UK first press 1976. Record plays great with minor marks. Sleeve has a sticker removal residue. edges have some wear.
1976 and Ritchie Blackmore decides Deep Purple wasn’t dramatic enough, so he hires Ronnie James Dio and points everything straight at the heavens. Full-on wizard rock: massive riffs, Dio belting about stargazers, and drum fills the size of castles. Heavy metal as theatre, and it’s glorious.
FFO: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest
