![Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CPZTKXDCL._SL75_.jpg) | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] by Rainbow
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.25 1975 - To me this is classic Dio, Blackmore, and Elf all perfectly rolled together to form pure magic with Man on the Silver Mountain, Temple of the King, Catch the Rainbow, and more. 10/10
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 | Rising by Rainbow
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.49 1976 - Just as good as the debut. Stargazer is amazing. So is Tarot Woman. Wish there was some live album with these songs, but no biggie, a masterpiece nonetheless. 10/10
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 | On Stage by Rainbow
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.29 1976 - Live with an early version of Kill the King and a Purple classic of Mistreated. Excellent performances, production could be better. Pick up the Live in Munich 1977 now that is available and the best recorded Live Rainboe available. Still 9/10
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 | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll by Rainbow
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.44 1977 - Kill The King, Long Live Rock N Roll, Gates of Babylon...the hard rock GODS are pleased. Pure classic. 10/10.
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 | Live in Munich 1977 by Rainbow
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.68 2006 release - 1977 concert see note below.
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 | Live in Munich 1977
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $6.98 2006 release - 1977 concert. The DVD is amazing. 100/10 scale. The sound (PERFECT), picture (PERFECT), editing (PERFECT) this is truly a gift from the Heavens. An Essential purchase for any Blackmore, Dio, or Powell fan.
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 | Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
Buy used from: $2.50 1980 - Dio's best very record. Black Sabbath's best ever record. IMO, one of the best heavy metal records ever released. Perfect from beginning to end. 10/10
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 | Mob Rules by Black Sabbath
Buy used from: $1.99 1981 - Turn Up the Night is excellent. The Mob Rules is another classic. For some reason not as good as Heaven & Hell but still gets 9/10.
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 | Live Evil by Black Sabbath
Buy used from: $9.24 1982 - The first real dud of the Dio collection. This is a downer of a live record. Limp sound, low mix, ust could have been great. No worries, on May 1st, Rhino Records will release Black Sabbath Live at the Hammersmith 1981. Can't wait. Live Evil gets 6/10.
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 | Dehumanizer by Black Sabbath
Buy used from: $2.25 1992 - Computer God, Time Machine, I, Letters from Earth, all AWESOME songs. I love this album. 10/10
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 | Black Sabbath: Doom Let Loose: An Illustrated History by Martin Popoff
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $10.95 2006 issue box - read parts of it. Pretty insightful. Covers all era of Sabbath to present activity. A must own. Tons of pics from every era. 10/10
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 | The Dio Years by Black Sabbath
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $3.32 March 2007 - Black Sabbath comp of Dio years. 3 new tracks. I heard The Devil Cried. AWESOME.
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 | Holy Diver by Dio
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.50 1983 - Another perfect album. Dio can do no wrong. 10/10.
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 | The Last in Line by Dio
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.90 1984 - From The Last in Line to We Rock, Dio blazes the metal trail. Classic 9/10.
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 | We Rock
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $13.84 2004 DVD release of the 'classic' Dio lineup. 2 shows, both incomplete are good. Worthy of purchasing. 8/10.
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 | Sacred Heart by Dio
Buy used from: $12.77 1985 - Has King of Rock N Roll, and Rock N Roll Children. Not much more. Vivian Campbell bails after this release. It's just OK 7/10.
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 | Dio - Sacred Heart: The DVD
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.76 2004 DVD release of 1986 concert with Craig Goldy on guitar. Cool DVD. I like this better than we Rock as the Dio stage production and show are in full effect. The only downer is alot of the classic Sabbath/Rainboe material is in medleys. Still a 9/10.
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 | Dream Evil by Dio
Buy used from: $1.95 1987 - I am probably not the biggest fan of this album for some reason. Dream Evil and All the Fools Sailed Away are classics though. 8/10
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 | Lock up the Wolves by Dio
Buy used from: $1.74 1990 - The first real stinker of a Dio album. Too gloomy, too slow, and just plain bad. Nothing memorable either. 5/10.
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 | Strange Highways by Dio
Buy used from: $2.50 1994 - I Love the Tracii G albums. Most people / fans don't but to me they are excellent. Songs like Evilution, Jesus, Mary..., and Strange Highways rank as some of Dio's best. This is no Holy Diver, but far from Lock Up the Wolves, 9/10.
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 | Angry Machines by Dio
Buy used from: $7.95 1996 - Another excellent album, giving up the Kings, Dreams, Magic lyrics, Dio turns out a modern day masterpiece. Institutional Man, Black, Dying in America all classics. Plus This is Your Life - a piano ballad!! His best since Holy Diver...10/10!
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 | Magica by Dio
Buy used from: $7.97 2000 - The 21st century saw Dio, get this MOJO back. This album is fantastic. A concept album that just phunkin rocks! 10/10. Dio's streak continues...can it last?
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 | Killing the Dragon by Dio
Buy used from: $4.74 2002 - Guitar God Doug Aldrich can't save this album. It's good, has some dull tracks. 7/10.
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 | Dio: Evil Or Divine
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.58 Excellent DVD concert release of Dio circa 2003 with Doug Aldrich on guitar. Awesome awesome awesome performances, sound, video, and editing. 10/10
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 | Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology by Ronnie James Dio
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $9.97 2003 - A comp of the the Rainbow, Sabbath, and Dio (Warner Bros years 1983 - 1994 only). Short on the Rainbow (3 songs) good on Sabbath (8 tracks total) and an entire disc of Dio's hits. Plus early Elf material makes this essential 10/10.
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 | Master of the Moon by Dio
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.64 2004 - Dio hits rock bottom here. One More for The Road is classic Dio. After that he's treading (or trending) familiar water over and over again. 5/10.
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 | Holy Diver Live by Dio
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.42 2006 - See below
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 | Dio - Holy Diver Live
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.08 2006 - AWESOME DVD / CD Live release. The set list is incredible all the classic hits are here from Sabbath, and Rainbow plus Holy Diver played in it's entirety, along with early Dio hits. Dio is in fine voice dispite a rough start, and Doug Aldrich is smokin' Hot on the guitar. 10/10!!!!
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