DIO - Last In Line ( 1984, Netherlands ) 12" Vinyl LP Album

"The Last in Line" is the second studio album by heavy metal band Dio, released on 13 July 1984.

Product Information and Collector Notes

Album Front Cover:

The band-name and the album's title are printed in the upper right half.
There is NO catalognr printed on the front cover

Album Back Cover

How does the album back cover be different from other versions

The Vertigo Swirl Logo is printed in the upper left corner on the back of the album cover.
The bar-code "0 42282 23661 6" is printed in the upper right corner of the album back cover.
The catalognr 822 366-1 is printed left from the bar-code.
At the bottom center there is :

1984 Phonogram International B.V., The Netherlands
1984 Warner Bros Records Inc U.S.A

In the bottom right corner there is the Phonogram logo and the text:

marketed by
Phonogram

Inner Sleeve

This album comes with custom inner sleeves which photos of the DIO-band on both sides

Record Label

Record label information:

The record labels are green with black lettering
Vertigo Spaceship aka UFO Label
There is NO Label Code
The Rights Society "STEMRA" ( boxed ) is printed near 3'o clock
The catalognr is 822 366-1 is printed near 9 o'clock and is the same as on the sleeve
Below the catalognr there is "MADE IN HOLLAND"
The rim-text is printed in English and runs from 8 o'clock to 4 o'clock
Near the bottom of the label at 6 o'clock is the Vertigo Swirl Logo

Producers:

Ronnie James DIO
Ronnie James DIO (1942-2010) , the KING of Heavy Metal with a long career (starting in 1957) being lead singer (vocals) in many different bands. DIO's career in a nutshell: 1957 The Vegas Kings, Ronnie and the Rumblers, 1958-1961 Ronnie and the Redcaps, 1961-1967 Ronnie and the Prophets, 1967-1968 The Electric Elves, 1968-1972 The Elves, 1972-1975 ELF, 1975-1978 Rainbow , 1979-1982 Black Sabbath , 1982-2010 DIO (Band) , 1981-1982 Black Sabbath , 2006-2010 Heaven & Hell.
Angelo Arcuri

Sound & Recording Engineers:

Angelo Arcuri
Rich Markowitz

Mastering Engineer:

George Marino
George Marino (1947-2012) Senior Mastering Engineer at Sterling Sound N.Y.C., he was probable the most experienced sound mastering engineer in the world and has mastered hundreds of discs in all music genres. Jump to a list that covers the Heavy Metal albums he has mastered during the 1980s

Album Cover Design & Artwork:

Barry Jackson

Steve Gerdes

Wendy Dio

Photography:

Gene Kirkland - Photography Gene Kirkland has been taking photos for music albums covers (during the 1980s) mainly for DIO , but also for Megadeth and Sanctuary.

Neil Zlozower

Neil Zlozower a Photographer who has (during the 1980s and beyond) photography several dozen of Heavy Metal bands, some of these bands include: Armored Saint, Dio , Ratt , Lääz Rockit, Poison, Bow Wow and many others.

Music Genre:

Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Label & Catalognr:

Vertigo – 822 366-1

Media Format:

Record Format: 12" Vinyl Stereo Gramophone Record
Total Album (Cover+Record) weight: 230 gram

Year & Country:

1984 Netherlands

Musicians:

Ronnie James Dio (1943-2010) - Vocals, Producer
Claude Schnell - Keyboards
Jimmy Bain (1947-2016) - Bass, Keyboards
Vinny Appice - Drums
Vinny Appice is the younger brother of Carmine Appice. Vinny has played drums in many different bands, together with Ronnie James Dio in "Black Sabbath", DIO (Band), "Heaven and Hell" and in many other bands.
Vivian Campbell - Guitars

Tracklisting Side One:

We Rock
The Last in Line
Breathless
I Speed at Night
One Night in the City

Tracklisting Side Two:

Evil Eyes
Mystery
Eat Your Heart Out
Egypt (The Chains are on)

Photo of album front cover DIO - Last In Line ( 1984, Netherlands )

High Resolution Photo #1 DIO Last Line Netherlands

Note: The images on this page are photos of the actual album. Slight differences in color may exist due to the use of the camera's flash. Images can be zoomed in/out ( eg pinch with your fingers on a tablet or smartphone )