It's crazy what one can find when cleaning out their attic. David Jolly, for example, unearthed a rare recording of metal legend Ozzy Osbourne rehearsing songs that would find their way on his first solo album, Blizzard of Ozz.
Found on a cassette labelled Ozzie Last Day, the 12-minute recording captures a jam session between Randy Rhoades, Bob Daisley and the Prince of darkness himself. As Rhoades riffs the blues and Daisley provides the groove, Ozzy tries out different lyrics to the tune, with his signature, gravelly voice piercing through the speakers.
The news of this newly discovered recording came via Sky News, who interviewed Jolly in his studio. They also reached out to Daisley, the sole surviving musician from that jam, who confirmed the recording's authenticity. ''I don’t know if we were auditioning a drummer and just loosening up a bit, or we’re just clowning about. But it wasn’t a song we were working on because we had definite songs by then, we had several songs,” he says.
