DIO Holy Diver 1983 vinyl LP VPI CLEANED WB Black Sabbath OG Inner EX / EX
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12 " VINYL LP from DIO !!! Any Questions, PLEASE ASK!
This is a highly sought-after 1983 vinyl LP by Dio, titled "Holy Diver". It features 33 RPM speed and a cardboard sleeve case type. The record label is Warner Bros. The LP has been VPI vacuum cleaned for optimal sound quality. This classic rock album is in excellent (EX) grading, both for the record and the sleeve. It includes the original inner sleeve and cover, making it a must-have for any rock & pop music collector. This CLASSIC is a great addition to any music collection.
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock Year: 1983 Stand Up And Shout 3:15 Holy Diver 5:54 Gypsy 3:39 Caught In The Middle 4:15 Don't Talk To Strangers 4:53 Straight Through The Heart 4:32 Invisible 5:26 Rainbow In The Dark 4:15 Shame On The Night 5:20
Jeri McManus Art Direction, Design
Simon Levy Art Direction, Design Gene Hunter Artwork [Original Art Rendering]
Wendy Dio Artwork, Concept By [Original Concept]
Jimmy Bain Bass
Vinny Appice Drums
Angelo Arcuri Engineer Ray Leonard Engineer [Assistant Engineer]
Vivian Campbell Guitar Randy Berrett Illustration
Jimmy Bain Keyboards
Ronnie James Dio Keyboards
Ronnie James Dio Lyrics By, Music By [Melodies], Vocals, Producer
Wendy Dio Management [By] Niji Productions, Inc. Management [For]
George Marino Mastered By Niji Productions, Inc. Other [Fan Club]
Gene Kirkland Photography By
Mark Weiss (3) Photography By Rick Brackett Photography By
Sharon Weisz Photography By
Wendy Dio Photography By
Wendy Dio Photography By Fumi (15) Public Relations [By] Gerry (21) Public Relations [By] Kimo (9) Public Relations [By]
Sharon Weisz Public Relations [By]
W3 Public Relations Public Relations [For] Originally released on 25 May 1983.
The same way Ozzy delivered a classic debut album after its participation to Black Sabbath, Dio created his best work and a monument for the heavy metal genre.
The original vinyl release included an inner sleeve showing a photo-montage with images from both Rainbow and Black Sabbath days.
The cover, with art by Randy Berrett, features the band mascot "Murray" spinning a priest in chains around waves. Murray is featured on several other Dio albums.
"Holy Diver" At its surface, this song is about Satan, and his descent to Hell (his "dive"). But according to Dio, there's a lot more to it, and the main character isn't really The Devil. "The song 'Holy Diver' is really about a Christ-figure, who on another place, not Earth, has done exactly the same as we've apparently experienced or were supposed to have experienced on Earth: dying for the sins of man so that man can start again and be cleansed and do it properly," he told Sam Dunn for the film Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.
"Caught in the Middle" shares the main guitar riff with Campbell's previous band Sweet Savage's song "Straight Through the Heart" (1983), whose title was used for another song in this album
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