ozzy osbourne - blizzard of ozz (og pressings)

since i only had a re-issue copy of ozzy's groundbreaking solo debut, i was on the look out for an 80's copy. it became real fun to chase down reasonable priced copies and so i ended up buying three of them over the course of a few months.

the two copies in the upper and lower left corner are jet european first pressings and basically the same (apart from the cool sticker on the front of the upper copy). the one on the right is an re-issue from 1987 on epic records, as they bought the jet records back catalogue of ozzy's recordings, when he moved labels for 'bark at the moon'. jet records, epic records. 1980/1987.

between the buried and me - the blue nowhere

another slab of great prog metal by one of my favourite bands. the classics will always rank higher for me, but 'the blue nowhere' will see a lot of play time on my turntable. couldn't resist this special edition out of 1.500 copies. inside out music. 2025.

ozzy osbourne - bark at the moon (japan pressing)

was actually looking for an u.s. american pressing of 'bark at the moon', because of the song 'slow down' and the different tracklist to the euro versions. as the japan pressings are identical to the u.s. lp's, i was happy with this one, too. me copy is missing the additional 7" but comes with intact obi. cbs/sony. 1983.

the red chord - clients

another 2000's metalcore gem getting the vinyl treatment and i'm all over it. still have the cd of the red chord's sophomore full length. the pressing does the superb album justice. 200 copies made on orange/mint merge vinyl. metal blade. 2005/2025.

bolt thrower - ...for victory

earache re-issued a shit load of titles of their back catalogue all on white vinyl lately. so i finally picked up a copy of this bolt thrower classic, which was missing in my collection for far too long. earache records. 1994/2025.

iron maiden - no prayer for the dying

found this og pressing on a flea market for a tenner. can't go wrong with that! this record marked the beginning of the weird 90's phase for iron maiden and metal in general. still an entertaining listen. emi records. 1990.

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.