BOC: revamped set

[Albert T Bouchard]

>     "Pshaw!" I say! :)  What kind of budget was _Black Sabbath_ recorded
>on?  No, it was a dodgy production decision, IMO, and therefore presumably
>Pearlman's fault :)  After all, the sound _did_ improve once his influence
>was lessened.

Not to make excuses but most heavy rock records that came out of England at
that time sounded better than American ones. Why? Higher plate voltage
probably played a part and with a higher AC voltage the power was also more
stable. The first time we played in England with Marshalls we couldn't
believe how much better they sounded than when we used them in the States.

We were pretty disappointed in the sound of that first record, were more
satisfied with the second (it was scarry sounding, wasn't it?) and hated
the sound of Treaties. Once SP was made to give up control of the sound he
started to lose interest in the whole thing.