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Vinyl: OZZY OSBOURNE RANDY RHOADS 1980 MR. CROWLEY ACETATE - RAREST OF RARE!
4,349.99 USD
40.00 USD
10 Dec 2020
30 Nov 2020
12 bids
611
1072
United States
Used
JET
Metal
British Metal/NWOBHM
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THIS IS TRULY A UNIQUE COLLECTION ITEM FOR ANY OZZY/RANDY RHOADS FAN. THIS IS THE LAST OF THE 7 BLIZZARD SONG ACETATES THAT I OWNED. I DONATED THE CRAZY TRAIN SINGLE TO THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE SINCE SOLD THE OTHER 6 ACETATES I OWNEED. THIS SONG WAS WAS RANDY FAVORITE INCORPORATING THE CLASSICAL RIFFS THAT HE ESPOUSED. THE GUITAR SOLO AFTER THE SECOND STROPHE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST KNOWN IN HEAVY METAL MUSIC. IT WAS RANKED 28TH IN THE LIST OF BEST GUITAR SOLOS BY THE READERS OF GUITAR WORLD. THE SONG IS ALSO RANKED AS THE 23RD GREATEST HEAVY METAL SONG OF ALL TIME ACCORDING TO A READERS POLL BY GIBSON. THE SONG WAS ALSO ONE OF THE TWO SINGLES RELEASED FROM THE BLIZZARD OF OZZ ALBUM.
THE SONG HAD ITS GENESIS IN LATE 1979 WHEN BILL HUNT, WHO WORKED WITH ELO, HELPED ENHANCE THE SONG AND CAME UP WITH THE INTRO TO THE SONG. THE INTOR WAS LATER ELABORATED ON BY DON AIREY WHO LATER TOURED WITH THE BAND. OZZY CAME UP WITH THE TITLE TO THE SONG AND BOB DAISLEY WTOTE THE LYRICS - ACCORDING TO HIS BOOK.
THIS IS A ONE SIDED ACETATE, THE OTHER SIDE BEING SMOOTH POLISHED METAL. THE ORIGINAL MARKING FROM THE ENGINEER AND MASTERING ARE NOTICEABLE ON THE LABELS, MAKING THESE EVEN MORE REMARKABLE.
ACETATES WERE MADE SO THAT THE BAND COULD HEAR WHAT THE RECORDING WOULD SOUND LIKE ON A TURNTABLE AS OPPOSED TO THE TAPE. COPIES WERE MADE AND GIVEN TO MANAGEMENT, THE BAND AND THE RECORD COMPANY BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER CHANGES NEEDED TO BE MADE TO THE SONG. OFTENTIMES THESE RECORDINGS WERE THE FINAL VERSION OF THE RECORDED SONG.
AND IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, I ALSO OWN ONE OF THE 5 OR 6 BLIZZARD OF OZ ALBUM ACETATES, YES THE ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN SOLD 6 MILLION TIMES!!!
BTW, THIS RECORD WAS APPRAISED IN 2011, AND THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE APPRAISAL. FOR THAT REASON THE ACETATE WILL NOT BE SOLD FOR ANYTHING LESS THAT THE APPRAISAL PRICE FROM 9 YEARS AGO. AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, THIS HAS NOT DEPRECIATED IN VALUE. THERE IS A RESERVE SET FOR THIS ITEM GIVEN IT'S UNIQUENESS, RARITY AND BEING ONE OF RANDY'S FAVORITE GUITAR SOLOS.
DON'T MISS OUT!!