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Ozzy Osbourne recovers his stolen ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ gold record: “It was my favorite trade” – Up to date

Mark Sandwell, a superfan of Ozzy Osbourne, has recovered the gold record of ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ that was stolen at some point in his career. This individual, a vinyl hunter, has also won a succulent prize for recovering it. (via Loudwire)

It all started in 2010. Sandwell was, in his spare time, probing various record stores and found a hidden gem: an original gold record of Ozzy Osbourne’s classic ‘Blizzard of Ozz’, his first album released in 1980 which, in fact, it had been stolen years ago.

“I found her at a car market, on a table of random junk”, dice. “It was still in the frame, but the glass was missing. I asked how much they asked: a ten bill! It didn’t occur to me that it was really an original; I was used to finding all the cheap replicas you can buy. “

Mark thought the record, which had come at a bargain price, was just a copy. So he put it in a plastic bag and forgot about it for a decade. Recently, he decided to reframe and clean it. So, he posted it on Instagram, and there everything started to change.

“In less than ten minutes a music promoter friend of mine, who lives in Manchester, got in touch”Sandwell said. “He told me that the album had been stolen and that he was friends with Ozzy’s current manager’s daughter and that he was going to get in touch with her. I thought, ‘Oh my gosh!’ I deleted the post and thought what to do next. I knew I had to give it back, because it was like having someone else’s trophy, their war decorations, but what I didn’t expect was that Ozzy’s management would be so nice about it. “

Osbourne then contacted Sandwell to retrieve his records. Of course, not free, because they would give you “something cool” in return.

I was waiting for an autographed record, something to remind me of this crazy story, but what they had was an official ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ gold record made for me, with my name on it, and a signed version of ‘Ordinary Man. ‘. I can’t believe it … It has been my favorite record exchange! ”.

Ozzy Osbourne has postponed his concert in Madrid to 2023. This will be the new date.

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