Intermission
Intermission is the first live album from Dio, released on 2 June 1986 by Warner Bros. Records in North America, with Vertigo handling it in Europe. Most of it was recorded on the first leg of the Sacred Heart tour, with Vivian Campbell on guitar, so it captures that line-up on stage before it broke apart.
It also acts as a bridge between two eras. Craig Goldy took over from Campbell in the middle of the tour, and the band cut a studio track with him, "Time to Burn", to mark the change. Some fans had hoped for a double live set and felt a little short-changed, and Campbell's guitar sits rather low in the mix. Even so, it is a useful snapshot of a band in transition. The original UK pressing came with a postcard pack, and in 2012 the material resurfaced as bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of Sacred Heart.
Intermission: tracklist, credits and charts
6 tracks · 33:48Tracklist
- 1King of Rock and RollAppice, Bain, Campbell, Dio3:41
- 2Rainbow in the DarkAppice, Bain, Campbell, Dio4:42
- 3Sacred HeartAppice, Bain, Campbell, Dio6:24
- 4Time to BurnRonnie James Dio4:26
- 5Rock 'n' Roll ChildrenRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio9:40
- 6We RockRonnie James Dio4:55
- Produced by
- Ronnie James Dio
- Recorded at
- Pechanga Arena, Amigo Studios, The Record Plant
- Recorded
- 6 December 1985
- Mixed at
- Amigo Studios, Sound City Studios, The Record Plant
- Engineered by
- Angelo Arcuri, Guy Chabernau
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. (North America), Vertigo (rest of the world)
- Length
- 33:48
Line-up
- Vinny Appice · drums (drum set)
- Jimmy Bain · bass guitar
- Vivian Campbell · guitar
- Ronnie James Dio · lead vocals
- Craig Goldy · guitar · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1986 | 22 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1986 | 70 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1986 | 23 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1986 | 57 |
| German Albums · 1986 | 63 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1986 | 85 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | June 1986 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 June 1986 | |
| Wikidata | 1986 | |
| US release | 1986 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | June 1986 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992544344 | other |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 07599254431 | other |
| 1986 | DE | Vertigo | 042283007826 | other |
| June 1986 | GB | Vertigo | 042283007819 | original |
| 15 September 1990 | JP | Vertigo | 4988011322976 | other |
| 1 October 1999 | GB | Vertigo | 042283007826 | other |
| 10 July 2015 | — | UMC | 602547474902 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 300×296 | upscaled |