From Loudersound.
Dio’s classic debut album, 1983’s Holy Diver, is to get a lavish reissue this summer to mark what would have been frontman Ronnie James Dio‘s 80th birthday.
The four-CD re-release Holy Diver: Super Deluxe Edition, will feature a a new remix of the album by Joe Barresi (Slipknot, The Bronx), the original 1983 album remastered, a live album recorded in California in 1983, and various outtakes, single edits, and B-sides. It will come out on July 8, two days ahead of what would have been Ronnie James Dio’s 80th birthday.
The songs for Holy Diver were largely written in the autumn of 1982, in a rehearsal room at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, where Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers recorded Damn The Torpedoes and Cheap Trick tracked Heaven Tonight.
Guitarist Vivian Cambell recalls that the quartet entered the facility with just one and a half songs – Holy Diver and a partially-constructed Don’t Talk To Strangers – but quickly penned seven more.
“A lot of the songs were rewritten versions of Sweet Savage songs,” the Northern Ireland-born guitarist told this writer in 2019. “We basically plagiarised my history. Ronnie would say, ‘What did you play with Sweet Savage?’ I’d show him something and he’d say, ‘Is that your riff?’ I’d say, Yeah, and he’d go, ‘Okay, let’s invert it, let’s do this, and change this.’ Ronnie always had notebooks full of lyrics and he’d be flicking through them while we were playing, and he’d find something, step up to the mic, and start singing. And – bang! – song done. It was that quick. He was that good that things moved along at that pace.”
“Holy Diver really is a fantastic album,” says Campbell, “and I’m proud to have been a part of it.”
The reissues live set comes from the band’s December 28, 1983, appearance at Selland Arena, in Fresno, California and includes the quartet’s takes on classic tracks from Black Sabbath (Children of the Sea, Heaven and Hell) and Rainbow (Man on the Silver Mountain).
Explore eil.com & 991.com sister – the world’s best online store for rare, collectable & out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987.
EIL.COM Favourite Music Update Rare CDs, CD Singles, Rare Records, Vinyl Records, Albums and Music
- Dio - Hungry For Heaven - White - UK - 12" vinyl - £20.00, $25.40, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 05-Mar-2024 13:57)on March 19, 2024 at 8:43 am
DIO Hungry For Heavene (1985 UK limited edition 3-track WHITE VINYL 12" single with a picture label, also including King Of Rock And Roll and A Message From Ronnie James Dio, custom stickered clear PVC sleeve DIOW612)
- Dio - Holy Diver - Sealed - US - CD album - £75.00, $95.25, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 23-Nov-2023 18:02)on March 19, 2024 at 8:43 am
DIO Holy Diver (2012 US limited edition 9-track remastered 24-karat Gold CD, originally released in 1983, housed in an album jewel case complete with a die-cut outer slipcase with an individually numbered gold sticker on the back. This example remains factory sealed from new AFZ136)
- Dio - Intermission + postcards - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.75, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2023 14:34)on March 19, 2024 at 8:43 am
DIO Intermission (1986 UK limited edition 6-track vinyl LP mini album, hype-stickered picture sleeve with postcard pack featuring exclusive photos, discography and tour dates. The sleeve displays some general wear whilst the vinyl shows littlesigns of play VERB40)
- Dio - The Last In Line - US - CD album - £95.00, $120.65, €111.15 (New Item) (arrived 21-Apr-2023 13:28)on March 19, 2024 at 8:43 am
DIO The Last In Line (2012 US limited edition Audio Fidelity 9-track 24 karat Gold audiophile CD issue 1984 album, mastered directly from the original tapes, including booklet with complete original artwork housed in a special die-cut card slipcase, individually numbered sticker on the reverse, and remains factory sealed from new! AFZ146)
- Dio - Mystery + Poster - UK - 12" vinyl - £40.00, $50.80, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 03-Jun-2023 16:36)on March 19, 2024 at 8:43 am
DIO Mystery (1984 UK 3-track vinyl 12", with picture sleeve, also includes Eat Your Heart Out, and Dont Talk To Strangers recorded live in Washington in 1984. Housed in a hype sticked picture sleeve with an 11"x33" poster for Dio's 1984 UK tour with Queensryche. The sleeve has a vintage price sticker on the front, but displays minimal wear, and the vinyl is in a 'near mint' condition DIO412)
Be the first to comment