“It’s historically important for music lovers of that genre”: The legal dispute over Black Sabbath’s earliest recordings has been settled – and they could finally be released

Black Sabbath posing for a photograph in the early 1970s.

The legal battle between Sharon Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s original manager over the band’s earliest recordings has been resolved, meaning their previously unreleased demos could eventually see the light of day.

Osbourne threatened Jim Simpson, who managed the band during the early years of their career, with legal action after he announced that he would be releasing early demos the band recorded in 1969 when they were still called Earth.