bleeding through - dust to ashes

never had the cd of bleeding through's debut and so i was stoked when i saw this (technically) first pressing at merchpit mailorder. a piece of metalcore history on a nice red with black splatter platter. 150 copies pressed. prime directive records. 2001/2025.

motörhead - overkill

after i learned about lemmy kilmister's contribution for ozzy's 'no more tears' album, i wanted to dive a bit deeper into the  motörhead catalogue. i had 'iron fist' on the shelf for some years (still have to feature it here, though) and then came across their 2nd official full length on ebay. great record all around, especially the opener is a belter. german pressing on bronze records. 1980.

ozzy osbourne - back to ozz

as far as i understand this 12" was sold during ozzy's 'no rest for the wicked' tour cycle in 1988/89. a souvenir e.p. as the hype sticker indicates, although i'm not sure if one could purchase this through regular record stores as well. a cd version was also produced. my copy is missing the family tree poster but as it was quite cheap via ebay, i didn't ask. epic records. 1988.

ozzy osbourne - prince of darkness

another superb japanese compilation of b-sides and singles. the song 'slow down' was of special interest to me. it's part of the u.s.-release of 'bark at the moon' but not so of the european releases in the 80's. there we have the song 'spiders' instead. strange little detail to which i can't find an explanation. anyway, my copy is missing the postcards and the sticker but comes with the insert and, most important of all, the obi-strip. jet records under liscence from cbs. 1984.

iron maiden - killers

i prefer the dickinson 80's era of maiden over the di'anno material but with the passing of paul in 2024, i really wanted to make an effort and add a copy of 'killers' to the collection. it took me a few months but this summer the search ended. bought this great german first press locally. emi records. 1981.

iron maiden - powerslave

had a parlophone re-issue of that album in my collection for quite some years. i upgraded with that german og pressing complete with tour sticker on the cover. the record has a bit wear but you can't beat the original feeling. emi records. 1984.

ozzy osbourne - the other side of ozzy osbourne

ozzy and his band did release a few b-side songs throughout the years, scattered across 7", 12" and picture disc single releases. japanese folk came up with a clever move to avoid outrageous collecting and put out a handy 12" compilation. this really nice package included a lyric sheet, an OBI strip and pin up posters of ozzy and guitarists randy rhoads and jake e. lee. found this complete copy in top condition. jet records and cbs records. 1985.

ozzy osbourne - live e.p.

essentially this is the 'mr. crowley' single that was released in the u.k. in 1980. it has the same track list with the exclusive b-side song 'you said it all'. only my copy was released in canada two years later as part of 'the 598 series'. great copy and 'you said it all' is one hell of a good number. jet records. 1982.

dio - intermission

the last metal related record i got from the flea market was another dio record. 'intermission' is a live e.p. with one exclusive studio song. a short and entertaining listen. u.s. version on warner music. 1986.

dio - dream evil

on the same flea market where i got the ozzy 'the ultimate sin' record, i also found two dio records. this is number one, 'dream evil' from 1987. a powerful album that sports only killers and no fillers. this is a european pressing on vertigo records.