Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads Tribute Vinyl Double LP 1987 Liners Insert VG VG +

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Tribute is a live album by British  vocalist , featuring his work with   , in whose honor the album was released.The album was released in May 1987, five years after the death of Rhoads, then it was reissued on 22 August 1995, and again  and reissued in 2002. It peaked at number 6 on the US  chart.

 

The album was released in memory of Randy Rhoads, guitarist for Osbourne's band between 1979 and 1982 who died in a  while on tour in  in 1982. The album also includes studio outtakes of Rhoads recording the classical-influenced acoustic guitar piece "", which Rhoads wrote for his mother Delores and which was originally included on Osbourne's debut solo album .

 

A live album consisting entirely of renditions of  songs was originally planned to be recorded at Toronto's  in mid-1982 with Rhoads. Rhoads and drummer  felt that they had established themselves as recording artists and an album of cover songs would be a step backwards artistically, and they refused to participate. Bassist  was uncomfortable with refusing to perform, not having the same recording pedigree of his bandmates, but he stood with them and the trio informed management of their decision. Osbourne felt betrayed and his relationship with Rhoads never fully recovered. Plans for this proposed live album crumbled upon Rhoads' sudden death weeks later, though the plan was resurrected with the release of  later that year with Sarzo and Aldridge joined by  guitarist .

 

Side one

No.

Title

Originally from

Length

1.

"I Don't Know"

 (1980)

5:40

2.

""

Blizzard of Ozz

5:19

3.

"Believer"

 (1981)

5:08

4.

""

Blizzard of Ozz

5:37

Side two

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Originally from

Length

1.

""

Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, 

Diary of a Madman

4:17

2.

"Revelation (Mother Earth)"

 

Blizzard of Ozz

5:58

3.

"Steal Away (The Night)"

 

Blizzard of Ozz

8:04

Side three

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Originally from

Length

1.

""

 

Blizzard of Ozz

7:46

2.

""

Osbourne, , , 

 (1970)

2:50

3.

""

Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward

 (1971)

5:57

4.

""

Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward

Paranoid

2:59

Side four

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Originally from

Length

1.

"Goodbye to Romance"

 

Blizzard of Ozz

5:33

2.

"No Bone Movies"

Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Kerslake

Blizzard of Ozz

4:02

3.

"Dee" (Randy Rhoads studio outtakes)

Rhoads

Blizzard of Ozz

4:22