photography of the band during their 1970s tours, recording sessions and photo-shoots, a Tenth Anniversary World Tour 1978 Official Programme and a reprinted tour poster from the 1972 Seattle Centre Arena show.
