Badlands - Lost In A Shadow ~ 1989 Soundboard Compilation xx-xx-1989 (SBD)

Badlands
Lost In A Shadow - (Shades Records ~ Shades-024)
Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. September 23, 1989
The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.A. September 22, 1989
Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio U.S.A. August 30, 1989
State Fairgrounds, Du Quion, Illinois, U.S.A. September 1, 1989
Soundboard Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: CD-r(x) > E.A.C. > Wave 16bit > Traders Little Helper > Flac

CD1

01 Hard Driver
02 Ball & Chain
03 Winter's Call
04 Dreams In The Dark
05 Winter's Call
06 Guitar & Vocal Improv.
07 High Wire
08 Hard Driver
09 Ball & Chain
10 Devil's Stomp
11 Dreams In The Dark
12 Winter's Call
13 Guitar & Vocal Improv.
14 High Wire

CD2

01 Hard Driver
02 Ball & Chain
03 Winter's Call
04 Dancing On The Edge
05 Streets Cry Freedom
06 Jade's Song
07 Devil's Stomp
08 Guitar & Vocal Improv.
09 Hard Driver
10 Ball & Chain
11 Winter's Call
12 Dreams In The Dark
13 Devil's Stomp
14 Guitar & Vocal Improv.
15 High Wire

CD1 Tracks 01-07 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. September 23, 1989
CD1 Tracks 08-14 The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.A. September 22, 1989
CD2 Tracks 01-08 Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio U.S.A. August 30, 1989
CD2 Tracks 09-15 State Fairgrounds, Du Quion, Illinois, U.S.A. September 1, 1989

Ray Gillan (R.I.P.) (Black Sabbath) lead vocals
Jake E. Lee (Ratt, Ozzy Osbourne) guitar
Greg Chaisson (Surgical Steel) bass
Eric Singer (Black Sabbath) drums, percussion

justdave notes:

The original uploader uploaded each show separately, so I put them together, found the artwork online, now none of us has to pay the ridiculous price copies of this bootleg are going for (and it's not cheep).

This is a nice collection of performances by the "Supergroup" formed by former members of Black Sabbath, KISS and the Ozzy Osbourne Band. Rather ironic actually that another former singer from Black Sabbath would form a band with a former Ozzy Osbourne guitar slinger. Ray Gillan had replaced Glenn Hughes during Black Sabbath's Seventh Star Tour. During the sessions for Eternal Idol Ray and Eric jumped ship. Ray, Eric & Jake added Greg Chaisson and Badlands was formed. This compilation is from the bands tour to promote their first album. The band was still fresh but the harmony was already dying. Eric Singer left before the recording of the second album to join Kiss. Ray Gillan left Badlands before the 3rd album demo sessions. Just 5 years after forming Badlands, Ray Gillan would die from AIDS related causes

Ray Gillan died of A.I.D.S. related complications December 1, 1993, he was 34.

Jake E. Lee went on to play with Wicked Alliance & Red Dragon Cartel

Greg Chaisson went on to play with a few other bands even Red Dragon Cartel but is semi-retired after a bought with cancer.

Eric Singer is now impersonating a very famous cat!

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Blue Öyster Cult / Black Sabbath - King Biscuit Flower Hour #306 ~ For Broadcast September 14, 1980 (Pre-FM)

Blue Öyster Cult / Black Sabbath
King Biscuit Flower Hour #306
For Broadcast September 14, 1980
The Black & Blue Tour
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut August 10, 1980
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cue Sheet & Label Scans Included

01 Tone
02 Blue Öyster Cult - Soundcheck (With DJ Intro)
03 Commercial
04 Blue Öyster Cult - Dr. Music
05 Blue Öyster Cult - Lips In The Hills
06 Blue Öyster Cult - Unknown Tongue
07 Blue Öyster Cult - The Marshall Plan
08 Blue Öyster Cult - Divine Wind
09 Blue Öyster Cult - Born To Be Wild
10 Blue Öyster Cult - Encore Break
11 Blue Öyster Cult - Roadhouse Blues (The Doors)
12 Commercial
13 Black Sabbath - Supertzar (Intro)
14 Black Sabbath - War Pigs
15 Black Sabbath - Neon Knights
16 Black Sabbath - Children Of The Sea
17 Commercial
18 Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
19 Black Sabbath - Die Young
20 Promo #1 (feat. Black Sabbath)
21 Promo #2 (feat. Blue Öyster Cult)

Blue Öyster Cult:
Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
Buck Dharma – lead guitar, vocals
Allen Lanier – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals

Black Sabbath:
Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) vocals
Tony Iommi guitar
Geezer Butler bass
Vinny Appice drums

Black Sabbath Touring Member:
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards, 2nd guitar

Did not know there was actually a Pre-FM recording from the Black & Blue Tour till I found this (not really sure how long ago). When Rosebud & I came together we bond on our mutual love of all things Black Sabbath & Heavy Metal. I tell this story a lot, but I asked Rosebud to marry me at a Pantera, Black Sabbath concert. It was during the song "Becoming" by Pantera. I look over and see my 5foot 2inch girlfriend had her fist in the air singing along to the chorus "I'm born again with snake eyes, becoming God size" and I said "Please marry me", there was a couple next to us that heard Rosebud say yes and smoked a joint with us. It was a great night. This is Rosebud's 1st Rosebud Pick of 2022!! What a way to start!!

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Black Sabbath - Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 (Pre-FM)

Black Sabbath
Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02
The Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusettes August 9, 1992
For Broadcast January 4, 1993
Pre-FM Recording
Flac Level 8 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps/48khz
No Cue Sheets or CD Scans
Newspaper Clippings Included

Original Lineage: Original Radio Broadcast 2 CD Set > Toast Titanium (on MAC) > Flac

JustDave Additional Lineage: Trader's Little Helper (decode) Wave 16bit/44,1khz > Goldwave v6.83 (editing) > Wave 16bit/44,1khz > Trader's Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > Flac Level 8 16bit/44,1khz

Hosted By Greg Steel

CD One

01 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Intro - Greg Steel
02 Interview Segment - Geezer Butler
03 Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules (From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Heavy Metal)
04 Black Sabbath - Computer God
05 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Break - Greg Steel
06 Commercial - United States Army
07 Commercial - Flintstone Kids Vitamins
08 Commercial - Sublingual Products Zinc Supplement
09 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Intro - Greg Steel
10 Interview Segment - Geezer Butler
11 Black Sabbath - Children Of The Sea
12 Black Sabbath - Time Machine (From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Wayne's World)
13 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Break - Greg Steel
14 Commercial - Fugitive Nights by Joseph Wambaugh
15 Commercial - American Gladiators
16 Commercial - Flintstone Kids Vitamins
17 Commercial - Halls Menthol Cough Drops
18 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Intro - Greg Steel
19 Interview Segment - Geezer Butler
20 Black Sabbath - War Pigs
21 Black Sabbath - Neon Knights
22 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Break - Greg Steel
23 Commercial - United States Army
24 Commercial - Fugitive Nights by Joseph Wambaugh
25 Commercial - Halls Menthol Cough Drops

CD Two

01 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Intro - Greg Steel
02 Interview Segment - Tony Iommi & Geezer Butler
03 Black Sabbath - I
04 Black Sabbath - Die Young
05 Black Sabbath - Tony Iommi Guitar Solo
06 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 ID - Tony Iommi
07 Commercial - United States Army
08 Commercial - American Gladiators
09 Commercial - Sublingual Products Zinc Supplement
10 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 ID - Geezer Butler
11 Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell
12 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Break - Greg Steel
13 Commercial - United States Army
14 Commercial - Fugitive Nights by Joseph Wambaugh
15 Commercial - Flintstone Kids Vitamins
16 Commercial - PULSE Music Minute: Fear Factory Soul Of A New Machine
17 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Intro - Greg Steel
18 Black Sabbath - Iron Man
19 Black Sabbath - Paranoid/Heaven And Hell (reprise)
20 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Wrap Up - Greg Steel
21 Westwood One High Voltage - In Concert #93-02 Promo Bed w/Voiceover - Greg Steel

Total Playing Time CD1: 43mn 5sc
Total Playing Time CD2: 41mn 11sc
Total Playing Time Both CDs: 1hr 24mn 16sc

Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Tony Iommi – guitars
Terence "Geezer" Butler – bass
Vinny Appice – drums

Touring Member Since 1979:
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards, rhythm guitar

JustDave's Notes:
- Thank you to Tcantafio the original ripper of the files.
- Thank you Draftervoi for the newspaper clippings.
- Thank You to my fellow members of The Collective Of Live Music for all the help and inspiration.

Known Faults:
- No cue sheets or CD scans included with the files.
- CD One Track One has about a 2 seconds of phasing of the stereo signal at the very beginning of the track.

Recording Notes:
- Recording was sent to me in 7 unedited flac files with no cue sheet or CD scans.
- Recording was initially a live broadcast from The Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusettes August 9, 1992. The show was then re-released by Westwood One 3 times with different track lists and running orders.

Editing Notes:
- I used Trader's Little Helper to decode the flac files. Then used Goldwave to index the tracks. Waves were re-encoded with Trader's Little Helper aligning sector boundaries. Then tagged the files with Mp3tag.

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Black Sabbath - Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes ~ Studio Demo (Studio)

Black Sabbath
Earth: The Legendary Lost Tapes - (2025, Big Bear Records ~ BEARCD60)
Zella Studios, Birmingham, England, U.K.
Circa: 1969
Studio Recording
Flac Level 8 16bit/44,1khz
High Quality MP3 320kbps/48khz
Cover Art Included

01 Blue Suede Shoes
02 Evenin'
03 Wee Wee Baby
04 Untitled
05 Free Man
06 Song For Jim (Guitar Version)
07 Song For Jim (Flute Version)
08 Wicked (Demo)
09 Warning

Ozzy Osbourne vocals
Tony Iommi guitar, flute
Terence "Geezer" Butler bass
Bill Ward drums, percussion

JustDave's notes:
- These are all complete songs not like "When I Come Down" or "The Rebel" which were bits of complete tracks. These are demos submited to labels for consideration. The Black Sabbath sounds, vibes and tones were still embrionic at this point.
- "Blue Suede Shoes" is the Carl Perkins song made extra famous due to an Elvis Presley cover version. While it sounds like the version on the Musicladen performance it has extra "speaking" before and after by I'm assuming Ozzy.
- "Song For Jim" was used by Earth and early Black Sabbath as the live vehicle for Bill Ward's drum solo. They would use both flute and guitar live.
- "Wicked (Demo)" is the demo version of "Wicked World" and uses the lyrics that Ozzy sings on the Live At Last version.
- "Warning" is an early demo version of the song that would end up on Black Sabbath's first album.

Thank you to Record Collector the original uploader on Guitars101

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Black Sabbath - Definitive Ecstacy ~ Pittsburgh, PA 1976 & Fresno, California 1978 (SBD) 3CD Set - (Scorpio – 29)

Black Sabbath
Definitive Ecstacy - (Scorpio – 29) Released 2012
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA December 8, 1976
Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA September 22, 1978
Stereo Soundboard Recordings
Flac 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps/48khz
Front Cover Only

Rosebud's Pick

CD1

01 Symptom Of The Universe 4:28
02 Snowblind 6:11
03 All Moving Parts (Stand Still) 6:14
04 War Pigs 7:30
05 Gypsy 5:21
06 Black Sabbath 7:22
07 Dirty Women / Drum Solo 8:19
08 Guitar Solo 2:55
09 Electric Funeral 3:27
10 Children Of The Grave 4:40

CD2

01 Introduction/Supertzar 1:51
02 Symptom Of The Universe 4:58
03 Snowblind 6:55
04 War Pigs 8:10
05 Never Say Die 5:37
06 Black Sabbath 7:50
07 Shock Wave 5:22

CD3

01 Dirty Women 7:52
02 Rock N Roll Doctor 3:24
03 Drum Solo 3:13
04 Guitar Solo 14:26
05 Electric Funeral 3:15
06 Iron Man 8:07
07 Children Of The Grave 5:59
08 Paranoid 3:44

Total Playing Time CD1: 56mn 27sc
Total Playing Time CD2: 40mn 43sc
Total Playing Time CD3: 49mn 49sc
Total Playing Time All 3CDs: 2hr 26mn 59sc

CD1: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA December 8, 1976
CD2 & CD3: Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA September 22, 1978

Ozzy Osbourne vocals
Tony Iommi guitar
"Geezer" Butler bass
Bill Ward drums

Touring Members:
Gerald Woodroffe keyboards CD1
Don Airey keyboards CD2 & CD3

This is going to be The Best 2 Hours Black Sabbath Fans will spend after downloading (that is until some else way cooler happens of course). It's 1 CD worth of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1976 and a full length 2CDs worth of Fresno, California, 1978. A full length Never Say Die Show that is not the London show from the video. This is a nice collection for all Black Sabbath listeners. I loved it so did Rosebud, that's why it's a Rosebud Pick.

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Thanks go out to THiNMAN for the original upload on the MeTaLMaDNeSS.TeaM ed2K Forum

Black Sabbath - Cannabis Confusion ~ California Jam Festival Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, CA 04-06-1974 (SBD)

Black Sabbath
Cannabis Confusion - (Chase The Dragon - CTD 005)
California Jam Festival
Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario, CA
April 6, 1974
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

 

Rosebud's Pick

Silver CD > Exact Audio Copy (secured) > Wave > Traders Little Helper > flac level 8

01 - Tomorrow's Dream
02 - Sweet Leaf
03 - Killing Yourself To Live
04 - War Pigs
05 - Snowblind
06 - Sabra Cadabra
07 - Supernaut pt. 1
08 - Supernaut pt. 2
09 - Supernaut pt. 3
10 - Iron Man
11 - Sabbra Cadabra (reprise)
12 - Paranoid
13 - Children Of The Grave

Ozzy Osbourne vocals
Tony Iommi guitar
Geezer Butler bass
Bill Ward drums

This is the complete set from Black Sabbath at the first California Jam. It is however a little edited as some of Ozzy's on stage banter has been censored. Cannibis Confusion is regarded as the best sounding source of the recording however the boot Metal Mess contains the unedited stage banter. This comes from Rosebud's silver CD and is one of the first bootlegs I ever bought her. That's right I payed like $50 US for it, but now you won't have to.

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Badlands - Riverfest, Stroh's Light Party Stage, Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A July 30, 1989 (FM)

Badlands
Riverfest
Stroh's Light Party Stage
Harriet Island Regional Park
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A
July 30, 1989
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 FM DJ Introduction 0:19
02 Hard Driver 5:44
03 Ball & Chain 3:54
04 Winter's Call 6:34
05 Dancing On The Edge 4:17
06 Rumblin' Train 7:50
07 Devil's Stomp 7:07
08 Jade's Song/Dreams In The Dark 6:19
09 Streets Of Freedom/Guitar Solo 12:41
10 Highwire 7:27

Total Playing Time: 1hr 2mn 12sc

Ray Gillan (R.I.P.) (Black Sabbath) lead vocals
Jake E. Lee (Ratt, Ozzy Osbourne) guitar
Greg Chaisson (Surgical Steel) bass
Eric Singer (Black Sabbath, Kiss) drums, percussion

The sound on the first song "Hard Driver" is a little sloppy as the radio and the stage sound man try to quickly adjust the faders, it does improve. This would have been the day to be at this annual festival. The main stage headliner was Stevie Ray Vaughan. Also on the bill was The Stray Cats, Dave Mason, and Molly Hatchet touring for their last album to feature vocalist Danny Joe Brown. I personally never attended a Badlands concert. I actually attended a few shows they were the opening act for but missed them each time. That is why I love having the shows that I do. It's odd, my least favorite era of Ozzy Osbourne is with Jake on guitar. I saw Ozzy twice with Jake. The Bark At The Moon tour with Motley Crue & Ratt. Then The Ultimate Sin tour with Metallica. On Bark At The Moon the keyboards were just too dominating in the mix, and Ultimate Sin was too Hair Metal sounding. I love Jake's playing with Badlands, he's perfect for this Bluesy Hard Rock sound.

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Black Sabbath - Europe 1993 ~ Monsters Of Rock Arena, Del Chionso, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 08-12-1992 (SBD)

Black Sabbath
Europe 1993 - (Reaper Records - GS1288)
Monsters Of Rock
Arena Del Chionso
Reggio Emilia, Italy
August 12, 1992

Flac Level 8 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps/48khz
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: JustDave's Silver CD > EAC > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8
 

01 Computer God
02 Children of the Sea
03 Time Machine
04 War Pigs
05 medley:
     a Master of Insanity
     b After All (The Dead)
06 Iron Man
07 Heaven and Hell

Tony Iommi guitar
Geezer Butler bass
Ronnie James Dio vocals
Vinne Appice drums
Geoff Nichols keyboards

The title of the CD is Europe 1993 but Black Sabbath didn't play a single show in 1993. Recorded in 1992, this boot wasn't released until 1993, hence the name and another example of bootleggers caring about the money not the music or the facts. Anyway, this is a very clean sounding soundboard. You can hear all the instruments clearly, however the bass is a little thin (IMHO). Black-Sabbath.com says this boot comes from the masters of the original TV broadcast tapes, I say if your a Sabbath fan and you don't have this..... You Should !!

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Black Sabbath - Death Called ~ Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England, 06-09-1989 (FM)

Black Sabbath
Death Called
Manchester Apollo
Manchester, England
June 9, 1989
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8
Cover Art Included

FM Lineage: Silver CD "Death Called '89" > EAC > WAV > FLAC Level 8

01 Gates of Hell
02 Headless Cross
03 Neon Knights
04 Children of the Sea
05 Die Young
06 Iron Man
07 When Death Calls
08 War Pigs
09 Heaven and Hell
10 Paranoid
11 Cloak And Dagger **

** removed official CD bonus track

Tony Iommi guitar
Tony Martin vocals
Cozy Powell drums
Neil Murray bass

Live member:
Geoff Nichols keyboards, backing vocals

Nice FM recording from The Headless Cross Tour. Headless Cross was the second release to feature vocalist Tony Martin. Martin stepped into the breach after the departure of Ray Gillan. Ray of course had stepped in for ousted vocalist Glen Hughes. Martin's first task unenviable task was to re-record Ray Gillan's vocals for The Eternal Idol album. A very hard task as Martin confessed that some of the keys were out of his comfort range. The Headless Cross album was the first written with Martin's vocals in mind, and the first to feature Hard Rock/Heavy Metal journeyman drummer Cozy Powell. Cozy's only demand, "pick a vocalist and stay with him, Black Sabbath needs to regain it's legitimacy". Martin has sang on as many releases as Ozzy and more than Dio gaining the respect of Black Sabbath fans everywhere.

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Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Bloody Ozzy ~ Monsters Of Rock Festival Teatro Monumental: Santiago, Chile, September 8, 1995 (SBD)

Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Bloody Ozzy - (Ride Thew Tiger ~ RTT 039)
Monsters Of Rock Festival
Teatro Monumental
Santiago, Chile
September 8, 1995
Soundboard or FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Repost New Links Added 09/14/2025

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Silver > EAC wav > WavTrim > TLH Flac 8

01 Paranoid
02 Desire
03 I Don't Know
04 Flying High Again
05 No More Tears
06 I Just Want You
07 I Don't Want To Change The World
08 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
09 Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
10 Children Of The Grave (Black Sabbath)
11 War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
12 Crazy Train
13 Mama, I'm Comin' Home
14 Bark At The Moon

Ozzy Osbourne vocals
Joe Holmes guitar
Geezer Butler bass
Dean Castronovo drums

Touring Musician:

John Sinclair – keyboards

From the Retirement Sucks Tour, Geezer still in the line-up but would leave again. Dean Castronovo would also split. I always love hearing Ozzy songs with Geezer on bass. Bob Daisley writes some good stuff no denying, but I am sorry I love Geezer's playing that much more. He plays around with the riff on anything he plays. He doesn't seem to change Bob's riffs much. I like Dean Castronovo's druming too. His playing on Ozmosis is great but his playing on Geezer's G//Z/R debut Plastic Planet that really impressed me.

G//Z/R was an Industrial Death Metal band that also featured Burton C. Bell of Fear Factory on vocals. I saw them play live on a very short promo tour. When they started playing their first song plaster fell from the theater's ceiling. A mosh pit broke out then parted as a stage diver was in mid air. He got up after landing on my friend who was drunk and passed out in the pit. Me and another from our group picked up our buddy and put him in the car for safe keeping then quickly heading back in. After the show I stopped at the merch table to buy a shirt. Behind the table was Geezer's wife, sitting next to her was Geezer. I asked for an autograph and he gave it, then handed me a clip board and says "Now gimme your's". It was the mailing list, so I signed up. Every month for 2 years I received a hand written note from Mrs. Butler and a sheet detailing what was going on with Geezer's solo project. When Burton C. Bell left to go back to Fear Factory the fan club got a request for demo tapes for auditions to replace Bell. I sent mine because hey why not? I received a hand written letter from Geezer thanking me for my submission but....he was going with Clark Brown. I don't care I got a hand written rejection letter from Geezer....Other musicians understand lol!!!

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DIO - Definitive Evil ~ Le Zenith, Paris, France, November 23, 1987 (FM)

DIO
Definitive Evil - (Shades 142)
Le Zenith, Paris, France
November 23, 1987
FM Broadcast Recording or Stereo Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Repost New Links Added 08/14/2025

Lineage: Extracted to FLAC from original silver CDs via EZ CD Audio Converter

Disc One

101 Stand Up And Shout
102 Dream Evil
103 Neon Knights (Black Sabbath)
104 Sunset Supermen
105 Naked In The Rain
106 Guitar Solo / Naked In The Rain (reprise)
107 The Last In Line
108 Holy Diver
109 Drum Solo

Disc Two

201 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
202 Man On The Silver Mountain (Rainbow)
203 All The Fools Sailed Away
204 Keyboard Solo / Instrumental
205 All The Fools Sailed Away (reprise) / The Last In Line (reprise)
206 Night People
207 Rock 'n' Roll Children
208 Overlove
209 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Rainbow) / Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise)
210 Rainbow In The Dark
211 Mob Rules (Black Sabbath)
212 We Rock

Total Playing Time: 1hr 39mn 10sc

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) – lead vocals
Craig Goldy – guitar
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) – bass, backing vocals
Vinny Appice – drums, percussion
Claude Schnell – keyboards, piano

Rosebud has a pretty wide musical taste but if I ask her what she wants to hear I usually have to preface it with no Queensryche, Kansas or Dio. They are her 3 go to bands when asked, which sometimes annoys me since I have her every CD she asked for. I usually have to remind her she has the compete recorded works of Grace Slick and Lynyrd Skynyrd to get a different response out of her. Last night I didn't say that, so that means you benefit with a great Dio show! I probably say this too much but  one thing I really love about Ronnie's Dio music is that it neatly ties together the music from his days in both Black Sabbath and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

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Downloaded from https://purplehippies.com/ the best place for Deep Purple and related bootlegs!

Black Sabbath - BBC In Concert ~ Manchester Apollo: Manchester, England, UK September 6, 1989 (Pre-FM) - Dujanovasionist Remaster

Black Sabbath
BBC In Concert
Manchester Apollo
Manchester, England, UK
September 6, 1989
Pre-FM Recording - Dujanovasionist Remaster
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage:
Pre-FM source (unknown)** > Betamax F1 Stereo > CD > Audition > Flac

01 The Gates Of Hell
02 Headless Cross
03 Neon Knights
04 Children of the Sea
05 Die Young
06 Iron Man
07 When Death Calls
08 War Pigs
09 Heaven And Hell
10 Paranoid

I didn't thin I would ever get a show in this weekend, Rosebud has been busy making her picks I think this weekend we may have hit a record count for her. One of the many things Rosebud and I share is a love for all things Black Sabbath. No one could convince me that any era of Black Sabbath sucked. You may not like the Tony Martin era or Glenn Hughes era but I love every album they ever produced. Music is subjective, we love what we love. Never let anyone tell you what to like.

This is a kick ass show from the Tony Martin era, a Pre-FM recording to boot. Tony Martin held the front man position when a lot of Ozzy & Sabbath fans were throwing rocks at Tony Iommi for not giving up the ghost. Even Geezer Butler got into it by writing a song called "Give Up The Ghost" on his first solo album. The albums might not be Master Of Reality or Paranoid but they are great albums in their own right. I also think that the new mix of Forbidden sucks. I hate when a band changes the sound of a classic recording. Thank God the remaster of Born Again still has the same mix. The mix that influenced the Thrash Metal sound. The mix for Forbidden hits like a blunt hammer and influenced the Hardcore/Metalcore blunt force trauma production of today.

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By the way the FM Broadcast recording can be found here.
 

Ozzy Osbourne - The Album Network ~ Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion: Phoenix, Arizona, USA April 13, 1996 (Pre-FM) - Analog Master

Ozzy Osbourne
The Album Network
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
April 13, 1996
Pre-FM Analog Master - From The Krw_co Collection
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Rosebuds Pick

Lineage: Pre-FM Analog Master > Nakamichi DR-1 (w/Manual Azimuth Adjustment) > Creative Soundblaster X FI HD Model #SB1240 Wav 24bit/96khz > Magic Audio Cleaning Lab For Krw Track Marks, Volume Adjustment & Edits > Wav 16bit/44,1khz > Trader's Little Helper > Flac Level 8

01 Intro
02 Robert Trujillio & Mike Bordin Interview
03 Interview With The Crowd
04 Joe Holmes Interview
05 Talk
06 Ozzy Interview
07 Talk And Tour Dates
08 Talk And More Tour Dates
09 Ozzy Intro
10 Paranoid
11 I Don't Know
12 Flying High Again
13 Goodbye To Romance
14 Perry Mason
15 No More Tears
16 I Just Want You
17 I Don`t Want To Change The World
18 Suicide Solution
19 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
20 Iron Man
21 Sweet Leaf
22 Children Of The Grave
23 Mr.Crowley
24 War Pigs
25 Crazy Train
26 Mama I'm Coming Home
27 Bark At The Moon
28 Post Show Talk and Credits

Ozzy Osbourne vocals
Joe Holmes guitar
Robert Trujillio bass
Mike Bordin drums
John Sinclair keyboards

Your Hosts:
Cathy Faulkner KISW Seattle WA.
Larry Miles KLPX Tucson AZ.
JJ Jeffries KUPD Phoenix AZ.

This is an upgrade to another Ozzy Osbourne post located on the blog here. It is an FM broadcast recording, this is a Pre-FM source. This is also uncensored and the broadcast recording has quite a few bleeps to cover swearing. This also has all the shows interviews with band and audience members. The FM recordings links are still good, I just checked them, so if you would like to compare for yourself, you can.

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Black Sabbath - Long Beach Arena: Long Beach, CA September 7, 1975 (VgAud) - Mike Millard Master Tapes Volume 36

Black Sabbath
Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
September 7, 1975
Mike Millard Master Cassettes via JEMS
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 36
1644 Edition
Flac 16bit/44,1khz & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder

Transfer: Mike Millard Master Cassettes (TDK KR90) > Nakamichi RX-505 (azimuth adjustment; Dolby On) > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 capture > iZotope RX6 > iZotope Ozone 6 > Audacity > TLH > FLAC

01 Killing Yourself To Live
02 Hole In The Sky
03 Snowblind
04 Symptom Of The Universe
05 War Pigs
06 Megalomania
07 Sabbra Cadabra Jam >
08 Sometimes I'm Happy Jam
09 Supernaut
10 Iron Man >
11 Orchid >
12 Rock 'N' Roll Doctor Jam
13 Black Sabbath
14 Spiral Architect
15 Embryo >
16 Children Of The Grave
17 Paranoid

Known Faults: Imperceptible cut in “Black Sabbath”

Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica
Tony Iommi – guitar
Geezer Butler – bass
Bill Ward – drums

This recording from Mike Millard had gone largely uncirculated due to the fact that Mike himself gave the recording a poor rating. From what people say he was his own worst critic (aren't we all). The recording is anything but poor, the audience is a little rowdy, which is why I give it a Very Good Audience rating rather than an Excellent Audience Recording rating.

This is a great show from this tour, which was cut short by the way, an accident with Ozzy on a motorcycle, I mean the guy didn't learn his lesson either given his quad runner accident in the early 2000s. This show was actually recorded as a favor to Mike Millard's concert going friend/recording partner Jim. Mike actually decided to record the opening act Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost, a Southern Rock band fronted by Black Oak Arkansas backup singer Ruby Starr. Which is also available on the blog (click here).

Flac

MP3

Bill Ward Band - Club 369, Fulerton, CA 04-25-1997 (Good Audience)

Bill Ward Band
Club 369
Fulerton, CA
April 25, 1997
Good Audience Recording
MP3 192kbps
No Cover Art

New Link

01 Intro: Bill's Speech, Cello-versions of Iron Man, Paranoid & Sweet Leaf
02 (Mobile) Shooting Gallery
03 ?
04 ?
05 Children Killing Children
06 When I Was A Child
07 That's Somebody's Heart
08 Bombers (Can Open Bomb Bays)
09 ?
10 ?
11 It's Alright (Black Sabbath Cover)
12 Shine

Bill Ward – Vocals
Keith Lynch – Guitars
Paul Ill – Bass
Ronnie Ciago – Drums

The End Is Near! So one of my favorite bands is calling it a day at the end of their current tour. Without Black Sabbath there would be no Heavy Metal as we know it. So as The End Tour makes it's way around the world we are going to give you some cool Black Sabbath related boots.

This is a rare one here...Bill Ward playing with The Bill Ward Band. This audience recording might not be the high quality Pre-FM recording that you are used to getting from The New JDP but is listenable and enjoyable. And should be a welcome addition to any Black Sabbath fanatic's bootleg collection.

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Ozzy Osbourne - Phoenix Rising ~ Desert Skies Pavillion: Phoenix, Arisona, USA April 13, 1996 (FM)

Ozzy Osbourne
Phoenix Rising - (1996 OSA/BONG ~ SBC 002/003)
Desert Skies Pavillion
Phoenix, Arisona, USA
April 13, 1996
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Siver CDs > E.A.C. (Secure) > Flac

CD1

01 - Flying High Again 5:56
02 - Goodbye To Romance 6:36
03 - Perry Mason 6:07
04 - No More Tears 7:50
05 - I Just Want You 5:20
06 - I Don`t Want To Change The World 4:43
07 - Suicide Solution 7:39

CD2

01 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4:42
02 - Iron Man 3:12
03 - Sweet Leaf 3:03
04 - Children Of The Grave 5:34
05 - Mr. Crowley 6:49
06 - War Pigs 9:21
07 - Crazy Train 6:01
08 - Mama I'm Coming Home 5:29
09 - Bark At The Moon 4:15

Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Joe Holmes - guitar
Robert Trujillio - bass
Mike Bordin - drums
John Sinclair - keyboards

It's a nice sounding boot from the Prince Of Darkness. I like this line-up as well, I've seen them at a few Ozzfests, they are a great live unit. They used to play a medley of Ozzy era Black Sabbath songs in the middle of "Suicide Solution". It was kind of Ozzy's idea, he told the band that he didn't want a featured guitar solo. Hence the medley was invented. It had a funky beat ala Faith No More or Infectious Groves, Joe Holmes is Ozzy's under rated guitar player for the way he played Ozzy Sabbath material across those funky rhythms. Everyone was into it so hey Ozzy was right on that. The guitar solo did come back after Zakk Wylde returned to the fold.

One could argue that the set list is a little stale for this tour. The only non Ozzy live staple is "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". It is not a usual choice for Ozzy since the high pitch vocal is hard on/for Ozzy's voice. Ozzy was on the road a lot between Ozzmosis and Down To Earth. Six years between studio albums is a long time. I do remember Ozzy and the band playing around with the sets because of the lack of new material. I remember one Ozzfest the keyboard player (not sure which one) was visible on stage, stage right front, in the top of a skull. The set list that night (I'm sure every night of that tour) was keyboard heavy. I swear as I was lighting a big doobie the show opened to "Diary Of A Madman". It was quite some time ago so it's blurry but I am pretty sure they actually played it. None of Mine and Rosebud's friends were there that night so I can't verify the memory.....

One again the flac CDs are uploaded separarely and will open separately.

Filefactory Flac CD1
Filefactory Flac CD2

Filefactory MP3

Turbobit Flac CD1
Turbobit Flac CD2

Turbobit MP3

Quartz - Sound Circus ~ Unknown Location, UK September 5, 1977 ((FM or TV-SBD)

 

Quartz
Sound Circus
Unknown Location, UK
September 5, 1977
Soundboard or Broadcast Recording (?)
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Only

01 - Doomsday Diary
02 - Street Fighting Lady
03 - Hustler
04 - Mainline Riders
05 - Pleasure Seekers

Mike "Taffy" Taylor (R.I.P.) - vocals
Mick Hopkins - guitar
Geoff Nicholls (R.I.P.) - guitars, keyboards
Derek Arnold - bass
Malcolm Cope - drums

Quartz was "discovered" by Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath who took them under his wing so to speak. Iommi took Quartz on the road with Black Sabbath before this recording was made. He also produced their debut album Quartz. Not only did he produce the album but also contributed flute. Ozzy Osbourne guested on a track as well adding backing vocals. These were wiped from the mix by Iommi after Osbourne left the studio. Geoff Nicholls would leave Quartz in 1980 after Iommi asks him to replace a departed Geezer Butler. Geezer returned and Nichols was regulated to keyboards an 2nd live guitar, at side stage in the dark.

If you pay attention to "Mainline Riders" you can hear where Tony Iommi got the inspiration for "Heaven & Hell", "Country Girl" and "Headless Cross". All tracks written with Geoff Nicholls. "Heaven & Hell" is credited as written by Butler, Dio, Iommi and Ward. No credit to Nicholls. He does get one for "Headless Cross", both of which the rhythm and bass line sound very familiar to that of "Mainline Riders" while the guitar riff opening "Country Girl" sounds close to that of "Mainline Riders" too.

Flac

MP3

Black Sabbath - War Pigs ~ L'Olympia Theatre, Paris, France December 20, 1970 (SBD)

 

Black Sabbath
War Pigs - (Great Dane Records - GDRCD 9119)
L'Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
December 20, 1970
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
Flac Level8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: My Silver CD > Exact Audio Copy (secured) > Wave > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8

01 Paranoid
02 Hand Of Doom
03 Iron Man
04 N.I.B
05 Behind The Wall Of Sleep
06 War Pigs
07 Fairies Wear Boots
08 Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne vocals
Tony Iommi gutar
Geezer Butler bass
Bill Ward drums

For this postings entry into our History Of Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Rosebud chose The Mighty Metal Gods Black Sabbath (Dave bows and flashes the horns) Rosebud had this to say.....

Beside this being the first bootleg Dave ever bought me I picked this because Black Sabbath helped write the book on Heavy Metal....So many bands have been influenced by them. Blue Oytster Cult, Saint Vitus, Candlemass, and even Guns And Roses...Dave read me interviews where B.O.C said they wrote "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" to challenge Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" for Heavy Metal Radio Anthem Power...He then demonstrated how the songs riff is the same as Black Sabbath's "The Wizard"...To show me this he played B.O.C. then Rob Hallford's version of "The Wizard" on Nativity In Black. Rob & The Bullring Brummies slowed the song more than it's normally played...It sounds like a heavy cover of "Cities On Flame" (compare them, it's true JD). He then showed me how Guns And Roses slowed down the riff from "Zero The Hero" for the main riff or "Paradise City" (yep true again!)

Flac

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Dio - Hammersmith Trilogy 1984, 1986 & 1987 ~ Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 1984, 1986 & 1987 (SBD)

Dio
Hammersmith Trilogy 1984, 1986 & 1987 - (Shades Records ~ Shades 301)
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, U.K.
October 5, 1984
May 13, 1986
December 5, 1987
Sources Vary
FM Broadcast/Soundboard Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Extracted to FLAC from Original Silver CDs via EZ CD Audio Converter

CD 1
101 Stand Up And Shout
102 One Night In The City
103 Don't Talk To Strangers
104 Mystery
105 Egypt (The Chains Are On)
106 Holy Diver
107 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
108 The Last In Line
109 Rainbow In The Dark
110 Man On The Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
111 Love Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
112 We Rock

CD 2
201 DJ Intro
202 King Of Rock And Roll
203 Like The Beat Of A Heart
204 Hungry For Heaven
205 The Last In Line
206 Holy Diver / The Last In Line (Reprise)
207 Sacred Heart / The Last In Line (Reprise)
208 Rock 'n' Roll Children
209 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
210 Man On The Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
211 Rainbow In The Dark

CD 3
301 Stand Up And Shout
302 Dream Evil
303 Neon Knights (Black Sabbath)
304 Naked In The Rain
305 The Last In Line
306 Holy Diver
307 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
308 All The Fools Sailed Away
309 Rock 'n' Roll Children
310 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
311 Rock 'n' Roll Children (Reprise)
312 Rainbow In The Dark
313 We Rock
314 Don't Talk To Strangers

CD 1 Recorded October 5, 1984
CD 2 Recorded May 13, 1986
CD 3 Recorded December 5, 1987

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) vocals
Vivian Campbell guitar CD 1
Craig Goldie guitar CD 2 & CD 3
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) bass
Vinny Appice drums
Claude Schnell keyboards

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with The Godfather Of Heavy Metal Ronnie James Dio, or Dio as his fans call him. Dio, a name  when mentioned in Hard Rock/Heavy Metal circles gets you a flash of the Meloik and story of a first Dio concert experience. Some will say it was with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Some will say it was fronting the mighty return of Black Sabbath (Me included JD). Then there are those who say it was fronting his eponymously named solo outfit Dio. A chosen few can say they saw the man fronting Elf. A rare few can say it was as Ronnie Dio fronting the Doo Wop group Ronnie & The Red Caps. No matter where and when they saw him, it was always agreed the man had a presence larger than his 5 foot 4 inch frame. His distinctive voice, phrasing, and inflections were boosted by a power that most singers could not muster on their best day.

This bad ass 3 CD set collects together 3 killer Dio performances at The London Hammersmith Odeon. 1 with Vivian Campbell on guitar, 2 with Craig Goldie. All 3 are a nice mix of Dio's career from Rainbow, through Black Sabbath, to his solo career. I remember when I first heard the Holy Diver album. My friend we called Tripper (not because of LSD though) brought it over to my house the same day I had bought Motörhead's Another Perfect Day. We smoked a couple joints and listened to the Motörhead first. Neither one of us loved it on the first listen (it's 1 of my top 5 of Motörhead now0. It was a bit of a change of direction, more melodic. We then put on Holy Diver, it was actually a love at first sound thing for both of us. I did comment it was a bit more commercial than his Black Sabbath material (just like Ozzy). We both, however, agreed it was the perfect bridge between his Rainbow and Sabbath music. Like any fanatic of Ronnie James Dio, I was more than pleased to find that live it was just that. All 3 sets here are loaded with Rainbow, Sabbath and Dio tunes. Enjoy!!

Flac CD1
Flac CD2
Flac CD3

MP3

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Tower Of Babel ~ World Tour Rehearsals 1976 xx-xx-1976 (SBD)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Tower Of Babel - (Super Sonic ~ SS 200013/14/15)
World Tour Rehearsals 1976
xx-xx-1976
Soundboard Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

CD 1
01 Mistreated Take 1
02 Mistreated Take 2
03 Mistreated Take 3
04 Mistreated Take 4
05 Mistreated Take 5
06 Mistreated Take 6
07 Mistreated Take 7
08 Mistreated Take 8
09 Mistreated Take 9
10 Kill The King Take 1
11 Kill The King Take 2
12 Kill The King Take 3
13 Kill The King Take 4
14 Kill The King Take 5
15 Kill The King Take 6
16 Kill The King Take 7 (Complete)
17 Man On The Silver Mountain

CD 2
01 Keyboard Solo
02 Stargazer Take 1 (Complete)
03 Stargazer Take 2
04 Stargazer Take 3
05 Stargazer Take 4
06 A Light In The Black (complete)
07 Still I’m Sad (The Yardbirds)
08 Drum Solo
09 Live Footage And Interviews (*) - (first seconds removed - Over The Rainbow intro)

CD 3
01 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Man On The Silver Mountain)
02 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Catch The Rainbow)
03 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Still I’m Sad)
04 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves)

- Contains recordings from tour rehearsals recorded in May 1976 on CD 1 and CD 2.
- (*) Taken from promotion film from 1976
- CD 3 contains material from Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow radio special (ALL official released music between interviews removed)

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) - vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) – drums
Tony Carey – keyboards
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) – bass

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with a double shot of Ronnie James Dio. Both recordings are 3 CD sets as well. This one is from Rainbow's rehearsals for their 1976 world tour. It's been called a for fanatics only collection because of it's shortage of complete performances. I say anyone curious about how the band prepped for a show should check it out. It's a free download of a very expensive bootleg CD, but if this one isn't for you show #2 from this double shot will be.

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