DIO HOLY DIVER 1983 ORIGINAL US STERLING SOUND PRESS VINYL LP NM
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DIO – HOLY DIVER – 1983 ORIGINAL WARNER BROS RECORDS – 1-23836 Vinyl LP, Album, ALLIED PRESSING
ORIGINAL 1983 U.S. PRESSING
THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC, U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE
CLEAN, WEAR FREE LABELS
Much like those two, hallowed Sabbath LPs, Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules, Holy Diver opened at full metallic throttle with the frenetic "Stand Up and Shout," before settling into a dark, deliberate, and hypnotic groove for the timelessly epic title track -- a worthy successor to glorious triumphs past like Rainbow's "Stargazer" and the Sabs' "Sign of the Southern Cross. " But subsequent metal anthems like "Straight Through the Heart," "Invisible," and the lycanthrope lullaby "Shame on the Night" were no less inspired; and by injecting uncommonly catchy melodies into the heavy rock riffery still dominating more accessible numbers such as "Gypsy," "Caught in the Middle," and hit single "Rainbow in the Dark" (where the singer himself played rather spotty keyboards), Dio proved himself perfectly capable of competing with the increasingly commercial hard rock fashions soon to come. So, too, is Holy Diver still the undisputed highlight of Dio's career, and, indeed, one of the finest pure heavy metal albums of the 1980s.
VERY CLEAN UNPLAYED VINYL. LOOKS BRAND NEW/ CLEAN LABELS. NO SPINDLE MARKS. COULD ONLY SEE ONE VERY SMALL PAPER MARK UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT.
THE COVER HAS VERY LITTLE WEAR EXCEPT FOR SOME OLD PRICE STICKER RESIDUE ON THE FRONT (PHOTO).
"STERLING" ON BOTH SIDES IN THE RUNOUT.
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