This hefty anthology charts the sinister evolution of heavy metal’s dark prince between 1980 and 2003. Osbourne comes storming out of the gates with early-career classics that speak to his innovations as a solo artist. Guitarist Randy Rhoads’ straight-razor precision on “Crazy Train” laid the foundation for the neoclassical metal movement, while the atmospheric spine-chiller “Mr. Crowley” kick-started a new wave of graphic occult metal. The icon’s legacy as a power balladeer is also represented with the disarmingly vulnerable “Mama, I’m Coming Home”.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | I Don’t Know |
| A2 | Crazy Train |
| A3 | Goodbye To Romance |
| A4 | Dee |
| A5 | Suicide Solution |
| B1 | Mr. Crowley |
| B2 | No Bone Movies |
| B3 | Revelation (Mother Earth) |
| B4 | Steal Away (The Night) |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_of_Ozz |
| Format | 1× Vinyl (Silver With Red Swirls) LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Label | Epic |
| Catalog Number | 19439812511 |
| Notes | Includes printed inner sleeve containing lyrics, publishing information, and words/music by information. Track A4 is an instrumental. Rear sleeve & labels: ℗ 1981 © 1980, 2021 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited. Rear sleeve: Recorded March 22 - April 19, 1980 Mixed May 5 - 20, 1980 Mastered by […] at Sterling Sound, New York Made in the EU. Inner sleeve: A1, A2, B1, B3 - © 1980 Blizzard Music Ltd. / Kord Music. Used by permission. A3 - TRO-© Copyright 1981 & 1984 Essex Music International, Inc., New York / Kord Music. Used by permission. A4 - TRO-© Copyright 1981 & 1985 Essex Music International, Inc., New York. Used by permission. A5 - TRO-© Copyright 1981 Essex Music International, Inc., New York / Kord Music. Used by permission. B2, B4 - TRO-© Copyright 1981 & 1986 Essex Music International, Inc., New York / Kord Music. Used by permission. © 1980, 2021 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited. Runout information: “19075877321-A/B RE1 RKS” is etched, “184143E1/2/A2 STERLING” is stamped. |
| Discogs URL | Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz |