Blizzard of Ozz Original Album Tape

[No1UNo]

Back in 1999 - 2000 or so I discovered the wonderful underground network of RR Fans that would make tapes of shows for you for a small price. I made a connection with a guy from CA to make tapes of the Offenbach, Germany; Milwaukee, and Kalamazoo shows. Anyhow, time went buy and no tapes. I contacted him again and he promised to get the tapes to me with some extras thrown in for all of my trouble.

A box arrives with the aforementioned shows and another tape entitled Original Blizzard of Ozz Demo. In a letter (or e-mail, I can't recall), the guy states to me that he took lessons at Musonia and had a really great relationship with the Rhoads family. Because of that he was able to have a copy made of "the" tape Randy brought home from England of most of the Blizzard of Ozz album mixed with extras; he had made me a copy of that for my patience & long suffering.

The tape is obviously a 2nd or 3rd generation copy, but starts out exactly as the Blizzard of Ozz album does...same mix and everything. After Mr. Crowley though, it deviates. You Looking at Me Looking at You is next, then a version of Revelation Mother Earth that seems to be lacking the synthesizers backing the middle piano solo section. Then an alternate version of No Bone Movies that is roughly mixed with the porn star moaning at the end of the song instead of the sung chorus. Next is an alternate version of Steal Away The Night with a 1-2-3-4 count off from Lee and the guitar way up in the mix, and last is the album mix of Steal Away with the guitar in the back and Bob's bass up front.

I know the alternate versions of No Bone Movies and Steal Away are available on the Chelmsford Complete album discussed in an earlier thread and probably other sources, but has anyone heard of something similar to what I seem to have? - Or do folks think it was pieced together from other sources to make me think I was getting something that was extremely rare? If you listen through it, all the songs seem to be from the same source (i.e. same sound level and mastering, etc.). I do a little sound engineering, so I'd know if these songs were cut and spliced, ad they don't seem to have been. Does anyone have any opinions on this, or can anyone confirm knowledge of something similar in existence that others have?

[deportationblues]

a few experts on the site would, quite probably, be able to dissect what you have pretty quickly. Ideally a lossless version could be posted online, and they could give it a listen, then give their responses. Plus regular fans would sell a kidney to hear what you have.

[Jazznroll]

Sounds interesting but pobably just a tampered version of the album.

[mikesline]

yeah man ur talking bout (jet record) promotional tape ,that tape has
the track steal away (with kerslake count out)and one more track thats
different,i can't remember at moment.

[DMRX]

OH MY GOD THAT IS THE GRAIL TO ME!!!!!
Can I get a Copy Somehow????I'll Pay Cash Even a Cassette Dub if you dont have it on CD????

[hansolo]

Right, do we have to beg? C'mon, R U teasing us? Stick it on www.dimeadozen.org and we can download. To those that seek, for they shall find. Yeh!

[cableguyxx]

I had that many, many moons ago. I wrote it off as some clever work by someone to fool others. When You Looking At me is cued in on the tape, if I remember correctly, if turned up, you could hear the notable click of the needle hitting the LP. It didn't flow. One oddity to me though was the intro to Crazy Train was in stereo, BUT one side of the audio was missing. When Ozzy did the "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay at the intro, it did not bounce back and forth like it's suppose to, you only heard Ay, ..., Ay, ...Ay. if that makes sense. GBTR may have sounded a little different, but I was really wanting it to sound different, so it may have just been my imagination. I'm not complaining, because it definitely had No Bone Movies alternate and Steal Away with drum stick count in, but it did not flow as if it were one recording. It may very well have been legit. We'll probably never know.

*Edit...I remember why I was suspicious of the Crazy Train thing. The same type of thing was done around the same time with Over The Mountain. It sounded like someone had split the left channel, and then plugged it into the stereo inputs. The Over The Mountain was tried to pass off as a "rare demo". See Randy Perry's page for info on that.

...and I have no idea where the tape is anymore. I may still have it somewhere. If I ever get two minutes to rub together I'll look around and see if I can find it.

[No1UNo]

Thanks cableguyxx...I'm going to find the tape and re-listen to it, maybe even having a local audio engineer / producer listen to it to definitively find out if there's any clicks or unusual noises throughout the tape to see if it's legitimate. He'll throw it up on Pro Tools, be able to boost the volume, and be able to tell me if all the songs were from the same source or different sources. Even with my own ears, I should be able to tell what source (LP or tape) YLAMLAY came from.

[cableguyxx]

Thanks cableguyxx...I'm going to find the tape and re-listen to it, maybe even having a local audio engineer / producer listen to it to definitively find out if there's any clicks or unusual noises throughout the tape to see if it's legitimate. He'll throw it up on Pro Tools, be able to boost the volume, and be able to tell me if all the songs were from the same source or different sources. Even with my own ears, I should be able to tell what source (LP or tape) YLAMLAY came from.

thanks for the effort dude. The above was my opinion only. I'm in now way an expert, so please do have it checked. IF you get it on Protools, perhaps, even if it is a fake, you can have it cleaned up a bit and then host it? That would be awesome and I'm sure greatly appreciated by many.

[deportationblues]

I'd be more than happy to clean it up, no charge. I've been restoring recordings (lp & cassette) for over a year now. I have some restored lp & 45 rips available in the audio section. And some goodies on the way, once the admins here are able to host and post the files.

dB

[stealaway]

Would be interesting to hear this stuff...!!!

[deportationblues]

Just as a tip, the best way to post the tape would be to record about 1 sec of the tape player by itself, then press play and let it run through to the end and make that a track. And do the same for side 2. That way all proper noise profiles can be obtain and effective noise reduction can be used. If it was recorded with a type of Dolby, use the same type on play back (the extra stuff you hear when it's turned off is only exaggerated high end, mastering can do a better job of clearing up high frequencies).

Thanks

dB

[Paul Wolfe]

Just as a tip, the best way to post the tape would be to record about 1 sec of the tape player by itself, then press play and let it run through to the end and make that a track. And do the same for side 2. That way all proper noise profiles can be obtain and effective noise reduction can be used.

Thank you, that's brilliant... never would have thought of that!

[DMRX]

Yeah,if this exsists I NEED IT I will Pay for all Shipping & Return & Everything,as I Too could Master/Remaster it or even just listen to it & tell you the differences as I too have been an audio engineer Producer for over 15 years myself & I Can Talk for Hours about Just the Pre-release Montage differences if anyone here wants to???? I Love it
But it sounds like that Tape could been legit as the Revelation extended mix that was originaly listed on the Box-set/Deluxe edition,& the No Bone Movies alt mix & Steal away??
I always just assumed that YLAMLAY woulda went where NBM was on the record??
Butthos NBM & SATN Alt mixes are the Same Takes used as on the record just differently mixed except the aformentioned Backing Vox on No Bone Movies....I just heard that & steal away about a year & 1/2 ago & was Blown away...for like a week!! I emembber hearing Crazy Train as a Kid w/one speaker (before I understood Stereophonics) & couldnt figure out what was wrong???Same w/Queens Bohemeon hapsody:)
But I heard that on the 8-Track for Blizzard there is a Crazy Train Reprise at the end of the album to fill up the remainig space,I'd really like to hear that! & the single Ive heard was edited too??