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Ozzy Osbourne: Blizzards Of Ozz

On September 12, 1980, “Jet” label released “Blizzard of Ozz”, the debut Ozzy Osbourne studio album. It was recorded March – April 1980, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Rusper, England, and was produced by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne – lead and harmony vocals
  • Randy Rhoads – guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Bob Daisley – bass guitar, gong, harmony vocals
  • Lee Kerslake – drums, tubular bells, timpani, vibraslap
  • Max Norman – engineer
  • Chris Athens – mastering

Track listing:

All songs tracks by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley, except where noted.

  1. I Don’t Know
  2. Crazy Train
  3. Goodbye to Romance
  4. Dee – Randy Rhoads
  5. Suicide Solution
  6. Mr. Crowley
  7. No Bone Movies – Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake
  8. Revelation (Mother Earth)
  9. Steal Away (The Night)

The Longshot: Love is for Losers

On April 20, 2018, an independent label released “Love Is for Losers”, the debut Longshot (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “OTIS” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Billie Joe Armstrong.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitars, bass, drums
  • Joey Armstrong – drums
  • Chris Dugan – engineer
  • Lee Bothwick – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted.

  1. The Last Time
  2. Taxi Driver
  3. Chasing a Ghost
  4. Body Bag
  5. Love Is for Losers
  6. Cult Hero
  7. Kill Your Friends
  8. Happiness
  9. Soul Surrender
  10. Turn Me Loose
  11. Goodbye to Romance – Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley

Weezer: Van Weezer

On May 7, 2021, “Crush Music” and “Atlantic” labels released “Van Weezer”, the fifteenth Weezer studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2020, and was produced by Suzy Shinn.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Brian Bell – guitars, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums
  • Suzy Shinn – synthesizer, additional guitar, additional vocals, engineer, recording
  • Coast Modern – additional vocals, programming
  • Charlie Brand – additional vocals, engineer
  • Ivan Wayman – engineer 
  • Shawn Everett – engineer 
  • Wesley Sideman – engineer
  • Matty Green – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Andreas Kvinge Sandnes – engineer assistant 
  • Jake Sinclair – engineer assistant
  • Sejo Navajas – engineer assistant
  • John Sinclair – engineer assistant
  • Johnny Morgan – engineer assistant
  • Josh Skinner – engineer assistant
  • Lizzy Ostro – engineer assistant
  • Michael Beinhorn – pre-production

Track listing:

  1. Hero – Rivers Cuomo, Daniel Bedingfield, Daniel Omelio, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Dave Bassett
  2. All the Good Ones – Rivers Cuomo, Coast Modern
  3. The End of the Game – Rivers Cuomo, Tim Pagnotta
  4. I Need Some of That – Rivers Cuomo, Tim Pagnotta, Josh Alexander, Billy Steinbeerg, Geoffrey Downes, John Wetton, Donald Roeser
  5. Beginning of the End – Billy Joel, Rivers Cuomo
  6. Blue Dream – Rivers Cuomo, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley
  7. 1 More Hit – Rivers Cuomo
  8. Sheila Can Do It – Rivers Cuomo, Kevin Ridel
  9. She Needs Me – Rivers Cuomo
  10. Precious Metal Girl – Rivers Cuomo, Nick Long