Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (LP, Album, Ast) (Very Good (VG))

Media Condition:  Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    UK  
Released:  12 Sep 1980
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Heavy Metal

Comments:
Strong VG, Great wax with a small handful of faint hairlines and a scuff - Outer sleeve has ring and edge wear, as well as some creasing - Ultrasonically cleaned.
 

Notes:

First pressing.
Inner sleeve with lyrics and logo.

Similar to [r=7358976 but:
- without "Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England." on back sleeve.
- with clearer prints with more light and detail.
- different positioning of title and "JET LP 234 A*" and "JET LP 234 B*" on labels.

Similar to [r=1508701 but:
- "Original sound recording made by Jet Records." is part of the original tracklist text, not on Jet logo.
- artist and title is written once on labels.

Similar to [r=11338857 but:
- without "Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England." on back sleeve.
- with "Made in England" bellow the Jet logo.
- inner sleeve with different pocket cut.

Similar to [r=6337127 but:
- without "Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England." on back sleeve.
- "Original sound recording made by Jet Records." is part of the original tracklist text, not on Jet logo.
- inner sleeve with different pocket cut.

Similar to [r=7009611 but:
- without "Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England." on back sleeve.
- "Original sound recording made by Jet Records." is part of the original tracklist text, not right of the Jet logo.
- inner sleeve with different pocket cut.

* There are more differences with the above releases, like runouts, label design etc.

Lacquer cut engineer and studio info "timtom" taken from the Matrix / Runout area.
Pressing plant info "shadow C, F pressed letters" taken from the Matrix / Runout area.

From the inner sleeve:
Track A1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B3, B4: Essex Music Int. Ltd / Copyright Control.
Track A4: Copyright Control.
Track B2: Essex Music Int. Ltd / Leeda Music Ltd. Copyright Control.

From the labels:
Track A1, A2, B1, B3: Blizzard Music Ltd.
Track A3, A5, B4: Blizzard Music Ltd. / Essex Music Int. Ltd.
Track A4: Essex Music Int. Ltd.
Track B2: Essex Music Int. Ltd. / Blizzard Music Ltd. / David Paramour Publ.

Don Airey keyboards - courtesy of Polydor.

Recorded March 22 - April 19, 1980.
Mixed May 5 - 20, 1980 at Ridge Farm Studios.
Made in England

Original sound recording made by Jet Records.
℗ 1980 Jet Ltd.
© 1980 Jet Ltd.

 

A1. I Don't Know 5:14
A2. Crazy Train 4:52
A3. Goodbye To Romance 5:35
A4. Dee 0:50
A5. Suicide Solution 4:17
B1. Mr. Crowley 5:03
B2. No Bone Movies 3:50
B3. Revelation (Mother Earth) 6:09
B4. Steal Away (The Night) 3:30

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Label Code LC 3455
Rights Society MCPS/BIEM
Matrix / Runout 57
Matrix / Runout CB271
Matrix / Runout JET LP 234 A*
Matrix / Runout JET LP 234 B*
Matrix / Runout JET-LP-234 A1 timtom-cbs C
Matrix / Runout JET-LP-234 B1 C F
Matrix / Runout JET-LP 234 A1 C timtom-cbs
Matrix / Runout JET-LP 234 B1 E

 

Phonographic Copyright (p) Jet Ltd.
Copyright (c) Jet Ltd.
Produced For Jet Ltd.
Recorded At Ridge Farm Studios
Mixed At Ridge Farm Studios
Published By Essex Music International Ltd.
Published By Copyright Control
Published By Leeda Music Ltd.
Published By David Paramour Publ.
Lacquer Cut At CBS Studios, London
Pressed By CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Distributed By CBS Records

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