# Rhino High Fidelity Black Sabbath reel-to-reel releases

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/rhino-high-fidelity-black-sabbath-reel-to-reel-releases
> Updated: 2026-09-01T21:29:04.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Rhino High Fidelity has released limited edition audiophile reel-to-reel versions of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album and ‘Paranoid’. 

The editions consist of 500 copies worldwide, featuring 15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4” tape on 10.5” metal reels. The recordings were duplicated in real time from 1:1 copies of the U.S. analog master tapes using premium RTM LPR90 stock. 

The release includes archival-grade packaging and utilizes the Warner Music catalog to reissue the influential work of the Birmingham-based quartet.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-01: Rhino High Fidelity releases Black Sabbath reel-to-reel editions

Rhino High Fidelity has released a limited run of only 500 reel-to-reel editions of Black Sabbath’s debut album and ‘Paranoid’, duplicated from original U.S. analog master recordings.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rhino-high-fidelity-releases-black-sabbath-reel-to-reel-editions

### 2026-08-28: Black Sabbath audiophile reel-to-reel editions released by Rhino High Fidelity

Rhino High Fidelity has released limited-edition, audiophile reel-to-reel versions of Black Sabbath’s debut and ‘Paranoid’ albums, duplicated from original U.S. analog master tapes.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/black-sabbath-audiophile-reel-to-reel-editions-released-by-rhino-high-fidelity

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