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Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Regular CD Regular CD UK Tour Edition


Click here for a larger imageClick here for a larger imageReleased April 3, 2007 (US/North America)
Released April 9, 2007 (UK/Europe)
Released November 5, 2007 (UK/Europe) - UK Tour Edition
Released March 11, 2008 (US/North America) - 2 Disc MVI Edition
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Track Listing (Standard CD)
  1. Neon Knights
  2. Lady Evil
  3. Heaven And Hell
  4. Die Young
  5. Lonely Is The Word
  6. The Mob Rules
  7. Turn Up The Night
  8. Voodoo
  9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
  10. After All (The Dead)
  11. TV Crimes
  12. I
  13. Children Of The Sea - Live
  14. The Devil Cried *
  15. Shadow of the Wind *
  16. Ear in the Wall *

* - New Studio tracks

Track Listing (UK Tour Edition CD)

Disc 1:

  1. Neon Knights
  2. Lady Evil
  3. Heaven And Hell
  4. Die Young
  5. Lonely Is The Word
  6. The Mob Rules
  7. Turn Up The Night
  8. Voodoo
  9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
  10. After All (The Dead)
  11. TV Crimes
  12. I
  13. Children Of The Sea - Live
  14. The Devil Cried *
  15. Shadow of the Wind *
  16. Ear in the Wall *

Disc 2:

  1. Neon Knights (Live)
  2. The Mob Rules (Live)
  3. Children of the Grave (Live)
  4. Voodoo (Live)

The four live tracks on disc 2 of the UK Tour Edition were taken from the Live at Hammersmith release.

Writing Credits
  • Older songs vary by song
  • New songs by Iommi / Dio / Butler

Other Credits

  • Tony Iommi - Lead Guitar
  • Geezer Butler - Bass
  • Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
  • Bill Ward - Drums (Tracks 1-5)
  • Vinny Appice - Drums (Tracks 6-20)
  • Geoff Nicholls - Keyboards (Tracks 1-13, 17-20)

Catalogue Numbers

  1. Rhino/Warner R2 116668 CD (US)
  2. Rhino/Warner ?? CD (UK - Tour Edition)
  3. Rhino/Warner R9 298876 CD (US MVI)
  4. Rhino/Warner WPCR 12622 CD (Japan)
  
 
Artwork
  • This image here is from the inside artwork for the Dio Years CD.  It was drawn by Wes Benscoter, who also did the cover art for the 2003 release, "Stand Up & Shout: The Dio Anthology".

  • Here are some thumbnails for various pictures of the inside of the CD package.  If you want to see larger versions, you can visit this photo gallery on the website.

Notes
  • This was originally going to be a box set for the Dio Years, sort of a "Black Box II".  It got pared down to a single disc late in 2006.
  • Bill Ward was originally onboard during the recording of the new tracks - it is unknown why he backed out, and was not be involved in the final product.
  • The new tracks do not have any keyboards on them (per interviews with Tony & Ronnie).
  • There are a handful of tracks that appear both on this compilation and the "Stand Up & Shout: The Dio Anthology".  Both were "remastered", but do not share the same remastering sessions.  They were re-remastered for the Dio Years package.
  • Track 13 was culled from the "Live Evil" album, so all four of Dio's Black Sabbath albums are represented in this package.
  • Other release dates for the package around the world besides the ones above:
    • United States: Apr 3
    • Australia: Apr 14
    • Brazil: May 28
    • Canada: Apr 3
    • France: Apr 10
    • Germany: Mar 30
    • Italy: Apr 13
    • Japan: Apr 25
    • Mexico: Apr 3
    • Netherlands: Mar 30
    • Spain: Apr 3
    • UK: Apr 9
  • The UK Tour edition was released to coincide with the UK dates to close the 2007 Heaven & Hell tour. 
  • The UK Tour edition is a UK only release.