Rare Ozzy Osborne..BLIZZARD OF OZZ ...THIS IS HIS DEBUT LP!! .Lp cover is VG...shows creases    Record is VG shows scuffs  Buyer to pay $4.50 Thanks for  OZZY OSBORNE DEBUT LP ~~~Blizzard of Ozz~~~******Ranked 9th Greatest Metal Album of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine******** ****Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by British  vocalist , released on 20 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from  in 1979.Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist  prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on 's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Much of the album was written by guitarist , bassist , and  in a live-in rehearsal facility in , Wales, with a friend of Osbourne's named Barry Screnage performing as the group's drummer. Screnage was never considered as a candidate to be the group's permanent drummer and he was not involved in the songwriting process at all. The band recorded demos of the songs "I Don't Know", "Crazy Train", "Goodbye to Romance", and "You Looking at Me Looking at You" in  in early 1980 with ex- drummer Dixie Lee. They had hoped Lee would be a permanent member but "he wasn't the final piece of the puzzle", bassist Daisley recalls. After auditioning several drummers, ex- member  was hired as the permanent drummer. The completed lineup retreated to  in  for six days to rehearse and give Kerslake an opportunity to learn the new songs. A week later, they travelled to  to commence recording.

The first track written for the album was "Goodbye to Romance". Osbourne has stated that the song was his way of saying goodbye to his former band , as he had thought his career was over after leaving the band. After performing a show in Birmingham, the band hastily returned to Ridge Farm to remix "Goodbye to Romance" for a single. The next morning they were informed that their label  instead wanted a brand new song to release as a single. Rhoads, Daisley, and Kerslake quickly put together the song "You Said It All", with drummer Kerslake performing the guide vocal at soundcheck while a drunken Osbourne slept under the drum riser. The song was ultimately never recorded, though a live version was released on  in 1980. The final track written was "No Bone Movies", which was originally intended to be used only as a B-side but was added to the album in order to give Kerslake a writing credit, as all the other material had been written before he joined the band. Keyboardist  claims that parts of "Revelation (Mother Earth)" as well as the intro to "Mr. Crowley" were written by him in the studio, though he never received writing credit for these contributions.

 was originally hired to produce the album, with  to serve as studio engineer. Osbourne and the band were very unhappy with Tsangarides' production and he was fired and replaced by Norman, who stepped in to complete producing and engineering. Norman's production work on Blizzard of Ozz is uncredited, though he did go on to produce all of Osbourne's albums prior to 1986's .

At the time of the album's recording, the band itself was billed as "The Blizzard of Ozz", and the album was intended to be credited to the band with Osbourne's name in smaller print. In fact, when the band appeared at the  in 1980 they were billed simply as "Ossie Osborne's [] New Band". According to Daisley, "When the album was released the words 'Ozzy Osbourne' were in bigger print than 'The Blizzard of Ozz' which made it look like an Ozzy Osbourne album called The Blizzard of Ozz. Randy [Rhoads] was never one to rock the boat. He knew he was in a situation which was a good opportunity for him being relatively unknown, so when Lee (Kerslake) and I were ousted, Randy had no allies and the act became 'Ozzy Osbourne' and no longer a band." Rhoads felt that he and Daisley were contributing the vast majority of the songwriting and arranging, and he had little interest in performing in a backing band for someone he felt wasn't contributing as much. Drummer Kerslake has maintained that Rhoads almost left the band in late 1981, due to this displeasure. "He didn't want to go [on tour with Osbourne]. We told him we were thrown out. He said he was going to leave the band as he did not want to leave us behind. I told him not to be stupid but thanks for the sentiment", the drummer later recalled. Entertainment attorney , who was involved in the deal Osbourne signed with Jet Records, said in his 2011 book Gods, Gangsters and Honour: A Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey that Osbourne's soon-to-be manager and wife  was not happy with the level of creative input that Rhoads, Daisley, and Kerslake had in the Blizzard of Ozz album and did not want them to share the credit. Album producer Max Norman concurs that Daisley and Kerslake made considerable songwriting contributions during their time in the band, while also noting that the Osbourne camp "might want to dispute that now."

Alhough Sharon has said that the recording of Blizzard of Ozz was one of the best experiences of her life, she was in Los Angeles during recording and not yet involved with the band. Osbourne's then-wife Thelma was present at Ridge Farms Studios for much of the recording.

Release[]

The album tracks "" and "" were released as singles in 1980. "Crazy Train" went on to peak that year at number 9 on 's  chart. In January 2009, the song achieved a 2× Platinum certification status. Though it received little radio airplay upon its initial release, "Crazy Train" has become one of Osbourne's signature songs and a staple of  radio playlists over the ensuing years.

The album was a commercial success, being certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. in 1997, a feat Osbourne would not achieve again until  was certified in 2000. In 2019 it was certified 5× Platinum. In the UK, it was the first of four Osbourne albums to attain Silver certification (60,000 units shipped) by the , achieving this in August 1981. It also ranked 13th on a  readers poll of the "100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time." In his autobiography, Osbourne readily admitted that at the time the album was being recorded, he felt he was in direct competition with his former band, Black Sabbath.

Osbourne performing in support of Blizzard of Ozz in Cardiff, Wales

Blizzard of Ozz was controversially re-released in 2002 with the original bass and drum tracks replaced by newly recorded parts from bassist  and drummer ; however, the original bass and drum tracks were reinstated for the 2011 release due to public outcry. The 2011 release was certified Silver by BPI in 2013. A box set featuring both re-issued albums, the Blizzard of Ozz/Diary of a Madman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set, was released, featuring both CD re-issues, 180-gram LP Vinyl versions of both albums (original album only), the "Thirty Years After the Blizzard" DVD Documentary, over 70 minutes of additional rare live performances and interviews, a replica of Ozzy's iconic cross, and a 2 sided poster.

Track listing

All songs written by ,  and , except where noted.

Side oneNo.TitleLength1."I Don't Know"5:162.""4:523."Goodbye to Romance"5:364."Dee" (Rhoads)0:505.""4:20Side twoNo.TitleLength6.""4:577."No Bone Movies" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, )3:588."Revelation (Mother Earth)"6:099."Steal Away (The Night)"3:28Tot