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Ronnie James Dio bio/discography June 2nd, 1995
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Contents
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Contents
Version history
Main Bio/Discographies
The Vegas Kings, Ronnie & The Rumblers, Ronnie & The Red Caps 1957-1961
Ronnie Dio & The Prophets 1961-Autumn 1967
The Electric Elves late 1967-mid 1969
The Elves mid 1969-mid 1970
Elf mid/late 1970-early 1973
Elf early 1973-December 1974
Elf December 1974-February 1975
Rainbow February 1975-July 1975
Rainbow July 1975-August 1975
Rainbow August 1975-September 1975
Rainbow September 1975-October 1975
Rainbow October 1975-January 1977
Rainbow January 1977-July 1977
Rainbow August 1977-November 1978
Black Sabbath May 1979-August 1980
Black Sabbath August 1980-October 1982
Dio October 1982-May 1983
Dio May 1983-March 1986
Dio March 1986-1988
Dio 1988-June 18th, 1989
Dio August 1989-September 1989
Dio September 1989-December 1989
Dio January 1990-Early 1991
Black Sabbath Fall 1991-October or November 1991
Black Sabbath October or November 1991-November 13th, 1992
Dio November 1992-March 1993
Dio March 1993-Summer 1993
Dio Summer 1993-November 1993
Dio November 1993-
Compilation discographies
Soundtrack discographies
Video discographies
Radio show discographies
Rainbow February 1975-November 1978
Black Sabbath May 1979-October 1982, Fall 1991-November 13th, 1992
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
Interview discographies
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
Bootleg discographies
Rainbow February 1975-November 1978
Black Sabbath May 1979-October 1982, Fall 1991-November 13th, 1992
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
Side projects
Roger Glover And Guests: The Butterfly Ball Spring 1974-March 1976
David Coverdale: Northwinds March 21st, 1977-1978
Kerry Livgren: Seeds Of Change 1980
Rock Relief For Africa 1985
Hear 'N Aid 1985-1986
Rock Against Drugs 1987-1988?
Children Of The Night 1987-
References
Credits
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Version history
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June 2nd, 1995 - Lots of additions, corrections and removings, well
over 1000 lines added
- New release expected to be soon with some little
updates and re-arranged things
- Linecount 8181
Version 1.00 - March 4th, 1995
- First major release, with lots of changes from the
pre-release versions throughout the text
- Old version histories have been removed, if you
want to get them, feel free to ask me via e-mail
- Linecount 6943
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Main Bio/Discographies
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The Vegas Kings, Ronnie & The Rumblers, Ronnie & The Red Caps 1957-1961
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Band members
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Ronnie Dio vocals, bass - join 1957
Billy De Wolf vocals - join 1957, left 1961
Nick Pantas guitars - join 1957
Tom Rogers drums - join 1957
Jack Musci sax - join 1957, left 1961
Ronnie Dio
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According to the US Authoritives, Dio's original name is Ronald James
Padovana. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but was raised in
Cortland, near Syracuse in New York State in the USA. Nowadays in Cortland
there is a road named after Ronnie James Dio - namely the "Dio Way". There
is a Rubbermaid, Inc. plant on the Dio Way, as well as some private homes.
Ronnie James Dio's main interests already in his childhood were music and
romantic fantasy literature, such as works of Sir Walter Scott and the
Arthurian legend. He has also always liked science fiction literature, as
well as sports - that is probably because his father played softball at
some local team when Ronnie was a child and the whole family always went to
watch the games.
Dio's birthday is publicly unknown - as he himself says, the age is not
important, the only thing that matters is the music. The press has always
been curious and sceptical about Dio's age, just like about his height.
Before forming Ronnie & The Red Caps, Dio had played both trumpet
and bass. His father bought him a trumpet when he was a child
and Dio changed it to bass later. Ronnie himself credits his voice
to that trumpet, he says that without the breath excercise with
trumpet he wouldn't have his voice. Dio quitted his studies around
1957 or 1958 for a musical career - some sources say that he studied
pharmacy.
Billy De Wolf
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Billy De Wolf's history before 1957 is unknown. In 1961 he left
the music scene.
Nick Pantas
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It is unknown what Pantas did before 1957.
Tom Rogers
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It is unknown what Rogers did before 1957.
Jack Musci
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It is unknown what Musci did before 1957. He left the band in 1961 and
became a schoolteacher afterwards.
Band history
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This group was originally started as a school band in Cortland,
New York in 1957. First they went under name "The Vegas Kings" but
they changed their name soon to "Ronnie & The Rumblers" and finally
to "Ronnie & The Red Caps". The name changes took place in 1957-1958,
as they released their possibly only recording under name Ronnie & The Red
Caps in 1957 or 1958. There is at least rumored recording by the band,
released in 1959.
Discography
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Singles
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7" A: Lover
B: Conquest
- Reb Records, USA, 1957 or 1958
7" A: What'd I Say
B: An Angel Is Missing
- Seneca 178-102, USA, 1959
- Existence not confirmed
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Ronnie Dio & The Prophets 1961-Autumn 1967
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Band members
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Ronnie Dio vocals, bass
Dick Bottoff guitars - join 1961, left 1967
Nick Pantas guitars
Tom Rogers drums - left 1967
Dick Bottoff
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It is unknown what Dick Bottoff did before 1961. After he split his
ways with the band, he disappeared from the music scene.
Tom Rogers
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It is unknown what Tom Rogers has done since he left in Autumn 1967,
except that he supposedly moved to Florida after Ronnie Dio & The Prophets
split up.
Band history
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After "Ronnie & The Red Caps" quitted, three members of the band
continued together with a new guitarist. The line-up lasted for
quite a long time and produced several singles and one album. Some
sources state that some of the single releases would've been made
by Ronnie Dio solo, but others, for example Ronnie James Dio himself,
state that all of those singles were made as "Ronnie Dio & The
Prophets."
Singles
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7" A: The Ooh-poo-pah-doo
B: Love Pains
- Atlantic 2145, USA, 1961 or May 1962
- Record company sleeves
- Some sources suggest that this may've been released in
1961, but most likely it is from May 1962
7" A: Gonna Make It Alone
- Lawn Records 45, USA, 1963
- Rumored release, existence not confirmed
7" A: Swingin Street
B: Gonna Make It Alone
- Lawn Records 218, USA, August 1963
- Lawn Records, USA, 1963
- Promo release
- Record company sleeves
7" A: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
B: ?
- This might have been done by Ronnie Dio solo
- Swan, USA, 1963
- The record company might not be Swan, since
this release is not listed in Swan catalogue
7" A: Mr Misery
B: Our Year
- This might have been done by Ronnie Dio solo
- Swan 4165, USA, November 1963
- Swan, USA 1963
- Promo release
- Record company sleeves
7" A: Love Potion #9
B: Love Potion #9
- Valex, USA, January 1964
- This might be promo release since both sides
are the same
7" A: Say You're Mine Again
B: Where You Gonna Run To Girl
- Kapp 697, USA, July 1965
7" A: Smiling By Day (Crying By Night)
B: Dear Darling (I Won't Be Comin' Home)
- This might have been done by Ronnie Dio solo, at least the
labels mention only Ronnie Dio instead of Ronnie Dio & The
Prophets
- Kapp 725, USA, November 1965
- Kapp K-725, USA
- Promo release
- Release date unknown, probably also 1965
7" A: The Way Of Love
B: Walking Alone
- This might have been done by Ronnie Dio solo
- Kapp 770, USA, 1965
- Record company sleeves
- Some sources suggest that this would've been released
in 1966
7" A: Walking In Different Circles
B: 10 Days With Brenda
- Parkway 143, USA, April 1967
- Some sources suggest that this would've been released
in 1966, but the release date has most likely been in
April, 1967
- Parkway P-143, USA, 1967
- promo release
- Record company sleeves
Long plays
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LP Dio At Dominoes
- Track list unknown, but contains several cover versions of
various famous rock 'n' roll songs like Great Balls Of Fire
- The album was recorded live at a small club called Dominoes,
although it is currently unknown whether the audience was
present there at the time of the recording
- Lawn, USA, 1963
- Might be on Jove label under Lawn Records
- Album cover should feature a photo of the band
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The Electric Elves late 1967-mid 1969
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Band members
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Ronnie Dio vocals, bass
David Feinstein guitars - join 1967
Nick Pantas guitars
Gary Driscoll drums - join 1967
Doug Thaler keyboards - join 1967
David Feinstein
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It is unknown what Feinstein did before joining The Electric Elves.
Feinstein is Dio's cousin.
Gary Driscoll
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It is unknown what Driscoll did before joining The Electric Elves.
Doug Thaler
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It is unknown what Thaler did before joining The Electric Elves.
Band history
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Soon after "Ronnie Dio & The Prophets" was gone, Dio and Pantas formed
another group with three new members. The band was called "The Electric
Elves".
Discography
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Singles
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7" A: Hey, Look Me Over
B: It Pays To Advertise
- MGM K 13939, USA, December 1967
- MGM K 13839 (103,662 / 103,663), USA, 1967
- promo release
- Record company sleeves
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The Elves mid 1969-mid 1970
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Band members
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Ronnie Dio vocals, bass
David Feinstein guitars
Nick Pantas guitars - left 1970
Gary Driscoll drums
Doug Thaler keyboards - left 1970
Nick Pantas
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Pantas died in a car crash in mid 1970.
Doug Thaler
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After spending several months in hospital after the car crash, Thaler
left the band after the car crash because of both musical and personal
disagreements. After leaving, Thaler disappeared for quite a long time,
but then appeared in 1980s as one of the managers for "Motley Crue".
Some sources suggest that Thaler would've neen a part of "Elf" too for
a short time, not as a keyboardist but a guitarist.
Band history
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The band remained the same, but they shortened their name to "The Elves"
before releasing their second single. The band lineup remained the
same until mid 1970, when they all were involved in a car crash. The car
crash killed Nick Pantas, and it ended also the band.
Discography
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Singles
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7" A: Walking In Different Circles
B: She's Not The Same
- It is uncertain whether the "Walking In Different Circles"
is the same song or not as on Ronnie Dio & The Prophets
single from April 1967.
- Decca 32507, USA, November 1969
7" A: West Virginia
B: Amber Velvet
- Decca 32617, USA, February 1970
- MCA MV 1114, UK, February 1970
- This is probably the very first non-US Ronnie Dio
release. The songs are the same, but some sources
suggest that they were flipped so that the Amber
Velvet would've been on side A.
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Elf mid/late 1970-early 1973
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Band members
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Ronnie Dio vocals, bass
David Feinstein guitars - left 1973
Gary Driscoll drums, percussion
Mickey Lee Soule piano - join 1970
David Feinstein
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Feinstein quit in early 1973. The reason was that he didn't like
touring. After Elf, he formed a band called The Rods. The Rods
released seven albums before 1988. Around 1978 he supposedly
had a band called David Feinstein's Funk - they played mainly or
only in Upstate New York. He also had a band called Hollywood.
Nowadays Feinstein is a retired musician and he owns a restaurant
called "The Hollywood" on the Groton Avenue in Cortland. Although he
has retired from the music scene, he still sometimes plays guitar
at the local summer festivals around Cortland.
In Spring of 1995 Feinstein was about to open another restaurant.
Mickey Lee Soule
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It is unknown what Soule did before joining Elf in 1970.
Band history
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After recovering from the car crash and getting new pianist to
replace Thaler, the band changed their name to Elf. They played
at clubs, colleges and bars looking for a record contract. Roger
Glover and Ian Paice of Deep Purple happened to see them
auditioning for Columbia in January 1972 and offered to produce an
album for them.
In April 1972 the band went with Glover and Paice to record an album
at Studio One in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The studio sessions yielded
band's first LP and it was called simply "Elf". After the release of
it, the band played as the support band for Deep Purple on two
US tours (August - September and November - December 1972).
Discography
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Singles
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7" A: Hoochie Koochie Lady
B: First Avenue
- Epic EPC S 1127, Germany, 1972
- Picture sleeves
- Epic S 10933 (or Epic 5-10933), USA, September 1972
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Hoochie Koochie Lady
B: Hoochie Koochie Lady
- Epic, USA, 1972
- Record company sleeves
- different sides have mono and stereo versions
- promo release
7" A: Sit Down Honey
B: Gambler, Gambler
- Eastern Artists 5015 29B, USA, 1972
- Record company sleeves
- Gambler, Gambler might be on A side
- Epic
- Existence only rumored
Long plays
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LP Elf
A: Hoochie Koochie Lady / First Avenue / Never More / I'm Coming
Back For You
B: Sit Down Honey / Dixie LKee Junction / Love Me Like A Woman /
Gambler, Gambler
- Epic KE 31789 (or Epic EK 31789?), USA, August 1972
- Epic, Canada, 1972
- Epic EPC 65389, UK
- The existence of this release is rumored
- Epic 26910, Germany, August 1986
- Has probably text "Featuring Ronnie James Dio"
on the sleeve.
- Epic EPC 26910 (KE 31789/EPC 65389), Holland, probably
August 1986
- Epic, Holland
- Has probably text "Featuring Ronnie James Dio"
on the sleeve.
C tapes
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C Enfer Magazine presents Elf
- Freebie with a magazine called Enfer
- Epic 40-26910, probably around 1986
Compact discs
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CD Elf
Hoochie Koochie Lady / First Avenue / Never More / I'm Coming
Back For You / Sit Down Honey / Dixie Lee Junction / Love Me
Like A Woman / Gambler, Gambler
- Epic EK 21789, USA, possibly 1991
- Epic, Japan, possibly 1991
- Includes lyrics
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Elf early 1973-December 1974
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Band members
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Ronnie Dio vocals
Steve Edwards guitars - join 1973
Craig Gruber bass - join 1973
Gary Driscoll drums
Mickey Lee Soule keyboards, vocals
Steve Edwards
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It is unknown what Edwards did before joining Elf.
Craig Gruber
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It is unknown what Gruber did before joining Elf.
Band history
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After losing Feinstein in early 1973, the band got a new guitarist,
as well as a new bassist. Dio had decided to quit playing bass and
concentrated only on singing. Lee Soule also began singing with
Dio.
In the summer of 1973, Elf signed a new record contract with
MGM Records in USA and with Purple Records in the UK. In early
1974 the band travelled to UK to record their second album at
The Manor Studios. It was produced by Roger Glover and was called
as Carolina County Ball. However, the USA release was under
different name, it was called L.A. / 59 and had totally different
sleeve.
After release of Carolina County Ball, Elf toured supporting Deep
Purple on their UK tour in April 1974. At the same time Dio and
Lee Soule participated also the Roger Glover's project called
"Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast". Dio sung three songs
on that album. In the summer of 1974 Elf travelled to USA to support
Deep Purple on their US tour. At least some of the shows featured
also Aerosmith - this happened at least in August 1974 at Dillon
Stadium in Connecticut, USA.
Elf also went to studio with Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple to record
a single called Black Sheep Of The Family. There were other musicians,
for example keyboardist Matthew Fischer from Procol Harum, besides Elf
and Ritchie Blackmore in the studios, and the song was supposedly
originally written by a band called Quartermass.
After some time Ritchie Blackmore contacted Ronnie James Dio again and
asked if Dio was interested in doing a track together with him. Dio wrote
a song in the same night and went to record it with Ritchie. The song was
called Sixteenth Century Greensleeves. It was meant to be released as a
B side for the Black Sheep Of The Family, but for some reason the single
was never released and at least the version of Black Sheep Of The Family
should be different version than the one on Rainbow's first album.
Existence of an acetate of the original recording has been rumored, but
at least this far no-one has come up with one.
Right after the recording of Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Ritchie
Blackmore asked Ronnie James Dio whether he and Elf would be interested
in putting a band together with him. Elf was supposedly already recording
Trying To Burn The Sun at this time, and they decided to form Rainbow
with Ritchie Blackmore right after the album was recorded.
Discography
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Singles
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7" A: L.A./59
B: Ain't It All Amusing
- Purple PUR 118, UK, April 8th, 1974
- Purple, UK, 1974
- Record company sleeves
- Promo release
- MGM 14752, USA, April 1974
- Purple, France, 1974
- Picture sleeves
- Might have been released in 1975
7" A: L.A./59 (stereo)
B: L.A./59 (mono)
- MGM M 14752, USA, 1974
- Record company sleeves (?)
- Promo release
7" A: L.A./59
B: Carolina County Ball
- Purple 1C 006 96 447, Germany, 1974
- Picture sleeves featuring the band on the sleeve
7" A: Rockin' Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues
- A side recorded live in 1973
Long plays
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LP Carolina County Ball
A: Carolina County Ball / L.A./59 / Ain't It All Amusing / Happy
B: Annie New Orleans / Rocking Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues /
Rainbow / Do The Same Thing / Blanche
- Purple TPS 3506, UK, April 1974
- Line Records 66.23042-01 (OLLP 5334), Germany
- Line Records 4.00115, Germany, 1983
- white vinyl
- Safari LONG 7, UK, August 1984
- Includes a text "Featuring Ronnie James Dio" on the
front sleeve
LP L.A./59
A: Carolina County Ball / L.A./59 / Ain't It All Amusing / Happy
B: Annie New Orleans / Rocking Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues /
Rainbow / Do The Same Thing / Blanche
- MGM M3G-4974, USA, 1974
- Safari MWF 1039, Japan, 1974 (year not certain)
- Promo release
- Safari MWX 4029, Japan, 1974 (year not certain)
- Promo release (possibly re-release)
Compact discs
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CD Carolina County Ball
Carolina County Ball / L.A./59 / Ain't It All Amusing / Happy /
Annie New Orleans / Rocking Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues / Rainbow /
Do The Same Thing / Blanche
- Line Records LICD 9.00115 O, Germany, 1991
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Elf December 1974-February 1975
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Band members
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Ronnie James Dio vocals
Steve Edwards guitars - left 1975
Craig Gruber bass
Gary Driscoll drums
Mickey Lee Soule keyboards
Mark Nauseef percussion - join 1974, left 1975
Steve Edwards
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When Edwards left Elf in 1975, he travelled to Florida and disappeared
from the music scene.
Mark Nauseef
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Before joining Elf, Nauseef played in Velvet Underground. Besides the
following, he was an active studio musician for several artists after
leaving Elf.
Known history after leaving Elf
- Ian Gillan Band
- Mark Nauseef (percussion) / Ian Gillan (vocals) / etc
- Jon Lord
- Mark Nauseef (percussion) / Jon Lord / etc
- The band played combined rock 'n' roll and classical music
- Recorded album
- Sarabande (1976)
- Recorded single
- Bouree
- Thin Lizzy 1978
- Mark Nauseef (percussion)
- G-Force
- Mark Nauseef (drums)
Band history
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After Elf recorded Black Sheep with Ritchie Blackmore, they returned
back to UK in early 1975 with one new man, Nauseef, who had joined
the band in December. Elf went to record their third album at Kingsway
studios, again with producer Roger Glover. This was the last album
Elf made in studio; there are some rumors about Elf live album but
no-one seems to have that album.
After recording the album, Elf splitted up immediately, even before the
album was actually released. Nauseef left on his own and Edwards was
fired, since the band formed Rainbow with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.
Ritchie had followed the recording process of the third Elf album but
he didn't play on it.
This third album, Trying To Burn The Sun, was not released in the UK
because the band wanted to avoid a clash with Rainbow album which
was released shortly after the release of Trying To Burn The Sun in the
USA. There are some rumors around about a live album released in 1976,
but those rumors have not been confirmed as no-one seems to have a copy
of the album.
Trying To Burn was the first album where Ronnie James Dio used his second
name. He started to use it when Ritchie Blackmore once asked him 'What's
your second name? Why don't you use it as a part of your name?'
Discography
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Long plays
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LP Trying To Burn The Sun
A: Black Swampy Water / Prentice Wood / When She Smiles /
Good Time Music
B: Liberty Road / Shotgun Boogie / Wonderworld / Streetwalker
- MGM M3G 4994, USA, June 1975
- Safari, Japan, 1975 (release year not known for sure)
- Title strip and lyrics included
- Safari LONG 8, UK, August 1984
- Text "Featuring Ronnie James Dio" on the sleeve.
LP Live
Track list unknown
- Live recording by Elf
- V.I.P., 1976
- Rumored release, it is possible that this has been
released only in Japan
Compact discs
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CD Ronnie James Dio The Elf Albums
Carolina County Ball / L.A./59 / Ain't It All Amusing / Happy /
Annie New Orleans / Rocking Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues / Rainbow /
Do The Same Thing / Blanche / Black Swampy Water / Prentice
Wood / When She Smiles / Good Time Music / Liberty Road / Shotgun
Boogie / Wonderworld / Streetwalker
- Connoisseur Collection VSOP CD 167, UK 1991
- Carolina County Ball and Trying To Burn The Sun
fitted on one CD
CD Gargantuan
Track list unknown, probably same as on Ronnie James Dio The
Elf Albums.
- Safari, UK
- Carolina County Ball and Trying To Burn The Sun
fitted on one CD
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Rainbow February 1975-July 1975
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Band members
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Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars - joined 1975
Craig Gruber bass - left 1975
Gary Driscoll drums
Mickey Lee Soule piano, mellotron,
clavinet, organ
Ritchie Blackmore
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Ritchie Blackmore was born as Richard Harold Blackmore on April 14th, 1945
in Weston-Super-Mare, UK. He started to play guitar when he was nine and
his father forced him to take classical guitar lessons.
Harold Blackmore started to play his recording career when he was 18. He worked
at the same time as a studio musician for produced Joe Meek, for artists
like Glenda Collins and Tom Jones. He played in several different bands, too,
they are listed below.
- 2 IUs Coffee Bar Junior Skiffle Group, Early 1960s
- The Dominators, Early 1960s
- The Satellites, Early 1960s-1961
- Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers, 1961-April 1962
- The Condors, April 1962-May 1962
- Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, May 1962-October 1962
- The Outlaws, October 1962-April 1964
- Heinz & The Wild Boys, May 1964-December 1965
- The Outlaws, February 1965
- Ritchie Blackmore Orchestra, February 1965-March 1965
- Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, March 1965-May 1965
- Jerry Lee Lewis & The Savages, May 1965
- The Three Musketeers, December 1965-January 1966
- Neil Christian & The Crusaders, April 1966-June 1966
- Ricky Maiocchi & The Trip, 1966
- The Trip, 1966
- Lord Caesar Sutch & The Roman Empire, December 1966-April 1967
- Neil Christian & The Crusaders, April 1967-May 1967
- Mandrake Root, September 1967-November 1967
- Roundabout, February 1968-March 1968
- Deep Purple, March 1968-May 1975
- Jon Lord, September 1969
- Green Bullfrog, March 1970-April 1970
- Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends, June 1971
- Jon Lord, September 1971
- Randy Pie & Family, 1973
- Adam Faith, 1974
Craig Gruber
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After leaving Rainbow, it is unknown what Gruber did before 1984.
In 1984 he joined Gary Moore's band for Victims Of The Future tour.
He didn't appear on Victims Of The Future album, but he can be heard
on We Want Moore live album recorded on that tour. The band members
besides Gruber and Moore were Ian Paice and Neil Carter. After the tour
Moore and Gruber left to different directions.
It is claimed that Gruber would've played bass on Black Sabbath's Heaven
And Hell album, as well as he would've co-written much of the material,
especially Die Young has been mentioned with him. This haven't ever been
certified. The same rumor tells that Gruber decided himself that he don't
want to be mentioned at all on the album.
Band history
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Right after the split-up of Elf, four members of Elf (Dio, Driscoll,
Gruber and Lee Soule) and ex Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore
formed band called Rainbow. The name supposedly came from the Rainbow
bar located in Los Angeles, where Elf and Ritchie Blackmore used to
spend their free time.
This band is also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, as it appears
under that name on their first album, but that name was used only to
get people to notice the band. Generally, everyone except Blackmore felt
bad about the name, so on the later albums the band was called simply
Rainbow. The band moved from the East Coast of USA to California, USA.
The band went to the Musicland Studios, in Munich, Germany on February
20th and finished the album recording on March 14th. The album was
produced by Blackmore, Martin Birch and Dio. The album didn't have
any special name, it was just called Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
Even before the album was released, bassist Gruber was fired because
he didn't meet the musical requirements set by Blackmore. Blackmore
fired the rest of the band soon after that, leaving only Dio and himself
in the band from the original line-up.
Discography
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Singles
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7" A: Man On The Silver Mountain
B: Snake Charmer
- Oyster OYR 103, UK, 1975
- no picture sleeves
- Polydor, Japan, 1975
- Oyster, Germany, 1975
- Oyster, France, 1975
- Oyster, Belgium, 1975
- Oyster OYR 103, Spain, 1975
- Oyster, Yugoslavia
- Oyster, Portugal, 1976
- EMI, Belgium
7" A: Man On The Silver Mountain (stereo)
B: Man On The Silver Mountain (mono)
- Polydor PD 14290, USA, 1975
- Record company sleeves
- Promo release
7" A/B: Man On The Silver Mountain / Snake Charmer / If You Don't
Like Rock 'N' Roll / Sixteenth Century Greensleevs
- Polydor 2835 035, Germany, 1975
7" A: Still I'm Sad
B: Temple Of The King
- Oyster 3C 006 97224, Italy, 1975
7" A/B: The Temple Of The King / Self Portrait / Man On The Silver
Mountain / Snake Charmer
- Express Songs Records EXP 225, Thailand, 1975
7" A/B: Man On The Silver Mountain / Black Sheep Of The Family /
The Temple Of The King / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
- 4 Track Records FT 313 197, Thailand, 1975
Long plays
----------
LP Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
A: Man On The Silver Mountain / Self Portrait / Black Sheep Of
The Family / Catch The Rainbow
B: Snake Charmer / The Temple Of The King / If You Don't Like
Rock 'N' Roll / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad
- Reached #30 in US charts.
- Oyster OYA 2001, UK, August 1975
- Gatefold sleeves, colored Oyster label
- Distributed via EMI
- Polydor/Oyster, Greece, 1975
- Year not certain
- Polydor/Oyster, Argentina, 1978
- Polydor/Oyster, Canada, 1981
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor/Oyster, Germany, 1981
- Polydor/Oyster, UK, 1983
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor/Oyster 2490-141
- Gatefold sleeves with Polydor label
- Polydor, Korea, 1975
- Oyster MP2502, Japan, 1975
- Includes title strip and lyrics
- Gatefold sleeves
- UNI, Taiwan, 1975
Compact discs
-------------
CD Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain / Self Portrait / Black Sheep Of The
Family / Catch The Rainbow / Snake Charmer / The Temple Of The
King / If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll / Sixteenth Century
Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad
- Polydor 825 089-2, Germany, 1975 (CD date unknown)
- Polydor, Japan, 1975 (CD date unknown)
- Includes lyrics
- Polydor 825 089-2, USA, 1975 (CD date unknown)
=======
Rainbow July 1975-August 1975
=======
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Jimmy Bain bass - joined 1975
Gary Driscoll drums
Mickey Lee Soule piano, mellotron,
clavinet, organ
Jimmy Bain
----------
Jimmy Bain was born in Newtonmore in Scotland, UK. He played in various
Scottish bands before moving to Vancouver, UK.
Known history before Rainbow:
- Street Noise, before January 1974
- Resided in Vancouver
- Jimmy Bain played bass in the band until he moved to London to
form Harlot
- Harlot, January 1974-August 1975
- Mick Dyche (guitars) / Mike Japp (guitars) / Ricky Munro (drums) /
Jimmy Bain (bass, vocals)
- Ricky Munro was Ritchie Blackmore's friend from the past, they
played together in a band called Mandrake Root in Hamburg, Autumn
1967
- Harlot's peak was a concert at Marquee Club. Ritchie Blackmore was
in the audience at Marquee and spotted Jimmy Bain there and invited
him to replace Craig Gruber's spot in the band. Bain was invited
at the same time to play in a band called The Babys, but he decided
to join Rainbow in August 1975.
Band history
============
After Gruber was fired, new bassist was invited to the band. The
band didn't stay together for a too long time, as within a month
two members left it.
=======
Rainbow August 1975-September 1975
=======
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Jimmy Bain bass
Gary Driscoll drums - left 1975
Cozy Powell drums - joined 1975
Mickey Lee Soule piano, mellotron, - left 1975
clavinet, organ
Gary Driscoll
-------------
Driscoll played with Gary Moore in the early 1980s, but left before
Gruber joined the band. Driscoll was murdered in his home in New
York around 1990 or so.
Cozy Powell
-----------
Ritchie Blackmore had seen Cozy Powell, born on December 29th, 1947, on
stage in 1972. Right after Gary Driscoll was fired, Cozy Powell was
invited to join the Rainbow.
Cozy Powell had started to play drums at school. However, he got thrown
out of the school for causing trouble. After that, he has played in
various bands:
- Sorcerers, 1965-February 1968
- Ken Aston (vocals) / Cozy Powell (drums) / Dennis Ball (bass) /
Pete Ball (keyboards) / Roy Black (guitars)
- Played mainly in clubs in Germany, usually at K52 and Storeyville
in Frankfurt
- Casey Jones & The Engineers, February 1968-April 1968
- Sorcerers, Youngblood, Ace Kefford Stand, April 1968-Mid 1969
- Ace Kefford (vocals) / Cozy Powell (drums) / Dennis Ball (bass) /
Dave Ball (guitars)
- After a two-month trip to Casey Jones & The Engineers, Powell rejoined
Sorcerers, who changed their name soon to Youngblood and then again to
Ace Kefford Stand
- Powell started to play also as a session drummer for several musicians,
including Mickie Most
- Unnamed band, September 1969
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Dave Clempson / Dave Pegg
- Played only one concert at Leeds University.
- Big Bertha, October 1969-summer 1971
- Mac Poole (drums) / Cozy Powell (drums) / Dennis Ball (bass) / Dave
Ball (guitar) / Pete French (vocals) / Dave McTavish (vocals)
- Released singles:
- The World's An Apple / Gravy Booby Jamm (Atlantic 584 298, October 1969)
- Munich City (UA)
- Powell played only a couple of concerts before leaving the band
- Jeff Beck Group, April 1970-July 1972
- Clive Chaman (bass) / Jeff Beck (guitar) / Max Middleton (keyboards) /
Bobby Tench (vocals) / Cozy Powell (drums)
- Although Powell joined the band already in April 1970, he continued
in Big Bertha and didn't get a permanent place until in April 1971.
- Released albums:
- Rough And Ready (Epic 64619, October 1971, reached #46 in the USA)
- The Jeff Beck Group (Epic 64899, July 1972, reached #19 in the USA)
- Spirit, September 1972-October 1972
- Cozy Powell (drums) / John Locke / Staehely brothers
- Beast, Bedlam, November 1972-April 1974
- Frank Aiello (vocals) / Cozy Powell (drums) / Dennis Ball (bass) /
Dave Ball (guitars)
- The band changed it's name from Beast to Bedlam in May 1973
- Powell was approached by Johnny Winter in July/August 1972, but
he refused to join his band
- Released single (solo):
- Dance With The Devil (reached #3 in November 1973)
- Released album:
- Bedlam (Chrysalis CHR 1048, August 1973)
- Cozy Powell's Hammer, May 1974-April 1975
- Don Airey (keyboards) / Clive Chaman (bass) / Bernie Marsden (guitars) /
Frank Aiello (vocals) / Cozy Powell (drums)
- In late 1974, Cozy Powell decided to quit rock scene for motor racing.
He raced for a couple of months for Hitachi in England and had his
solo project going on at the same time.
- Released singles:
- Man In Black (reached #18 in May 1974)
- Na Na Na (reached #10 in August 1974)
- Strange Brew, July 1975-August 1975
- Greg Ridley (bass) / Dave Clempson (guitars) / Cozy Powell (drums)
- Clempson contacted Powell about forming the Strange Brew. Although
Powell had quit the rock scene, he decided to return to it via Strange
Brew. However, the band quit before it even found a vocalist.
Mickey Lee Soule
----------------
After leaving Rainbow, Soule played a while with Ian Gillan in Ian
Gillan Band. Rest of Soule's history is unknown, except that he
might've died around 1990. This is unknown though.
Band history
============
Ritchie Blackmore fired the rest of the Elf remains except Ronnie James
Dio in September 1975, because they didn't fulfill Blackmore's
requirements. Blackmore saw Cozy Powell on stage at the last Jeff Beck Group
concert in 1972 and remembered him when he wanted to change Rainbow's
drummer. After getting Powell into the band, the band kept on searching
for a new keyboardist.
=======
Rainbow September 1975-October 1975
=======
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Jimmy Bain bass
Cozy Powell drums
Tony Carey keyboards - joined 1975
Tony Carey
----------
Tony Carey joined the band in October 1975. There are some rumors that
he might've joined the band already in May 1975, but those rumors haven't
been confirmed. Before joining Rainbow, Carey played in a group called
Blessings - a country band in Los Angeles.
Band history
============
After several changes in the band during a relatively short time,
the band started touring in November 1975. On this tour the band
had only 8 dates in North America and then went to record a new album.
=======
Rainbow October 1975-January 1977
=======
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Jimmy Bain bass - left 1977
Cozy Powell drums
Tony Carey keyboards - left 1977, join 1977
Jimmy Bain
----------
Jimmy Bain was fired because he "did not complement the style
and direction of the founder members." It has been also stated
that Bain had problems with alcohol, as well as that he was playing
out of tune. According to Ronnie James Dio, Bain definitely wasn't
playing out of tune, though.
Tony Carey
----------
Carey was fired in January 1977, but was almost immediately invited
back to the band.
Band history
============
The band stayed the same for quite a long time, especially when it
is compared to Rainbow's first couple months. They toured in USA,
Europe, Japan and Australia. Their stage show featured a huge computer
operated rainbow, which supposedly caused lots of problems as it couldn't
fit in many concert halls and it broke up every now and then.
Besides Rainbow, Cozy Powell played drums on Jon Lord's album "Sarabande"
in 1976.
In early 1995 in US TV there were commercials about a movie called SFW.
The commercial featured a couple of seconds of Rainbow's A Light In The
Black song, but supposedly the movie itself didn't have music from Rainbow.
Discography
===========
Singles
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7" A: Starstruck
B: Run With The Wolf
- Polydor 2066 709, Germany, 1976
- Oyster, USA, 1976
- No picture sleeves
- Oyster, Yugoslavia, 1976
7" A: Starstruck (mono)
B: Starstruck (stereo)
- Oyster/Polydor, USA, 1976
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Tarot Woman
- Japan, 1976
- One-sided flexi disc, comes free with a magazine
7" A/B: Kill The King / Man On The Silver Mountain / Mistreated
- Live recordings from Japan and Germany, 1976
- Oyster 2066 845, Germany, 1976
- Front cover has picture from On Stage cover
- Polydor 2066 845, UK, 1977
Long plays
----------
LP Rising
A: Tarot Woman / Run With The Wolf / Starstruck / Do You Close
Your Eyes
B: Stargazer / A Light In The Black
- Reached #48 in US charts, #11 in UK charts
- Polydor/Oyster 2490 137, UK, May 17th, 1976
- Gatefold sleeves with lyrics to Stargazer
- Oyster OY-1-1601 (2391 224), USA, 1976
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor/Oyster, Canada, 1976
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor/Oyster, Germany, 1976
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor/Oyster MPX4024, Japan, 1976
- Gatefold sleeves
- Includes a title strip and lyric sheet
- Polydor/Oyster, Greece, 1976
- Polydor/Oyster, Mexico, 1976
- Polydor/Oyster, Argentina, 1976
- Titled in Spanish as Sale El Arco Iris on the sleeves
- Polydor/Oyster, Brazil, 1976
- Polydor/Oyster, UK, 1984
- Polydor, Brazil, 1985
- Rerelease
2LP Rising / Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
A/B/C/D: Man On The Silver Mountain / Self Portrait / Black Sheep
Of The Family / Catch The Rainbow / Snake Charmer / The
Temple Of The King / If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll /
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad / Tarot Woman
/ Run With The Wolf / Starstruck / Do You Close Your Eyes /
Stargazer / A Light In The Black
- Polydor, Germany, 1977
- Polydor 268 3078, UK
- Gatefold sleeves
2LP On Stage
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Medley: Man On The
Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck/Blues/Man On The Silver Mountain
B: Catch The Rainbow
C: Mistreated
D: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad
- live recordings from Japan, December 1976 and Germany, 1976
- Reached #65 in the US charts, #7 in the UK charts
- Oyster/Polydor 2672 038, June 11th, 1977
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor 2657 016, 1977
- Oyster/Polydor SPDLP6, UK, 1977
- Gatefold sleeves
- Inner sleeves
- Polydor, Japan, 1977
- Includes a title strip, lyric sheet and a booklet
- Polydor, Japan, 1977
- Includes a title strip and a lyric sheet
- Polydor, Argentina, 1977
- Titled in Spanish as En Vivo on the sleeves
- Different pictures on the sleeve than in the other
countries' releases
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, Germany, 1977
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, USA, 1977
- Polydor, Korea, 1977
- Oyster, USA, 1978
- White labels
- Promo release
LP Guitar Technique Of... Part 2
- guitar teaching LP
- Toho, Japan, 1977
C tapes
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C Rising
A/B: Tarot Woman / Run With The Wolf / Starstruck / Do You Close Your
Eyes / Stargazer / A Light In The Black
- Polydor, Japan, 1976
Compact discs
-------------
CD Rising
Tarot Woman / Run With The Wolf / Starstruck / Do You Close
Your Eyes / Stargazer / A Light In The Black
- Polydor 823 655-2, Germany, 1976 (CD date unknown)
- Lyrics to Stargazer
- Polydor 823 655-2, USA, 1976 (CD date unknown)
CD On Stage
Kill The King / Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain/Blues/
Starstruck / Catch The Rainbow / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century
Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad
- live recordings from Japan, December 1976 and Germany, 1976
- Polydor 823 656-2, Germany, 1977 (CD date unknown)
- Polydor 823 656-2, USA, 1977 (CD date unknown)
2CD Live In Germany
CD1: Kill The King (*) / Mistreated (*) / Sixteenth Century
Greensleeves (**) / Catch The Rainbow (***)
CD2: Man On The Silver Mountain (****) / Stargazer (**) / Still I'm
Sad (**) / Do You Close Your Eyes (*)
- (*) recorded live at Circus Krone, Munich, Germany on September
29th, 1976
- (**) recorded live at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany on September
25th, 1976
- (***) recorded live at Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany on
September 27th, 1976
- (****) recorded live at Multihalle, Mannheim, Germany on September
28th, 1976
- Connoisseur Collection DP VSOP CD 155, UK/France, 1990
- Includes a booklet with list of 1976 Germany tour dates
=======
Rainbow January 1977-July 1977
=======
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Matt Clarke bass - join 1977, left 1977
Cozy Powell drums
Tony Carey keyboards - join 1977, left 1977
Matt Clarke
-----------
Matt Clarke joined the band after Jimmy Bain was fired in January 1977.
He had previously played with Colosseum, Uriah Heep and Natural Gas.
He didn't stay for too long time in the band, since he was fired in
July 1977 with Tony Carey because of the lack of inspiration. After
this, Clarke joined Henry Gross band.
Tony Carey
----------
Tony Carey was given an another chance with Rainbow in January 1977,
when he was fired from the band but then taken back. However, just like
Matt Clarke, he was fired in July 1977 because of the lacking inspiration.
However, although he doesn't appear in the credit list for the Long Live
Rock And Roll album, released in 1978, he played keyboards on some parts
of it.
History after leaving Rainbow
- Moved to Germany and played there under his own name and in a band
called Planet P. The musical style is apparently poppish rock. He
had a TOP-10 hit in Germany with a song called "Room With A View"
around 1990-1991. He had also a hit song called "Kacke" in Germany.
Band history
============
The band went into the Le Chateau Studio in Paris in May 1977, but
couldn't finish the forthcoming album. Firings of those two members,
Carey and Clarke, caused the recordings to be postponed in to the future.
=======
Rainbow August 1977-November 1978
=======
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals - left 1978
Ritchie Blackmore guitars - continued in Rainbow
Bob Daisley bass - joined 1977, left 1978
Roger Glover bass - joined 1978
Cozy Powell drums - continued in Rainbow
David Stone keyboards - joined 1977, left 1978
Bob Daisley
-----------
History before joining Rainbow
- Chicken Shack
- Broken Glass
- Widowmaker, July 1975-July 1977
- Bob Daisley (bass) / Paul Nicholls (drums) / Ariel Bender (guitars)
/ Huw Lloyd Langton (guitars) / Steve Ellis (vocals until November
1976) /John Butler (vocals from November 1976 on)
- Released albums:
- Widowmaker (Jet 2310 432, April 1976)
- Too Late To Cry (Jet UAG 30038, April 1977)
History after leaving Rainbow
- Ozzy Osbourne, 1980-1981, 1983-1985, 1988-1991
- Uriah Heep, 1982
- Gary Moore, 1985-1986
- Black Sabbath, 1987
- Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, 1988
Cozy Powell
-----------
After Dio left Rainbow, Cozy Powell continued in it with Ritchie Blackmore.
He left Rainbow after they played at the first Monsters Of Rock concert in
Castle Donington, UK in August 1980. He participated some different
projects already when he still was in Rainbow
History during and after leaving Rainbow
- Cozy Powell solo, 1979
- Cozy Powell (drums) / etc
- Recorded album
- Over The Top (1979)
- Gary Moore, 1979
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Gary Moore (guitars) / Don Airey / Philip Lynott /
Scott Gorham
- Cozy Powell played drums on a couple of tracks on the Gary Moore album
- Recorded album
- Back On The Streets (1979)
- Michael Schenker Group, 1980-?
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Michael Schenker / etc
- Recorded albums
- MSG (1981)
- One Night At Budokan (2LP)
- Cozy Powell solo, 1981-1982
- Cozy Powell (drums) / etc
- Recorded albums
- Tilt (1981)
- Octopuss (1982)
- Whitesnake, 1983-1984
- Cozy Powell (drums) / David Coverdale (vocals) / etc
- Recorded album
- Slide It In
- Emerson, Lake & Powell (ELP), 1984-1986
- Cozy Powell (drums, percussion) / Keith Emerson (keyboards) / Greg Lake
(guitars, bass, vocals)
- Powell joined ELP because ELP's normal drummer Carl Palmer met an accident
with his motorbike, broke his arm and therefore couldn't play on the album
- The band recorded one album and had a short US tour
- Released album
- Emerson, Lake & Powell (ELP) (1986)
- Cinderella, 1988
- Cozy Powell (drums)
- Powell made a guest appearance on one of Cinderella's albums
- Black Sabbath, October 1988-October or November 1990
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Neil Murray (bass) / Geoff
Nicholls (keyboards)
- Cozy Powell was originally meant to be only a recording member of
Black Sabbath, but in February 1989 Black Sabbath announced that he's
a full member of the band
- Gary Moore, Late 1988-April 1989
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Gary Moore (guitars)
- Gary Moore asked Powell to help him on his album and the tour after that.
Powell agreed to do it, but he left Moore quite soon - most likely
because of musical and personal difficulties. He played on some tracks
on the Gary Moore album though
- Recorded album
- After The War (1989)
- Forcefield, 1986-1990?
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Neil Murray (bass) / Laurence Cottle (bass) /
Tony Martin (vocals) / Ray Fenwick (guitars, keyboards) / Jan Akkerman
(guitars) / Chris Cozens (keyboards) / Nick Maghus (keyboards) / Mo Foster
(bass) / Pete Prescott (vocals) / Barry St. John (vocals)
- Neil Murray made a guest appearance on the Forcefield's first album
- Laurence Cottle joined the band for their second album
- Recorded albums
- Forcefield (Vemsa VLP-267, 1987)
- Forcefield II - The Talisman (Vemsa VLP-330, 1988)
- To Oz And Back (1990)
- Let The Wild Run Free (1990)
- Sanne Salomonsen
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Sanne Salomonsen
- Cozy appeared on Danish female singer Sanne Salomonsen's album, with
probably Mickey Moore
- Guitar Speak II
- Cozy Powell (drums) / etc
- Released album
- Guitar Speak II
David Stone
-----------
Stone left school in 1969 and got involved with studio and bar work
as a keyboardist. His first bigger band was Canadian band called
"Symphonic Slam", which existed from 1975 to 1976. Other band members
were John Lowry (drums) and Timo Laine (guitars, vocals). Timo Laine
must've been originally from Finland because of his name. The band
released one self-titled album in April 1976 (Symphonic Slam, A&M
SP9023) before facing monetary problems. Soon after release of the
album the band decided to quit before losing more money.
Stone got involved with Rainbow when Ritchie Blackmore heard him on
the radio. Stone was flown to Los Angeles to do an audition for Rainbow
- at the same time there were Matthew Fisher (ex Sutch and Procol Harum
keyboardist), Eddie Jobson (ex Roxy and Frank Zappa keyboardist) and
Mark Stein (ex Vanilla Fudge and Tommy Bolin keyboardist). He wrote the
middle part of the Gates Of Babylon song on the Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
album, but sold his share of the song to Ritchie Blackmore.
It is unknown what Stone did after leaving Rainbow.
Roger Glover
------------
Roger Glover's best-known band was Deep Purple, where he played until
June 1973 - at that time he was thrown out of the band because Ritchie
Blackmore didn't want him in the band. After being kicked out of Deep
Purple, Glover produced albums for several artists, including Status Quo,
Judas Priest, Roy Gallagher and Ian Gillan. He released also a solo album
called Elements in April 1978 on Polydor (2391 306).
Ritchie Blackmore
-----------------
Ritchie Blackmore continued for several years in Rainbow after Ronnie
James Dio left the band. These days Blackmore lives in Long Island, NY, USA.
History after Ronnie James Dio left Rainbow
- Rainbow, November 1978-March 1984
- Jack Green, April 1980-May 1980
- Deep Purple, April 1984-November 17th, 1993
- Rock Aid Armenia, 1990
- Rainbow, November 1993-
- Ritchie Blackmore (guitars) / Douglas White (vocals) / John O'Reilly
(drums) / Greg Smith (bass)
- The project was originally called as Ritchie Blackmore's solo project,
but then it was named Rainbow Flow and Rainbow Moon and after those names,
Blackmore chose Rainbow as the name for the band
- Album expected to be released in the Fall of 1995
Band history
============
After finding a new keyboardist, Rainbow finished their forthcoming album
and did a tour in Japan before releasing it. After touring, Ritchie
Blackmore moved the band from California back to East Coast, more exactly
to New York. The band started to write the forthcoming album, already
titled as Down To Earth. At this time, Bob Daisley had left the band and
got replaced by Roger Glover - the exact dates are unknown.
Ronnie James Dio was asked to leave wizards and witches and medieval
times in general out of the album and write more love songs. In the evening
of the day Glover joined the band, in November 1978, Ritchie Blackmore
decided to fire everyone except Cozy Powell from the band. The reasons
behind this are not known for sure, as quite many different stories exist.
The most common story tells that Ritchie wanted to change Rainbow's
musical direction to more commercial than what it used to be and as
the other band members, especially Dio, did not want to do that, he
splitted up the band. The reason why Blackmore wanted to commercialize
Rainbow was the USA; Rainbow did well, but not extremely well in States
and he wanted to change it.
Other stories tell about monetary problems, some ex Rainbow members claim
that Blackmore didn't give them their money, or gave too small proportion
of the money.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: L.A. Connection
B: Lady Of The Lake
- Polydor 2066 968 / POSP 275, Germany, 1978
- Limited edition on red vinyl
- Polydor, UK, 1978
- Polydor, UK, 1978
- Limited edition on red vinyl
- Polydor POSP 275 (2066 968), France, 1978
7" A: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (mono)
B: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (stereo)
- Polydor PD 14481, USA, 1978
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
B: Sensitive To Light
- Polydor 2066 913, Germany, 1978
- Polydor 2066 913, UK, 1978
- Polydor POSP 276, France, 1978
- Polydor, Italy, 1978
- Polydor, Holland, 1978
- Polydor, UK, 1978
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
Long plays
----------
LP Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
A: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Lady Of The Lake / L.A. Connection /
Gates Of Babylon
B: Kill The King / The Shed (Subtle) / Sensitive To Light / Rainbow
Eyes
- Reached #89 in the US charts, #7 in the UK charts
- Polydor 2490 142, UK, April 13th, 1978
- Gatefold sleeves with lyrics
- Polydor POLD 5002, 1978
- Polydor MPF 1156, Japan, 1978
- Gatefold sleeves
- Includes a title strip and lyric sheet
- Polydor MPF 1156, Japan, 1978
- Includes a title strip and lyrics sheet
- Promo release
- Polydor, Germany, 1978
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, Canada, 1978
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, USA, 1978
- Polydor, USA, 1978
- Promo release
- Promo labels
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, Spain, 1978
- Polydor, Greece, 1978
- Polydor, Spain, 1978
- Different sleeves
- Polydor 2929 097, Holland, 1978
- Re-release, date unknown
- Polydor 2929 097, Germany, 1978
- Re-release, date unknown
- Polydor, UK, 1983
- Polydor 2391 335 (2929 097), Germany, 1978
- Catalog number 2929 097 on white sticker glued over the
2391 335 catalog number on the back sleeve
- Polydor, USSR, 1978
- Bit more yellowish sleeves than on the Western releases
C tapes
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C Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
A/B: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Lady Of The Lake / L.A. Connection /
Gates Of Babylon / Kill The King / The Shed (Subtle)/ Sensitive To
Light / Rainbow Eyes
- Polydor 3199 293
Compact discs
-------------
CD Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Lady Of The Lake / L.A. Connection /
Gates Of Babylon / Kill The King / The Shed (Subtle) / Sensitive
To Light / Rainbow Eyes
- Polydor 825 090-2, Germany, 1978
- CD date unknown
- Polydor 825 090-2, USA, 1978
- CD date unknown
- Polydor, Japan, 1978
- CD date unknown
=============
Black Sabbath May 1979-August 1980
=============
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals - joined 1979
Tony Iommi guitars
Geezer Butler bass - left 1979, joined 1979
Bill Ward drums - left 1980
Geoff Nicholls keyboards - joined 1979
Bill Ward
---------
Bill Ward was born as William Ward on May 5th, 1948 in UK. Before forming
Black Sabbath with the other original Black Sabbath members, he played
together with Tony Iommi in at least two bands.
Bill Ward left Black Sabbath suddenly in August 1980, only a day before they
were supposed to play in Hawaii to a sold-out audience. The reason Ward gave
was the family problems, as well as health problems. Ward had serious drug
and alcohol problems. After parting his ways with Black Sabbath, he rejoined
them in 1983 for a while and then continued on solo career.
History besides Black Sabbath
- Mythology, before Autumn, 1967
- Bill Ward (drums) / Tony Iommi (guitars)
- Cumbria, before Autumn, 1967
- Bill Ward (drums) / Tony Iommi (guitars)
- Black Sabbath, 1983-1984?
- Bill Ward (drums) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Ian
Gillan (vocals)
- Recorded album
- Born Again (1983)
- Solo career
- Bill Ward (drums) / Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) / Zakk Wylde (guitars)
- Ward recorded a solo album, which featured a number of different
musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde guesting on two
tracks.
- Recorded album
- Ward One: Along The Way
- Biohazard
- Bill Ward appears on a cover video of Black Sabbath's After Forever
Tony Iommi
----------
Frank Anthony Iommi was born on February 19th, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, UK.
He played in at least two bands with Bill Ward before teaming up with the other
Black Sabbath members. In 1969 he joined Jethro Tull for a very short while,
but was supposedly thrown out from it because of his drug abuse. He appeared
on one BBC TV broadcast with Jethro Tull though.
- Mythology
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / Bill Ward (drums)
- Cumbria
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / Bill Ward (drums)
Geezer Butler
-------------
Terence "Geezer" Butler was born on July 17th, 1949 in UK. Before forming
Black Sabbath with the other three original members, he played for some time
together with singer Ozzy Osbourne in a band called Rare Reed.
In 1979 Butler left the Black Sabbath for a short while, because the band
seemed to be falling apart. He rejoined them shortly afterwards, when Ronnie
James Dio had already joined the band, too.
Geoff Nicholls
--------------
Geoff Nicholls was born on February 29th, but the year is not known. He
joined the band originally to replace Geezer Butler, but when Butler
rejoined the band, Nicholls became the keyboardist for them. He had
previously played with a band called Quartz.
Band history
============
Between Rainbow and Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio considered to put
his own band together, but before he could get a record deal or even
a band together, he got a call from Tony Iommi asking Dio to put a band
together with him, as he was very unhappy with Black Sabbath's then-singer
Ozzy Osbourne. Dio supposedly talked a few times with Iommi about the
band and after they finally decided to put a band together, he didn't
heard anything from Iommi any more. At that point Dio decided to move from
New York to Los Angeles, as he disliked New York very much.
In Los Angeles Dio was contacted by Tony Iommi again when Iommi invited Dio
to replace Ozzy Osbourne. Dio got invited to Iommi's home in Beverly Hills,
Los Angeles. During the night he spent there, he wrote Children Of The Sea
with Black Sabbath and got the singer spot in the band right away. The
band went to Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida, as well as to
Studio Ferber in Paris, France with producer Martin Birch, to record Heaven
And Hell.
It is rumored that when the band started writing material for Heaven And
Hell album, the bassist would've been Craig Gruber, previously from Elf
and Rainbow, but this has not been confirmed. Gruber himself claims that
he has played bass on all of the tracks on Heaven And Hell, and written
most of those songs. The band would've been called Sabbath at this point,
but when Geezer Butler rejoined the band, its name changed back to Black
Sabbath. This has only been rumored, no official words about this has
been said.
Recording of Heaven And Hell became rather difficult, as Black Sabbath's
management wanted Black Sabbath to continue their final ten year tour to
go ahead. Tony Iommi refused to do it and management therefore stopped to
help Black Sabbath's recording process.
Heaven And Hell was received really well by both critics and the fans,
as it sold really well. Black Sabbath was even invited to play at the Top
Of The Pops show on British TV'. The band didn't play on it though, but
they used video of two Black Sabbath songs (Neon Knights and Die Young)
filmed at The Roxy, Harlesdon (probably in the UK). Some sources suggest
that these videos would've been filmed in London, but it has not been
confirmed.
Around June, 1980, when the band were looking for Heaven And Hell at some
magazine's charts, they suddenly noticed a Black Sabbath album called
"Live At Last" in the charts too. The band was not told about it previously
- Black Sabbath had given the rights for the material several years before.
More information about Black Sabbath can be received from Alexander Rack,
see contact information in the Credits section.
History of Black Sabbath before Ronnie James Dio
- Polka Tulk/Earth, Autumn 1967-January 1969
- Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) /
Bill Ward (drums)
- Black Sabbath, January 1969-May 1979
- Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) /
Bill Ward (drums) / Rick Wakeman (keyboards) / Don Airey (keyboards) /
Jeff Woodruffe (keyboards) / Dave Walker (vocals)
- Ozzy Osbourne left the band for a couple of months in October, 1977 and
was replaced by Dave Walker. Walker appeared live with the band only once
in January 1978 on BBC Midlands TV broadcast in UK and was fired from the
band immediately afterwards. Ozzy Osbourne returned back to the band in
the same month.
- Recorded albums
- Black Sabbath (February 13th, 1970, various re-releases, including
December 1973 and January 1976. Reached #8 on UK charts and #23 on US
charts)
- Paranoid (September 18th, 1970, various re-releases, including December
1973 and January 1976. Reached #1 on UK charts, #2 in German charts
and #12 on US charts)
- Master Of Reality (July 1971, various re-releases, including December
1973 and January 1976. Reached #5 on UK and German charts and #8 on
US charts)
- Volume 4 (September 1972, various re-releases, including December 1973
and January 1976. Reached #8 on UK charts and #13 on US charts)
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (December 1973, various re-releases, including
June 1980. Reached #4 on UK charts, #49 on German charts and #11 on US
charts)
- Sabotage (July 1975, various re-releases, including June 1980. Reached
#7 on UK charts and #28 on US charts)
- Technical Ecstasy (October 1976, re-released in June 1980. Reached #13
on UK charts)
- Never Say Die (October 1978, reached #13 on UK charts)
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: Children Of The Sea
B: ?
- Australia, 1980
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Lady Evil (edit)
B: Children Of The Sea
- Warner Bros, Canada, 1980
- White label promo release
- No picture sleeves
- Warner Bros WBS 49549, Canada, 1980
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
- Warner Bros WBS 49549, USA, 1980
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Lady Evil (mono)
B: Lady Evil (stereo)
- Warner Bros WBS 49549, USA, 1980
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Neon Knights
B: Walk Away
- Vertigo, France, 1980
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
7" A: Neon Knights
B: Children Of The Sea (live)
- Vertigo SAB 3, UK, 1980
- Reached UK top 30
- Vertigo SAB 3, UK, 1980
- No picture sleeves
- Existence not confirmed
- Vertigo 60 00 461, Spain, 1980
- Vertigo 7-PP-5, Japan, 1980
- Different sleeves
- Vertigo 7-PP-5, Japan, 1980
- Promo release
- Different sleeves
7" A: Die Young
B: Heaven And Hell (live)
- Vertigo SAB 4, UK, 1980
- Reached UK top 30
- Vertigo, France, 1980
- No picture sleeves
- Vertigo, Ireland, 1980
- No picture sleeves
12" A: Die Young
B: Heaven And Hell (live)
- Vertigo SAB 412, UK, 1980
- Vertigo SAB 412, France, 1980
- No picture sleeves
Long plays
----------
LP Heaven And Hell
A: Neon Knights / Children Of The Sea / Lady Evil / Heaven And Hell
B: Wishing Well / Die Young / Walk Away / Lonely Is The Word
- Vertigo 9102 752, UK, April 1980
- Reached #9 in UK charts
- Vertigo 6302 017, Norway, 1980
- Warner Bros 3372, US, 1980
- Reached #28 in US charts, stayed in the top 40 for 9 weeks
from June 21st, 1980 on, sold over 1000 000 copes and got
platinum award
- Vertigo, 6302 017, Holland, 1980
- Vertigo, Japan, 1980
- Title strip and a lyric sheet
- Vertigo, Japan, 1980
- White labels
- Promo release
- Title strip and a lyric sheet
- Philips RTB 2220377, Yugoslavia, 1980
- Brown picture sleeves, front sleeve has the picture from
other releases' back sleeve, back sleeve has a black/white
photograph of the band
- Vertigo PRICE 10, 1983
C tapes
-------
C Heaven And Hell
A: Neon Knights / Children Of The Sea / Lady Evil / Heaven And Hell
B: Wishing Well / Die Young / Walk Away / Lonely Is The Word
- Vertigo 7144 017, Holland, 1980
Compact discs
-------------
CD Heaven And Hell
- Vertigo, Japan, 1980
- CD date unknown
- Vertigo 830 171-2, Germany, 1980
- CD date unknown
- Warner Bros 3372-2, USA, 1980
- CD date unknown
- Metal, Japan, 1980
- CD date unknown
=============
Black Sabbath August 1980-October 1982
=============
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals - left 1982
Tony Iommi guitars - continued in Black Sabbath
Geezer Butler bass - continued in Black Sabbath
Vinny Appice drums - joined 1980, left 1982
Geoff Nicholls keyboards - continued in Black Sabbath
Vinny Appice
------------
After Ward had quit, Vinny Appice - the brother of Carmine Appice -
joined the band, playing his first concert on August 31st, 1980 in
Honolulu, Hawaii. He was playing as session drummer when he got a call
from Black Sabbath. Before Black Sabbath Vinny Appice had appeared in
the following bands:
- BOMF
- 9 band members, played funky music, managed by Roy Cicala
- Vinny Appice joined the band when he was 16
- Band rehearsed at Record Plant owned by Roy Cicala, met and worked
briefly with John Lennon
- Appice quit the band and travelled to Louisiana to join Axis
- Axis, Mid 1975-Late 1975
- Vinny Appice (drums) / Jay Davis (bass, vocals) / Danny Johnson (guitars,
vocals)
- Derringer, January 1976-August 1977
- Vinny Appice (drums) / Danny Johnson (guitars) / Rick Derringer (guitars,
vocals) / Kenny Aaronson (bass)
- The band toured extensively, as well as recorded some albums
- Recorded albums:
- Derringer (Blue Sky, 1976)
- Sweet Evil (Blue Sky, 1977)
- Live (Blue Sky 1977 or 1978)
- Axis, August 1977-mid 1978
- Vinny Appice (drums) / Danny Johnson (guitars, vocals) / Jay Davis
(bass, vocals)
- Axis reformed after they got a record deal from RCA and record one
album before splitting
- Out, 1978-1979
- Vinny Appice (drums) / Alphonso Johnson (bass) / Jesse Harms
(keyboards)
- Recorded one album which was never released
Tony Iommi
----------
After Dio and Appice left the band in October 1982, Tony Iommi and Geezer
Butler continued in it.
History besides Black Sabbath after Ronnie James Dio left the band
- Diamond Head
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / etc
- Tony Iommi appeared on one track on Diamond Head's album
- Released album
- Death And Progress
- Guitar Speak
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / etc
- Tony Iommi appeared on a track called 'Miranha' on the Guitar Speak album
- Released album
- Guitar Speak (No Speak Label EIRSA 1025)
- Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, April 20th, 1992
- Tony Iommi played guitar solo on one of the songs at the Queen's Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium in London, UK
Geezer Butler
-------------
After Dio and Appice left the band in October 1982, Tony Iommi and Geezer
Butler continued in it.
History after Ronnie James Dio left the band
- Black Sabbath October 1982-1984
- Geezer Butler (bass) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Bill Ward (drums) / Ian
Gillan (vocals) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- Released album
- Born Again (1983)
- Geezer Butler Solo 1984-?
- Geezer Butler (bass) / Ritchie Callison (vocals) / Pedro Howse (guitars) /
John Mee (drums)
- Ozzy Osbourne ?-Fall 1991
- Geezer Butler (bass) / Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) / etc
- Released albums
- Just Say Ozzy
- No Rest For The Wicked
Band history
============
After Black Sabbath had lost their drummer, Bill Ward, they started to
audition a number of drummers and found all of them unsuitable. Supposedly
someone gave a demo tape with Vinny Appice to Tony Iommi who listened
the tape and called to Ronnie James Dio immediately and recommended
Vinny Appice to him. Appice was auditioned and invited to join the band.
Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult decided to do a tour together in the USA
in the fall of 1980. Both of the bands played as the main band of the
shows, Black Sabbath on every second night and Blue Oyster Cult on every
other night. At least some of the shows included other bands too. The
tour was called as 'Black & Blue' US tour.
On October 9th, 1980 at Mecca Arena in Milwaukee the Black & Blue show
produced a riot. The riot started when Black Sabbath ended their show
in the middle when someone threw a beer bottle in Geezer Butler's face.
Eight policemen, several fans and Geezer Butler were injured and 160
people were arrested in the riot, which required police forces from all
over the city before it was under control. The Mecca Arena was destroyed
rather badly.
When the Heaven And Hell tour was finished, Black Sabbath went to record
a new album to Record Plant studios in Los Angeles, USA, with producer
Martin Birch again.
In 1982 Dio left Black Sabbath with the drummer Vinny Appice. After
the split there was a huge amount of press releases and interviews
from Black Sabbath where both Geezer and Tony Iommi accused Ronnie
and Vinny for sneaking into the studios during nights to mix bass and
especially guitar volume lower and to mix up vocals and drums on the
Live Evil album. Later, rather quietly, Tony Iommi said that he was
wrong with his accusations. Live Evil was produced by Tony Iommi
and Geezer Butler.
Ronnie and Vinny didn't like those accusations and decided to leave
together and form Dio (the band). This happened in October 1982. There
were other reasons behind the split too, like the way how Tony and
Geezer left the concert venues right after the show without meeting
the fans backstage etc. Tony and Geezer mixed the rest of the Live Evil
album themselves.
The reason for Iommi's beliefs was the fact that he and Geezer couldn't
ever appear at the studios at the same time with Ronnie and Vinny. So
either of those parties didn't know too well what the others were doing.
History of Black Sabbath after Ronnie James Dio left the band
- Black Sabbath, January 1983-January 1984
- Ian Gillan (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) /
Bill Ward (drums) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- Recorded album
- Born Again (August 1983, reached #4 on UK charts and #39 on US charts)
- Black Sabbath, January 1984-March 1984
- Ian Gillan (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Bev
Bevan (drums) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- Black Sabbath, March 1984-?
- Dave Donato (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Bev
Bevan (drums) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- Black Sabbath, July 13th, 1985
- Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) /
Bill Ward (drums)
- The band rejoined in the original line-up for Live Aid show and disbanded
again after that
- Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi, September 1985-March 1986
- Glenn Hughes (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
/ Dave Spitz (bass) / Eric Singer (drums)
- Tony Iommi wanted this to become his solo effort, but the record company
wanted it to be called Black Sabbath. Eventually they agreed that the
project will have name Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi.
- Recorded album
- Seventh Star (February 1986, reached #27 on UK charts)
- Black Sabbath, March 1986-October 1986
- Ray Gillen (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) /
Dave Spitz (bass) / Eric Singer (drums)
- Black Sabbath, October 1986-August 1987
- Ray Gillen (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) /
Bob Daisley (bass) / Eric Singer (drums)
- The band tried to release an album, but after the recordings of it they
decided to discard the recorded tapes and fired Ray Gillen. The tapes
started to circulate later among the Black Sabbath fans as The Eternal
Idol demos.
- Black Sabbath, August 1987-January 1988
- Tony Martin (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) /
Bob Daisley (bass) / Eric Singer (drums)
- The band used the tapes recorded with Ray Gillen, and the new singer Tony
Martin sung on them.
- Released album
- The Eternal Idol (November 1987, reached #66 on UK charts)
- Black Sabbath, February 1988-March 1988
- Tony Martin (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) /
Jo Burt (bass) / Terry Chimes (drums)
- Toured in UK for The Eternal Idol
- Black Sabbath, October 1988-May 1989
- Tony Martin (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) /
Laurence Cottle (bass) / Cozy Powell (drums)
- Released album
- Headless Cross (April 24th, 1989. Reached #31 on UK charts and appeared
in top-20 in Germany)
Black Sabbath, June 1989-October 1990
- Tony Martin (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) /
Neil Murray (bass) / Cozy Powell (drums)
- Released album
- TYR (August 20th, 1990. Reached #24 on UK charts and #12 in Germany)
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: Mob Rules
B: Die Young (live)
- Vertigo SAB 5, UK, 1981
- Vertigo SAB 5, Ireland, 1981
- No picture sleeves
12" A: Mob Rules
B: Die Young (live)
- Vertigo SAB 512, UK, 1981
7" A: Mob Rules
B: Voodoo
- Vertigo 60 00 763, Spain, 1981
7" A: Turn Up The Night
B: Lonely Is The Word
- Vertigo SAB 6, UK, 1981
- Vertigo SAB P6, UK, 1981
- Picture disc
- Plastic sleeves
12" A: Turn Up The Night
B: Lonely Is The Word
- Vertigo SABP 612, UK, 1981
- Picture disc
- No sleeves
7" A: Turn Up The Night
B: Country Girl
- Vertigo 6837 722, France, 1981
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
Long plays
----------
LP Mob Rules
A: Turn Up The Night / Voodoo / The Sign Of The Southern Cross /
E5-150 / Mob Rules
B: Country Girl / Slippin' Away / Falling Off The Edge Of The World /
Over and Over
- Vertigo 6302 119, UK, October 1981
- Reached #12 on UK charts
- Vertigo 1144 119, Holland, 1981
- Vertigo, Japan, 1981
- Includes title strip and a lyric sheet
- Vertigo, Canada, 1981
- Vertigo, Brazil, 1981
- Vertigo, Mexico, 1982
- Vertigo 6302 119, France, 1981
- Black labels
- Vertigo logo in the lower left corner of the front
sleeve
- Warner Bros, USA, November 1981
- Reached #29 on US charts, stayed in top-40 for 8 weeks.
Sold over 500 000 copies and
got the gold award
- Vertigo, Japan, 1981
- White labels
- Promo release
- Includes title strip and a lyric sheet
2LP Live Evil
A: E5150 / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea / Voodoo
B: Black Sabbath / War Pigs / Iron Man
C: Mob Rules / Heaven And Hell
D: The Sign Of The Southern Cross / Heaven And Hell (continued) /
Paranoid / Children Of The Grave / Fluff
- live recordings from Seattle, San Antonio and Dallas
- Vertigo 6650 009, Holland, 1982
- Gatefold sleeves
- Vertigo SAB 10, UK, 1983
- Gatefold sleeves
- Reached #13 in the UK charts
- Warner Bros, USA, 1982
- Gatefold sleeves
- Reached #37 in the US charts, stayed in top-40 for 4 weeks
from February 19th, 1983 on
- Vertigo, Japan, 1982
- Gatefold sleeves
- Includes title strip and a lyric sheet
- Vertigo, Japan, 1982
- Gatefold sleeves
- Includes title strip and a lyric sheet
- White labels
- Promo release
- Vertigo, Korea, 1982
- Different back sleeve
- Vertigo, Brazil, 1982
- Gatefold sleeves
- Vertigo, Greece, 1982
- Gatefold sleeves
LP Live Evil vol. 1
Track list unknown, probably A and B sides of normal 2LP Live Evil.
- Vertigo, Venezuela, 1982
LP Live Evil vol. 2
Track list unknown, probably C and D sides of normal 2LP Live Evil.
- Vertigo, Venezuela, 1982
LP Live Evil
Track list unknown
- Vertigo, Guatemala, 1982
- Vertigo, Peru, 1982
C tapes
-------
C Mob Rules
A/B: Turn Up The Night / Voodoo / The Sign Of The Southern Cross /
E5150 / Mob Rules / Country Girl / Slippin' Away / Falling Off
The Edge Of The World / Over And Over
- Vertigo 7144 119, UK, 1981
C Live Evil
A/B: E5150 / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea / Voodoo /
Black Sabbath / War Pigs / Iron Man / Mob Rules / Heaven And Hell
/ The Sign Of The Southern Cross / Heaven And Hell (continued) /
Paranoid / Children Of The Grave / Fluff
- Vertigo 7565 009, 1982
- Vertigo PRIDC 11
Compact discs
-------------
CD Mob Rules
Turn Up The Night / Voodoo / The Sign Of The Southern Cross / E5150 /
Mob Rules / Country Girl / Slippin' Away / Falling Off The Edge Of The
World / Over And Over
- Vertigo 830 777-2, Germany, 1981
- CD date unknown
- Vertigo, Japan, 1981
- CD date unknown
- Warner Bros 3605-2, USA, 1981
- CD date unknown
- Metal, Japan, 1981
- CD date unknown
CD Live Evil
E5150 / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea / Voodoo /
Black Sabbath / Iron Man / Mob Rules / Heaven And Hell / The Sign
Of The Southern Cross / Heaven And Hell (continued) / Paranoid /
Children Of The Grave / Fluff
- Vertigo 826 881-2, Germany, 1983
- CD date unknown
- Vertigo, Japan, 1982
2CD Live Evil
CD1: E5150 / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea / Voodoo /
Black Sabbath / War Pigs / Iron Man
CD2: Mob Rules / Heaven And Hell / The Sign Of The Southern Cross /
Heaven And Hell (continued) / Paranoid / Children Of The Grave /
Fluff
- Warner Bros 9 23742-2, USA, 1982
- CD date unknown
- Vertigo, Japan, 1982
===
Dio October 1982-May 1983
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals, keyboards
Vivian Campbell guitars - joined 1982
Jimmy Bain bass, keyboards - joined 1982
Vinny Appice drums - joined 1982
Vivian Campbell
---------------
Before joining Dio, Campbell had played from 1980 to October 1982 in
a band called Sweet Savage. Sweet Savage was from Belfast, Ireland,
and consisted of Raymond Haller (bass, vocals), Trevor Fleming (guitars),
David Bates (drums) and Vivian Campbell (guitars). They supported
Wild Horses (see Jimmy Bain's history) on some Irish dates on their
tour and so Jimmy Bain met Campbell.
Jimmy Bain
----------
Jimmy Bain was invited to play together with Ronnie James Dio and
Vinny Appice.
Known history after Rainbow and before Dio
- Wild Horses, August 1978-October 1981
- Jimmy Bain (bass) / Brian Robertson (guitars, vocals, left in June
1981) / Neil Carter (guitars, left in August 1980) / Dixie Lee
(drums, left in December 1978) / Clive Edwards (drums, joined in
January 1979, left in June 1981) / John Lockton (guitars, joined
in October 1980) / Reuben Archer (vocals, joined in June 1981) /
Laurence Archer (guitars, joined in June 1981) / Frank Noon (drums,
joined in June 1981)
- Recorded two albums with Wild Horses
- Bain did sessions with at least Roy Harper, John Cale, Kate Bush,
Philip Liner and Phil Lynott, as well as wrote songs with Lynott and
Roger Chapman
- Bain also toured with Phil Lynott and John Cale
Vinny Appice
------------
Appice's history before Dio has been discussed earlier.
Band history
============
Right after Dio and Appice had quit Black Sabbath, they formed their
own band, titled Dio already in the beginning. Despite the name, the band
was not meant to be Ronnie James Dio's solo project, but a whole band.
They travelled together to England to search guitarist and bassist for
the band. After three days of wandering around the clubs, Dio remembered
Jimmy Bain from his Rainbow days, got in touch with him and asked him to
join Dio. Bain agreed to join and the band kept on searching a guitar
player. Dio wanted a British guitarist and Bain recommended two to Dio;
namely John Sykes, ex Tygers Of Pan Tang and Vivian Campbell. Dio listened
some tracks recorded by those guitarists and became interested in Campbell.
They arranged a rehearsal room at a place called John Henry's and recorded
Holy Diver and Don't Talk To Strangers with Campbell. Dio and Appice took
the tape, listened it through, and invited Vivian Campbell the next day
to the band.
The band started to work on their debut album. Before starting to work on
the album, Ronnie James Dio supposedly spent a week in a small town called
Plint in Cornwall, UK, and visited several times an old castle there. The
album was recorded at the Sound City studios in Los Angeles. Before touring
for the album, the band wanted to get a keyboard player and started to search
for one - on the album keyboards were played by both Ronnie James Dio and
Jimmy Bain. Apparently the song Don't Talk To Strangers was originally made
by Sweet Savage with a different name and different lyrics. The album was
named as Holy Diver, and it sold platinum in the USA.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: Holy Diver
B: Evil Eyes
- Vertigo DIO 1, UK, August 1983
- Vertigo DIO 1, UK, August 1983
- Thick sleeves
- Vertigo DIODJ 1, UK, 1983
- Thick sleeves, catalog number on sleeve DIO 1
- Promo release
- Mercury 814 252-7, Holland, 1983
- Mercury 814 252-7, Spain, 1983
12" A: Holy Diver
B: Evil Eyes / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Vertigo Dio 112, UK, August 1983
- Vertigo Dio 112, UK, August 1983
- Misprinting, white label on side A
12" A: Holy Diver
B: Stand Up And Shout
- Vertigo DIODJ 12, UK, 1983
- Plain white sleeves
- Promo release
Long plays
----------
LP Holy Diver
A: Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Gypsy / Caught In The
Middle / Don't Talk To Strangers
B: Straight Through The Heart / Invisible / Rainbow In The
Dark / Shame On The Night
- Vertigo VERS 5, UK, May 1983
- Vertigo VERS 5, UK, 1983
- Promo release, promo stamp on cover
- Mercury 811 021-1, Holland, May 1983
- Mercury 811 021-1, France, May 1983
- Mercury 811 021-1, Finland, 1983
- Warner Bros 92 38361, Canada, May 1983
- Mercury, Holland, 1983
- Includes a Heavy Metal sticker
- Mercury, Holland, 1983
- Misprinting, both sides had the A side label
- Mercury, Japan, 1983
- Includes a title strip and lyric sheet
- Mercury, Japan, 1983
- Promo release
- Mercury, Mexico, 1983
- Mercury, Germany, 1983
- Mercury, Greece, 1983
- Mercury, Argentina, 1983
- Titled as Buzo Sagrado on the sleeve
- Mercury, Argentina, 1983
- Titled as Buzo Sagrado on the sleeve
- Promo release
- Warner Bros 23836-1, USA, 1983
- Warner Bros, USA, 1983
- Promo release
C tapes
-------
C Holy Diver
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Gypsy /
Caught In The Middle / Don't Talk To Strangers
B: Holy Diver / Invisible / Rainbow In The Dark / Shame On
The Night
- Vertigo VERSC 5, UK, May 1983
- Mercury 811 021-4, Germany, May 1983
- Mercury 811 021-4, Holland, May 1983
- Mercury, Greece, 1983
- Mercury, Argentina, 1983
- Titled as Buzo Sagrado on the sleeve
- Warner Bros 23836-4, USA, 1983
Compact discs
-------------
CD Holy Diver
Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Gypsy / Caught In The
Middle / Don't Talk To Strangers / Straight Through The
Heart / Invisible / Rainbow In The Dark / Shame On The Night
- Mercury 811 021-2, Germany, 1983
- CD date unknown
- Warner Bros 23836-2, USA, 1983
- CD date unknown
- Comes in a long cardboard box with a jewel case
- Mercury PPD-3070, Japan, 1983
- CD date unknown
- Includes a title strip and lyrics to the songs
- Warner Bros, Canada, 1983
===
Dio May 1983-March 1986
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Vivian Campbell guitars - left 1986
Jimmy Bain bass
Vinny Appice drums
Claude Schnell keyboards - joined 1983
Vivian Campbell
---------------
Vivian Campbell left the band after the Sacred Heart US tour in
March 1986.
Known history after Dio
- Trinity, May 1986-March 1987
- Vivian Campbell (guitars) / Pat Waller (drums) / Davy Watson (bass)
- Formed by Campbell
- Supposedly did not manage to get a record deal, although some sources
say that they recorded an album in Ireland in May 1986.
- Whitesnake, 1987?
- Vivian Campbell played guitars on Whitesnake tour in 1987, but didn't
participate on any albums
- Riverdogs, October 1989-Autumn 1990
- Vivian Campbell (guitars) / Rob Lamothe (vocals) / Nick Brophy
(bass) / Marc Danzeisen (drums)
- It has been stated that Vivian Campbell might've left the band before
their first and only album was released
- Released album:
- Riverdogs (CSCS-5228, 1990, Japan)
- Shadow King, December 1990-April 1992
- Vivian Campbell (guitars) / Lou Gramm (vocals) / Bruce Tagon (bass)
/ Kevin Valentine (drums)
- Played only once concert, at London Astoria Theatre, UK.
- In March 1992 Campbell worked on a solo album with Shadow King, set
to be released on Epic later in 1992, but the plans were discarded when
Campbell joined Def Leppard.
- Released album:
- Shadow King (Eastwest, September 30th, 1991, UK; AMCY-310, 1991, Japan)
- Def Leppard, April 1992-
- Vivian Campbell (guitars) / Joe Elliott (vocals) / Phil Collen
(guitars) / Rick Savage (bass) / Rick Allen (drums)
- Vivian Campbell joined the band after they had recorded the
Adrenalize album, he stepped in to the place left empty by Steve
Clark's death
Claude Schnell
--------------
Claude Schnell was born in Paris, France, but moved to Brooklyn, New
York when he was 6 years old. He studied music at Julliard and moved
then to Los Angeles to start his musical career by forming his first
band called Magic.
History:
- Magic, 1980-1981
- Claude Schnell (keyboards) / Joey Cristo (bass) / Joey Belfiore
(drums) / Mark Mogavero (guitars) / Bill Pratt (vocals)
- Band consisted of unemployed musicians from New York
- Band never became certain about their name
- Rough Cutt, November 1981-January 1983
- Claude Schnell (keyboards) / Joey Cristo (bass) / Jake Lee (guitar)
/ Paul Shortino (vocals) / David Alford (drums)
- Magic evolved to Rough Cutt and changed some members at the
same time
- Musical style Journey / Toto -like
- Hughes Thrall, early 1983
- Claude Schnell (keyboards) / Glenn Hughes (bass, vocals) / Pat
Thrall (guitars) / various studio musicians
- Claude Schnell joined the band after they had released an album
- Glenn Hughes Band, Spring 1983
- Glenn Hughes (bass, vocals) / Claude Schnell (keyboards) / Mark
Craney (drums) / Mike Miller (guitars) / various studio musicians
- Hughes Thrall evolved to Glenn Hughes Band and recorded one album
or at least a part of it with Claude Schnell before he left the
band for Dio
Band history
============
Dio originally hired their keyboardist only for the Holy Diver tour, but
in the end he stayed as a permanent member in the band. He played off-stage
on both Holy Diver and The Last In Line tours, but was let to appear on
stage on Sacred Heart tour.
After the Holy Diver tour was completed, Dio returned back to studios to
record a new album. It was titled as The Last In Line and after its release
in July 1984, it has sold platinum in the USA.
Dio's tours always featured big stage shows. On Holy Diver tour they
had mountains from Holy Diver album cover on stage, as well as a tunnel
in the middle. On The Last In Line tour they had Egyptian theme on the
stage, as well as had pyrotechnics. Sacred Heart tour featured a huge
castle and a 18-foot tall fire-breathing dragon called Denzil - he was
first called Dean - as well as two 8-foot tall armored knights battling
with laser swords. This stage set was one of the biggest tour stage sets
ever, apparently only Pink Floyd had had a bigger stage set on their tour.
The stage show costed supposedly US$250 000 to build and transfer around.
In March 1986, two months after completing the North American leg of
the Sacred Heart tour and one month before the European leg started,
Vivian Campbell left the band. He was fired because of the musical
disagreements. In various interviews, various Dio members have also
said Campbell assumed that Dio's popularity was only because of him,
but this has not been confirmed.
Dio was invited to play again at the Top Of The Pops show in British
TV - the previous time was with Black Sabbath in 1980 - because Rock
'N' Roll Children song did so well. However, Dio refused to play there
because they didn't consider themselves as a Top Of The Pops type band.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: Rainbow In The Dark
B: Stand Up And Shout (live)
- Live recording from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983.
- Vertigo DIO 2, UK, October 1983
- Vertigo DIOP 2, UK, October 1983
- Includes a patch saying "Dio Castle Donnington '83"
and a sticker
12" A: Rainbow In The Dark
B: Stand Up And Shout (live) / Straight Through The Heart (live)
- Live recordings from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo DIO 212, UK, October 1983
12" A: Rainbow In The Dark / Holy Diver / Evil Eyes
B: Stand Up And Shout (live) / Straight Through The Heart (live)
- Live recordings from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Mercury 15PP-41, Japan, 1984
- Includes a title strip and lyrics
- Mercury, Japan, 1984
- Promo release
7" A: Rainbow In The Dark (mono)
B: Rainbow In The Dark (stereo)
- Warner Bros 7-29527, USA, 1983
- Record company sleeves
7" A: Rainbow In The Dark
B: Gypsy
- Warner Bros, USA, 1983
- Record company sleeves
7" A: The Last In Line
B: Stand Up And Shout (live)
- Live recordings from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo 880 084-7, Holland, 1984
- Vertigo 880 084-7, Spain, 1984
- Front sleeve includes Spanish text 'El Ultimo En
La Fila'
- Black & white back sleeve
12" A: The Last In Line
B: Stand Up And Shout (live) / Straight Through The Heart (live)
- Live recordings from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo 880 084-1, Holland, June 11th, 1984
- Front sleeve from Rainbow In The Dark single
- Front sleeve contains Pinkpop '84 logo
- Was sold only at Pinkpop '84 festival on June 11th,
1984
- Vertigo 880 084-1, Holland, 1984
- Vertigo, Holland, 1984
- Promo release
12" A: The Last In Line (LP Version)
B: The Last In Line (Edit)
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2166, USA, 1984
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
7" A: We Rock
B: Holy Diver (live)
- Live recording from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo DIO 3, UK, August 1984
- Vertigo DIO 3, UK, August 1984
- Includes a poster and a sticker on the front sleeve
12" A: We Rock
B: Holy Diver (live) / Rainbow In The Dark (live)
- Live recordings from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo DIO 312, UK, August 1984
- Vertigo DIO 312, UK, August 1984
- Includes a sticker on the front sleeve
- Vertigo DIO 312, UK, August 1984
- Plain black sleeves
12" A: We Rock
B: One Night In The City
- Vertigo DIODJ 312, UK, 1984
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves with a sticker on the front sleeve
- white labels with big numbers on them
12" A: We Rock
B: Breathless
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2220, USA, 1984
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
7" A: Mystery
B: Eat Your Heart Out (live)
- Live recording from Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, USA July 24th, 1984
- Vertigo DIO 4, UK, September 1984
- Vertigo DIO 4, UK, September 1984
- Includes a UK Tour 1984 pass and a sticker on the
front sleeve
- Vertigo DIOP 4, UK, September 1984
- Picture single
- No sleeves
- Includes a sticker on the plastic sleeve
- Vertigo 880 261-7, Holland, 1984
- Has a list of tour dates on the back sleeve
- Different back sleeve from UK release
- Vertigo 880 261-7, Spain, 1984
- Similar front and back sleeves, except that back sleeve
contains catalog number and Vertigo logo
- Contains a Spanish text saying 'Misterio'
12" A: Mystery
B: Eat Your Heart Out (live) / Don't Talk To Strangers (live)
- Live recordings from Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, USA July 24th, 1984
- Vertigo DIO 412, UK, September 1984
- Contains a sticker on the front sleeve
- Includes a UK Tour poster
- Vertigo 880 261-1Q, Germany, 1984
- Has a list of tour dates on the back sleeve
- Different back sleeve from UK release
- Sleeves made of thick paper
- Vertigo 880 261-1, Holland, 1984
- Has a list of tour dates on the back sleeve
- Different back sleeve from UK release
- Vertigo, UK, 1984
12" A: Mystery / We Rock
B: Eat Your Heart Out (live) / Don't Talk To Strangers (live)
- Live recordings from Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, USA July 24th, 1984
- Vertigo 15PP-45, Japan, 1984
- Different sleeves
- Includes a title strip and lyrics printed on the
back sleeve
- Includes a calendar for three months in 1984
- Vertigo, Japan, 1984
- White label promo
12" A: Mystery
B: The Last In Line
- Vertigo DIODJ 412, UK, 1984
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves
7" A: Mystery
B: I Speed At Night
- Warner Bros, Canada, 1984
- Record company sleeves
7" A: Mystery
B: Mystery
- Warner Bros 7-29183, USA, 1984
- Promo release
- Record company sleeves
12" A: Mystery
B: Mystery
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2198, USA, 1984
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
7" A: Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: The Last In Line (live)
- Live recording from Spectrum, Philadelphia, September 13th, 1985
- Vertigo DIO 5, UK, July 1985
- Labels have Mercury logo instead of Vertigo logo
- Back sleeve might have a Phonogram Ltd sticker, or
this may be a sign of a promo release
- Vertigo 884 063-7, Holland, 1985
- Vertigo 884 063-7, Spain, 1985
- Front and back sleeves similar except the back
sleeve has catalog number
- Different sleeves from other releases
- Vertigo, Australia, 1984
- Record company sleeves
- Vertigo, Ireland, 1984
- Record company sleeves
7" A: Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: Sacred Heart
- Vertigo DIOD 5, UK, July 1985
- Gatefold sleeves with a sticker on the front sleeve
- Includes lyrics for both songs
- Limited edition
12" A: Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: We Rock (live) / The Last In Line (live)
- Live recordings from Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA, September
13th, 1985
- Vertigo DIO 512, UK, July 1985
- Sleeves have blue as the main color
- Vertigo DIOW 512, UK, July 1985
- White vinyl
- No picture sleeves, with a sticker on the front
plastic sleeve
- Limited edition
- Vertigo DIOW 512, UK, July 1985
- Blue vinyl
- No picture sleeves
- Limited edition
- Vertigo 884 063-1, Holland, 1985
- Sleeves have red as the main color
- Vertigo 15PP-53, Japan, (November 22nd?) 1985
- Includes a title strip and lyrics printed on the
back sleeve
- Sleeves have red as the main color
- Vertigo, Germany, 1985
12" A: Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: Sacred Heart
- Vertigo DIODJ 512, UK, 1985
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves
7" A: Rock 'N' Roll Children (Hijos Del Rock 'N' Roll)
B: We Rock (live) (Hacemos Rock)
- It is unknown where We Rock was recorded
- Vertigo 00 00152, Argentina, 1985
- No sleeves
- Might be promo release
- Song names written in Spanish
12" A: Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: Rock 'N' Roll Children
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2344, USA, 1985
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
7" A: Hungry For Heaven
B: King Of Rock 'N' Roll
- Vertigo DIO 6 / DIOFP 6, UK, October 1985
- Includes a poster
- Vertigo DIOP 6, UK, October 1985
- Dragon-shaped picture disc
- Limited edition
- No picture sleeves, with a sticker on the front
plastic sleeve
- Vertigo, UK, 1985
- Promo release
- Includes a promo paper
12" A: Hungry For Heaven
B: King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart (live)
- Live recording from Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA September
13th, 1985
- Vertigo DIO 612, UK, October 1985
12" A: Hungry For Heaven / King Of Rock And Roll
B: A Message From Ronnie James Dio
- Vertigo DIOW 612, UK, October 1985
- White vinyl
- Limited Edition
- No picture sleeves with a sticker on the front
plastic sleeve
7" A: Hungry For Heaven
B: Rainbow In The Dark (live)
- Live recording from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo 880 675-7, Holland, 1985
- Different sleeves from the UK release
12" A: Hungry For Heaven
B: Holy Diver (live) / Rainbow In The Dark (live)
- Live recordings from Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK
August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo 880 675-1, Holland, 1985
- Vertigo 880 675-1Q, Germany, 1985
- Sleeves made of thick paper
- Vertigo 880 675-1, Brazil, 1985
- Might be a promo release
- Sleeves made of thick paper
7" A: King Of Rock And Roll
B: Sacred Heart
- Vertigo 884 690-7, Spain, 1986
- Black and white sleeves
- Back sleeve is a mirrored copy of front sleeve
12" A: King Of Rock And Roll
B: King Of Rock And Roll
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2390, USA, 1985
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves
12" A: Like The Beat Of A Heart (live 1)
B: We Rock (live 2) / Holy Diver (live 3)
- Live 1 recording from Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA September
13th, 1985; Live 2 recording from Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA
August 24th, 1984; Live 3 recording from Monsters Of Rock,
Castle Donington, UK August 20th, 1983
- Vertigo 884 667-1, Holland, 1985
- Vertigo 884 667-1, Greece, 1985
- Vertigo, France, 1985
Long plays
----------
LP The Last In Line
A: We Rock / The Last In Line / Breathless / I Speed At Night /
One Night In The City
B: Evil Eyes / Mystery / Eat Your Heart Out / Egypt (The Chains
Are On)
- Vertigo VERL 16, UK, 1984
- Promo release, promo stamp on back cover
- Vertigo VERL 16, UK, July 1984
- Vertigo 822 366-1, Holland, July 1984
- Vertigo 822 366-1, Finland, 1984
- Warner Bros 92 51001, Canada, 1984
- Promo release, promo stamp on back cover
- Warner Bros 92 51001, Canada, 1984
- Vertigo 822 366-1 (27201), Argentina, 1984
- Titled as Los Ultimos on the sleeves
- No inner sleeves
- Balkanton BTA 12408, Bulgaria
- No inner sleeves
- Vertigo 822 366-1, France, 1984
- Vertigo, Germany, 1984
- Vertigo, Korea, 1984
- Warner Bros 25100-1, USA, 1984
- Warner Bros, USA, 1984
- Promo release
- Vertigo, Japan, 1984
- Vertigo, Greece, 1984
- Vertigo, Uruguay, 1984
- Vertigo, Brazil, 1984
- Vertigo, Venezuela, 1984
- Titled as De Lo Ultimo on the sleeves
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1984
- Promo release
- Titled as Los Ultimos on the sleeves
LP Sacred Heart
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Sacred Heart / Another Lie / Rock 'N'
Roll Children
B: Hungry For Heaven / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Just Another
Day / Fallen Angels / Shoot Shoot
- King Of Rock And Roll is not live recording although it sounds
like one.
- Vertigo VERH 30, UK, 1985
- Plain white sleeves, big 1 and 2 numbers on labels
- Promo release
- Vertigo VERH 30, UK, August 1985
- Vertigo 824 848-1, Holland, August 1985
- Vertigo 824 848-1, Finland, 1985
- Vertigo 824 848-1Q, Germany, August 1985
- Vertigo 28PP-1008, Japan, 1985
- Includes a title strip
- Lyrics printed on separate insert
- Warner Bros 92 52921, Canada, 1985
- Vertigo 27272/67272, Argentina, 1985
- Titled as Corazon Sagrado on the sleeves
- Vertigo, Greece, 1985
- Includes a sticker and an insert
- Vertigo, France, 1985
- Vertigo, Uruguay, 1985
- Vertigo, Korea, 1985
- Vertigo, Japan, 1985
- White labels
- Promo release
- Vertigo, Brazil, 1985
- Vertigo, Venezuela, 1985
- Titled as Corazon Sagrado
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1985
- Titled as Corazon Sagrado
- Promo release
- Vertigo, Japan, 1985
- Test pressing
- Warner Bros, USA, 1985
- Warner Bros, Canada, 1985
- Promo release
C tapes
-------
C The Last In Line
A: We Rock / The Last In Line / Breathless / I Speed At Night /
One Night In The City
B: Evil Eyes / Mystery / Eat Your Heart Out / Egypt (The Chains
Are On)
- Vertigo VERLC 16, UK, July 1984
- Vertigo, Germany, 1984
- Vertigo, Holland, 1984
- Vertigo, Greece, 1984
- Warner Bros 25100-4, USA, 1984
C Sacred Heart
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Sacred Heart / Another Lie / Rock 'N'
Roll Children
B: Hungry For Heaven / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Just Another
Day / Fallen Angels / Shoot Shoot
- King Of Rock And Roll is not live recording although it sounds
like one.
- Vertigo VERHC 30, UK, August 1985
- Vertigo 824 848-4, Holland, August 1985
- Vertigo 824 848-4, Finland, 1985
- Vertigo, Greece, 1985
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1985
- Titled as Corazon Sagrado on the sleeves
- Warner Bros, USA, 1985
Compact discs
-------------
CD The Last In Line
We Rock / The Last In Line / Breathless / I Speed At Night / One
Night In The City / Evil Eyes / Mystery / Eat Your Heart Out /
Egypt (The Chains Are On)
- Vertigo 822 366-2, UK, July 1984
- CD date not certain
- Vertigo 822 366-2, Germany, July 1984
- CD date not certain
- Warner Bros 25100-2, USA, 1984
- CD date not certain
- Comes in a long cardboard box with a jewel case
- Vertigo, Japan, 1984
CD Sacred Heart
King Of Rock And Roll / Sacred Heart / Another Lie / Rock 'N' Roll
Children / Hungry For Heaven / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Just
Another Day / Fallen Angels / Shoot Shoot
- King Of Rock And Roll is not live recording although it sounds
like one.
- Vertigo 824 848-2, UK, August 1985
- Vertigo 824 848-2, Germany, 1985
- Warner Bros 25292-2, USA, 1985
- Comes in a long cardboard box with a jewel case
- Vertigo, Japan, 1985
- Includes a title strip
===
Dio March 1986-1988
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Craig Goldie guitars - joined 1986, left 1988
Jimmy Bain bass
Vinny Appice drums
Claude Schnell keyboards
Craig Goldie
------------
Craig Goldie was invited for auditions for Dio in mid March 1986 and joined
Dio shortly after that. He was born around 1962 in La Mesa, California and
played quitar since he was 13. He had played in various San Diego bands
before joining Dio. He states that his main influcence has been Ritchie
Blackmore - that was noticed also by various critics who always connected
Goldie's playing to Ritchie Blackmore's style. His first live appearance
happened on April 4th, 1986, on UK TV's Live At The Tube show, less than
a month after Goldie joined the band in March 1986.
Known history before joining Dio:
- Vengeance, 1981-1982
- Pete Papps (vocals) / John Osmond (bass) / Lee Roy (drums) / Craig
Goldie (guitars)
- Rough Cutt, January 1983-January 1984
- Craig Goldie (guitars) / David Alford (drums) / Paul Shortino (vocals)
/ Matt Thor (bass) / Chris Hagar (guitars)
- Played in various clubs around Los Angeles area
- Goldie joined the band right after Claude Schnell left them
- Ronnie James Dio produced some demos for Rough Cutt at the time
Craig Goldie joined the band and brought them in contact with Warner
Bros records
- Wendy Dio became the manager for the band around the time Ronnie
introduced the band to Warner Bros
- Rough Cutt supposedly got a record deal in January 1984, just when
Goldie left the band
- Giuffria, January 1984-August 1985
- Craig Goldie (guitars) / Gregg Giuffria (keyboards) / David Eisley
(vocals) / Alan Krigger (drums) / Chuck Wright (bass) / Rick Bozo
(bass, either replaced Chuck Wright or was replaced by Chuck Wright)
- Made a record deal with MCA
- Spent most of their time writing and recording songs
- The band originally meant to be called Angel, but David Eisley suggested
name Giuffria
- Recorded album:
- Giuffria (MCA-5524 (251 531-1), Germany 1984; MCA, USA, 1984)
- Includes Chuck Wright on bass
- Driver, August 1985-March 1986
- Craig Goldie (guitars) / Rudi Sarzo (bass) / Tommy Aldridge (drums) /
Jeff Fenholt (vocals) / Perry McCarty (vocals, replaced Fenholt)
- Wendy Dio was about to become the band's manager, but in the end they
chose another manager. The manager tried to get record deals from both
Capitol Records and CBS, but as he wanted $200 000 for album recording,
and both of the record companies offered only $175 000, the record deals
didn't came true. The manager had counted that if he'd get $200 000, he
could pay his loans back. When the band realized that the manager was
supposedly fired.
Craig Goldie left Dio in 1988 because of musical differences, as he wanted
to play different kind of music than Dio. There were many, sometimes even
nasty, rumors about his and Ronnie James Dio's personal relations, but they
actually are still good friends. Dio's official fan club always tells also
news about Craig Goldie and his own band.
Known history after leaving Dio:
- Craig Goldy's Ritual, 1989-1992
- Craig Goldie (guitars) / Mike Stone (vocals) / Tom Rucci (bass) / Carl
Marelli (drums) / Doug Allen (keyboards) / David Eisley (vocals, replaced
Mike Stone)
- The band signed to Grand Slamm Records and I.R.S. in late 1990 or early
1991
- Mike Stone left the band shortly after they had finished recording
Hidden In Plain Sight but the whole album was credited to David Eisley
- Craig Goldie co-wrote song 'Lady Luck' with David Lee Roth for Roth's
album
- Craig Goldie at least planned to release an instructional guitar video
in 1991
- Released albums:
- Hidden In Plain Sight (Grand Slamm Records SLAMCD 25, September 5th,
1991, USA; Grand Slamm Records SLAMC 25, September 5th, 1991, USA;
PCCY-00301, 1991, Japan)
- Released singles:
- Over And Over (released at least as promo single to US radio)
- Hard Luck, Summer 1992
- Craig Goldie (guitars) / Frank Starr (vocals) / Tim Propearcy (guitars) /
Mark Bisstany (drums) / Terry Nails (bass)
- Recorded demos and started to look for a record deal in June/July 1992
Band history
============
Shortly after Vivian Campbell left the band, new guitarist was chosen.
The band started the Sacred Heart European tour soon after that.
Dio wanted to release a double live album from the Sacred Heart tour but
it was rejected by the record company, which thought that the double album
wouldn't sell well enough. Eventually Dio managed to get permission to do
a live minialbum with one new studio track on it. Ronnie James Dio was so
disappointed with it that he wanted it to be called Intermission.
Ronnie James Dio started to work on Dream Evil album with Craig Goldie in
December 1986. The whole band started training in January 1987 and went
to record the album in Village Recorder studios in Los Angeles around March
1987. The album was finished in May 1987.
The Dream Evil world tour began in Irvine, California with a Children Of The
Night charity concert. The band then moved to Europe, where their tour
began with an accident before the very first concert. When the roadies were
unloading the band stuff from the aeroplane at Helsinki Airport before Dio
show in Hameenlinna, Finland, they dropped a US$100 000 synthesizer to the
ground and broke it. The band played a secret rehearsal concert at the House
of Culture in Helsinki a day before the actual concert - apparently there
was no audience in the show.
The Dream Evil tour's first European leg met other accidents too, for
example when the band was on their way to Nurnberg Monsters Of Rock show,
their truck broke on the highway in Germany. After the driver had left it
to get help, 7 cars smashed into it and caused considerable damage to the
instruments and backline - they had to borrow even drum sticks from Helloween
to play the Nurnberg show.
Dio's Dream Evil tour's second European leg (first leg consisted only of
outdoor shows) as well as the US tour featured even bigger stage show than
Sacred Heart, which had won "Show Of The Year" rewards both in 1985 and 1986.
This time there were big stainless steel spider, knights and big pyrotechnics
on stage. Some shows might also have featured a firebreathing dragon. Between
the two European tours Dio apparently played in China with Yngwie Malmsteen,
George Duke and James Brown with a couple of Russian bands, on a project
called Shanghai-Aid. The goal of the project was to raise funds for victims
of nature phenomenons.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" The Dio E.P. Part 1
A: Hungry For Heaven
B: Hide In The Rainbow
- Vertigo DIO 7, UK, 1986
2-7" The Dio E.P.
A: Hungry For Heaven
B: Hide In The Rainbow
C: Shame On The Night
D: Egypt (The Chains Are On)
- Vertigo DIOEP 7, UK, 1986
- Gatefold sleeves
10" The Dio E.P.
A: Hide In The Rainbow / Hungry For Heaven
B: Shame On The Night / Egypt (The Chains Are On)
- Vertigo DIO 710, UK, June 1986
- "hands holding a crystal ball" -shaped picture disc
- Limited edition
- No picture sleeves, red sticker on the front plastic
sleeve
- Vertigo DIO 710, UK, June 1986
- Misprinting, uncut picture disc (12" disc with tracks
start as on 10" disc)
- No picture sleeves
12" A: Hide In The Rainbow / Hungry For Heaven
B: Shame On The Night / Egypt (The Chains Are On)
- Vertigo DIO 712, UK, June 1986
- Dio family tree as an insert
12" A: Hide In The Rainbow
- Vertigo DIODJ 712, UK, 1986
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves with a sticker on the front sleeve
- Side B blank
- Vertigo DIODJ 712, UK, 1986
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves with a sticker on the front sleeve
- Side B blank
- Phonogram sticker on A side label, information filled
in handwriting
7" A: Dio: Time To Burn
B: Paganini: Get Ready
- Polygram AS 5000 763, Italy, 1986
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves
- Red stamp on A side label
12" A: Time To Burn
B: Time To Burn
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2508, USA, 1986
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
7" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer
- Vertigo DIOR 8-A, UK, 1987
- Acetate made at Trident Recording Studios
- One-sided vinyl covered aluminium acetate disc
- Written in handwriting on A side label: "PHONOGRAM
DIOR 8-A", "I COULD HAVE BEEN A DREAMER", "3-40" and
"DIO"
- plastic sleeves
7" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer
B: Night People
- Vertigo DIO 8, UK, 1987
- Vertigo DIOR 8, UK, 1987
- Promo release
- Circular sticker on the front sleeve, saying
"RELEASE DATE 20/7"; "20/7" written in handwriting
- Vertigo DIOR 8, UK, 1987
- Promo release
- Plain black sleeves
- Vertigo 888 787-7, Spain, 1987
- Front picture of Dream Evil album as the picture for
both front and back sleeves
- Vertigo 888 787-7, Spain, 1987
- Front picture of Dream Evil album as the picture for
both front and back sleeves
- White sticker on front sleeve advertising Dio concerts
in Spain
7" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer (edit)
B: Night People
- Vertigo 888 787-7, Holland, 1987
- Vertigo 888 787-7, Holland, 1987
- Promo release
- Promo sticker on the back sleeve
- Vertigo 888 787-7, Holland, 1987
- Promo release
- Includes a Phonogram promo paper written in German
- Possibly made for Germany
7" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer (edit)
B: Overlove
- Warner Bros 28255-7, USA, 1987
7" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer (edit)
B: I Could Have Been A Dreamer (edit)
- Warner Bros 28255-7, USA, 1987
- Promo release
12" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer
B: Night People / Sunset Superman
- Vertigo DIO 812, UK, 1987
- Vertigo 888 787-1, Holland, 1987
- Vertigo, Holland, 1987
- Promo release
12" A: I Could Have Been A Dreamer
B: I Could Have Been A Dreamer
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2779, USA, 1987
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2779, USA, 1987
- Promo release
- Plain black sleeves
12" A: Sunset Superman
- Warner Bros, USA, July 30th, 1987
- One-sided acetate
- Comes in a box
7" A: All The Fools Sailed Away
B: Overlove
- Vertigo 888 906-7, Holland, 1987
- Vertigo 888 906-7, Spain, 1987
12" A: All The Fools Sailed Away (edit)
- Warner Bros, USA, October 28th, 1987
- One-sided acetate
12" A: All The Fools Sailed Away (Album version)
- Warner Bros, USA, October 28th, 1987
- One-sided acetate
12" A: All The Fools Sailed Away (Edit)
B: All The Fools Sailed Away (Album version)
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2894, USA, 1987
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves
12" A: When A Woman Cries (edit)
B: When A Woman Cries (album version)
- Warner Bros PRO-A-2836, USA, 1987
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves
12" A: Dio: Sunset Superman / All The Fools Sailed Away
B: Warlock: I Rule The Ruins / Make Time For Love
- Polygram 5001 651, Italy, 1987
- Promo release
- Vinyl album picture on sleeves
- Red stamp on A side label
12" A: Night People
B: Sunset Superman
- Vertigo DIO DJ 812, UK, 1987
- Promo release
- Plain black sleeves
Long plays
----------
LP Intermission
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Rainbow In The Dark / Sacred Heart
B: Time To Burn / Rock 'N' Roll Children/Long Live Rock 'N' Roll/
Man On The Silver Mountain / We Rock
- All songs except Time To Burn recorded live recording at Sports
Arena, San Diego, in 1985 or 1986.
- Vertigo VERB 40, UK, June 1986
- Includes a postcard pack
- Red sticker on the front sleeve
- Vertigo 830 078-1 Q, Germany, June 1986
- Vertigo 20PP-100, Japan, 1986
- Includes a title strip and lyrics on an insert
- Warner Bros 92 54431, Canada, 1986
- Warner Bros 1-25442, USA, 1986
- Promo release
- Golden promo stamp on the front cover
- Vertigo, France, 1986
- Vertigo, Brazil, 1986
- Vertigo, Holland, 1986
- Vertigo, UK, 1986
- Promo release
- Warner Bros, USA, 1986
- Vertigo, Japan, 1986
- Promo release
- White labels
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1986
- Promo release
- Titled as Intervalo on the sleeves
LP Intermission
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Rainbow In The Dark / Sacred Heart
- Recorded live at Sports Arena, San Diego, in 1985 or 1986.
- Vertigo VERB 40, UK, 1986
- Promo release
- Plain white sleeves with sticker on the front sleeve
- One-sided record
LP Dream Evil
A: Night People / Dream Evil / Sunset Superman / All The Fools Sailed
Away
B: Naked In The Rain / Overlove / I Could Have Been A Dreamer / Faces
In The Window / When A Woman Cries
- Vertigo VERH 46, UK, late July or early August 1987
- Vertigo VERH 46, UK, 1987
- Promo release
- Golden promo stamp on the back sleeve
- Vertigo 832 530-1, Finland, 1987
- Vertigo 832 530-1, Greece, 1987
- Misprinting, lyrics for the All The Fools Sailed Away
are printed on the wrong side of the inner sleeve
- Warner Bros 92 56121, Canada, 1987
- Warner Bros 25612-1, USA, 1987
- Vertigo, Holland, 1987
- Warner Bros, USA, 1987
- Promo release
- Vertigo, Uruguay, 1987
- Vertigo, Brazil, 1987
- Vertigo, Japan, 1987
- Vertigo, Venezuela, 1987
- Titled as Sueno Diabolico on the sleeves
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1987
- Titled as Sueno Malvado on the sleeves
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1987
- Titled as Sueno Malvado on the sleeves
- Promo release
C tapes
-------
C Intermission
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Rainbow In The Dark / Sacred Heart
B: Time To Burn / Rock 'N' Roll Children/Long Live Rock 'N' Roll/
Man On The Silver Mountain / We Rock
- All songs except Time To Burn recorded live recording at Sports
Arena, San Diego, in 1985 or 1986.
- Vertigo VERBC 40, UK, June 1986
- Vertigo, Korea, 1986
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1986
- Titled as Intervalo on the sleeves
- Warner Bros 25443-4, USA, 1986
C Dream Evil
A: Night People / Dream Evil / Sunset Superman / All The Fools Sailed
Away
B: Naked In The Rain / Overlove / I Could Have Been A Dreamer / Faces
In The Window / When A Woman Cries
- Vertigo VERHC 46, UK, 1987
- Misprinting, Dio logo upsidedown & mirrored on the front
cover
- Vertigo 832 530-4, Finland, 1987
- Vertigo, Greece, 1987
- Vertigo, Korea, 1987
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1987
- Titled as Sueno Malvado on the sleeves
Compact discs
-------------
CD Intermission
King Of Rock And Roll / Rainbow In The Dark / Sacred Heart / Time
To Burn / Rock 'N' Roll Children/Long Live Rock 'N' Roll/Man On
The Silver Mountain / We Rock
- All songs except Time To Burn recorded live recording at Sports
Arena, San Diego, in 1985 or 1986.
- Vertigo 830 078-2, Germany, 1991 or 1992
- CD release date unknown, either late 1991 or early
1992
- Vertigo PHCR-2021, Japan, 1991 or 1992
- CD release date unknown, either late 1991 or early
1992
- Includes a title strip
CD Dream Evil
Night People / Dream Evil / Sunset Superman / All The Fools Sailed
Away / Naked In The Rain / Overlove / I Could Have Been A Dreamer /
Faces In The Window / When A Woman Cries
- Vertigo 832 530-2, Germany, 1987
- Warner Bros 25612-2, USA, 1987
- Comes in a long cardboard box with a jewel case
- Vertigo, Japan, 1987
- Includes a title strip
===
Dio 1988-June 18th, 1989
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Rowan Robertson guitars - joined 1989
Jimmy Bain bass - left 1989
Vinny Appice drums
Claude Schnell keyboards - left 1989
Rowan Robertson
---------------
Rowan Robertson was born in Cambridge, UK on November 22nd, 1971. He started
to play guitar when he was five years old. He played first some folk music,
then moved on to classical guitar and took some jazz lessons too. He founded
his first band with his friends when he was 10. According to Rowan Robertson,
he heard Dio first time when he was 13 - when The Last In Line album was
released. Robertson also saw Dio on stage at Monsters Of Rock festivals in
Donington Castle, UK, on August 22nd, 1987.
Robertson heard that Dio is looking for a new guitarist some time before
Dio put "Major rock band looks for a guitarist" type advertisements in metal
magazines and sent a C tape to Phonogram, London. He got a letter from them
after six months saying "Sorry, but we're not interested in you at the moment"
and called then to Dio Fan Club. He was asked to send his tape to them right
away. The tape included some sample playing, as well as The Last In Line on
which Robertson had recorded his version of the guitar solo. The letter
Robertson included to the tape when he sent it to Dio said:
"I love the original solo. Viv Campbell is one of my favourite guitar players
and biggest influences. I just wanted to play the solo for you, maybe a
little differently."
After a couple of weeks of waiting, Wendy Dio called Robertson and told him
that Dio's interested in him and Ronnie would either come to listen
Robertson in Cambridge or they'd fly Robertson for audition in Los Angels,
USA. After the phone call, Robertson sent a video tape of his band "Shoot
The Moon" to Dio - the video was an amateur one and Robertson even broke a
string of his guitar on it and played the rest of the song with his band
member's guitar, standing behind him and playing his guitar that way.
Robertson was flown to Los Angeles for an audition in late January or early
February, 1989. He was auditioned twice and right after the second audition,
he was invited to the band. The press-release of the joining was dated on
July 18th, 1989 and the press was invited to see the guitarist on July 20th,
1989 at Oliver's Pub in New York City, USA.
Jimmy Bain
----------
Jimmy Bain was fired from the band with Claude Schnell. NIJI Management
informed press in Mid August, 1989 about the firing. Some sources
suggest musical differences and personal problems between Bain and Dio
and others talk about alcohol problems. After this Jimmy Bain gave many
negative interviews about Ronnie James Dio to metal press.
Claude Schnell
--------------
Claude Schnell was fired from the band with Jimmy Bain. NIJI Management
informed press in Mid August, 1989 about the firing. The reasons were
supposedly personal problems between him and Dio. He quite much disappeared
from the heavy rock scene; Around Autumn 1993 he was supposedly playing
in some bars and restaurants in San Francisco with some band of his own.
He should've done some keyboard work in the studio for Loudness' Soldier
Of Fortune album released in 1990.
Band history
============
Dio searched for a new guitarist for a long time and received approximately
5000 demo tapes. After listening through them they auditioned about 20
people - 10 from Los Angeles - and Rowan Robertson was considered clearly
best one of those. However, Dio was uncertain about Robertson because of
his age. In the end they decided to take him though.
As both Bain and Schnell quit the band, Dio started to search for a
new bassist and keyboardist.
===
Dio August 1989-September 1989
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Rowan Robertson guitars
Teddy Cook bass - joined 1989
Vinny Appice drums
Jens Johansson keyboards - joined 1989
Teddy Cook
----------
Teddy Cook joined Dio at the same time with Jens Johansson, on September
27th, 1989. He had previously played in small bands like 'Hotshot' in
New York.
Jens Johansson
--------------
Jens Johansson was born in Stockholm, Sweden on November 2nd, 1963. He
joined Dio on 27th of September, 1989. He had left Yngwie J. Malmsteen
bit over a month before joining Dio, as Malmsteen's band was basically
falling apart.
History before joining Dio
- Silver Mountain
- Released album
- Shakin' Brains (RoadRunner 1983)
- Rising Force
- Jens Johansson (keyboards) / Yngwie J. Malmsteen (guitars) / etc
- Released albums
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force (Polygram 1984)
- Studio/Live-85 (Polygram 1985)
- Marching Out (Polygram 1985)
- Trilogy (Polygram 1986)
- Odyssey (Polygram 1988)
- Live In Leningrad (Polygram 1989)
- Released videos
- Live In Japan 85
- Live In Leningrad
- Three promo videos
- Erik Borelius
- Released album
- Perfect Partners (EMI 1987)
- Jens Johansson
- Released album
- Fjaderlosa Tvafotingar (Amigo 1991)
- Deadline
- Jens Johansson (keyboards) / Bill Laswell / Bootsy Collins / Jonas
Hellborg / Ayib Dieng / etc
- Released album
- Dissident (Day Eight Music 1991)
- Steve Ross
- Released album
- Midnight Drive (Shrapnel 1991?)
- Ginger Baker
- Released album
- Unseen Rain (DEM 1992)
- Raf
- Jens Johansson (keyboards) / Ayib Dieng / Bill Laswell / Peter Broetzmann
/ etc
- Released album
- Odea To A Tractor (DEM 1992)
- Shining Path
- Released album
- No Other World (DEM 1992)
- Anders Johansson
- Jens Johansson (keyboards) / Jamal Evans / Ahmed Alamnaghasi / Aydin
Ozgorot / Tesfalidet Keflay / Anders Johansson / etc
- Released album
- Shu-Tka (DEM 1992)
- Snake Charmer
- Released album
- Smoke And Mirrors (FEMS-Japan 1993)
- Jonas Hellborg Group
- Released album
- E (DEM 1993)
- The Johansson Brothers
- Jens Johansson / Anders Johansson / Leif Sundin (vocals)
- Released album
- The Johansson Brothers (Arctic Records 1994, ZERO Corp. in Japan)
- Deep Purple Tribute
- Released album
- Deep Purple Tribute (Shrapnel 1994)
- Tony MacAlpine
- Released album
- ? (Shrapnel 1994)
- Bulldog
- Released album
- The Return of Mr. Nasty (Arctic 1994)
Band history
============
The band worked on the new material and prepared for the studios.
===
Dio September 1989-December 1989
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Rowan Robertson guitars
Teddy Cook bass
Vinny Appice drums - left 1989
Jens Johansson keyboards
Vinny Appice
------------
Vinny Appice suddenly left Dio on December 27th, 1989, only about two
weeks before they were supposed to start to record their forthcoming
album. Appice had asked Ronnie's opinion whether he could play on Jeff
Pilson's, ex Dokken bassist, album and Dio had agreed with that.
In the summer of 1989 there were some rumors of Appice joining Jeff
Pilson full-time, but Dio neglected them as rumors without thinking
more about them. Dio once asked Appice whether those rumors were true,
but got a negative answer. Then, suddenly, in the end December, 1989,
Appice announced that he will leave Dio and join Jeff Pilson's band.
Appice agreed to play on the forthcoming Dio album, though, but Dio
didn't want to do that.
History after leaving Dio
- War And Peace 1990
- Vinny Appice (drums) / Jeff Pilson (vocals) / Michael Diamond (bass) /
Deron Householder (guitars)
- The band got a "handshake" deal with Charisma Records, but they splitted
before they managed to record anything
- WWIII 1990-1991
- Vinny Appice (drums) / Tracy G (guitars) / Jimmy Bain (bass) / Mandy
Lion (vocals)
- Vinny Appice and Jimmy bain formed a new band together with Tracy G
and Mandy Lion after they had left Dio
- Released album
- WWIII (Hollywood Records (HWDCD3 570004-2, UK, 1990)
- Supposedly released one or two singles too
Band history
============
After Vinny Appice left in December, Dio started to look for new drummer.
===
Dio January 1990-Early 1991
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Rowan Robertson guitars - left 1991
Teddy Cook bass - left 1991
Simon Wright drums - joined 1990, left 1991
Jens Johansson keyboards - left 1991
Rowan Robertson
---------------
After Dio was put "in ice" Rowan Robertson started to work on an
an instruction video for guitar players. After it was released on
Star Licks in July or August 1991, supposedly only in the USA -
he teamed with vocalist Oni Logan (ex Lynch Mob) and drummer Jimmy
Paxson (ex Triangle) and started to record on an album together on
Atlantic Records. Their band should be called Freedom, but its
status is unknown at the moment. Robertson lives these days in Los
Angeles.
Simon Wright
------------
Ronnie James Dio, old friend of Ac/Dc's drummer Simon Wright, called him
and asked and asked if he could help them in studio because Appice had
left the band. Wright got permission from Ac/Dc to do that so he came to
play drums in the studio for the forthcoming album. He was supposed to
return back to Ac/Dc in February 1990 and start to work on the Ac/Dc's
next album. However, as the Dio album was recorded, he wanted to join
the band permanently and quit Ac/Dc. This happened in late March or
early April 1990.
History before joining Dio
- Ac/Dc -1990
After his departure from Dio, Simon Wright joined band called Mr. Dude.
He then moved to Rhino Bucket around 1992. It is unknown what has happened
to that band, but they supposedly released at least one album. These days
he should be working with Michael Schenker.
Jens Johansson
--------------
After leaving Dio Johansson went on recording a solo album in April
1991 (released in September on Amigo Records in Sweden) and playing
on a bunch of avant-garde recording sessions in New York. He also had
a short European tour with Swedish basdsist Jonas Hellborn and Ginger
Baker. He played with the Ginger Baker Trio in 1992, and recently
recorded a progressive rock album with his brother in 1994 under the
name "The Johansson Brothers". He still does sessions and is also
involved with running a reissue Jazz label in Sweden. He still lives
in New York.
Teddy Cook
----------
After Teddy Cook left Dio in 1991, he joined a band called China Rain and
changed from it to Great White in 1992. Cook left Dio supposedly because
of personal problems between him and Ronnie James Dio. Some sources also
suggest musical differences too.
Band history
============
Around January 20th, 1990, the band went to record the forthcoming
album to Granny's House studios in Reno, Nevada, USA with producer Tony
Platt (previously worked for example with Ac/Dc). After recordings the
album was mixed at Battery Studios in London, UK.
The album was originally scheduled to be released in mid May, 1990, but it's
release date was changed to about week earlier, i.e. to May 7th. According
to various interviews in metal magazines in the spring of 1990, the band
recorded 12 songs for the album, but one of them was eventually not included
on it. The remaining one was called Hell Wouldn't Take Her. They also had
a song called There's A River Between Us, but it was dropped already in
rehearsals.
After releasing the Lock Up The Wolves album, Dio started their European
tour as the warming up act for Metallica. There were two other bands,
Bonham and Warrior Soul, playing at least at some of the dates, too. Dio
warmed up Metallica in Central Europe and had their own tour in UK after
that with Trouble as the warming-up band for them. This tour featured a
small stage set, just something from the album sleeve (the bones) as well
as some pyrotechnics.
On the US tour, called Throw 'em To The Wolves Tour 1990, they had much
bigger pyrotechnics, as well as bit different kind of stage set too.
Pyrotechnics caused some problems with safety, and on August 5th, 1990
in Providence pyros in Jens Johansson's keyboards blew on Johansson's
face knocking him out for a while.
One show on Lock Up The Wolves tour became more important than the
others, if the future of Dio is considered. In Minneapolis on August 28th,
1990, Geezer Butler joined Dio on stage and played Neon Knights with them.
Geezer Butler had heard that Dio will play in Minneapolis and called Wendy
Dio to ask whether he could come to see the show. Ronnie James Dio told
Butler that if he was going to come to the show, he must play a song on
stage with Dio. So, he decided to come, but when he travelled by plane to
Minneapolis, his bass got lost and he had to borrow a bass from Dio.
After the show he and Ronnie went to drink a few beers together and they
both noticed that they consider Black Sabbath quit too soon in 1982. Geezer
Butler had joined Black Sabbath just a little time before and they decided
to call Tony Iommi and ask whether he would be interested in the reunion.
Iommi was interested in the idea right away and Ronnie James Dio decided
to try it with Black Sabbath once more.
In late 1990 some metal magazines stated that although there are some
Black Sabbath reunion plans, Ronnie James Dio is nevertheless currently
writing material with Rowan Robertson and Jens Johansson for the next Dio
album, which would be due to go into production in January or February 1992,
with a tentative release date in May 1992.
In early 1991, Dio the band was put on ice as the Black Sabbath reunion
was announced. According to various metal magazines, the band was supposed
to continue after Black Sabbath reunion had ended - at this time the
Black Sabbath reunion was mentioned to last only for one album and world
tour after that. Dio members went to separate directions to work on their
own projects as Ronnie James Dio left to Sabbath.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: Hey Angel
B: Walk On Water
- Vertigo DIO 9, UK, September 17th 1990
12" A: Hey Angel / Why Are They Watching Me
B: Rock 'N' Roll Children / Mystery
- Vertigo DIO 912, UK, September 17th 1990
- Vertigo DIOP 912, UK, September 17th 1990
- Picture disc
- Limited edition
- Plastic sleeves with an insert
- Vertigo DIOP 912, UK, September 17th 1990
- Picture disc
- Misprinting, A side picture on both sides
- Plastic sleeves with an insert
- Vertigo 878 111-1, Germany, September 17th 1990
- Limited edition of 3000 copies
12" A: Hey Angel
B: Wild One
- Vertigo DIODJ 112, UK, 1990
- Promo release
- Plain black sleeves
Cs A:/B: Hey Angel
- Includes other tracks too, it is unknown what they are
- Vertigo, UK, September 17th 1990
CDs Hey Angel / Rock 'N' Roll Children / Mystery / We Rock
- Vertigo DIOCD 9, UK, September 17th 1990
- Picture disc
CDs Hey Angel (edit) / Hey Angel (album version)
- Reprise PRO-CD-4476, USA, 1990
- Promo release
- Promo back cover, no front cover
- normal CD jewelbox
CDs Born On The Sun (edit) / Born On The Sun (album version)
- Reprise PRO-CD-4360, USA, 1990
- Promo release
- Promo back cover, no front cover
- tour dates printed on the back cover
- Normal CD jewelbox
CDs Excerpts From "Lock Up The Wolves"
Hey Angel / Born On The Sun / My Eyes / Evil On Queen Street
- Vertigo DIOCD 1, UK, 1990
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
CDs Wild One
- Reprise PRO-CD-4080, USA, 1990
- Promo release
- Promo back cover, no front cover
- Normal CD jewelbox
Long plays
----------
LP Lock Up The Wolves
A: Wild One / Hey Angel / Between Two Hearts / Night Music / Lock
Up The Wolves
B: Evil On Queen Street / Walk On Water / Born On The Sun /
Twisted / My Eyes
- Vertigo 846 033-1, UK, May 7th, 1990
- Dio logo printed upsidedown & mirrored on the labels
- Vertigo 846 033-1, Germany, May 7th, 1990
- Vertigo 846 033-1, Brazil, 1990
- Promo release
- Promo sticker on the back sleeve
- Includes an insert
- Reprise 26212-1, USA, 1990
- US release date supposedly later than the European release
- Vertigo / Popron 50018-1, Czechoslovakia 1990
- No inner sleeve
- Vertigo, Holland, May 7th, 1990
- Vertigo, Holland, 1990
- German record club edition
- Vertigo, Greece, 1990
- Vertigo 846 033-1, Brazil, 1990
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1990
- Titled as Encierra A Los Lobos on the sleeves
- Reprise, USA, 1990
- Promo release
C tapes
-------
C Lock Up The Wolves
A: Wild One / Hey Angel / Between Two Hearts / Night Music / Lock
Up The Wolves
B: Evil On Queen Street / Walk On Water / Born On The Sun /
Twisted / My Eyes
- Vertigo 846 033-4, UK, May 7th, 1990
- Vertigo, Holland, May 7th, 1990
- Digi, Eastern Europe, 1990
- Reprise, USA, 1990
- US release date supposedly later than the European release
- Vertigo 846 033-4, Brazil, 1990
Compact discs
-------------
CD Lock Up The Wolves
Wild One / Born On The Sun / Hey Angel / Between Two Hearts /
Night Music / Lock Up The Wolves / Evil On Queen Street / Walk
On Water / Twisted / Why Are They Watching Me / My Eyes
- Vertigo 846 033-2, Germany, May 7th, 1990
- Vertigo PHCR-1006, Japan, 1990
- Includes a title strip and Japanese insert
- Reprise 26212-2, USA, 1990
- Comes in a long cardboard box with a jewel case
- US release date supposedly later than the European release
- Reprise 26212-2-DJ, USA, 1990
- Leather sleeves with leather straps
- Picture disc
- Promo release
- Reprise, Canada, 1990
- Vertigo, Japan, 1990
- Promo release
- Includes a title strip
=============
Black Sabbath Fall 1991-October or November 1991
=============
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals - joined 1991
Tony Iommi guitars - continued from Black Sabbath
Geezer Butler bass - continued from Black Sabbath
Cozy Powell drums - from Black Sabbath, left 1991
Geoff Nicholls keyboards - continued from Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi
----------
From 1982 to 1991 Tony Iommi had kept Black Sabbath together - sometimes
being the only original member of it. Black Sabbath had lots of line-up
changes after Dio left the band with Vinny Appice in 1982.
Geezer Butler
-------------
Geezer Butler had got together with Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi again
a little while before he got involved with Ronnie James Dio. Otherwise
Butler's history has been discussed earlier.
Cozy Powell
-----------
Cozy Powell was playing drums for Black Sabbath when Dio rejoined the
band. However, before the Dehumanizer album recording started, Powell
was riding his horse when it got a heart attack and collapsed over
Powell. Powell's pelvis broke rather badly and Black Sabbath had to
give up him, as they were already late on schedules and record company
wanted the new album to be out as quickly as possible. However, soon
after Black Sabbath had fired Cozy Powell, he started to work on his own.
History after leaving Black Sabbath
- Cozy Powell, Early 1992
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Geoff Nicholls / etc
- Started to work on an album in March 1992 in London with producer Leif
Mases
- Released albums
- The Drums Are Back (EMI?, 1992)
- Released singles
- The Drums Are Back (12", EMI?, 1992)
- The Brian May Band, 1991-1994
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Brian May (guitars)
- Released albums
- Brian May solo album
- Black Sabbath, late 1994-
- Cozy Powell (drums) / Tony Iommi (guitars)
- Cozy Powell was invited back to Black Sabbath after Bobby Rondinelli
left the band with Geezer Butler
He rejoined Black Sabbath in 1994 after Black Sabbath's drummer Bobby
Rondinelli had left the band with Geezer Butler.
Geoff Nicholls
--------------
Geoff Nicholls had played keyboards for Black Sabbath through the 1980s.
Band history
============
After Ronnie James Dio rejoined Black Sabbath, he set up a temporary
residence just outside Birmingham, UK, as the band started to write
the forthcoming album. It was titled as Heaven And Hell II in the
beginning but the name was only a working title. At this point the
band said in various interviews that this is meant to be only one-
album-one-tour reunion and Ronnie James Dio would return to Dio after
that.
After Powell met the accident with his horse, the band started to look
for a new drummer. Dio wanted to bring Simon Wright to Black Sabbath,
but the rest of the band considered Wright's style too Ac/Dcish. The
band also considered getting a new keyboardist, as they asked Jens
Johansson to play the keyboards - they even flew him to Los Angeles
for audition - but Johansson said no, because he'd have had to play
off-stage at concerts.
=============
Black Sabbath October or November 1991-November 13th, 1992
=============
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals - left 1992
Tony Iommi guitars - continued in Black Sabbath
Geezer Butler bass - continued in Black Sabbath
Vinny Appice drums - joined 1992, continued in BS.
Geoff Nicholls keyboards - continued in Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi
----------
After Ronnie James Dio left Black Sabbath, Iommi continued in Black
Sabbath, planning reunion with Ozzy Osbourne.
Geezer Butler
-------------
After Ronnie James Dio left Black Sabbath, Butler continued in Black
Sabbath with Tony Iommi. Butler quit Black Sabbath in the fall of
1994, saying that the band didn't deserve the name 'Black Sabbath'
any more. He joined with Ozzy Osbourne in February 1995.
Vinny Appice
------------
Ronnie James Dio was on a break at his home from the album writing and a
day before his departure, he got a call from Vinny Appice, who wanted to
meet Ronnie before he'd leave. Dio started to think about having Vinny
in Black Sabbath and called Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi and asked whether
they'd be interested in Vinny. They were and as Vinny Appice wanted to
join too, he became Black Sabbath's drummer.
In November Vinny Appice quit Black Sabbath two days after Ronnie James
Dio, as he played on the last two shows on the Dehumanizer tour. Appice
left Black Sabbath on November 15th, 1992 and joined Dio.
Geoff Nicholls
--------------
Geoff Nicholls continued in Black Sabbath after Ronnie James Dio
left the band.
Band history
============
After Vinny Appice joined the band, Black Sabbath went to record
Dehumanizer album to Wales, to Rockfield Studios with producer Rheingold
"Mack" Mack. The album was released on June 23rd, 1992. Before this, Black
Sabbath had recorded one track, Time Machine, for a movie called Wayne's
World. Time Machine was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios, Surrey, UK with
producer Max Norman.
Originally, before the Dehumanizer album was released, the reunited
Black Sabbath was meant to be one-album-one-tour thing and nothing
more. But around the release of Dehumanizer album, Black Sabbath
members started to consider whether they would continue together
- the word said that time that if Dehumanizer does well, Dio will
continue in Sabbath. No official word was said about this, though.
However, quite soon after the Dehumanizer tour had started it came
apparent that there still were some problems. Ronnie and Vinny
always were in the other end of the tour bus than Tony and Geezer.
Those two parties didn't spend too much time together at all, and
Tony and Geezer still disappeared right after the shows - sometimes
only to the tour buss behind the venue, just to wait until Ronnie
and Vinny would come. Ronnie and Vinny usually spent a couple of
hours backstage with their fans.
When Ozzy invited Black Sabbath to open his "last" two shows,
Ronnie decided that he will not do those shows. He didn't want
to open to anyone, let alone Ozzy Osbourne, one of the original
Black Sabbath members. He announced to Black Sabbath that they're
free to do anything they want, but he will quit from Black Sabbath
just before those two shows in Costa Mesa. Incidentally, the original
contract Ronnie had made with Black Sabbath, was valid until November
13th, 1992 and those two Costa Mesa shows were scheduled to
November 14th and 15th.
Those Costa Mesa shows were only the final nail for Ronnie's
quitting from Black Sabbath. According to Ronnie himself, the
fact that the band athmosphere hadn't changed in the 10 years was
much more important reason for his quitting.
History of Black Sabbath after Ronnie James Dio left the band
- Black Sabbath, November 14th-15th, 1992
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Vinny Appice (drums) /
Rob Halford (vocals)
- Rob Halford was asked to sing the two last shows on Dehumanizer tour
as Ronnie James Dio refused to appear there
- Black Sabbath, November 15th, 1992
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) /
Bill Ward (drums)
- Black Sabbath, December 1993-October 1994
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Tony Martin (vocals) / Bobby
Rondinelli (drums) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- Black Sabbath was meant to reunite in the original line-up. They already
had negotiated for 6-7 months and had almost everything agreed, but then
Osbourne called and refused to join them. Black Sabbath had already then
worked a little with Tony Martin and Bobby Rondinelli, so they continued
with them after the announcement from Ozzy.
- Released album
- Cross Purposes (January 31st, 1994. Reached #33 in the UK charts)
- Black Sabbath, October 1994
- Tony Iommi (guitars) / Geezer Butler (bass) / Bill Ward (drums) / Tony
Martin (vocals) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- The band toured in Chile, Argentina and Brazil for three concerts
supporting Kiss with their original drummer, who wanted to test the
band and whether he'd like to return to it. He refused to return
unless Ozzy Osbourne would be the singer again and left the band with
vGeezer Butler.
- Black Sabbath, October 1994-
- Tony Martin (vocals) / Tony Iommi (guitars) / Cozy Powell (drums) / Neil
Murray (bass) / Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
- The band recorded an album with scheduled release date in May, 1995
- The album has guest appearance by someone from Body Count
Discography
===========
Singles
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7" A: TV Crimes
B: Letters From Earth (alternative version)
- I.R.S. EIRSP 178, UK, June 1st 1992
- Cover folds out to a poster
- Limited edition
- I.R.S. 8801307, Germany, June 1st 1992
12" A: TV Crimes
B: Letters From Earth (alternative version) / Time Machine
(Wayne's World version)
- I.R.S. 8 80130-6, Germany, June 1st 1992
12" A: TV Crimes
B: Letters From Earth (alternative version) / Mob Rules (live)
- I.R.S. 12EIRSPD 178, UK, June 1st 1992
- Picture disc
- Limited edition
- Plastic sleeve with an insert
CDs TV Crimes Part 1
TV Crimes / Letters From Earth (alternative version) / Paranoid (live)
- I.R.S. CDEIRSS 178, UK, June 1st 1992
- Double digipak box
CDs TV Crimes Part 2
TV Crimes / Mob Rules (live) / Heaven And Hell (live)
- I.R.S. CDEIRS 178, UK, June 8th 1992
CDs TV Crimes / Letters From Earth (alternative version) / Time Machine
(Wayne's World version)
- I.R.S. 8 80130-2, Holland, 1992
- I.R.S. 8 80130-2, Germany, 1992
CDs TV Crimes
- Reprise PRO-CD-5499, USA, 1992
- Promo release
- Promo back cover, no front cover
- Normal CD jewelbox
CDs Master Of Insanity Part 1
Master Of Insanity / TV Crimes (live) / Neon Knights (live)
Live recordings from The Sun Dome, Tampa, USA July 25th, 1992
- I.R.S. CDEIRSS 180, Holland, beginning of August 1992
- Double digipak box
- I.R.S. 8 80243-2, Germany, beginning of August 1992
- Double digipak box
CDs Master Of Insanity Part 2
Master Of Insanity / Die Young (live) / Children Of The Sea (live)
Live recordings from The Sun Dome, Tampa, USA July 25th, 1992
- I.R.S. CDEIRS 180, Holland, mid August 1992
- I.R.S. 8 80245-2, Germany, mid August 1992
CDs Master Of Insanity (edit) / Time Machine / Neon Knights (live) / TV
Crimes (live) / Die Young (live) / Childre Of The Sea (live)
- Live recordings probably from The Sun Dome, Tampa, USA
July 25th, 1992
- I.R.S. CDEIRSDJ 180, UK, beginning of August 1992
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
CDs I
- Reprise PRO-CD-5704, USA, September 1992
- Promo release
- Promo back cover, no front cover
- Normal CD jewelbox
CDs Time Machine
- Reprise PRO-CD-5311, USA, 1992
- Promo release
Long plays
----------
LP Dehumanizer
A: Computer God / After All (The Dead) / TV Crimes / Letters From
Earth / Master Of Insanity
B: Time Machine / Sins Of The Father / Too Late / I / Buried Alive
- I.R.S. 7 13155-1, EEC, June 22nd 1992
- Reached #13 in German charts
- I.R.S. Fonobras 7 13155-1, Brazil, 1992
C tapes
-------
C Dehumanizer
A: Computer God / After All (The Dead) / TV Crimes / Letters From
Earth / Master Of Insanity
B: Time Machine / Sins Of The Father / Too Late / I / Buried Alive
- I.R.S., Europe, June 22nd 1992
C Black Cassette
A: After All (The Dead) / Letters From Earth / Computer God / Neon
Knights / Mob Rules (*) / Voodoo
B: After All (The Dead) / Letters From Earth / Computer God / Neon
Knights / Mob Rules (*) / Voodoo
- (*) live recording taken from Live Evil album
- Reprise PRO-C-5585, USA, 1992
- Promo release
- No picture sleeves
Compact discs
-------------
CD Dehumanizer
Computer God / After All (The Dead) / TV Crimes / Letters From Earth /
Master Of Insanity / Time Machine / Sins Of The Father / Too Late /
I / Buried Alive
- I.R.S. 7 13155-2, Holland, June 22nd 1992
- No lyrics for Time Machine
- I.R.S. 7 13155-2, Holland, Spring 1995
- Mid Price release with blue CD tray
CD Dehumanizer
Computer God / After All (The Dead) / TV Crimes / Letters From Earth /
Master Of Insanity / Time Machine / Sins Of The Father / Too Late /
I / Buried Alive / Time Machine (Wayne's World version)
- Reprise 26965-2, USA, 1992
- Comes in a long cardboard box with a jewel case
- US release date supposedly later than the European release
- I.R.S. TOCP-7255, Japan, 1992
- Includes a title strip
- White CD tray
===
Dio November 1992-March 1993
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Jimmy Bain bass - joined 1992, left 1993
Vinny Appice drums - joined 1992
Jimmy Bain
----------
Jimmy Bain had worked previously in WW III. It is unknown if he did
anything between WW III split-up and Dio-rejoining. After some months
he was fired from the band by Ronnie James Dio. After firing Ronnie
James Dio only commented to the press that Bain could not work
satisfactorily with the band.
Vinny Appice
------------
Vinny Appice followed Ronnie James Dio from Black Sabbath to Dio.
Band history
============
Right after Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice had left Black Sabbath,
they reformed Dio and invited Jimmy Bain to the band. They placed an
ad at least to Los Angeles Times where they announced that Dio is looking
for a new guitarist.
However, in March 1993, Jimmy Bain was fired from the band by Ronnie
James Dio and the band started to look for a new bassist.
===
Dio March 1993-Summer 1993
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Jeff Pilson bass - joined 1993
Vinny Appice drums
Jeff Pilson
-----------
After Jimmy Bain was fired, Jeff Pilson, born on January 19th, 1960, joined
the band.
History before joining Dio:
- Cinema 1970s-early 1980s
- Jeff Pilson / Mike Varney / etc
- Rock Justice 1980
- Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals on 4 songs) / Marty Balin (vocals) / Mike Varney
(vocals, guitars) / Leonard Haze (drums) / Phil Kennemore (bass)
- Rock musical, directed by ex Jefferson Airplane vocalist Marty Balin
with co-operation of Mike Varney's band Cinema
- Recorded Album:
- Rock Justice (EMI 1980)
- Dokken 1982-1988
- Jeff Pilson (bass) / Don Dokken (vocals) / George Lynch (guitars) / Mike
Brown (drums)
- The band got a record deal from Carrere after a long search and right
after the release of their first album Electra wanted them
- The band played its final concert on July 30th, 1988, worked on a live
album in the Autumn 1988 and finally announced break-up in March, 1989
- Recorded albums:
- Breaking The Chains (Carrere, 1982; later rereleased by Elektra)
- Tooth And Nail (Electra, 1984)
- Under Lock And Key (Electra, 1985)
- Back For The Attack (Electra, 1987)
- Beast For The East (Electra, 1988)
- Flesh And Blood / War & Peace, Autumn 1988-Spring 1992
- Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals) / Michael Diamond (vocals) / Vinny Appice
(drums) / Randy Hansen (guitars) / Kevin Valentine (drums) / Darren
Housholder (guitars) / Russ Parrish (vocals, guitars) / Tommy Hendrix
(vocals, bass) / Ricky Parent (drums)
- When Dokken still was trying to work on a live album, Jeff Pilson formed
a band together with Diamond. Vinny Appice was helping them on drums but
did not become a full member until December 1989, when he left Dio and
replaced Kevin Valentine (Spring 1989-December 1989) in the band.
- The band was renamed from Flesh And Blood to War & Peace when Valentine
joined them in Spring 1989
- original guitarist Randy Hansen was replaced by Housholder in November
1989
- The band disbanded in Summer 1990, but then in the fall of 1990 Pilson met
Tommy Hendrix and started to write songs with him. In December 1990
Ricky Parent and Russ Parrish joined their project and they became War &
Peace again.
- The band toured in early 1992 until they broke up in Spring 1992. At some
point they had managed to record one album which was released after the
break-up.
- Released album
- Time Capsule (Shrapnel Records Inc, 1993)
- M.S.G., 1992
- Jeff Pilson (bass) / etc
- Freakshow, 1992-March 1993
- Jeff Pilson (bass) / etc
Band history
============
After firing Jimmy Bain, Dio started to look for a new bassist. He
called to his friend, Jeff Pilson, to ask whether he knew any bass
players who might be interested in joining Dio. Pilson said that
he knew only one, namely Jeff Pilson. However, as Pilson was supposed
to re-unite Dokken again, Dio was uncertain whether he should take
him or not. When Pilson assured Ronnie James Dio that he will not
leave Dio for Dokken after the album recordings, Pilson joined the band.
Dio continued the search for a new guitarist.
===
Dio Summer 1993-November 1993
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Tracy G guitars - joined 1993
Jeff Pilson bass
Vinny Appice drums
Tracy G
-------
After a couple of months' search for new guitarist, Tracy G was selected.
Like Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain, he had previously worked in World War
III. It is likely that Appice recommended Tracy G to Ronnie James Dio.
Band history
============
After Tracy G joined the band, Dio went to the Rumbo Studios in Los
Angeles with producer Mike Fraser, known from Coverdale/Page etc, to
record Strange Highways. The album was released in different times in
Europe, Japan and Northern America. The reason for this was Dio's tour
plans - he originally planned to tour in Europe right after the album
was released there, then in April 1994 to South America, after that to
Japan and finally in North America. The European tour went as planned,
but as there was a big earthquake in Los Angeles on January 17th, 1994 at
4.30am, they had to cancel the Japan tour (no dates were scheduled yet)
and postpone the North American tour. No-one from Dio was hurt in the
earthquake, but Appice's and Tracy G's houses got destroyed rather badly
- Ronnie James Dio's house got only little damage.
Dio originally planned Evilution to be released as a normal single
and video, but in the end they released only a promo CD single of
it to US radio. It is unknown why the plans of other formats didn't
became reality - the video was even shot at the Hammersmith Apollo,
London on December 12th, 1993.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
CDs Evilution
- Reprise PRO-CD-6760, USA, 1994
- Promo release
Long plays
----------
LP Strange Highways
Jesus Mary & The Holy Ghost / Firehead / Strange Highways /
Hollywood Black / Evilution / Pain / One Foot In The Grave /
Give Her The Gun / Blood From A Stone / Here's To You / Bring
Down The Rain
- Vertigo 518 486-1, UK, October 25th, 1993
- Vertigo, Germany, October 25th, 1993
Compact discs
-------------
CD Strange Highways
Jesus Mary & The Holy Ghost / Firehead / Strange Highways /
Hollywood Black / Evilution / Pain / One Foot In The Grave /
Give Her The Gun / Blood From A Stone / Here's To You / Bring
Down The Rain
- Vertigo 518 486-2, UK, October 25th, 1993
- Vertigo, Japan, November 25th, 1993
- Reprise 45527-2, USA, January 26th, 1994
===
Dio November 1993-Late 1994
===
Band members
============
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Tracy G guitars
Jeff Pilson bass - left 1994
Vinny Appice drums
Scott Warren keyboards - joined 1993
Scott Warren
------------
Scott Warren joined the band to play keyboards for the Strange Highways
tour. He had played previously in Warrant.
Jeff Pilson
-----------
Jeff Pilson left Dio for Dokken re-union. The re-union was originally
meant to be one-album-one-tour in Japan only, but eventually became more
than that.
In the Winter of 1994-1995, Jeff Pilson was rumored to have some kind of
a common project with Craig Goldie and Scott Warren, but those rumors
vanished in the Spring 1995 when it became apparent that the Dokken reunion
did not end to the Japan tour. At the same time there were also some rumors
about Pilson, John Sykes and Kip Winger having some project together, but
those rumors disappeared too.
History after leaving Dio
- Dokken, late 1994-
- Jeff Pilson (bass) / Don Dokken (vocals) / Mick Brown (drums) / George
Lynch (guitars)
- Band's first album, Maze, was first meant to be released only in Japan,
but the band got a record deal from Columbia Records in USA and released
Maze remixed with two new songs there too
- Toured in Japan in February-March 1995 and had several dates in USA in
February-April 1995, scheduled a lenghty tour in the USA in summer of 1995
- Released albums
- Maze (Japan, December 5th, 1994)
- One Live Night (Japan, March 5th, 1995)
- Maze (Columbia Records, USA, May 2nd, 1995)
Band history
============
Before starting Strange Highways tour, Dio wanted to get a keyboardist
to play keyboards on the tour. Wendy Dio, Dio's manager, called Jens
Johansson and asked whether he would be interested, but Johansson
had to say no, because he'd have had to play off-stage. In the end
Dio chose Scott Warren of Warrant to play the keyboards. The band
toured in Europe and North America until November 1994. During the US
tour Vinny Appice did some drum clinic shows - or at least one, on
September 17th, 1994 in New Britain, USA, before the Dio concert in
the evening at The Sting in the same city.
From early Summer 1994 until early Autumn 1994 there were rumors about a
project called Vienna, which would've featured Ronnie James Dio, Steve
Vai and Cozy Powell. The project was supposed to have an album out called
"The Master". Those rumors were not confirmed and nothing about the project
has been mentioned ever since. Ozzy Osbourne was working with Cozy Powell at
the time and press may've confused that project with Ronnie James Dio.
After the US tour ended on November 2nd, 1994, Jeff Pilson re-joined
Dokken. He was supposed to return to Dio, but eventually he continued
in Dokken and Dio started to look for a new bassist.
In February 1995 there were some rumors about Dio looking for a new
guitarist, too, but they proved to be unfounded as Tracy G is still in
the band. In late May Dio left from Reprise record company and started
to look for a new record deal. At least BMG has been interested in them,
as well as some new record company owned by some Dio fan.
The band still haven't found a new bassist, or at least not told the
bassist name. However, Jeff Pilson is supposed to help Dio in the studios
with bass playing. The band most likely started to rehearse for new album
in late May/early June.
=========================
Compilation discographies
=========================
Singles
-------
7" Dio: Stand Up And Shout / Accept: ?
- Crash, Germany, 1983
- One-sided flexi disc
- No sleeves
7" Heavy Metal
Saxon: Never Surrender / Lita Ford: Gotta Let Go / Rainbow: Stone
Cold / Dio: Mystery / Bon Jovi: She Don't Know Me / Headpins: Just
One More Time
- Only short pieces of all songs
- Vi Unge FLX-384-1, UK, 1984
- One-sided flexi disc
- Freebie with Danish music magazine
- No sleeves
12" A:/B: Dio: Rainbow In The Dark / 5 other bands
- Philips, Argentina, 1984
- Promo release
12" A:/B: Dio: The Last In Line / 5 other bands
- Philips, Argentina, 1984
- Promo release
12" A:/B: Dio: Hungry For Heaven / 5 other bands
- Mercury, Argentina, 1986
12" A:/B: Rainbow: Bad Girl / Spotlight Kid (live) / Man On The Silver
Mountain (live)
- Man On The Silver Mountain featuring Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polydor 883 970-1, Germany, 1986
12" A: Def Leppard: Animal / Dio: I Could Have Been A Dreamer
B: Yngwie Malmsteen: You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget /
Deep Purple: Bad Attitude
- PolyGram / Polydor 00 00551, Argentina, 1987
- Promo release
12" A:/B: Dio: Hey Angel / 5 other bands
- Mercury, Argentina, 1990
- Promo release
12" A:/B: Dio: Dream Evil / 10 other bands
- Polygram, Argentina, 1991
- Promo release
7" Kerrang! EMI Four-Play
A: Black Sabbath: After All (The Dead) / Clayton Troupe: Demon Seed
B: Terrorvision: Pain Reliever / The Beyond: Nail
- Kerrang!/EMI K/EMI 1, UK, 1992
- Promo release
- Freebie with Kerrang! magazine
Long Plays
----------
LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volume I
- Track list unknown, but most likely has one or more songs
featuring Ronnie Dio.
- Epic
- Release date unknown, probably either 1974 or 1975.
LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volume II
- Track list unknown, but most likely has one or more songs
featuring Ronnie Dio.
- Epic
- Release date unknown, probably either 1974 or 1975.
LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volume III
- Track list unknown, but most likely has one or more songs
featuring Ronnie Dio.
- Epic ECEIP PSLP 1007, USA, 1975
LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volume IV
A: Dick Clark Interview / Bigtree Sisters: Pretty Little Blackeyed
Susan (live) / Brass Buttons: My Song / Wolf's Don Ryan Intro's
Jam Factory: Sitting In The Trap / Dove: Kidd / 805: Tennessee /
Stomping Suede Greasers: Saddle Shoes / Sleep E. Hollow: Since I
Fell For You
B: Jukin' Bone: Let It Out / Elf: Hoochie Koochie Lady / Elf: Rockin'
Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues (live) / Max: Tin Soldier / Nanci Hammond:
You Were Made Just For Me / Dave Feinstein And Mickey Rat: At The
Brookside
- Elf's Rockin' Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues was recorded live in June
1973
- Epic ECEIP PSLP 1001, USA, 1975
- Might also be ECEIP PSLP 1010
LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volume VI
- Track list unknown, but most likely has one or more songs
featuring Ronnie Dio.
- Epic ECEIP PSLP 1012, USA, 1975
LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volume VII
A: The Emeralds: School Boy's Love / The Eldaros: Please Surrender /
Teentones: Rock Little Betty / Ronnie Dio & The Red Caps: Lover /
The Continentals: Money / Ronnie Dio & The Prophets: Will You Still
Love Me Tomorrow / Lou Reed: Cycle Annie / Caz Cats: Lets Go /
Bud Ballou's Beatle Hour
B: The Sidewinders: Cold Sweat / Jam Factory: Talk Is Cheap / Elf: Sit
Down Honey / Bad Medicine: Get Next To Yourself / Elf: L.A./59 /
Cross Creek: How Long / Nanci Hammond: Hand In Hand / The Belmonts
Featuring Dan Elliot: Story Teller
- Epic ECEIP PSLP 1013, USA 1975
2LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volumes VIII & IX
A: Jimmy Cavallo: Rock The Joint / Chris Powell And Blue Flames: Blue
Boy / Jimmy Cavallo And House Rockers: Rock, Rock, Rock / Eldaros:
Baby Child / Teentones: Teenage Angel / Jimmy Singleton: Each
Passing Day / Swingin' Keystones: Dream / Dynamics: Fever / Johnny
Velvet & Revelation: Sunday Kind Of Love
B: Emotions: Zoom / Sam And The Twisters: Jim O'Brien Theme / Wolf's
George Brever Intro's Ronnie Dio: Say You're Mine Again / Elves:
Walking In Different Circles / Aunt B's Canned Music: Hey Big
Brother / John Lennon & Yoko Ono Interview Everson Museum October 8,
1971 / Livin Ennd: Merlin
C: Buddy Grealy Band: Train Keep A Rollin / Baskin, Hoffman And Lee:
Misery / Sail: Listen To The Music / Sandy Bigtree And Max: While
You Sleep / Cross Creek: Tried So Hard / Wing's Joe English
Interview
D: C.R.A.C.: Of The Lites / Harpy: Backseat Love / Ritchie Blackmore's
Rainbow: Man On The Silver Mountain / Buffalo Gals: Foggy Mt.
Locomotion / Caligo Sky: Rainbow / C.R.A.C.: You're Too Much /
Dean Brothers: Sell My Misery / Wolf's Rick Gary & Ron Bee With
Dean Brothers - March 1976
- Epic PSLP 1015 & 1017, USA, 1976
2LP The History Of Syracuse Music, volumes X & XI
- Full track list unknown, but has the following songs:
- Ronnie Dio & The Prophets: The Way Of Love
- Elf: ?
- Epic, USA
- Release date unknown, probably 1976
2LP Rainbow: The Best Of Rainbow
A: All Night Long / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Do You Close Your
Eyes (*) / Lost In Hollywood (*) / Since You Been Gone (*)
B: Stargazer (*) / Catch The Rainbow (*) / Kill The King (*)
C: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) / Still I'm Sad (*) / Long Live
Rock'n'Roll (*) / Eyes Of The World / Starstruck (*)
D: A Light In The Black (*) / Mistreated (*)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polydor, Japan, 1980
- Gatefold sleeves
- Includes a title strip
2LP Rainbow: The Best Of Rainbow
A: All Night Long / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Lost In
Hollywood (*) / Jealous Lover / Long Live Rock'n'Roll (*)
B: Stargazer (*) / Kill The King (*) / A Light In The Black (*)
C: Since You Been Gone / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) / Catch
The Rainbow (*) / Eyes Of The World
D: I Surrender / Gates Of Babylon (*) / Can't Happen Here / Starstruck
(*)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polydor 2675 223, Germany, 1981
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor 800 074-1, Germany, 1981
- Gatefold sleeves
- Possibly a re-release, so release year may not be 1981
LP Heavy Rock
A: Rainbow: I Surrender / Def Leppard: Hello America / Kiss: Shandi /
Thin Lizzy: Chinatown / Status Quo: Something 'bout You Baby I Like
/ Black Sabbath: Die Young (*)
B: Graham Bonnet: Night Games / Status Quo: What You're Proposing /
Nazareth: Dressed To Kill / Rush: Tom Sawyer / Saga: Compromise /
Rainbow: All Night Long
(*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polystar 6878 089, Finland, 1981?
LP Heavy Rock 2
A: Motörhead: Ace Of Spades / Nazareth: Love Hurts / Def Leppard:
Bringin' On The Heartbreak / Graham Bonnet: I'm A Lover / Kiss: I /
Girlschool: C'mon Let's Go
B: Black Sabbath: Turn Up The Night (*) / Rush: Closer To The Heart /
Starfighters: Alley Cat Blues / Zero Nine: Visions, Scenes And
Dreams / Thin Lizzy: Angel Of Death / Motörhead & Girlschool:
Please Don't Touch
- Polystar 6878 139, Finland, 1982?
8LP Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
A: Man On The Silver Mountain / Self Portrait / Black Sheep Of
The Family / Catch The Rainbow
B: Snake Charmer / The Temple Of The King / If You Don't Like
Rock 'N' Roll / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad
C: Tarot Woman / Run With The Wolf / Starstruck / Do You Close
Your Eyes
D: Stargazer / A Light In The Black
E: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Medley: Man On The
Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck/Blues/Man On The Silver Mountain
F: Catch The Rainbow
G: Mistreated
H: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Still I'm Sad
I: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Lady Of The Lake / L.A. Connection /
Gates Of Babylon
J: Kill The King / The Shed (Subtle) / Sensitive To Light / Rainbow
Eyes
K: Down To Earth A Side
L: Down To Earth B Side
M: Difficult To Cure A side
N: Difficult to Cure B side
O: Straight Between The Eyes A side
P: Straight Between The Eyes B side
- Sides A-J include Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polydor Records 815 258-1, 1983
LP Hardrock '83
A: Kiss: Gimme More / Thin Lizzy: Cold Sweat / Lita Ford: Out For
Blood / Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers / Rush: The Analog Kid
B: Black Sabbath: Trashed / Coney Hatch: Don't Say Make Me / Golden
Earring: The Devil Made Me Do It / Picture: Nighthunter /
Nazareth: Whippin' Boy
- Vertigo 814 462-1, Holland, 1983
- Includes a poster
LP The Heavy Way
A: Dio: The Last In Line / Lita Ford: Gotta Let Go / TNT: Seven Seas
/ Rush: Between The Wheels / Black Sabbath: Digital Bitch
B: Status Quo: Rockin' All Over The World / Bon Jovi: Breakout /
Picture: Eternal Dark / Kiss: Lonely Is The Hunter / Nazareth:
This Month's Messiah
- Vertigo 822 750-1, Holland, 1984
- Includes a flock transfer
LP The Hot Stuff
A: Laura Branigan: Self Control / Bluebells: Young At Heart / Nik
Kershaw: I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me / The Cars: You Might
Think / Matt Bianco: Whose Side Are You On? / Twisted Sister:
We're Not Gonna Take It / Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
B: Alphaville: Big In Japan / Dio: The Last In Line / Elton John:
Sad Songs / Chicago: Stay The Night / Howard Jones: Like To Get
To Know You Well / Chris Rea: Touche D'Amour / Phil Collins:
Against All Odds
- Finnlevy FILP 11, Finland, 1984
2LP Power, Rage And Burning Angels
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- JCI, USA, 1984
- Gatefold sleeves
LP Rockbuster
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- Mercury, Holland, 1984
LP Crazed
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- JCI, USA, 1985
LP Masters Of Metal
A: Iron Maiden: The Trooper / Scorpions: No One Like You / Gary Moore:
Back On The Streets / Manowar: Metal Daze / Judas Priest: Deceiver
/ Whitesnake: Fool For Your Loving / Dio: Stand Up And Shout
B: Saxon: Rockin' Again / Bon Jovi: In And Out Of Love / Motörhead:
Ace Of Spades / Accept: Fast As A Shark / Hanoi Rocks: Tragedy /
Black Sabbath: War Pigs / Rush: Spirit Of Radio
- Powersaw Records/K-Tel NE 1295, UK, 1986
LP Metal For Lunch
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- Attic, Canada, 1986
2LP Rainbow: Finyl Vinyl
A:/B:/C:/D: Spotlight Kid / I Surrender / Miss Mistreated / Jealous
Lover / Can't Happen Here / Since You've Been Gone / Bad
Girl / Difficult To Cure / Stone Cold / Power / Man On The
Silver Mountain (*) / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) / Weiss
Heim
(*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals, recorded live at The Omni,
Atlanta, USA on June 23th, 1978
- Polydor 827 987-1, Germany, 1986
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, Spain, 1986
- Gatefold sleeves
- Polydor, Peru, 1986
- Gatefold sleeve
- Polydor, Japan, 1986
- name misspelled as 'Final Vinyl'
- Polydor, Japan, 1986
- Promo release
- White labels
- Includes a title strip and lyric sheet
- Mercury, USA, 1985
- Promo release
- Year may be 1986
LP Der Sampler 3
- Compilation album, includes Love Is All from The Butterfly Ball
- Line Records Line 4.00203, Germany, 1987
LP Metal Force
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- K-Tel, USA, 1987
LP Rainbow: The Best Of Rainbow
- The album has lots of text written in Cyrillic text in Russian
- Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988
- Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1989
- Possibly re-release, white labels with black text
LP Alone
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- EVA, Holland, 1989
2LP Black Sabbath: Blackest Sabbath
A:/B:/C:/D: Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Iron Man / Children Of The
Grave / Snowblind / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Hole In The
Sky / Rock 'N' Roll Doctor / Never Say Die / Lady Evil (*)
(*) / Turn Up The Night (*) / The Sign Of The Southern
Cross (*) / Heaven And Hell (*) / Children Of The Sea
(live) (*) / Digital Bitch / Trashed / Seventh Star /
Born To Lose / Lost For Ever
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Vertigo 838 818-1, 1989
- Gatefold sleeves
LP Hard 'N Heavy Super Festival
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- Vertigo, Germany, 1989
- Some record club edition
2LP Protect The Innocent
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- Telstar, UK, 1989
- Gatefold sleeves
LP Rainbow: The Best Of Rainbow
- Creato, Korea, 1990
LP Purple Rainbows
A:/B: Deep Purple: Black Night / Deep Purple: Speed King / Deep
Purple: Child In Time / Deep Purple: Strange Kind Of Woman /
Deep Purple: Fireball / Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water /
Deep Purple: Highway Star / Deep Purple: Woman From Tokyo /
Rainbow: Since You Been Gone / Whitesnake: Fool For Your
Loving (Original Version) / Rainbow: I Surrender / Graham
Bonnet: Night Games / Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers / Dio:
Rock 'N' Roll Children / Whitesnake: Here I Go Again (US remix)
/ Deep Purple: Hush ('88 version)
- EMI/Polygram 845 534-1, UK, 1991
LP Ritchie Blackmore - Rock Profile Volume Two
A:/B: Still I'm Sad / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Lady Of The
Lake / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (**)
- (*) recorded live at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany on September 25th,
1976 and (**) recorded live at Circus Krone, Munich, Germany on
September 29th, 1976, contains also other songs made by Ritchie
Blackmore in various bands
- Connoisseur Collection RP VSOP LP 157, UK, 1990 or 1991
LP Dio: Diamonds - The Best Of Dio
A: Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Don't Talk To Strangers / We
Rock / The Last In Line / Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: Sacred Heart / Hungry For Heaven / Hide In The Rainbow / Dream
Evil / Wild One / Lock Up The Wolves
- Vertigo 512 206-1, UK, March 30th, 1992
- Vertigo 512 206-1, Holland, March 30th, 1992
- Plain white innersleeves
- Vertigo, Greece, 1992
- Vertigo, Argentina, 1992
- Promo release
- Titled as Diamantes - Lo Mejor De Dio on the sleeves
2LP Black Sabbath: Between Heaven And Hell
A:/B:/C:/D: Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Iron Man / Sweet Leaf / Orchid
/ Tomorrow's Dream / Laguna Sunrise / Sabbath Bloody
Sabbath / Am I Going Insane (Radio) / Never Say Die /
Hard Road / Die Young (*) / Mob Rules (*) / Turn Up The
Night (*) / Born Again / The Shining
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Concrete, UK, 1993 or 1994
- Picture discs
LP Der Sampler 9
- Some kind of compilation, includes Carolina County Ball
- Line Records 4.00209, Germany
C tapes
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2C Rainbow: The Best Of Rainbow
A: All Night Long / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Lost In
Hollywood (*) / Jealous Lover / Long Live Rock'n'Roll (*)
B: Stargazer (*) / Kill The King (*) / A Light In The Black (*)
C: Since You Been Gone / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) / Catch
The Rainbow (*) / Eyes Of The World
D: I Surrender / Gates Of Babylon (*) / Can't Happen Here / Starstruck
(*)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polydor 3577 366, Germany, 1981
C Heavy Rock
A: Rainbow: I Surrender / Def Leppard: Hello America / Kiss: Shandi /
Thin Lizzy: Chinatown / Status Quo: Something 'bout You Baby I Like
/ Black Sabbath: Die Young (*)
B: Graham Bonnet: Night Games / Status Quo: What You're Proposing /
Nazareth: Dressed To Kill / Rush: Tom Sawyer / Saga: Compromise /
Rainbow: All Night Long
(*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polystar 7413 089, Finland, 1981?
C Heavy Rock 2
A: Motörhead: Ace Of Spades / Nazareth: Love Hurts / Def Leppard:
Bringin' On The Heartbreak / Graham Bonnet: I'm A Lover / Kiss: I /
Girlschool: C'mon Let's Go
B: Black Sabbath: Turn Up The Night (*) / Rush: Closer To The Heart /
Starfighters: Alley Cat Blues / Zero Nine: Visions, Scenes And
Dreams / Thin Lizzy: Angel Of Death / Motörhead & Girlschool:
Please Don't Touch
- Polystar 7413 139, Finland, 1982?
C Hardrock '83
A: Kiss: Gimme More / Thin Lizzy: Cold Sweat / Lita Ford: Out For
Blood / Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers / Rush: The Analog Kid
B: Black Sabbath: Trashed / Coney Hatch: Don't Say Make Me / Golden
Earring: The Devil Made Me Do It / Picture: Nighthunter /
Nazareth: Whippin' Boy
- Vertigo 814 462-4, Holland, 1983
C The Heavy Way
A: Dio: The Last In Line / Lita Ford: Gotta Let Go / TNT: Seven Seas
/ Rush: Between The Wheels / Black Sabbath: Digital Bitch
B: Status Quo: Rockin' All Over The World / Bon Jovi: Breakout /
Picture: Eternal Dark / Kiss: Lonely Is The Hunter / Nazareth:
This Month's Messiah
- Vertigo 822 750-4, Holland, 1984
C The Hot Stuff
A: Laura Branigan: Self Control / Bluebells: Young At Heart / Nik
Kershaw: I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me / The Cars: You Might
Think / Matt Bianco: Whose Side Are You On? / Twisted Sister:
We're Not Gonna Take It / Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
B: Alphaville: Big In Japan / Dio: The Last In Line / Elton John:
Sad Songs / Chicago: Stay The Night / Howard Jones: Like To Get
To Know You Well / Chris Rea: Touche D'Amour / Phil Collins:
Against All Odds
- Finnlevy FIMK 11, Finland, 1984
C Rainbow: Finyl Vinyl
- Japan, 1986
- name misspelled as 'Final Vinyl'
C Masters Of Metal
A: Iron Maiden: The Trooper / Scorpions: No One Like You / Gary Moore:
Back On The Streets / Manowar: Metal Daze / Judas Priest: Deceiver
/ Whitesnake: Fool For Your Loving / Dio: Stand Up And Shout (*)
B: Saxon: Rockin' Again / Bon Jovi: In And Out Of Love / Motörhead:
Ace Of Spades / Accept: Fast As A Shark / Hanoi Rocks: Tragedy /
Black Sabbath: War Pigs / Rush: Spirit Of Radio
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Powersaw Records/K-Tel CE 2295, UK, 1986
C Black Sabbath: Blackest Sabbath
A:/B: Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Iron Man / Children Of The Grave /
Snowblind / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Hole In The Sky / Rock 'N'
Roll Doctor / Never Say Die / Lady Evil (*) / Turn Up The Night
(*) / The Sign Of The Southern Cross (*) / Heaven And Hell (*) /
Children Of The Sea (live) (*) / Digital Bitch / Trashed /
Seventh Star / Born To Lose / Lost For Ever
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Vertigo 838 818-4, 1989
C Purple Rainbows
A:/B: Deep Purple: Black Night / Deep Purple: Speed King / Deep
Purple: Child In Time / Deep Purple: Strange Kind Of Woman /
Deep Purple: Fireball / Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water /
Deep Purple: Highway Star / Deep Purple: Woman From Tokyo /
Rainbow: Since You Been Gone / Whitesnake: Fool For Your
Loving (Original Version) / Rainbow: I Surrender / Graham
Bonnet: Night Games / Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers / Dio:
Rock 'N' Roll Children / Whitesnake: Here I Go Again (US remix)
/ Deep Purple: Hush ('88 version)
- EMI/Polygram 845 534-4, UK, 1991
C Dio: Diamonds - The Best Of Dio
A: Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Don't Talk To Strangers / We
Rock / The Last In Line / Rock 'N' Roll Children
B: Sacred Heart / Hungry For Heaven / Hide In The Rainbow / Dream
Evil / Wild One / Lock Up The Wolves
- Vertigo, Holland, March 30th 1992
C Black Sabbath: Between Heaven And Hell
A:/B: Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Iron Man / Sweet Leaf / Orchid /
Tomorrow's Dream / Laguna Sunrise / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath /
Am I Going Insane (Radio) / Never Say Die / Hard Road / Die
Young (*) / Mob Rules (*) / Turn Up The Night (*) / Born Again /
The Shining
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
Concrete RAD 8602-4, 1993 or 1994
Compact discs
-------------
CD Rainbow: Finyl Vinyl
Spotlight Kid / I Surrender / Miss Mistreated / Jealous Lover / Can't
Happen Here / Since You've Been Gone / Bad Girl / Difficult To Cure /
Stone Cold / Power / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Long Live Rock
'N' Roll (*) / Weiss Heim
(*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals, recorded live at The Omni,
Atlanta, USA on June 23th, 1978
- Polydor 827 987-2, Germany, 1986
- Polydor 827 987-2, USA, 1986
- Japan, 1986
- name misspelled as 'Final Vinyl'
CD Black Sabbath: Blackest Sabbath
Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Iron Man / Children Of The Grave /
Snowblind / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Hole In The Sky / Rock 'N' Roll
Doctor / Never Say Die / Lady Evil (*) / Turn Up The Night (*) / The
Sign Of The Southern Cross (*) / Heaven And Hell (*) / Children Of
The Sea (live) (*) / Digital Bitch / Trashed / Seventh Star / Born
To Lose / Lost For Ever
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Vertigo 838 818-2, 1989
CD Masters Of Metal - Strikeforce Volume 1
Motley Crue: Looks That Kill / Triumph: Follow Your Heart / Ace
Frehley: Into The Night / Megadeth: Mechanix / Accept: London
Leatherboys / Dio: Rainbow In The Dark / Helix: Rock You / Faster
Pussycat: Don't Change That Song / Beastie Boys: Fight For Your
Right (To Party) / Kix: Cold Blood
- Warner Special Products/JCI OPCD-1566A/JCD-4540, USA, 1989
CD Masters Of Metal - Wreaking Havoc 1975-1985 Volume 1
Rush: Fly By Night / Foreigner: Hot Blooded / Alice Cooper: Welcome
To My Nightmare / Triumph: Hold On / Foghat: Fool For The City /
April Wine: Roller / Ozzy Osbourne: I Don't Know / Dio: Holy Diver /
Ted Nugent: Cat Scratch Fever / Nazareth: Hair Of The Dog / Krokus:
Long Stick Goes Boom / Accept: Balls To The Wall
- Warner Special Products/JCI OPCD-1576/JCD-4520, USA, 1989
CD Masters Of Metal - Wreaking Havoc 1975-1985 Volume 2
Rainbow: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Motley Crue: Too Young To Fall In
Love / Pat Travers: Snortin' Whiskey / Triumph: Magic Power / Gary
Moore: Victims Of The Future / Kiss: Rock And Roll All Nite / Judas
Priest: Breaking The Law / Scorpions: Blackout / Vandenberg: Burning
Heart / Detective: One More Heartache / Dio: Mystery / Twisted Sister:
You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
- Warner Special Products/JCI JCD-4530, USA, 1989
2CD Metal Decade 82-83 Vol.2
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- Teldec, Germany, 1990
2CD Metal Decade 84-85 Vol.3
- Track list unknown, featuring one Dio song
- Teldec, Germany, 1990
2CD Rainbow: The Best Of Rainbow
CD1: All Night Long / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Lost In
Hollywood (*) / Jealous Lover / Long Live Rock'n'Roll (*) /
Stargazer (*) / Kill The King (*) / A Light In The Black (*)
CD2: Since You Been Gone / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) / Catch
The Rainbow (*) / Eyes Of The World / I Surrender / Gates Of
Babylon (*) / Can't Happen Here / Starstruck (*)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Polydor Records 800 074-2, Germany
- CD release date unknown, around 1990
- Polydor, Japan, 1990
4CD Dio: The Great Box
CD1: Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Gypsy / Caught In The Middle
/ Don't Talk To Strangers / Straight Through The Heart /
Invisible / Rainbow In The Dark / Shame On The Night
CD2: We Rock / The Last In Line / Breathless / I Speed At Night / One
Night In The City / Evil Eyes / Mystery / Eat Your Heart Out /
Egypt (The Chains Are On)
CD3: King Of Rock And Roll / Sacred Heart / Another Lie / Rock 'N' Roll
Children / Hungry For Heaven / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Just
Another Day / Fallen Angels / Shoot Shoot
CD4: King Of Rock And Roll (*) / Rainbow In The Dark (*) / Sacred
Heart (*) / Medley: Rock 'N' Roll Children/Long Live Rock 'N'
Roll/Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / We Rock (*) / Stand Up And
Shout (**) / Straight Through The Heart (**) / Eat Your Heart
Out (***) / Don't Talk To Strangers (***) / The Last In Line
(****) / We Rock (****)
- CD1 is Holy Diver, CD2 is The Last In Line, CD3 is Sacred Heart and
CD4 is Live Tracks, containing the following live recordings:
- (*) = most likely recorded from Intermission
- (**) = Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK on August 20th, 1983
- (***) = Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984
- (****) = Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA on September 13th, 1985
- Vertigo PHCR-3121/2/3/4, Japan, 1991
- Includes a booklet with lots of Japanese text and
lyrics for the songs
CD Purple Rainbows
Deep Purple: Black Night / Deep Purple: Speed King / Deep Purple:
Child In Time / Deep Purple: Strange Kind Of Woman / Deep Purple:
Fireball / Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water / Deep Purple: Highway
Star / Deep Purple: Woman From Tokyo / Rainbow: Since You Been Gone
/ Whitesnake: Fool For Your Loving (Original Version) / Rainbow: I
Surrender / Graham Bonnet: Night Games / Deep Purple: Perfect
Strangers / Dio: Rock 'N' Roll Children / Whitesnake: Here I Go
Again (US remix) / Deep Purple: Hush ('88 version)
- EMI/Polygram 845 534-2, UK, 1991
CD Ritchie Blackmore - Rock Profile Volume Two
Still I'm Sad / Man On The Silver Mountain (*) / Lady Of The Lake /
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (**)
- (*) recorded live at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany on September 25th,
1976 and (**) recorded live at Circus Krone, Munich, Germany on
September 29th, 1976, contains also other songs made by Ritchie
Blackmore in various bands
- Connoisseur Collection RP VSOP 157, UK, 1990 or 1991
CD Dio: Diamonds - The Best Of Dio
Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Don't Talk To Strangers / We Rock /
The Last In Line / Evil Eyes / Rock 'N' Roll Children / Sacred Heart /
Hungry For Heaven / Hide In The Rainbow / Dream Evil / Wild One / Lock
Up The Wolves
- Vertigo 512 206-2, Germany, March 30th 1992
- Vertigo PHCR-31, Japan, 1992
- Includes a title strip and family tree insert
CD Rock 'N Up Sampler 1992 6-8
- Track list unknown, featuring two Black Sabbath songs
- Toshiba/EMI, Japan, 1992
- Promo release
CD The Deep Purple Family Album
Glenda Collins & The Outlaws: If You've Gotta Pick A Baby / M I 5:
You'll Never Stop Me Loving You / The Artwoods: I Take What I Want /
Episode Six: I Can See Through You / Deep Purple: Hush / Deep Purple:
Black Night / Deep Purple: Into The Fire (live) / Deep Purple: Burn /
Alphonse Mouzon: Snowbound / Roger Glover & Guests: Love Is All (*) /
Deep Purple: You Keep On Movin' / Rainbow: Kill The King (live) (*) /
Paice, Ashton, Lord: Arabella (live) / Whitesnake: Northwinds / Glenn
Hughes: L.A. Cutoff / Nick Simper's Fandango: The Stallion / Gillan:
Nervous / Gillan/Glover: Clouds & Rain / Deep Purple: Perfect
Strangers (live)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Rainbow recorded live at
Circus Krone, Munich, Germany on September 29th, 1976
- Connoisseur Collection VSOP CD 187, UK
CD Metal CD Volume 2 No 1
Dio: Jesus Mary & The Holy Ghost / The Wildhearts: Dangerlust /
Phantom Blue: Time To Run / Damn The Machine: The Mission / W.A.S.P.:
Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue) (Sawn-off edit) /
Dinosaur JR: Freakscene / Cop Shoot Cop: Surprise, Surprise / Sonic
Youth: Teenage Riot / For Love Not Lisa: Traces / Drive She Said: In
My Hands (The Healer) / Lawnmover Deth: Up The Junction
- Metal CD, EEC, MCD13, around September-November 1993
- Promotional release
- Freebie with Metal CD magazine Vol 2 Number 1, 1993
CD Black Sabbath: Between Heaven And Hell
Black Sabbath / Paranoid / Iron Man / Sweet Leaf / Orchid / Tomorrow's
Dream / Laguna Sunrise / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Am I Going Insane
(Radio) / Never Say Die / Hard Road / Die Young (*) / Mob Rules (*) /
Turn Up The Night (*) / Born Again / The Shining
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Concrete RAD 8602-2, 1993 or 1994
CD The Rainbow Family Album
Deep Purple: Speed King / Cozy Powell: Dance With The Devil / Elf:
Wonderworld (*) / Rainbow: Kill The King (*) (live) / Rainbow:
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) (live) / Colosseum II: Am I /
Roger Glover: 1st Ring Made Of Fire / Fandango: I Would Never Leave
/ Wild Horses: Face Down / Tony Carey: A Fine, Fine Day / Alcatrazz:
Will You Be Home Tonight / Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers (*)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Connoisseur Collection VSOP CD 195, Europe, 1994
2CD Kerrang! Prasentiert: Metal Klassix
CD1: Faith No More: Epic / Anthrax: Antisocial / Sepultura: Murder /
Pantera: Cowboys From Hell / Diamond Head: Am I Evil / Manowar:
Metal Daze / Pink Cream 69: Keep Your Eye On The Twisted / Accept:
Burning / Dio: Holy Diver (*) / W.A.S.P.: I Wanna Be Somebody /
Whitesnake: Still Of The Night / Sodom: Bombenhagel / L 7: Pretend
We're Dead / Motley Crue: Live Wire / Mr. Big: Daddy, Brother,
Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) / Saxon: And The Band
Played On
CD2: Ugly Kid Joe: Everything About You / Helloween: I Want Out / Black
Sabbath: Paranoid / Megadeth: Hangar 17 / Steppenwolf: Born To Be
Wild / Annihilator: Alison Hell / Running Wild: Chains And Leather
/ The Almighty: Addiction / Biohazard: Business / Soundgarden:
Jesus Christ Pose / Motorhead: Ace Of Spades / Rainbow: Long Live
Rock 'N' Roll (*) / Alice Cooper: Poison / Kreator: Stream Of
Consciousness / Helmet: Unsung / Judas Priest: Painkiller / Deep
Purple: Smoke On The Water (US Edit)
- (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Sony Music Entertainment / Columbia 475 806-2, Austria, 1994
- Slim 2CD jewel box
- Includes a booklet describing all the featured artists
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Soundtrack discographies
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Singles
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12" A: Hungry For Heaven
B: Hungry For Heaven
From the Vision Quest soundtrack
- Warner Bros / Geffen PRO-A-2260, USA, 1985
- Promo release
- Promo sleeves
Long plays
----------
2LP Music From The Motion Picture Heavy Metal
A: Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal / Riggs: Heartbeat / Devo: Working In A
Coalmine / Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
B: Cheap Trick: Reach Out / Don Felder: Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) /
Donald Fage: True Companion / Nazareth: Crazy (A Suitable Case
For Treatment)
C: Riggs: Radar Ridres / Journey: Open Arms / Grand Funk Railroad:
Queen Bee / Cheap Trick: I Must Be Dreamin'
D: Black Sabbath: Mob Rules / Don Felder: All Of You / Trust:
Prefabricated / Stevie Nicks: Blue Lamp
- E5150 missing from the soundtrack although it exists in the movie,
Mob Rules is a different version than on the Mob Rules album
- Epic EPC 88558, UK, 1981
- Gatefold sleeves
- Contains a black/white information sheet
- Full Moon, Holland, 1981
- Gatefold sleeves
LP Vision Quest Original Sound Track
A:/B: Journey: Only The Young / John Waite: Change / The Style Council:
Shout To The Top / Madonna: Gambler / Don Henley: She's On The
Zoom / Dio: Hungry For Heaven / Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe /
Sammy Hagar: I'll Fall In Love Again / Foreigner: Hot Blooded
/ Madonna: Crazy For You
- Hungry For Heaven is a different version than on the Sacred Heart
album
- CBS, Argentina, 1985
- Promo release
- Geffen, Holland, 1985
- Geffen, Holland, 1985
- Promo release
- Includes a Danish promo stamp
- Geffen, Brazil, 1985
LP Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Iron Eagle"
A:/B: Queen: One Vision / King Kobra: Iron Eagle (Never Say Die) / Eric
Martin: These Are The Good Times / Katrina & The Waves: Maniac
House / George Clinton: Intense / Dio: Hide In The Rainbow /
Helix: It's Too Late / Adrenalin: Road Of The Gypsy / Urgent:
Love Can Make You Cry / The Jon Butcher Axis: This Raging Fire
- Capitol, Holland, 1986
- Capitol, USA, 1986
- Capitol, USA, 1986
- Promo release
C tapes
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2C Music From The Motion Picture Heavy Metal
A: Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal / Riggs: Heartbeat / Devo: Working In A
Coalmine / Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
B: Cheap Trick: Reach Out / Don Felder: Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) /
Donald Fage: True Companion / Nazareth: Crazy (A Suitable Case
For Treatment)
C: Riggs: Radar Ridres / Journey: Open Arms / Grand Funk Railroad:
Queen Bee / Cheap Trick: I Must Be Dreamin'
D: Black Sabbath: Mob Rules / Don Felder: All Of You / Trust:
Prefabricated / Stevie Nicks: Blue Lamp
- E5150 missing from the soundtrack although it exists in the movie,
Mob Rules is a different version than on the Mob Rules album
- USA, 1981
C Vision Quest Original Sound Track
A:/B: Journey: Only The Young / John Waite: Change / The Style Council:
Shout To The Top / Madonna: Gambler / Don Henley: She's On The
Zoom / Dio: Hungry For Heaven / Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe /
Sammy Hagar: I'll Fall In Love Again / Foreigner: Hot Blooded
/ Madonna: Crazy For You
- Hungry For Heaven is a different version than on the Sacred Heart
album
- Geffen, USA, 1985
C Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Iron Eagle"
A:/B: Queen: One Vision / King Kobra: Iron Eagle (Never Say Die) / Eric
Martin: These Are The Good Times / Katrina & The Waves: Maniac
House / George Clinton: Intense / Dio: Hide In The Rainbow /
Helix: It's Too Late / Adrenalin: Road Of The Gypsy / Urgent:
Love Can Make You Cry / The Jon Butcher Axis: This Raging Fire
- Capitol C4 90747-4, USA, 1986
Compact discs
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CD Music From The Motion Picture Heavy Metal
Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal / Riggs: Heartbeat / Devo: Working In A
Coalmine / Blue Oyster Cult: Veteran Of The Psychic Wars / Cheap
Trick: Reach Out / Don Felder: Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) / Donald
Fage: True Companion / Nazareth: Crazy (A Suitable Case For Treatment)
/ Riggs: Radar Ridres / Journey: Open Arms / Grand Funk Railroad: Queen
Bee / Cheap Trick: I Must Be Dreamin' / Black Sabbath: Mob Rules / Don
Felder: All Of You / Trust: Prefabricated / Stevie Nicks: Blue Lamp
- E5150 missing from the soundtrack although it exists in the movie,
Mob Rules is a different version than on the Mob Rules album
- May be a 2CD
- March 14th, 1995
CD Vision Quest Original Sound Track
Journey: Only The Young / John Waite: Change / The Style Council:
Shout To The Top / Madonna: Gambler / Don Henley: She's On The Zoom /
Dio: Hungry For Heaven / Red Rider: Lunatic Fringe / Sammy Hagar: I'll
Fall In Love Again / Foreigner: Hot Blooded / Madonna: Crazy For You
- Hungry For Heaven is a different version than on the Sacred Heart
album
- Geffen 9 24063-2, USA, 1985
CD Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Iron Eagle"
Queen: One Vision / King Kobra: Iron Eagle (Never Say Die) / Eric
Martin: These Are The Good Times / Katrina & The Waves: Maniac House /
George Clinton: Intense / Dio: Hide In The Rainbow / Helix: It's Too
Late / Adrenalin: Road Of The Gypsy / Urgent: Love Can Make You Cry /
The Jon Butcher Axis: This Raging Fire
- Capitol Records CDP 7 90747-2, USA, 1986
CD Music From The Motion Picture Wayne's World
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody / Cinderella: Hot And Bothered / Bulletboys:
Rock Candy / Gary Wright: Dream Weaver / Red Hot Chili Peppers:
Sikamikanico / Black Sabbath: Time Machine / Wayne And Garth (Mike
Myers And Dana Carvey): Wayne's World Theme (Extended Version) / Tia
Carrere: Ballroom Blitz / Jimi Hendrix: Foxy Lady / Alice Cooper: Feed
My Frankenstein / Rhino Bucket: Ride With Yourself / Eric Clapton:
Loving Your Lovin' / Tia Carrere: Why You Wanna Break My Heart
- Time Machine is a different version than on the Dehumanizer album
- Reprise Records 9 26805-2, USA, 1992
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Video discographies
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Rainbow February 1975-November 1978
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Promo L.A. Connection
- Filmed a flight to Los Angeles, including footage from all around
Los Angeles and footage of Rainbow playing on stage without audience.
Different version of the song than on Long Live Rock 'N' Roll album.
- 1978
Promo Gates Of Babylon
- Filmed a camel caravan in a desert, also stage footage. Different
version of the song than on Long Live The Rock 'N' Roll album.
- 1978
Promo Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
- Filmed on stage without audience. Different version of the song than
on Long Live Rock 'N' Roll album.
- 1978
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Black Sabbath May 1979-October 1982, Fall 1991-November 13th, 1992
=============
Promo Die Young
- Filmed on stage, although music comes as playback
- 1980
Promo Neon Knights
- Filmed on stage, although music comes as playback
- 1980
Video Black 'N' Blue - Live In Concert
Blue Oyster Cult: The Marshall Plan / Dr. Music / Cities On Flame /
Divine Wind / Godzilla / Roadhouse Blues / Born To Be Wild / Black
Sabbath: War Pigs / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Iron Man / Paranoid /
Heaven And Hell / Die Young
- Track order unknown, Blue Oyster Cult songs might be among the
Black Sabbath songs
- recorded live at Coliseum, Nassau, USA on October 17th, 1980
- Warner Bros, USA
- VHS NTSC Version
Video Black 'N' Blue - Live In Concert
A: The Marshall Plan (*) / War Pigs (**) / Neon Knights (**) /
N.I.B. (**) / Dr. Music (*) / Cities On Flame (*) / Divine Wind (*)
/ Iron Man (**) / Paranoid (**)
B: Godzilla (*) / Roadhouse Blues (*) / Heaven And Hell (**) / Born
To Be Wild (*) / Die Young (**)
- (*) = Blue Oyster Cult songs, (**) = Black Sabbath songs
- Recorded live at Coliseum, Nassau, USA on October 17th, 1980
- Warner Music WPLP-9102, Japan
- LD NTSC Version
Promo TV Crimes
- Journey of a stolen TV with Black Sabbath playing on it
- 1992
Video The Black Sabbath Story Volume 2: 1978-1992
Hard Road / Die Young / Neon Knights / Trashed / Zero The Hero /
No Stranger To Love / The Shining / Headless Cross / Feels Good To
Me / TV Crimes / Computer God
- Includes also interviews of various band members, for example
Ronnie James Dio
- Polygram Video 0855543, 1992
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
- Warner Reprise Video 3-38333, USA, 1992
- VHS NTSC version
- 1992
- LD version
Video The Black Sabbath Story Volume 2: 1978-1992
Hard Road / Die Young / Neon Knights / Trashed / Zero The Hero /
No Stranger To Love / The Shining / Headless Cross / Feels Good To
Me / TV Crimes / Computer God / I
- Includes also interviews of various band members, for example
Ronnie James Dio
- I Recorded live at Hammersmith Apollo on September 8th, 1992
- Different mixing of pictures than on the other versions of this
video
- Directed and produced by Geoff Kempin/Stephanie Bonnett/Martin Baker
- 1992
- VHS PAL version
Video Metal Hammer Iron Maiden Special
Iron Maiden Interviews / Skid Row / Thunder / W.A.S.P. / The Almighty /
Dave Mustaine / Black Sabbath
- Ronnie James Dio talks about Black Sabbath
- Produced by PMI & Rock Team
- Picture Music International MVH 4910213, 1992
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
===
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
===
Promo Holy Diver
- Ronnie James Dio battling through his way in a castle ruins
- Directed by Arthur Ellis, produced by Adam Whittaker For Limelight
- 1983
Promo Rainbow In The Dark
- Ronnie James Dio singing on a roof in London, UK; a man going after
a woman around Soho in London
- Directed by Arthur Ellis, produced by Adam Whittaker For Limelight
- 1983
Promo The Last In Line
- Young boy goes to an elevator trip to hell - Niji Management
supposedly resides in the building
- Directed by Don Coscarelli, produced by Leslie Lieman/Francis Moore
- 1984
Promo Mystery
- Ronnie James Dio walking around a magic land and in the end magically
disappears with a girl
- 1984
Video A Special From The Spectrum
Stand Up And Shout / Don't Talk To Strangers / Mystery / Egypt (The
Chains Are On) / Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Rainbow In The
Dark / Mob Rules / We Rock
- Recorded live at Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA on August 24th, 1984
- Directed by Phil Tuckett, produced by Steven Sabol for NBL Films
- Castle Communications CMV 1011, 1984
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
- Polygram, 1988?
- ?, 1984
- Misprinting, A Special From The Spectrum cover and tape
labels, but Live In Concert on tape
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
- Pony Video X88M1270, Japan, 1984
- Beta NTSC version
- Includes a lyric sheet in Japanese, as well as two other
paper sheets in Japanese
- Plastic sleeves
- Warner Music Video, USA, 1984 or 1985
- VHS NTSC version
- Warner Music Video 38100-5 D, USA, 1984 or 1985
- Beta NTSC version
Promo We Rock
- Taken directly from A Special From The Spectrum video and used as
a promo video at least on European TV
- Directed by Phil Tuckett, produced by Steven Sabol for NBL Films
- 1984
Video Live In Concert
Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The Night /
Children Of The Sea / Holy Diver / Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The
Dark / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland on
December 4th, 1983
- Directed by Harry de Winter
- Castle Communications CMV 1012, Holland, 1984
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
- Polygram, 1984
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
- Polygram, 1984
- Includes a HI-FI sticker on the sleeve
- Re-release
Video Live '83
- Track list unknown, possibly same as Live In Concert
- TOEI Video, Japan, 1984
- Beta NTSC version
Promo Hungry For Heaven
- Live on stage on Sacred Heart tour
- Directed by Jim May, produced by Wendy Dio
- 1985
Promo Rock 'N' Roll Children
- Two youngsters get lost in a magic closet which becames a labyrinth
of childhood horrors
- Directed by Daniel Kleinman, produced by Simon Fields
- 1985
Promo King Of Rock And Roll
- Live footage, includes clips from previous videos
- Directed by Phil Tuckett, produced by Steve Sabor for NFL Films
- 1985, might also be from 1986
Video Spectrum Live 1985
Draco Ignis / King Of Rock And Roll / Time To Burn / The Last In Line
/ Holy Diver / The Last In Line (Reprise) / Heaven And Hell / Sacred
Heart / Rock 'N' Roll Children / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The
Silver Mountain / Rock 'N' Roll Children (Reprise) / Rainbow In The
Dark / Hungry For Heaven
- Recorded live at Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA on September 13th, 1985
- Directed by Robert Parker / Bob Angelo for NFL Films, produced by
Wendy Dio
- Niji Production Inc PHVR-2505, Japan, 1985
- VHS NTSC version
- Includes an insert in Japanese
Video Sacred Heart "The Video"
Draco Ignis / King Of Rock And Roll / Time To Burn / The Last In Line
/ Holy Diver / The Last In Line (Reprise) / Heaven And Hell / Sacred
Heart / Rock 'N' Roll Children / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The
Silver Mountain / Rock 'N' Roll Children (Reprise) / Rainbow In The
Dark / Hungry For Heaven
- Recorded live at Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA on September 13th, 1985
- Directed by Robert Parker / Bob Angelo for NFL Films, produced by
Wendy Dio
- Warner Reprise Video 38127-3, USA, 1986
- VHS NTSC version
- Paper sleeves
- Burrn Video, Japan, 1985
- VHS NTSC version
Video Super Rock '85 In Japan
- Track list unknown
- Recorded live at Super Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 10th,
1985
- ?, 1985
- VHS NTSC version
- Toshiba
- LD NTSC version
Video Hear 'N Aid - The Sessions
- Track list unknown; features two versions of Stars as well as
includes interviews and studio footage
- Virgin, 1986
- VHS PAL version
- Lazervision, Japan, 1986
- LD NTSC version
Promo I Could Have Been A Dreamer
- The band plays on ramps in front of a painted desert scenery with a
big moon in the sky
- 1987
Promo All The Fools Sailed Away
- People sailing away, filmed on a beach in Malibu, California, USA
- Directed by Marty Callner, produced by Marty Callner/Doug Major
- 1987
Promo Stand Up And Shout
- Live footage from Dream Evil tour
- Directed by Robert Parker, produced by Wendy Dio
- 1987
Video Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
Classic Trax: Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden / Interviews: Anthrax/
Voi Vod/W.A.S.P./Vio-Lence/Forbidden / Specials: On the set of 'Police
Academy 6' with Vince Neil / Issues Of The Issue: The Party Ninjas /
Trick Or Treat: Motorhead's Lemmy / Uncensored Video: Ozzy And Rhett
Forrester / NU4U: The best new bands, Mammoth, Warrant and Quireboys /
Behind Closed Doors: Ronnie James Dio / Legends On Film: Blood And
Horror with Alice Cooper
- Ronnie James Dio filmed at his home with Mick Rock
- Directed by Cindy Keefer/Nicky Picasso, produced by John B. House
- Castle Communications CMV 1123, 1989
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
Video Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7
Classic Trax: Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest; Hell Bent For Leather /
Legends On Film: W.A.S.P./Blackie Lawless / Trick Or Treat: Michael
Monroe / Specials: Great White with Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns
'N Roses at the Children Of The Night benefit in Los Angeles /
Congrete Foundation; Ozzy Osbourne/Skid Row/Judas Priest / Behind The
Camera: Alice Cooper / Unsigned: Francis X / World Report: Candlemass/
Sons Of Angels / Issues Of The Issue: Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden /
Off The Record: Dave Mustaine of Megadeth / Studio Report: Dio /
Uncensored: Slaughter / NU4U: Thunder/Law & Order / Interviews:
Testament/LA Guns/Bang Tango
- Dio filmed at Granny's House, Reno, USA recording track Hey Angel
for Lock Up The Wolves album
- Directed by Cindy Keefer/Nicky Picasso/David Carr, produced by John
B. House
- Virgin Music Video VVD 700, Sweden, 1990
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
Promo Hey Angel
- Band plays on stage without audience
- Shown on European TV only
- 1990
Promo Wild One
- Young skateboardists in a city
- Originally only for US TV, but later released in Europe too on Time
Machine video
- Directed by Jean Pellerin, produced by Lisa Hollingshead for DNA
- 1990
Video Time Machine
Wild One / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / The Last In Line /
Hungry For Heaven / Rock 'N' Roll Children / Stand Up And Shout /
King Of Rock And Roll / All The Fools Sailed Away
- Various Dio promo videos filmed from 1983 to 1990, introduced
by Ronnie James Dio
- Directed by David Pinkus, produced by Wendy Dio
- Warner Reprise Video 38148-3, USA, 1990
- VHS NTSC version
- Paper sleeves
- Warner Reprise Video/Polygram Video 085 306-3, 1990
- VHS PAL version
- Plastic sleeves
Video Diamonds - The Best Video Of Dio
- Track list unknown, probably the same as on Time Machine
- Burrn Video, Japan, 1990
- VHS NTSC version
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Radio show discographies
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Rainbow February 1975-November 1978
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LP The Electric Guitar
- Might be a double album
- BBC LP 37198 Ref 140369, UK, June 1975
LP Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Radio Special
- Might be a double album
- Polydor SA-013, USA, 1975
LP On Stage Special Edition
- Contains Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore interviews and
special radio cuts from On Stage
- Polydor/Oyster 2808 010, Germany, 1977
- Contains an insert and a photo
- Promo release
LP BBC Rock Hour
- Might be a double album
- Recorded live in Georgia on June 24th, 1978
- UK
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Black Sabbath May 1979-October 1982, Fall 1991-November 13th, 1992
=============
2LP The King Biscuit Flower Hour: Black Sabbath / Blue Oyster Cult
- D.I.R. Broadcasting KB-332, USA, 1980
- Airdate September 14th, 1980
2LP The King Biscuit Flower Hour: Black Sabbath / Scorpions
A: Black Sabbath
B: Black Sabbath
C: Scorpions (3 tracks)
- Black Sabbath supposedly recorded live in Providence, USA in
either 1980 or 1981
- D.I.R. Broadcasting BOB-426, USA, 1982
- Airdate July 4th, 1982
2LP Retro Rock
- Contains Black Sabbath interviews and music
- Clay, USA, 1982 or 1983
2LP Westwood One High Voltage
- Black Sabbath live in 1980, includes other bands too
- Westwood One Radio Networks HV 89-20, USA, 1989
CD Foundations Forum Interview Promo CD
- Foundations Forum, USA, 1992
===
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
===
LP BBC Rock Hour's Halloween Special, Hosted By Ronnie James Dio
- BBC # 444, UK, 1983
- Airdate October 13th, 1983
2LP The King Biscuit Flower Hour 10/30/83: Dio / Queensryche
- D.I.R. Broadcasting KB-495, USA, 1983
- Airdate October 30th, 1983
- Plain white sleeves
LP Innerview With Jim Ladd: Inner-View Of Ronnie James Dio/Holy Diver
- S#26, S#1, USA, 1983
LP Guest Star As D.J.
- Ronnie James Dio as guest D.J. playing his music chosen by him
- 1983 or 1984
LP Talking To...
- Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain interviews, recorded in Paris,
France on December 6th, 1983
2LP Ronnie James Dio Captured Live!
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On
The Night
B: Stargazer / Heaven And Hell
C: Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark
D: Man On The Silver Mountain
- Live recording from Civic Center, Santa Monica, USA October
7th, 1983
- Total playing time 49.50 minutes including hosting
- RKO Radio Networks CL 384, USA, 1984
- Airdate week of February 13th, 1984
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes four que sheets
2LP The Best Of The Biscuit 3/4/84 starring Krokus / Dio
A: Open / Commercial: Honda / Krokus: Heat Stokes / American Woman /
Screaming In The Night / Commercials: Budweiser / Lee Jeans / Music
Bed With Announcer Promo / Music Bed Promo
B: Krokus: Eat The Rich / Stayed Awake All Night / Easy Rocker / Night
Wolf / Commercials: Honda / Lee Jeans / Budweiser
C: Dio: Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Man
On The Silver Mountain / Commercials: Lee Jeans / Honda / Budweiser
/ Close
- Krokus recorded live at Hermitage Landing, Nashville, USA
in the summer of 1983
- Dio recorded live at Civic Auditorium, San Jose, USA October
5th, 1983
- Total playing time 62.25 minutes including hosting and commercials
- Total Dio playing time about 25 minutes including hosting and
commercials
- D.I.R. Broadcasting BOB-513, USA, 1984
- Airdate April 3rd, 1984
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes two que sheets
LP Metalshop Show #27
Includes Dio music
- MJI Broadcasting MS-27, USA, 1984
- Airdate week of August 3rd, 1984
- Plain white sleeves
LP Live Tracks: Dio / Thin Lizzy / etc
- GLT-3, 1984
- Airdate August 13th, 1984
2LP Westwood One In Concert: Dio / Red Rider
A: Intro / Commercial: US Army / Red Rider: Power / Somebody's
Watching / Shake Monster / Commercials: Levi's / Schick / Red Rider:
Young Thing Wild Dreams / Breaking Curfew / Commercials:
Budweiser (*) / US Army
B: Red Rider: White Hot / Lunatic Fringe / Commarcials: Schick / Levi's
/ Dio: We Rock / Mystery / Commercials: US Navy / Levi's
C: Dio: Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Commercials: Levi's / US
Navy
D: Dio: Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain / Long Live
Rock And Roll / Outcue / Promo
- Dio recorded live at Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984
- Red Rider recorded live at Bogart's, Cincinnati, USA
- (*) Featuring Ronnie James Dio singing Budweiser commercial to
Rainbow In The Dark's music
- Total playing time 92.10 minutes including hosting and commercials
- Total Dio playing time about 45 minutes
- Westwood One Radio Networks IC-84-19, USA, 1984
- Airdate September 7th-9th, 1984
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes one que sheet
- Possibly played also on April 1st, 1985
2LP The King Biscuit Flower Hour 10/21/1984: Dio / Fastway
- D.I.R. Broadcasting KB-546, USA, 1984
- Airdate October 21st, 1984
- Plain white sleeves
LP Metalshop Show #42
Includes Dio interview and music
- MJI Broadcasting MS-42, USA, 1984
- Airdate week of November 16th, 1984
- Plain white sleeves
LP Live Tracks: Dio / Night Ranger / etc
- GLT-20
- Airdate December 10th, 1984
2LP The Best Of The Biscuit 2/3/85 starring Twisted Sister / Dio
A: Open / Commercials: Budweiser / Carefree Gum / Twisted Sister:
Stay Hungry / Shoot 'Em Down / You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll /
Commercials: US Army / Life Savers / Music Bed With Announcer Promo
/ Music Bed Promo
B: Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It / I Wanna Rock /
Commercials: Budweiser / Dio: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The
City / Commercials: US Army / Carefree Gum
C: Dio: The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell / Holy Diver / We Rock /
Commercials: Budweiser / Life Savers / Close
- Twisted Sister recorded live in Rochester, USA
- Dio recorded live at Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA August 8th, 1984
- Total playing time 60.51 minutes including hosting and commercials
- Total Dio playing time about 34 minutes including hosting and
commercials
- D.I.R. Broadcasting BOB-561, USA, 1985
- Airdate March 2nd, 1985
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes two que sheets
2LP Westwood One In Concert: Dio
A: Intro / Commercials: Bubblicious / Snickers / Dio: We Rock /
Mystery / Commercials: Budweiser / Levi's / Dio: Shame On The Night
/ Children Of The Sea / Commercials: Bubblicious / Budweiser (*)
B: Dio: Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Commercials: Budweiser /
Snickers / Bubblicious
C: Dio: Eat Your Heart Out / Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Mob
Rules / Don't Talk To Strangers / Commercials: Levi's / Budweiser
D: Dio: Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain / Long Live
Rock 'N' Roll / Outcue / Promo
- Dio recorded live at Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984
- (*) Featuring Ronnie James Dio singing Budweiser commercial to
Rainbow In The Dark's music
- Total playing time 92.21 minutes including hosting and commercials
- Westwood One Radio Networks IC-85-06, USA, 1985
- Airdate March 8th-9th, 1985
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes one que sheet
2LP Westwood One In Concert: Dio / Fiona
A: Intro / Commercials: Budweiser / Fiona: One Wild Night / You're No
Angel / James / Commercials: Starburst / US Army / Fiona: Keeper
Of The Flame / Talk To me / Commercials: Budweiser
B: Fiona: Nana's Song / Heart On Me / Commercials: Levi's / Budweiser /
Dio: We Rock / Mystery / Commercials: US Army / Starburst
C: Dio: Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Commercials: Budweiser /
Levi's
D: Dio: Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain / Long Live
Rock 'N' Roll / Outcue / Promo
- Dio recorded live at Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984
- Fiona recorded live at Arcadia Theatre, Dallas, USA
- Total playing time 92.08 minutes including hosting and commercials
- Westwood One Radio Networks IC-85-18, USA, 1985
- Airdate August 16th-18th, 1985
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes one que sheet
2LP King Biscuit Flower Hour: On Tour With Dio, Deep Purple ...
- D.I.R. Broadcasting KB-589, USA, 1985
- Airdate August 18th, 1985
2LP Westwood One The Rock Chronicles
- Includes various interviews from various bands, including one
from Ronnie James Dio
- Total playing time 59.37 minutes including hosting and commercials
- Westwood One Radio Networks RC-85-42, USA, 1985
- Airdate Week Of October 14th, 1985
- Plain white sleeves with probably Westwood One
schedule glued on the front sleeve
- Includes one que sheet
2LP The King Biscuit Flower Hour 10/20/85 featuring Ronnie James
Dio - From Black Sabbath To Dio
A: Open / Commercials: Levi's 501 / US Army / Rainbow: Intro / Ronnie
James Dio Interview / Kill The King / Man On The Silver Mountain /
Blues / Starstruck / Commercials: Levi's 501 / Zales
B: Ronnie James Dio Interview / Black Sabbath: Children Of The Sea /
Dio: King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart /
Commercials: US Army / Budweiser / Zales / Musicbed Promo With
Announcer / Musicbed Promo
C: Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers / Ronnie James Dio Interview / The
Last In Line / Sacred Heart / Commercials: Levi's 501 / Budweiser /
Close
- Total playing time 58.18 minutes including hosting and commercials
- D.I.R. Broadcasting KB-598, USA, 1985
- Airdate October 20th, 1985
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes two que sheets
LP Metalshop Dio Special, Show #92
- MJI Broadcasting MS-92, USA, 1985
- Airdate week of November 1st, 1985
- Plain white sleeves
LP Jim Ladd Innerview: The Last In Line
- 31 / 10, USA, 1985
LP Metalshop Show #171
A: Gary Moore: Over the Hills And Far Away / Rikki Rokket/Poison
Interview / Poison: Look What That Cat Dragged In / Tony
Harnell/TNT Interview / TNT: 100 Lovers / TNT: Listen To Your
Heart / Ronnie James Dio Interview / Rainbow: Long Live Rock 'N'
Roll
B: Tesla: Little Suzi / Van Halen: Mean Street / Poison Interview /
Poison: Number One Bad Boy / Poison Interview / Poison: Talk Dirty
To Me / Whitesnake: Still Of The Night
- Total playing time 60.15 minutes including hosting and commercials
- MJI Broadcasting MS-171, USA, 1987
- Airdate week of May 8th, 1987
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes three que sheets
LP Metalshop Show #178
Includes Dio interview
- MJI Broadcasting MS-178, USA, 1987
- Airdate week of June 26th, 1987
- Plain white sleeves
LP Metalshop Show Texxas Jam Special, Show #181
A: Brian Wheat/Tesla Interview / Tesla: Modern Day Cowboy (live) /
Ronnie James Dio Interview / Dio: I Could Have Been A Dreamer /
Jeff Keith/Tesla Interview / Tesla: Rock Me To The Top (live) /
Bobby Dahl/Poison Interview / Poison: Let Me Go To The Show / Bobby
Dahl/Poison Interview / Paul Stanley/Kiss Interview / Kiss:
Strutter
B: David Coverdale/Whitesnake: Interview / Whitesnake: Children
Of The Night / Jeff Keith/Tesla, David Coverdale/Whitesnake,
Paul Stanley/Kiss, Bobby Dahl/Poison Interviews / Aerosmith: Back
In The Saddle (live) / Steven Tyler/Aerosmith Interview /
Aerosmith: Toys In The Attic (live) / Gary Phil/Boston Interview /
Boston: Cool The Engines
- Total playing time 60.14 minutes including hosting and commercials
- MJI Broadcasting MS-181, USA, 1987
- Airdate week of July 17th, 1987
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes four que sheets
LP Metalshop Show #188
A: Aerosmith: Dude (Looks Like A Lady) / Ronnie James Dio Interview /
Dio: I Could Have Been A Dreamer / John Bush/Armoured Saint
Interview / Armoured Saint: Saturday Night Special / Ronnie
Montrose Interview / Montrose: Rock The Nations
B: Great White: Rock Me / Paul Stanley/Kiss Interview / Kiss: Crazy,
Crazy Nights / Lars Ulrich/Metallica Interview / Metallica: Helpless
/ Lars Ulrich/Metallica Interview / Metallica: Crash Course In Brain
Surgery / Def Leppard: Women
- Total playing time 61.25 minutes including hosting and commercials
- MJI Broadcasting MS-188, USA, 1987
- Airdate week of September 4th, 1987
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes three que sheets
CD The Album Network - Tune Up #11
Features one song by Dio
- USA, December 14th, 1987
LP Metalshop Show #209
Includes Dio interview and music
- MJI Broadcasting MS-209, USA, 1988
- Airdate week of August 29th, 1988
- Plain white sleeves
2LP Westwood One High Voltage
A: ZZ Top: Legs / Commercials: Snickers / Miller Lite / Bon Jovi:
Homebound Train / Warrant: D.R.S.F. / Commercials: Miller Lite /
Clorets / Scorpions Commercial / Living Colour: Which Way To
America / Desperate People / Middle Man / Commercials: Snickers /
Greyhound / Dentyne
B: Forbidden: March Into The Fire / Tattoo: She's A Rocker /
Commercials: Teledisc / Classic Headbanger Segment: Keith Richards:
Monkey Man / Street Fighting Man / Sympathy For The Devil /
Commercials: Miller Lite / Clorets
C: Guest D.J. Mass: Mass Interview / Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody
Sabbath / Mass: Turn It All Around / Commercials: Snickers /
Clorets / Miller Lite / Stephen King Commercial / Mass: Reach For
The Sky / Deep Purple: Highway Star / Aerosmith: Make It /
Commercials: Teledisc / Dentyne / Scott Ian of Anthrax Commercial
D: Dio: Stand Up And Shout / Man On The Silver Mountain / Long Live
Rock 'N' Roll / Commercials: Miller Lite / Snickers / Dentynet /
Mob Rules / Don't Talk To Strangers / Outcue / Promo / Greenpeace
PSA / Greenpeace PSA / Greenpeace PSA
- Dio recorded live in 1983
- Total playing time about 114 minutes including hosting and
commercials
- Total Dio playing time about 25 minutes including hosting and
commercials
- Westwood One Radio Networks HV 89-22, USA, 1989
- Airdate week of May 22nd, 1989
- Plain black sleeves
- Includes one two-sided que sheet
LP Metalshop Show #406
Includes Dio interview and music
- MJI Broadcasting MS-406, USA, 1991
- Airdate week of November 8th, 1991
- Plain white sleeves
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Interview discographies
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===
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
===
LP The Chris Tetley Interviews: Ronnie James Dio
A: Ronnie James Dio interview
B: Ronnie James Dio interview
- Fotodisk CT 1007, UK, 1988
- Picture disc
LP Interview
A: Ronnie James Dio interview
B: Ronnie James Dio interview
- Orlake TT 106
- Picture disc
- Clear plastic sleeves
- Limited edition of 2500 copies
LP Limited Edition Interview Picture Disc
A: Ronnie James Dio interview
B: Ronnie James Dio interview
- Baktabak BAK 2062, UK
- Picture disc
- Limited edition
12" Red Door Interview Disc
A: Ronnie James Dio interview
B: Ronnie James Dio interview, same as on side A
- Red Door RD-PD-24
- Picture disc
- Clear plastic sleeves
- Numbered limited edition
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Bootleg discographies
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Rainbow February 1975-November 1978
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CD 1975
- Recorded live in Detroit supposedly on November 20th, 1975
- Starquake SQ 02, Germany (?), 1993
- Supposedly limited edition of 1000 copies
2CD Atlanta
- Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978
4CD Aurora
- Recorded live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on December 16th, 1976.
Rainbow played two concerts that day, this contains both of them.
- Aurora 4, Japan
LP Blackmore The Raider
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Mistreated / Catch The
Rainbow
B: Man On The Silver Mountain / Starstruck / Man On The Silver
Mountain / Stargazer / Still I'm Sad
- Recorded live at Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan on December 2nd, 1976
- Marc Records IMP 1202, Japan
2LP Catch The Rainbow
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Mistreated
B: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow
C: Long Live Rock'n'Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain / Blues /
Starstruck / For A Dime (Improvisations) / Still I'm Sad
D: Beethoven's Ninth / Keyboard Solo / Drum Solo
- Recorded live at Chataeu Neuf, Oslo, Norway on September 27th, 1977
- Mini Music Records BF94052, Holland
- Mini Music Records BF94052
- Box set
- Mini Music Records BF94052
- Color vinyl
LP Catch The Rainbow '77
A:/B: Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves /
Catch The Rainbow / Long Live Rock'n'Roll / Man On The Silver
Mountain / Blues / Starstruck / Night People / Still I'm Sad /
Do You Close Your Eyes
- Recorded live at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on either October
18th, 1977 (more likely) or October 20th, 1977
- This record may not exist, as no-one seems to have a copy of it
LP Catch The Rainbow
- Recorded live in Japan in December 1976, most likely at
Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on December 8th, 1976
- BR1214, Japan
- Limited edition of 200 copies, sold only to private people
- Manufactured by a company in Hakaido, Northern Japan
- Gatefold sleeves
2CD Catch The Rainbow
CD1: Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves /
Catch The Rainbow / Long Live Rock 'n' Roll / Man On The Silver
Mountain
CD2: Still I'm Sad / Do You Close Your Eyes? / Stargazer (*) / All
Night Long (*) / Blues (*)
- Recorded live at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on either October
20th, 1977, except (*) recorded live at Monsters Of Rock, Castle
Donington, UK on August 16th, 1980
- Metal Memory Records -MM 22- (MM 90022.2), Italy, 1991 or
1993
2CD Chase The Rainbow
- Recorded live in Hiroshima, Japan on December 14th, 1976, includes
also tracks from Rainbow after Ronnie James Dio had left the band
- TNT-930135/6, Japan
LP Deep Purple Split Group
- Featuring Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio on one track (Mistreated)
- ZZY ZX001
LP Guitar Vanguard
A: Kill The King / Man On The Silver Mountain / Still I'm Sad
B: Catch The Rainbow / Mistreated / Do You Close Your Eyes
- Recorded live in Japan in December 1976
- MBP 992
- Green picture sleeves, guitar in the picture
- MBP 992
- Yellow picture sleeves, guitar in the picture
- MBP 992
- Picture sleeves, guitar in the picture
- 2nd pressing
- MBP 992, Japan
- 3rd pressing
- Picture sleeves with Ritchie Blackmore in the picture
CD Hit The Rainbow
- Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978, two
songs (Long Live Rock 'N' Roll and Gates Of Babylon) taken from
Don Kirshner's TV show
- RTW 211, Germany, 1993
CD Houston 1978
- Recorded live in Houston, 1978
CD I'm Loosing Control
- Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978
- Magnitude Records MAG 910102, Luxembourg, 1993
LP Kerr-aaannnngg !!
A: Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves /
Long Live Rock'n'Roll
B: Man On The Silver Mountain / Still I'm Sad
- Recorded live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on February 3rd, 1978
- RB 1528, Japan
2LP Kill The King
A: Kill The King / Mistreated
B: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow
C: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain
D: Still I'm Sad / Solos
- Recorded live in The Hague, Holland on October 4th, 1977
- Phonedod Deluxe PHOD-4010, UK
2LP Live In Australia
A: Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
B: Catch The Rainbow / Man On The Silver Mountain
C: Starstruck / Man On The Silver Mountain / Still I'm Sad / Keyboard
Solo / Drum Solo
D: Still I'm Sad / Do You Close Your Eyes
- Recorded live at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia on November
22nd, 1976
- The Amazing Kornyphone Rebirth Label TAKRL 24904, USA
2LP Mark II
A: Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
B: Catch The Rainbow / Long Live Rock'n'Roll
C: Man On The Silver Mountain / Blues / Starstruck
D: Beethoven's Ninth / Keyboard Solo / Drum Solo / Still I'm Sad
- Recorded live at Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK on November 4th, 1977
- R-77, Japan
- Green/white sleeves
- R-77, Japan
- Blue/white sleeves
CD Martian Rainbow
- Recorded at Calderone, Heampsted, USA in New York State on November
12th, 1975, although the sleeve says "SECOND Rainbow performance on
their Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow support tour /9/22/75"
- RB-01, Japan
2CD Miami 7.15.76
- Recorded live in Miami on July 15th, 1976
- DP-021-1~2, Japan
2CD Misconduct
- Recorded live at Nakajima Sports Centre, Sapporo, Japan on January
27th, 1978
- Good Believe GB 004/5, Japan, 1993
2CD Mixed Emotions
- Two songs (Man On The Silver Mountain and Long Live Rock 'N' Roll)
recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978. Other
songs recorded by Rainbow after Ronnie James Dio had left the band.
- BC 021/2, Italy
2LP Nippon Eyes
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Mistreated / Man On The
Silver Mountain
B: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow
C: Keyboard Solo / Stargazer
D: Still I'm Sad / Drum Solo / Still I'm Sad
- Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on December 8th,
1976
- LP-BR-1/2, Japan
- Picture sleeves with Ritchie Blackmore in the picture
- LP-BR-1/2, Japan
- Picture sleeves
- Sticker "Rainbow In Concert" in the upper left corner
- LP-BR-1/2, Japan
- Blank sleeves with front and back picture on separate
sheets of paper
2CD On Stage In Down Under
- Recorded live at Horden Pavillion, Sydney, Australia on November
11th, 1976
- MN52-9322, Japan
CD On Stage Outtakes
Kill The King / Man on The Silver Mountain (*) / Mistreated / Man On
The Silver Mountain (**) / Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (***)
- Recorded live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan on December 5th,
1976, except (*) recorded live in Japan on December 9th, 1976,
except (**) recorded live at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany on
September 25th, 1976 and except (***) recorded live at Circus
Krone, Munich, Germany September 29th, 1976. Recorded from the
tapes used for On Stage album.
- MN54-8905, Japan, 1993 or 1994
- The bootleg name on the CD itself might be 'Rainbow
Bridge - Out In Cornel'
2CD Over Melbourne
- Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia on November 9th, 1976
- RH-010/011, Australia
2CD Parisian Night
CD1: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Mistreated / Sixteenth
Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
CD2: Man On The Silver Mountain / Blues / Starstruck / Night People /
Still I'm Sad / Keyboard Solo / Drum Solo / Still I'm Sad / Do
You Close Your Eyes?
- Recorded live at Pavillion, Paris, France on October 27th, 1977
- BON 028/029, Japan
CD Pittsburgh 11.18.75
- Recorded live at Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, USA on November 18th,
1975
- DP-020, Japan
LP Satisfaction
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Long Live Rock'n'Roll /
Man On The Silver Mountain / Starstruck
B: Still I'm Sad
- Claims to be recorded live in Japan on January 2nd, 1978, but Japan
tour seems to have begun about a week after that
- BL 409 AB, Japan
LP Seven Bridge
A: Still I'm Sad / Man On The Silver Mountain / Starstruck
B: Stargazer / Do You Close Your Eyes
- Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on December 8th,
1976
- BR 726, Japan
2CD Ship From Hiroshima
- Recorded live at Hiroshima-ken Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan on
January 12th, 1978
- Aurora 2, Japan
LP Snow White & The Seven Dwarves
- Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on December 8th,
1976, second LP of the Nippon Eyes bootleg
- LP RB 2 AB
- Rainbow on sleeve in red colour, otherwise similar sleeves
with other later Rainbow bootleg of the same name
LP Somewhere Over The Rainbow
A: Kill The King / Mistreated / Long Live Rock'n'Roll
B: Man On The Silver Mountain / Still I'm Sad / Beethoven's Ninth
- Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978
- Taurus Records 002 9103, Italy, 1991
- Color picture sleeves
LP Sort Of Fucking Boring Old Fart
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Long Live Rock'n'Roll /
Still I'm Sad / Beethoven's Ninth / Dance With The Devil (*)
B: Do You Close Your Eyes / Stargazer (**) / The Man In Black (*)
- Recorded live at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on either October
20th, 1977, except (*) recorded by Cozy Powell solo and
(**) recorded live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on December 6th, 1976
- HE 9314 A/B
- green cover
- HE 9314 A/B
- red cover
2CD Stargazer
- Recorded live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan on December 5th, 1976
and in Kyoto, Japan on December 10th, 1976
- R7612, Japan
2CD Starstruck
- Recorded live in Osaka, Japan on January 17th, 1978
- R78011/2, Japan, 1993
- Front sleeve has Ronnie James Dio surrounded by other
Rainbow singers
CD Time Standing Still
- Possibly copy of Guitar Vanguard bootleg LP, supposedly recorded
live in Japan in December 1976
- DS92A025, Luxembourg, 1993
2LP War Of Nerves
A: Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King / Mistreated / Man On The
Silver Mountain
B: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves / Catch The Rainbow
C: Keyboard Solo / Stargazer
D: Still I'm Sad / Drum Solo / Still I'm Sad
- Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on December 8th,
1976
- H-400/H-500, Japan
- H-400/H-500, Japan
- Color vinyl
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Black Sabbath May 1979-October 1982, Fall 1991-November 13th, 1992
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2LP Amorous Circle
A: Neon Knights / Sweet Leaf
B: Lady Evil / Black Sabbath
C: N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea
D: Heaven And Hell / Iron Man
- Recorded live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan on November 18th, 1980
- European bootleg, KL 1213
- green/orange picture sleeves
CD Angels & Devils
Intro / Supertzar / War Pigs / Never Say Die / Dirty Woman / Rock
'N' Roll Doctor / Electric Funeral / N.I.B. / Paranoid / Neon Knights
(*) / Sweet Leaf (*) / Heaven And Hell (*) / Iron Man (*)
- Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on June 19th, 1978,
except (*) recorded live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan on
November 18th, 1980
- Golden Stars RMCD 1108, EEC/Italy, 1990
- Color picture sleeves
2LP Archangel
A: Supertzar (Intro by Frank Zappa) / All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
(recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, December 1976)
/ Under The Sun / Wheels Of Confusion / Embryo (recorded live at
Hollywood Bowl, October 1972) / Children Of The Grave (with Brian
May, recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK January 1981)
B: Blue Suede Shoes (recorded live at Beat Club, Bremen, Germany,
1970) / Paranoid-Heaven And Hell-Blues Jam (Tony Iommi & Lita Ford,
recorded live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, USA November 1984) /
Tall Stories (Bill Ward Solo as from Metal Shop, October 1986) /
Over The Mountain (Ozzy with Bernie Torme, Memphis, April 1982)
C: I Can't Stand Much Longer / Long Ago / Patrol / Looking Back
(Geezer Butler Band, recorded live at Marquee Club, London, UK
November 1985)
D: I'm Leaving / Reasons / Secret Lives (Geezer Butler Band, recorded
live at Marquee Club, London, UK November 1985 continued) /
Junior's Eyes (with Dave Walker, BBC Midlands TV January 1978) /
Gonna make it alone (Ronnie Dio & The Prophets - 45, 1963) /
Like A Tear (from Deram label LP "World Of Oz" featuring Geoff
Nicholls on guitar, 1969)
- Kiffmanns Orthodoxe Schall-Folien K-OS 005
CD Archangel Rides Again
Announcement by Frank Zappa / Snowblind / Black Sabbath / Iron Man
(Recorded live at Legion Arena, Pittsburgh, USA in September 1978) /
Paranoid-Heaven And Hell-Blues Jam (Iommi & Lita Ford, recorded live
at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, USA in November 1984) / Blue Suede
Shoes (recorded live at Beat Club, Bremen, Germany in 1970) /
Junior's Eyes (with Dave Walker, BBC Midlands TV January 1978) /
Song For Jeffrey (Iommi with Jethro Tull, "Great Rock'n'Roll Circus
December 11th, 1968, announcement by Mick Jagger) / Tall Stories
(Bill Ward Solo as from Metal Shop, October 1986) / Neon Knights
(Dio & Geezer Butler, recorded live at Forum, Minneapolis, USA on
August 28th, 1990) / Heaven And Hell / Paranoid (Recorded live in
New York in 1991 featuring Brian May)
- Rockdoor Possibilities ARF 1
2CD As Darkness Hits
CD1: Mob Rules / Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine
/ War Pigs / I / Die Young / Guitar Solo
CD2: Black Sabbath / Master Of Insanity / After All (The Dead) /
Heaven And Hell / Neon Knights / Paranoid
- Recorded live at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA on August 9th, 1992
- Rocks 92039 & 92040
CD Black Bloody Black
Mob Rules / Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine / War
Pigs / I / Black Sabbath / Master Of Insanity / After All (The Dead)
/ Heaven And Hell / Neon Knights / Paranoid
- Recorded live at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA on August 9th, 1992
- Kiss The Stone KTS 171
2LP Black Sabbath Buer Album
A: Supertzar / War Pigs / Neon Knights / N.I.B.
B: Sweet Leaf / Lady Evil / Black Sabbath
C: Heaven And Hell / Iron Man
D: Die Young / Paranoid / Children Of The Grave
- Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on January 20th, 1981
LP Bloody Sabbath
A: War Pigs / Neon Knights / Children Of The Sea
B: Heaven And Hell / Die Young
- Recorded live at Civic Centre, Hartford, USA on August 10th, 1980
- KB 1/2
- Black/pale blue sleeves
- Printed labels
2CD Boston 1992
CD1: Mob Rules / Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine /
War Pigs / I / Die Young / Guitar Solo
CD2: Black Sabbath / Master Of Insanity / After All (The Dead) /
Heaven And Hell / Neon Knights / Paranoid
- Recorded live at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA on August 9th, 1992
- Live Storm LSCD52575, Italy
CD Dance Of The Devil
War Pigs / Neon Knights / N.I.B / Children of the Sea / Sweet Leaf /
Black Sabbath / Heaven And Hell / Iron Man / Guitar Solo / Die Young
- Recorded live at Memorial Stadium, Seattle, USA on July 19th, 1980
- Pirate Records Pirate 145
- Color picture sleeves with Ozzy Osbourne era concert
photo on the sleeve
CD The Dead, The Bad And The Ugly
Mob Rules / Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine / War
Pigs / I / Black Sabbath / Master Of Insanity / After All (The Dead)
/ Heaven And Hell / Neon Knights / Paranoid
- Recorded live at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA on August 9th, 1992
- Blue Knight Records BKR 09
LP Death Riders/Their Satanic Majesties Return
A: Supertzar / War Pigs / Neon Knights / Children Of The Sea
B: N.I.B. / Iron Man / Die Young / Paranoid
- Recorded live at Civic Centre, Providence, USA on August 12th, 1980
- Witch Records LSD 666 - WRS 80-3
- red/black open picture sleeves
- ?
- green sleeves
CD Europe 1993
Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine / War Pigs / Master
Of Insanity / After All (The Dead) / Iron Man / Heaven And Hell
- Recorded live on Dehumanizer tour in 1992
- Golden Stars GSCD 1288, Italy, 1994 or 1995
3LP Grim Reaper
A: Black Sabbath: Die Young / Neon Knights / Heaven And Hell
B: Scorpions
- Part of a 3LP box set, the other two discs contain music from Venom,
Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead and Saxon. Same as Heavy Metal
Holocaust and Metallurgy: Heavy Metal Sampler
- Heavy Metal Holocaust HMH 002
LP Heavy Metal Holocaust
A: War Pigs (*) / Neon Knights (*) / Children Of The Sea (*) / Killing
Yourself To Live
B: Hole In The Sky / Children Of The Grave / Heaven And Hell (*)
- Recorded live at California Jam 1 at Motor Speedway, Ontario, USA
on April 6th, 1974 by the original Black Sabbath line-up, except (*)
recorded from TV broadcast in 1980 with Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- LP 842
3LP Heavy Metal Holocaust
A: Black Sabbath: Die Young / Neon Knights / Heaven And Hell
B: Scorpions
- Part of a 3LP box set, the other two discs contain music from Venom,
Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead and Saxon. Same as Grim Reaper
and Metallurgy: Heavy Metal Sampler
- Italy (?)
- Printed labels
- Includes a booklet
- Italy (?)
- Plain white labels
CD Hexensabbath
Mob Rules / Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine / War
Pigs / Neon Knights / I / Die Young / Heaven And Hell / Iron Man /
Paranoid
- Recorded live at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA on August 9th, 1992
- Kiss No.33
CD Iron Man Vol.3 - Live Unauthorised
War Pigs / Neon Knights / Children Of The Sea / Heaven And Hell /
Die Young / Children Of The Grave / Hot Line / Zero The Hero /
Smoke On The Water / Paranoid
- Recorded live in 1980 and 1983, places unknown. Apparently first
six songs are from 1980 and the last four from 1983. Same recording
as Live In USA.
- Banana BAN-053-C, Australia
2CD Iron Men
CD1: Time Machine / Children Of The Grave / Children Of The Sea / I
Witness / Mob Rules / Into The Void / Psychophobia / Black
Sabbath / Neon Knights
CD2: Immaculate Deception / The Wizard / Cross Of Thorns / Headless
Cross / Paranoid / Iron Man / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Mob
Rules (*) / Computer God (*)
- Recorded live at Universal Amphitheatre, USA in 1994, except (*)
recorded live in 1992, place unknown.
- Home Records HR 5936/37, Italy
- Picture sleeves
CD Live In Tokyo 1980
Neon Knights / Sweet Leaf / Lady Evil / Black Sabbath / N.I.B. /
Children Of The Sea / Heaven And Hell / Iron Man
- Recorded live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan on November 18th, 1980
- The Welfare Pig Records TWP-CD-204, Italy, 1991
- Color picture sleeves
CD Live In USA
War Pigs (*) / Neon Knights (*) / Children Of The Sea (*) / Heaven And
Hell (*) / Die Young (*) / Children Of The Grave / Hot Line / Zero The
Hero / Smoke On The Water / Paranoid
- (*) recorded live at Civic Centre, Hartford, USA on August 10th, 1980
and the other songs at The Centrum, Worcester, USA on November 4th,
1983
- Good Karma GK 011
- Picture sleeves
2CD Live Murder - Act I & II
CD1: Intro / War Pigs / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea
/ Sweet Leaf / Lady Evil / Black Sabbath / Die Young / Paranoid
/ Children Of The Grave
CD2: Hot Line / War Pigs / Black Sabbath / Zero The Hero / Digital
Bitch / Iron Man / Smoke On The Water / Paranoid
- CD1 recorded live in USA 1981, CD2 recorded live at Reading
Festival, UK on August 27th, 1983
- Exx-Ellent Records EXX 52512-2
2LP London Hammersmith Odeon Jan. 20, '81
A: Supertzar / War Pigs / Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea
B: Sweet Leaf / Lady Evil / Black Sabbath
C: Heaven And Hell / Iron Man
D: Guitar Solo / Die Young / Paranoid / Children Of The Grave
- Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on January 20th, 1981
- BMO 8101
- Plain open purple/white sleeves
3LP Metallurgy: Heavy Metal Sampler
A: Black Sabbath: Die Young / Neon Knights / Heaven And Hell
B: Scorpions
- Part of a 3LP box set, the other two discs contain music from Venom,
Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead and Saxon. Same as Grim Reaper
and Heavy Metal Holocaust
- USA (?)
- Yellow labels
- USA (?)
- Multicolored vinyl
- Printings on the labels
CD Monsters On The Road (Megadeth, Pantera, Black Sabbath)
Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine / Black Sabbath
/ Master Of Insanity / After All (The Dead)
- Recorded live in 1992, place unknown. The CD contains also
Megadeth and Pantera tracks
- Metal Shock MS 001
CD Neon Nights
War Pigs / Neon Knights / Children Of The Sea / Heaven And Hell /
Die Young / Children Of The Grave / Hot Line / Zero The Hero /
Smoke On The Water / Paranoid
- Recorded live in 1980 and 1983, places unknown. Apparently first
six songs are from 1980 and the last four from 1983. Same recording
as Live In USA.
- Live Line LL 15475
LP Nuclear Poisoner
A: Neon Knights / N.I.B. / Children Of The Sea / Sweet Leaf
B: Black Sabbath / Heaven And Hell / Iron Man
- Recorded live at Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan on November 18th, 1980
- Pimple Records
- Color picture sleeves
- Pimple Records
- Color picture sleeves
- Red vinyl
- Promo release
- Pimple Records
- Plain white sleeves
CD Reviviscence
E5051 / Mob Rules / Computer God / Children Of The Sea / Time Machine
/ War Pigs / Black Sabbath / Master Of Insanity / After All (The Dead)
/ Iron Man / Heaven And Hell
- Recorded live at Monsters Of Rock Festival, Arena Del Chionso,
Reggio Emilia, Italy on September 12th, 1992
- Robespierre Records RBCD 009, Italy, 1992
===
Dio October 1982-Fall 1991, November 1992-
===
LP Absolutely Live
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The
Night / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Stargazer
B: Heaven And Hell / Man On The Silver Mountain / Lady Starstruck /
Man On The Silver Mountain / Evil Eyes
- Recorded live at Draken, Stockholm, Sweden on November 17th, 1983
- Leo Studio Frisco SG-2, Belgium
- Picture disc, same picture as on Roughly bootleg
- Clear plastic sleeves
2LP At Irvine Meadows (What's My Line?)
A: We Rock / Eat Your Heart Out / Mystery / Stand Up And Shout /
Egypt (The Chains Are On)
B: Holy Diver / Drum Solo / Heaven And Hell / Guitar Solo / Heaven
And Hell
C: The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The Dark / Man
On The Silver Mountain
D: Starstruck / Long Live Rock And Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain /
Mob Rules / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, USA on
July 20th, 1984
- XL 1591, Japan
- Brownish/white picture sleeves
LP California Flower Hour
A: Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Man On
The Silver Mountain / Starstruck / Man On The Silver Mountain
B: The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The Dark / We Rock
- Side A recorded live at Civic Auditorium, San Jose, USA on November
5th, 1983; Side B recorded live in 1984
- Great Radio Concert GRC 007, Belgium, 1986
- Plain green labels
- Black/white picture sleeves
LP Captured
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The
Night / Stargazer
B: Stargazer / Heaven And Hell / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark /
Man On The Silver Mountain
- Recorded live at Civic Centre, Santa Monica, USA on October 7th,
1983
- The Amazing Kornyphone Rebirth Label TAKRL 2072, USA
- Plain white sleeves
- Includes a yellowish insert
- Limited edition of 100 copies
LP Captured Live
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The
Night / Stargazer
B: Stargazer / Heaven And Hell / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark /
Man On The Silver Mountain
- Recorded live at Civic Centre, Santa Monica, USA on October 7th,
1983
- Evil-Records Ltd, UK
- Color picture front sleeve, black/white back sleeve
- Plain white labels
- Evil-Records Ltd, UK
- Picture disc, same picture as on the black vinyl
version sleeves, except that the B side picture is
blue/white
- Clear plastic sleeves
- Evil-Records Ltd, UK
- Blue vinyl
- Numbered limited edition of 50 copies
LP Classic Metal Vol. 1
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The
Night / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Stargazer
B: Heaven And Hell / Man On The Silver Mountain / Starstruck /
Man On The Silver Mountain / Evil Eyes (*)
- Recorded live at Draken, Stockholm, Sweden on November 17th, 1983,
except (*) recorded live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht,
Holland on December 4th, 1983
- Leo Studio Frisco 3891 sad 83, Belgium
- Color picture sleeves
- Plain black B side label
LP Diomania
- Recorded live at Boblingen Sporthalle, Stuttgart, Germany on
April 29th, 1986
LP Dio Rules Over All
A: One Night In The City / We Rock / Holy Diver / Heaven And Hell
B: Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver
Mountain / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Holland June 11th, 1984
2LP Egypt
A: Intro / Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Don't Talk
To Strangers
B: Mystery / Egypt (The Chains Are On) / Holy Diver / Drum Solo
C: Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell
D: Man On The Silver Mountain / Long Live Rock And Roll / Man On
The Silver Mountain / We Rock / Mob Rules
- Recorded live at Jaap Edenhall, Amsterdam, Holland on October 20th,
1984
- Nucleus-Records HE 2045 D, Belgium
- Color picture sleeves
CD Evil Eyes
Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The Night
/ Stargazer / Heaven And Hell / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark /
Man On The Silver Mountain
- Recorded live at Civic Centre, Santa Monica, USA on October 7th,
1983
- Rock Solid RS 003, Italy, 1991
- Color picture sleeves
2LP Evil Eyes
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The
Night / Shame On The Night / Children Of The Sea
B: Holy Diver / Drum Solo / Stargazer / Heaven And Hell
C: Guitar Solo / Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain
D: Starstruck / Evil Eyes / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK on October 30th,
1983
- DIO-083, Germany
2LP Evil Eyes
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Don't Talk To
Strangers / Hungry For Heaven / Stand Up And Shout
B: The Last In Line / Holy Diver / Heaven And Hell
C: Drum Solo / Heaven And Hell / Guitar Solo / Sacred Heart
D: Rock 'N' Roll Children / Man On The Silver Mountain / Rainbow In
The Dark / We Rock
- Recorded live at Friedrich Ebert Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany on
April 26th, 1986
- Devil's Records France, LR 2914, Italy, 1986
- Color picture sleeves
- Lounging Records' labels
- Devil's Records France, LR 2914, Italy, 1986
- Color picture sleeves
- See For Miles Records Ltd's labels
CD Grandstand
Intro / King Of Rock And Roll / Like the Beat Of A Heart / Don't
Talk To Strangers / Hungry For Heaven / The Last In Line / Drum
Solo / Heaven And Hell / Guitar Solo / Sacred Heart / Stand Up And
Shout / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain / Rock
'N' Roll Children / Rainbow In The Dark
- Recorded live at CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Canada on August 31st,
1985
- Golden Stars GSCD 1035, Italy, 1990
- Color picture sleeves
LP The Great Deceiver
A: Mask Of The Great Deceiver (*) / To Live For The King (*) / Stand
Up And Shout (**) / One Night In The City (**)
B: King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Don't Talk To
Strangers / The Last In Line / Holy Diver
- (*) Titled as demos produced by Dio 1982, but are actually from
Kerry Livgren's Seeds Of Change album, sung by Ronnie James Dio
- (**) Recorded live at Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA on August 24th,
1984
- B side recorded live at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, USA on
October 1st, 1985
- Joker Records JOK 1 (Joke 10H0), 1986
- Red/gold/black/white picture sleeves
- red vinyl
- Limited edition
- Joker Records JOK 1 (Joke 10H0), 1986
- Red/gold/black/white picture sleeves
- Yellow vinyl
- Very limited edition
- Joker Records JOK 1, 1986
- Red/gold/black/white picture sleeves
- Black/white Geebo Geebo Records' labels
- Label German texts might indicate that the album is a
test pressing
3LP Hallo Halloween
A: King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Don't Talk To
Strangers / Hungry For Heaven
B: The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell
C: Sacred Heart / The Last In Line / Rock 'N' Roll Children / Long
Live Rock 'N' Roll
D: Man On The Silver Mountain / Stand Up And Shout / Rainbow In The
Dark / We Rock
E: Rockline Interview Part 1
F: Rockline Interview Part 2
- Recorded live at Centrum, Worcester, USA on October 31st, 1985,
except for the Rockline Interview, which broadcast date is unknown
- Rekord RM 865 28, Norway
- Gatefold, color picture sleeves
LP Heaven And Hell
- Recorded live at Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany on October 24th,
1984
- SCreAM 5511-01-7
- Color picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
LP Heavy Metal Battle: Dio vs. Dokken
A: Dokken: Tooth And Nail / When Heaven Comes Down / Don't Close
Your Eyes / Just Got Lucky / Alone Again / Bullets To Spare
B: Dio: King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Don't
Talk To Strangers / The Last In Line
- Dokken recorded live in Hollywood in 1984
- Dio recorded live at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, USA on October
1st, 1985
- Diokken Records DIOKKEN No.1, USA
- Color picture sleeves
LP Holy Diver
A: Stand Up And Shout / Holy Diver / Gypsy / Caught In The
Middle / Don't Talk To Strangers
B: Straight Through The Heart / Invisible / Rainbow In The
Dark / Shame On The Night
- Russian bootleg of the normal Holy Diver album
- Back sleeve plain blue with white text written with
Old English font
- Blue labels with white texts
LP Hot 'N' Kicking
A: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Mystery / Egypt
(The Chains Are On) / Holy Diver
B: The Last In Line / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / We Rock / New Year's
Party (*) / Rainbow In The Dark (*)
- Recorded apparently during Scandinavian tour 1984, possibly at
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden on October 12th, 1984, except
for the (*), which were recorded at Cow Palace, San Francisco,
USA on December 31st, 1983-January 1st, 1984
- No record company/country/release date information
- Black/blue sleeves
- Plain white labels
LP Live
A: Heaven And Hell / We Rock / Mystery / Heaven And Hell
B: Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver moutain / Long Live Rock
'N' Roll
- Recorded live at Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984
- Duck Producktion DUCK-D, Germany, 1985
- Color picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
- Duck Producktion DUCK-D, Germany, 1985
- Color picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
- Multicolored vinyl
2LP Live Evil
A: Stand Up And Shout / Dream Evil / Neon Knights / Naked In The Rain
B: Rock 'N' Roll Children / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Rock 'N' Roll
Children / The Last In Line / Holy Diver / Drum solo
C: Heaven And Hell / Man On The Silver Mountain / All The Fools Sailed
Away / The Last In Line
D: Sunset Superman / Rainbow In The Dark / We Rock
- Recorded live at Monsters Of Rock festival, Castle Donington, UK
on August 22nd, 1987
- Niji Production D78221/2, Japan, 1987
- Blue/white picture sleeves
- Clear discs
- Niji Production is not same as Dio's Niji Management,
and although the labels suggest the album was made in
the USA, it is supposedly made in Japan
2LP Live 85
A: Intro / King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Don't
Talk To Strangers / Hungry For Heaven
B: The Last In Line / Holy Diver / The Last In Line / Drum Solo /
Heaven And Hell / Guitar Solo
C: Guitar Solo / Sacred Heart / The Last In Line / Rock 'N' Roll
Children
D: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain / Rock 'N'
Roll Children / Stand Up And Shout / Rainbow In The Dark
- Recorded live at CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Canada on August 31st,
1985
- Starlight Records 11, France
- Color picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
LP Monsters Of Rock
- Recorded live at Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK on
August 20th, 1983
- Three pictures and a drawing of Murray from Holy Diver
album cover on the sleeves
- Plain white labels
- Limited edition of 150 copies
LP One Night In Birmingham
A: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Don't Talk To
Strangers / Mystery / Egypt (The Chains Are On) / Holy Diver
B: Drum solo / Heaven And Hell / Guitar solo / The Last In Line /
Heaven And Hell
- Recorded live at Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, UK on September 19th,
1984
- 504
- Black/blue sleeves
LP One Night In The City
A: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Mystery / Egypt
(The Chains Are On) / Holy Diver
B: The Last In Line / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / We Rock / Mob
Rules / Rainbow In The Dark
- Recorded live at Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden on October
12th, 1984
- Italy
- Black/white sleeves
- Plain white labels
CD One Wild Night
Straight Through The Heart / Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / We
Rock / Mystery / Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Man On The
Silver Mountain / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The Silver
Mountain
- Recorded live at Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984,
although the sleeve claims the CD to be from Philadelphia 1985
- American Concert Series ACS 068, Italy, 1992
- Color picture sleeves
LP Recorded Live
A: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Don't Talk To
Strangers / Mystery / Holy Diver
B: Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Man On The Silver Mountain
/ Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / We Rock
- Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on October 6th, 1984
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Yellow vinyl
- Green/white open picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
- Limited edition
- Same recording as on Victory bootleg
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Green/white picture sleeves
- Same recording as on Victory bootleg
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Green/white open picture sleeves
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Green vinyl
- Limited Edition
- Green/white open picture sleeves
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Green vinyl
- Black/white picture sleevs
- Limited edition
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Yellow vinyl
- Black/white picture sleeves
- Limited edition
- MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Yellow vinyl
- Includes green insert
- Limited edition
LP Recorded Live At The Monsters Of Rock Festival Nurnberg 1984
A: Stand Up And Shout / Mystery / Holy Diver / Drum Solo / Heaven And
Hell / Guitar Solo
B: The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The Dark / Man In
The Silver Mountain / Long Live Rock'n Roll / Man In The Silver
Mountain
- Recorded live at Monsters Of Rock festivals, Zeppelinfeld,
Nurnberg, Germany on September 2nd, 1984
- Headbangers Record Inc MOR 984, Italy
- Color picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
- Headbangers Record Inc MOR 984, Italy
- Color picture cover plus sticker 'Surprise Vinyl, For
Hardcore Fanatics!'
- Plain white labels and multicolored vinyl
- back cover shows photo from the end of the video for
'The Last In Line', set list, 'For promotion only' and
bar codes
2LP Roughly
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On
The Night / Children Of The Sea
B: Holy Diver / Drum Solo / Stargazer / Heaven And Hell
C: Guitar Solo / Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The Dark / Interview
D: Man On The Silver Mountain / Starstruck / Man On The Silver
Mountain / Evil Eyes / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Draken, Stockholm, Sweden on November 17th, 1983
- Rite Records RS 118317, Holland
- Color picture sleeves
LP San Jose California 30/10/83
A: Stand Up And Shout / Shame On The Night / Children Of The Sea
B: Holy Diver / Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain
- Possibly recorded live either at Civic Auditorium, San Jose, USA
on October 5th, 1983 or at Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK on
October 30th, 1983
- European bootleg
2LP "Sacred Heart" World Tour 1985-86
A: Intro / King Of Rock And Roll / Like The Beat Of A Heart / Don't
Talk To Strangers
B: Hungry For Heaven / The Last In Line / Holy Diver / The Last In
Line / Drum Solo / Heaven And Hell
C: Guitar Solo / Sacred Heart / Rock 'N' Roll Children
D: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain / Rock 'N'
Roll Children / Rainbow In The Dark / Stand Up And Shout
- Recorded live at Coliseum, Oakland, USA on August 13th, 1985
- XL 1627/8, Japan
- Brownish/white picture sleeves
LP Seeing Rocks Ahead
A: Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame On The
Night / Children Of The Sea
B: Heaven And Hell / Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Selland Arena, Fresno, USA on October 17th, 1983
- RON
- Plain black sleeves with red sticker on the front
sleeve
- Grey cardboard insert
- large A and B letters in silver on black labels
- Limited edition of 150 copies
LP Spokane '84
- Recorded live at Coliseum, Spokane, USA on July 24th, 1984
- Original
- includes an insert
LP Victory
A: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Don't Talk To
Strangers / Mystery / Holy Diver
B: Heaven And Hell / The Last In Line / Man On The Silver Mountain
/ Long Live Rock 'N' Roll / We Rock
- Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on October 6th, 1984
- Macho-corporation MACHO-Victory-001, USA
- Red/black/white picture sleeves
- Plain white labels
LP Volkshaus Nov 27,83
A: Stargazer / Heaven And Hell / Guitar Solo / Heaven And Hell
B: Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain / Evil Eyes /
Don't Talk To Strangers
- Recorded live at Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland on November 27th,
1983
- Sides not marked in any way
- Plain white sleeves with a black/white sticker on
the front sleeve
- Plain white labels
2LP Wanna Dance?
A: Intro / Stand Up And Shout / Straight Through The Heart / Shame
On The Night / Children Of The Sea
B: Holy Diver / Drum Solo / Stargazer / Heaven And Hell
C: Guitar Solo / Heaven And Hell / Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The
Silver Mountain
D: Starstruck / Man On The Silver Mountain / Evil Eyes / Don't Talk
To Strangers
- Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK on November 5th, 1983
- XL 1583/4, Japan
- Reddish/white picture sleeves
2LP Where Eagles Blare
A: Stand Up And Shout / One Night In The City / Don't Talk To
Strangers / Mystery / Egypt
B: Holy Diver / Drum Solo / Heaven And Hell / Guitar Solo / Heaven
And Hell / The Last In Line / Heaven And Hell
C: Rainbow In The Dark / Man On The Silver Mountain / Long Live Rock
'N' Roll / Man On The Silver Mountain / We Rock / Mob Rules
D: Headpins: Mine All Mine / People / Turn It Loud
- Dio recorded live at Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden on October
13th, 1984
- Headpins recorded live in West Germany, in 1984
- World Wide Records 13-1084
- Color picture sleeves
- Includes a black/white 4-page insert
2LP Where Eagles Blare
- Recorded live at Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy on November 16th, 1987
- Reserved Copy D10 th 1287.1, Holland, 1987
- Color picture sleeves
- Reserved Copy D10 th 1287.1, Holland, 1987
- Picture discs
- Clear plastic gatefold sleeves
2LP Wild American Tour
- Recorded live at Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada on August 19th,
1984
- Japanese bootleg
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Side projects
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Roger Glover And Guests: The Butterfly Ball Spring 1974-March 1976
===========================================
Project members
===============
Roger Glover synthesizer, piano, guitars, bass, percussion,
backing vocals
Eddie Hardin piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
Les Binks drums
Ray Fenwick guitars
Mo Foster bass, double bass
Mike Moran piano
Guest vocalists:
Glenn Hughes / David Coverdale / Ronnie Dio / Helen Chappelle / Barry St.
John / Neil Lancaster / John Goodison / Mickey Lee Soule / Liza Strike /
Judi Kuhl / Jimmy Helms / Eddie Hardin / Tony Ashton / John Gustafson /
John Lawton
Backing vocals:
Liza Strike / Helen Chappelle / Barry St. John / Judi Kuhl / Kay Garner /
Joanne Williams
Guest musicians:
Ann Odel piano
Mike Giles drums
Nigel Watson saw
Eddie Jobson violin
Jack Emblow accordian
Chris Karan tabla
Robin Thompson bassoon
Project history
===============
While in Elf, Ronnie James Dio and Mickey Lee Soule participated Roger
Glover's solo project based on a children's book "The Butterfly Ball".
Ronnie James Dio sung three tracks on the album, as well as co-wrote
two other tracks for it. The Butterfly Ball project consisted of many
different musicians gathered together by Roger Glover. The project ended
finally in March 1976, when a full-lenght video of The Butterfly Ball
concert from October 16th, 1975 was released. Ronnie James Dio didn't
participate it, though - he appeared only on the album and on a number
of singles.
Discography featuring Ronnie James Dio
======================================
Singles
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7" A: Love Is All
B: Old Blind Mole / Magician Moth
- Love Is All includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Purple PUR 125, UK, November 1974
- Purple 4C 006 96146, Belgium, 1974
- Purple 1C 006 96416, Germany, 1974
- Picture sleeves
- Elec, Germany, 1974
- Picture sleeves
- Carrere 49,158, France, 1975
- Picture sleeves, same picture as on the album sleeve
- Purple 3C 006 96146, Italy, 1975
- Picture sleeves, same picture as on the album sleeve
- Purple 5C 006 96146, Holland, 1974 or 1975
- Safari 145,087, Holland, 1984
- Purple PURJ 125, South Africa
- Purple, UK, 1974
- White label testpressing
- No sleeves
- Purple, UK, 1974
- Promo release
- Purple, UK, 1975
- Promo re-release
- Purple, Denmark, 1974
- Picture sleeves
- Purple, France, 1975
7" A: Love Is All
B: Love Is All (edit)
- UK Records UK DJ 1, USA, 1975
- Promo release
- Record company sleeves
7" A: Love Is All
B: Waiting
- Love Is All includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- UK Records UK 2800, USA, 1975
- Record company sleeves
7" A:/B: Love Is All / Sitting In A Dream / Little Chalk Blue / Homeward
- all tracks except Little Chalk Blue include Ronnie James Dio
- Safari SAF EP 1, UK, 1979
- Picture sleeves with a cartoon picture on the sleeve
- Safari SAF EP 1430, Holland
- Release date unknown, possibly somewhere in mid '80s
7" A: Love Is All
B: Sitting In A Dream
- Safari, Australia, 1974
- Record company sleeves
- Festival 7135, Australia, 1978
Long plays
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LP The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast
A: Dawn / Get Ready / Saffron Dormouse & Lizzy Bee / Harlequin
Hare (*) / Old Blind Mole / Magician Moth / No Solution / Behind
The Smile / Fly Away / Aranea / Sitting In A Dream (**)
B: Waiting / Sir Maximus Mouse / Dreams Of Sir Bedivere / Together
Again (*) / Watch Out For The Bat / Little Chalk Blue / The Feast /
Love Is All (**) / Homeward (**)
- (*) written by Roger Glover, Ronnie James Dio and Mickey Lee Soule,
(**) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Purple TPSA 7514, UK, December 1974
- Gatefold sleeves
- Purple, Germany, 1974
- Gatefold sleeves
- Purple, Holland, 1975
- Gatefold sleeves
- UK Records UKL 5600, USA, 1975
- Probably gatefold sleeves
- UK Records, Canada, 1975
- Gatefold sleeves
- Oyster 1.1605, USA, 1975
- Safari LONG 9, UK, November 1984
- Includes a lyric sheet
- Line Records 4.00013, Germany, 1987
- white vinyl
- EMI, Japan, 1974
- Includes a title strip and lyric sheet
LP The Butterfly Ball Radio Special
- UK Records, USA, 1975
- Promo release
2LP The Butterfly Ball And Wizard's Convention
- Two Roger Glover solo albums packed into one double album set
- Connoisseur Collection VSOPLP 139, UK, October 1989
- First 2000 copies included an interview from Roger Glover
Compact discs
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CD The Butterfly Ball
Dawn / Get Ready / Saffron Dormouse & Lizzy Bee / Harlequin Hare (*)
/ Old Blind Mole / Magician Moth / No Solution / Behind The Smile /
Fly Away / Aranea / Sitting In A Dream (**) / Waiting / Sir Maximus
Mouse / Dreams Of Sir Bedivere / Together Again (*) / Watch Out For
The Bat / Little Chalk Blue / The Feast / Love Is All (**) /
Homeward (**)
- (*) written by Roger Glover, Ronnie James Dio and Mickey Lee Soule,
(**) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Line Records Line LICD9.00013 O, Germany, 1986
- Includes lyrics for the songs
CD The Butterfly Ball And Wizard's Convention
Dawn / Get Ready / Saffron Dormouse & Lizzy Bee / Harlequin Hare (*)
/ Old Blind Mole / Magician Moth / No Solution / Behind The Smile /
Fly Away / Aranea / Sitting In A Dream (**) / Waiting / Sir Maximus
Mouse / Dreams Of Sir Bedivere / Together Again (*) / Watch Out For
The Bat / Little Chalk Blue / The Feast / Love Is All (**) /
Homeward (**) // Loose Ends / Money To Burn / Until Tomorrow I, II,
III & IV / Light Of My Life / She's A Woman / Swanks & Swells I & II
- (*) written by Roger Glover, Ronnie James Dio and Mickey Lee Soule,
(**) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Two albums on one CD, 4 tracks missing from original Wizard's
convention because of CD limit
- Connoisseur Collection VSOPCD 139, UK, October 1989
- First 2000 copies included an interview from Roger Glover
===========================
David Coverdale: Northwinds March 21st, 1977-1978
===========================
Project history
===============
Northwinds was the first solo album by David Coverdale, former singer in
Deep Purple among other bands. It is rumored that both Ronnie James Dio
and Wendy Dio appear on the album, in a choir on a track called 'Give Me
Kindness'.
Discography
===========
Long plays
----------
LP Northwinds
A: Keep On Giving Me Love / Northwinds / Give Me Kindness (*) / Time
& Again
B: Queen Of Hearts / Only My Soul / Say You Love Me / Breakdown
- (*) apparently includes Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio in a choir
- Purple Records/EMI Electrola 064-60 414, Germany, 1978
2LP Whitesnake / Northwinds
Keep On Giving Me Love / Northwinds / Give Me Kindness (*) / Time &
Again / Queen Of Hearts / Only My Soul / Say You Love Me / Breakdown
- (*) apparently includes Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio in a choir
- Two albums released as one double album, includes Whitesnake's
first album
- Connoisseur Collection, 1990
C tapes
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C Northwinds
A:/B: Keep On Giving Me Love / Northwinds / Give Me Kindness (*) /
Time & Again / Queen Of Hearts / Only My Soul / Say You Love Me
/ Breakdown
- (*) apparently includes Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio in a choir
- Purple Records/EMI Electrola, 1978
Compact discs
-------------
CD Whitesnake / Northwinds
Keep On Giving Me Love / Northwinds / Give Me Kindness (*) / Time &
Again / Queen Of Hearts / Only My Soul / Say You Love Me / Breakdown
- (*) apparently includes Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio in a choir
- Two albums fitted on one CD, includes Whitesnake's first album
- Connoisseur Collection 88561-1035-2, 1990
- Metal, Japan
==============================
Kerry Livgren: Seeds Of Change 1980
==============================
Project members
===============
Barriemore Barlow drums
Phil Ehart drums
John Thompson drums, gong
Paul Goddard bass
Gary Gilbert bass
Bobby Campo trumpets, percussion, tambourine, horns
Jeff Pollard vocals
Steve Walsh vocals
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Mylon LeFevre vocals
Davy Moire vocals
David Pack vocals
Brad Aaron backing vocals
Davy Moire backing vocals
Steve Venezia backing vocals
Victoria Livgren backing vocals
Donna Williams backing vocals
Steve Walsh backing vocals
Jeff Pollard backing vocals
Mylon LeFevre backing vocals
John Fristoe backing vocals
Joey Jeff backing vocals
The Moaning Multitudes backing vocals
Kerry Livgren guitars, piano, synthesizers, bass, organ, vocals,
mongo drums, clavinet, fender rhodes, percussion
Darryl Kutz harmonica
Robby Steinhardt violins
Project history
===============
Kerry Livgren, guitarist for Kansas, started to think about making a solo
album in early 1979. He had written lots of material which didn't fit
to Kansas' style and he considered to release it on his own album. However,
as he became born-again Christian, he wanted to make a Christian album. He
gathered several musicians and singers he knew for the album, as well as
one previously unknown singer to him, Ronnie James Dio. He had seen him
singing for Elf several years ago and thought Dio had enough power and
range, as well as expressiveness in his vocal style to sing on the album.
At the time of Livgren's project, Ronnie James Dio was singing for Black
Sabbath, a band which is generally considered as Satanic band amongst
various religious groups. This has been rumored as one of the reasons why
Livgren wanted Dio to sing two tracks on the album - Livgren supposedly
wanted someone earthly to sing on his album to prove the power of the God.
Some interviews also claim that Ronnie James Dio didn't know about the
Christianity of the album before it was released, but this is most likely
not true.
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
12" A: Mask Of The Great Deceiver
B: ?
- Mask Of The Great Deiceiver includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Kirshner, USA, 1980
- Promo release
- Record company sleeves
Long plays
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LP Seeds Of Change
A: Just One Way / Mask Of The Great Deceiver (*) / How Can You Live /
Whiskey Seed
B: To Live For The King (*) / Down To The Core / Ground Zero
- (*) include Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- Kirshner KIR 84453, Holland, 1980
- Kirshner PZ-36567, USA, 1980
- Kirshner NJZ 36567, USA, 1980
- Promo release
- Golden promo stamp
Compact discs
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2CD Decade
CD1: Seeds Of Change: Just One Way / Mask Of The Great Deceiver (*) /
How Can You Live / Whiskey Seed / To Live For The King (*) / Down
To The Core / Ground Zero / Prime Mover: I'll Follow You / One
More Song / New Kind Of Love / One Of Several Possible Musiks:
Ancient Wing / And I Saw, As It Were ... Konelrad / Colonnade
Gardens / Tenth Of Nisan
CD2: Time Line: Time Line / Tonight / Make Or Break It / Take Us To
The Water / Beyond The Pale / New Age Blues / Slow Motion Suicide
/ High On A Hill / Life Undercover / Welcome To The War //
Previously unreleased: Free Fire Zone / Bright Star // Art Of The
State: All Creation Sings / The Fury / Progress / Up From The
Wasteland // Reconstructions: No Standing
- (*) include Ronnie James Dio on vocals
- consists of Kerry Livgren solo albums
- Sparrow SPD 1320, Canada, 1992
- Double digipak box
- includes a booklet with lyrics to a couple of songs,
for example to Mask Of The Great Deceiver
======================
Rock Relief For Africa 1985
======================
Project history
===============
This project lasted for a weekend at KLOS Radio Station in Los Angeles, USA.
Rock musicians donated various things to the radio station and all the income,
US $250 000, was donated for charity for Africa. Ronnie James Dio donated a
gold album, Vivian Campbell donated a guitar, Jimmy Bain a bass and Vinny
Appice a drum set.
===========
Hear 'N Aid 1985-1986
===========
Project history
===============
The project's idea originally came up when Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell
were at some radio station in Los Angeles, USA. They introduced the idea
to Ronnie James Dio, who became interested in it too. They wrote a song
called Stars together and invited a number of heavy metal artists to
participate it.
On May 20th and 21st, 1985, about 40 artists from various heavy metal
bands got together at A&M Records Studios to record a song called Stars.
The basic track was already laid down at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles,
USA, by Dio and Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot.
All the income was donated to relieve famine in Africa and elsewhere in
the world, and by mid 1987 the project had made $1000 000. Musicians for
the project are listed below.
Tommy Aldridge / David Alford (Rough Cutt) / Carmine Appice (King
Cobra) / Vinny Appice (Dio) / Jimmy Bain (Dio) / Frankie Banali
(Quiet Riot) / Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult) / Mick Brown (Dokken) /
Vivian Campbell (Dio) / Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot) / Amir Derakh
(Rough Cutt) / Ronnie James Dio (Dio) / Don Dokken (Dokken) / Kevin
Dubrow (Quiet Riot) / Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) / Craig Goldie
(Giuffria) / Chris Hager (Rough Cutt) / Rob Halford (Judas Priest) /
Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.) / Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.) / George Lynch
(Dokken) / Yngwie Malmsteen / Mick Mars (Motley Crue) / Dave Meniketti
(Y&T) / Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) / Vince Neil (Motley Crue) / Ted
Nugent / Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister) / Jeff Pilson (Dokken) / Donald
"Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) / David St. Hubbins (Spinal
Tap) / Rudy Sarzo / Claude Schnell (Dio) / Neal Schon (Journey) / Paul
Shortino (Rough Cutt) / Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) / Adrian Smith (Iron
Maiden) / Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) / Geoff Tate (Queensryche) / Matt
Thorr (Rough Cutt)
Discography
===========
Singles
-------
7" A: Hear 'N Aid: Stars
B: The 4 1/2 Minute News
- Vertigo HEAR 1, UK, April 7th 1986
- Mercury 884 004-7, Spain, 1986
- Mercury, Holland, April 7th 1986
- Mercury 884 004-7, Germany, April 7th 1986
12" A: Hear 'N Aid: Stars (extended version)
B: The 4 1/2 Minute News
- Vertigo HEAR 12, UK, 1986
- Misprinting, the B side was supposed to include the 7"
version of Stars, too. The song title was printed on
the sleeve but on some copies was later hidden with
black ink or pen
12" A: Hear 'N Aid: Stars (extended version)
B: Hear 'N Aid: Stars (7" version) / The 4 1/2 Minute News
- Mercury 884 004-1, Holland, 1986
- Spain, 1986
- Mercury 884 004-1, Germany, April 7th 1986
- Vertigo, UK, April 7th, 1986
- Mercury, Japan, 1986
Long plays
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LP Hear 'N Aid
A: Hear 'N Aid: Stars (extended version) / Accept: Up To The Limit
(live) / Motorhead: On The Road (live) / Rush: Distant Early
Warning (live)
B: Kiss: Heaven's On Fire (live) / Jimi Hendrix: Can You See Me /
Dio: Hungry For Heaven (live) / Y&T: Go For The Throat /
Scorpions: The Zoo (live)
- Jimi Hendrix: Can You See Me was previously not released
- Vertigo VERH 35, UK, 1986
- Mercury 826 044-1, Finland, 1986
- Spain, 1986
- Mercury, Holland, 1986
- Mercury, USA, 1986
- Mercury, Korea, 1986
- Mercury, Greece, 1986
- Mercury, Brazil, 1986
- Mercury, Canada, 1986
C tapes
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C Hear 'N Aid
A: Hear 'N Aid: Stars (extended version) / Accept: Up To The Limit
(live) / Motorhead: On The Road (live) / Rush: Distant Early
Warning (live)
B: Kiss: Heaven's On Fire (live) / Jimi Hendrix: Can You See Me /
Dio: Hungry For Heaven (live) / Y&T: Go For The Throat /
Scorpions: The Zoo (live)
- Jimi Hendrix: Can You See Me was previously not released
- Vertigo VERHC 35, UK
- Mercury 826 044-4, Finland, 1986
- Mercury, Greece, 1986
- Polygram 826 044-4, USA, 1986
Compact discs
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CD Hear 'N Aid
Hear 'N Aid: Stars (extended version) / Accept: Up To The Limit (live)
/ Motorhead: On The Road (live) / Rush: Distant Early Warning (live) /
Kiss: Heaven's On Fire (live) / Jimi Hendrix: Can You See Me / Dio:
Hungry For Heaven (live) / Y&T: Go For The Throat / Scorpions: The
Zoo (live)
- Dio claims to be recorded live at Sports Arena, San Diego, USA on
December 7th, 1985, although supposedly Dio played at that date
at Forum, Los Angeles, USA.
- Vertigo PHCR-4218, Japan, around November 1994
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Rock Against Drugs 1987-1988?
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Project history
===============
This project consisted of several rock musicians who appeared in various
commercials telling about drugs' hazards. Dio appeared at least in one
commercial shown on both MTV US and MTV Europe.
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Children Of The Night 1987-
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Project history
===============
Children Of The Night project is - or was - a privately funded organization
headed by Dr. Lois Lee. Project was launched to get the adolescent runaways,
sexually abused children and prostitutes off the streets of Los Angeles and
to help them to re-enter the mainstream society. There were apparently only
TV commercials about this project, as well as mentions on some metal
magazines and videos, but no recordings were made from the project. Both
Ronnie James Dio and Wendy Dio supposedly took part of this project. They
had at least one charity concert at Irvine Meadows Theatre in Irvine,
California on August 1st with Dio headlining the show.
Later, on October 3rd, 1991 in the Foundations Forum 1991 at Marriott Hotel,
Los Angeles, Ronnie James Dio was presented with the Dave Pritchard Memorial
Award because of his help for the Children Of The Night project.
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References
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On the Internet, information about Ronnie James Dio can be found in several
Usenet newsgroups, as well as in several other places.
Usenet newsgroups worth of checking out:
alt.music.deep-purple
alt.music.dio
alt.rock-n-roll
alt.rock-n-roll.classic
alt.rock-n-roll.metal
alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
There is also a music FTP site, cs.uwp.edu, which is mirrored by several
other anonymous FTP sites.
For the past few years, there has been an active Black Sabbath mailing list.
One can subscribe to it by sending mail to sabbath-request@fa.disney.com.
The moderator of the mailing list, Michael Sullivan, can also be reached at
that address.
Via WWW Ronnie James Dio -related information can be found at the following
URLs:
Black Sabbath http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/~henry/music/index.html
Black Sabbath http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~neils/music.html
Black Sabbath http://www.sony.com/
Deep Purple http://tecc.co.uk/public/purple/Purple.html
Besides Internet, other sources of Ronnie James Dio related information are
naturally music magazines and books. There is also a fan club for Ronnie
James Dio, you can reach it at address
The Dio Fan Club
18653 Ventura Blvd., Ste 307
Tarzana
CA 91356
USA
There is also an European Dio Fan Club, its address is
European Dio Fan Club
c/o Jacqueline Clerc
Frymannstr. 77
8011 Zurich
Switzerland
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Credits
=======
First and foremost: Very Special Thanks to Ronnie James Dio - without you
this combined bio- and discography wouldn't have been possible. Very Special
Thanks go also to Jens Johansson (jens@panix.com), as he has continuously
helped with this project without getting tired to my never-ending questions.
Other credits
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Mary & Giulio Arman Italy
Gerriet Backer backer@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de
Trudy Van Den Brink Holland
Erling Christensen Denmark
Claudia Corinth Germany
Hywel Davies hyd@aber.ac.uk
The Dio Fan Club USA
Axel Fischer fischer@netmbx.de
Alex Gitlin agitlin@splinter.coe.neu.edu
Stephan Haser HASER@usm.uni-muenchen.de
William Jones JONES@VSDEC.NL.NUWC.NAVY.MIL
Sami Jylha Finland
Mike Klassen RYEH31A@prodigy.com
Dave Kleinschmidt davek@pnw.net
Jouni Maho jouni@ling.gu.se
Derek A Mills 70003.1576@CompuServe.COM
Terry P. Mingle tpm2@cornell.edu
John Moon s9205525@otto.bf.rmit.edu.au
Thomas Natvig thomas.natvig@hiof.no
Christopher J. Oberst CO2871A@american.edu
Alexander Rack ar@netmbx.netmbx.de
Henry Sobieski sobieski@cais.cais.com
Trond J. Strom trond@thehighwaystar.com
Andreas Thul athul@student.uni-kl.de
Philip Wang pw15@sawasdee.cc.columbia.edu
Ruurd Wiegers ruurd@dutepp14.et.tudelft.nl
Plus
Several music magazines and books from 70s to 90s.