Non-Dio Discography

This discography section does not even try to cover the whole world without Ronnie James Dio although the title may suggest so. Instead, this discography lists releases that are possible to confuse to include Ronnie James Dio on them. None of the items listed here have anything to do with Ronnie, these are something completely else.

7" singles

Side A:
  1. Annette: Butterfly Ball (Liefde Is Alles)
Side B:
  1. ?
  • Friend's Records 190.008, Holland, 1983
      Cover version of Love Is All.
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Side A:
  1. Johnny Dio And The Astranotes: Back Crack Twist Part 1
Side B:
  1. Johnny Dio And The Astranotes: Back Crack Twist Part 2

Recorded live at the 3D Club, Great Falls, MT, USA.

  • DIO Records KB 2814, USA, late 1950s or early 1960s
      No picture sleeves.
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Side A:
  1. Elf: Time Of The Flying Ants
Side B:
  1. Elf: I Am All
  • Sea-Seven Records K-126-R/K-127-R, USA, 1960s
      No picture sleeves. Promo release, has promo stamps on the labels.
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Side A:
  1. Ronnie James: War On Your Mind
Side B:
  1. Ronnie James: So Way Out
  • DiscJockey 17542, France, 1969
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Side A:
  1. The Ronnie James Reincarnation: Is This The Only Life You've Had
Side B:
  1. The Ronnie James Reincarnation: Jingle Jangle
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Side A:
  1. Amnesty Interview with Sting, Peter Gabriel, U2, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen?
Side B:
  1. Amnesty Interview with Sting, Peter Gabriel, U2, Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen?
    - Contains recordings from Amnesty press conference, recorded at the Amnesty International Festival of Youth at Milton Keynes Bowl, UK, on June 18-19, 1988
  • Amnesty International BSAPC+7-1, UK, early 1990s
      - Picture disc with Ronnie James Dio in the picture
      - No picture sleeves
      - The recording does not contain anything Dio related. Hundreds of different singles with different artist pictures like this exist but with very low quantities of each version. Possibly less than 10 copies exist with a picture of Ronnie.
      - Prices:
        - 07.07.2010 $148
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12" singles

Side A:
  1. Ronnie James Dio II: Exotic Talk
Side B:
  1. Ronnie James Dio II: Exotic Talk Alt.
  • JX #83, USA, 2000-2002?
      No picture sleeves, comes in blank white sleeves instead.
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LPs

Fake Test Pressings: Any vinyl title whatsoever
A:
  1. Whatever
Side B:
  1. Whatever
    - Often Rainbow, sometimes other Dio related LPs seen too
  • Any record company, any country (but often Spain or Greece)
      There are a bunch of fake test pressings sold on eBay and other forums. The sellers are often from Greece or Spain (no offence to people in these countries), and sell white label test pressings. These may contain stickers on the labels, and the labels have been whitened in one way or another. There may be scratch marks on the vinyl near the label, as the color printing on the label has been sanded away. Some use some bleaching agent to whiten the labels, and some use simply blank white stickers to cover up the real labels. Be cautious when purchasing test pressings, as there are fake ones in the market.
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Booze

Side A:
  1. Dió Likör
Side B:
  1. Awful hangover
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This page is maintained by Tapio Keihänen, E-mail: dio@iki.fi.
The page has been updated on 21.02.2011
Biography URL: http://www.dio.net/biography/, the front page http://www.dio.net/.