Come To The Sabbat: The Singles Collection [Box set, Import]

Black Widow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Earmark
• ASIN: B000E1Z0BY
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,593 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. King of Hearts

2. Accident

3. Lonely Man

4. Sleighride

5. More Than a Day

6. You're So Wrong

7. Part of a New Day

8. Floating

9. Pictures in My Head

10. Way to Power

11. Seduction

12. Attack of the Demon

13. Come to the Sabbat [1969 Version]

14. The Devil's Lair [#]

15. Madman's Song [#]

Editorial Reviews

(Five CD single box set) This contains both sides of the group's only three 45s as Black Widow, plus the beginning of it all, their only single as Pesky Gee! (the band from whose ashes BW were originated in 1970) and the theatrical Rocky Horror-esque end of the legacy, here represented in the only single by Agony Bag, recorded in 1976 by former BW flutist/saxophonist Clive Jones and drummer Clive Box.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Black Widow - 'Come To The Sabbat - Anthology' (Castle), July 10, 2004

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come to the Sabbat: Anthology (Audio CD)

This was the very first listen I've had of Black Widow. After checking out this 29-track two disc import release, I can honestly see why this band had a decent following in their initial run from 1969-73. 'Come To The...' is a retrospect of the group's five lp's along with several unreleased cuts. Over all sound seems to have traces of King Crimson, Uriah Heep, ELP and some Tull-like flute work intact. Vocalist Kep Trever's work appears to really peak in several places, especially on disc two. Tracks that I enjoyed the most are "In Ancient Days", "Sacrifice", "I Wish You Would" (you might remember the Yardbirds covering this tune), "Wait Until Tomorrow", "Floating"(maybe the best tune here) and the 1969 version of "Come To The Sabbat". Best described as progressive gloom rock & roll. Check it out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good historical overview, but a mixed bag at best, August 23, 2006

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Mark Gatzke (Plant City, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come to the Sabbat-Anthology (Audio CD)

The problem with putting together the best of Black Widow is that it covers a lot of diverse musical territory, a collection that can leave a listener unfamiliar with them scratching his head. Black Widow had some really good ideas, but little of it coalesced into a clear picture of what they intended to become, if they ever did. Nonetheless, Anthology is an interesting portrait/collage of a band that was never afraid to try something different (wrap your head around Mary Clark if you can). The demo versions of songs from Sacrifice, the most consistent album in their catalog, also illustrate that quite well as there are marked differences betweeen how they began and the final versions. Hearing the first cuts is a treat even if the finished products are superior in both quality and arrangement.