Tracklist
Rock 'N' Roll Rebel | 5:28 | ||
Bark At The Moon | 4:14 | ||
You're No Different | 5:00 | ||
Now You See It (Now You Don't) | 5:04 | ||
Forever | 5:23 | ||
So Tired | 3:57 | ||
Waiting For Darkness | 5:14 | ||
Spiders | 4:20 |
Credits (16)
- Louis ClarkArranged By [Strings]
- Bob DaisleyBass, Backing Vocals
- Steve JouleDesign, Artwork
- Tommy AldridgeDrums
- Max NormanEngineer, Backing Vocals
- Jake 'E' Lee*Guitar, Backing Vocals
Notes
Originally released on 15 November 1983.
The album marks Ozzy's change to a synth infused pop-metal sound, with both its "sonic production, and in Ozzy's imaging.
This is Osbourne's first album to feature guitarist Jake E. Lee and only studio album to feature drummer Tommy Aldridge.
Bark at the Moon is the only Ozzy Osbourne album on which the songwriting is credited entirely to Osbourne. However, guitarist Jake E. Lee maintains that he composed a significant amount of the album's music but was cheated out of his writing and publishing claims by Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon. Lee claims that after he had composed the songs and completed recording his parts in the studio, he was presented with a contract which stated that he would have no claim to any writing or publishing relating to the album. The contract also stated that Lee could not mention this publicly. Lee claims he signed the contract because he had no legal representation and because Sharon threatened to fire him and have another guitarist re-record his parts if he refused.
Osbourne himself admitted several years later in the liner notes to The Ozzman Cometh that Lee had been involved in the album's writing to at least some degree, stating that the album's title track was in fact co-written by the guitarist. Osbourne's bassist at the time, Bob Daisley, has mirrored Lee's account of the album's production, stating that he co-wrote most of the music with Lee and wrote the vast majority of the lyrics. Daisley has stated that he accepted a buyout from Osbourne in exchange for a writing credit. Osbourne's former drummer Lee Kerslake, who also played with Daisley in Uriah Heep after leaving Osbourne's band, stated that Daisley had been hired by Sharon Osbourne to write the Bark at the Moon album for "$50–60,000 or whatever it is. He was offered the chance to write with Ozzy. Words, music – write the album.
Shortly after Bark at the Moon's 1983 release, a Canadian man named James Jollimore murdered a woman and her two children after allegedly listening to the album. The media and Christian groups began to infer that the music was Satanic and had influenced Jollimore to commit the act. The timing was particularly inopportune for Osbourne, who was, at the time, facing allegations that his song "Suicide Solution" had influenced a fan to commit suicide (despite the song not being about actual suicide, it is instead about AC/DC's lead singer drinking himself to death).
In 2002 it was re-issued again, although this version was actually a new remix of the album. This 2002 remixed version of the album was met with mixed reaction; many elements found in the original mix are not present in the remix, namely several lead guitar parts. In addition, the song "You're No Different" has an alternate ending (with the fade-out removed) and "Centre of Eternity" has an altered intro segment. This edition also included the bonus tracks "Spiders" and "One Up the 'B' Side", originally the B-side of the "Bark at the Moon" single.
Some EU pressings identified the track "Centre of Eternity" as "Forever", on tours for the album, Osbourne referred to it as "Forever"
"Spiders in the Night" was originally only included on the European, Australian, New Zealand and Greek releases, but was included on the 1995 CD reissue and the 2002 reissue, listed simply as "Spiders"
Within several weeks of its release it was certified gold for over 500,000 sales in the US, today it has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the US.
In the UK, it was the third of four Osbourne albums to attain silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1984.
The album marks Ozzy's change to a synth infused pop-metal sound, with both its "sonic production, and in Ozzy's imaging.
This is Osbourne's first album to feature guitarist Jake E. Lee and only studio album to feature drummer Tommy Aldridge.
Bark at the Moon is the only Ozzy Osbourne album on which the songwriting is credited entirely to Osbourne. However, guitarist Jake E. Lee maintains that he composed a significant amount of the album's music but was cheated out of his writing and publishing claims by Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon. Lee claims that after he had composed the songs and completed recording his parts in the studio, he was presented with a contract which stated that he would have no claim to any writing or publishing relating to the album. The contract also stated that Lee could not mention this publicly. Lee claims he signed the contract because he had no legal representation and because Sharon threatened to fire him and have another guitarist re-record his parts if he refused.
Osbourne himself admitted several years later in the liner notes to The Ozzman Cometh that Lee had been involved in the album's writing to at least some degree, stating that the album's title track was in fact co-written by the guitarist. Osbourne's bassist at the time, Bob Daisley, has mirrored Lee's account of the album's production, stating that he co-wrote most of the music with Lee and wrote the vast majority of the lyrics. Daisley has stated that he accepted a buyout from Osbourne in exchange for a writing credit. Osbourne's former drummer Lee Kerslake, who also played with Daisley in Uriah Heep after leaving Osbourne's band, stated that Daisley had been hired by Sharon Osbourne to write the Bark at the Moon album for "$50–60,000 or whatever it is. He was offered the chance to write with Ozzy. Words, music – write the album.
Shortly after Bark at the Moon's 1983 release, a Canadian man named James Jollimore murdered a woman and her two children after allegedly listening to the album. The media and Christian groups began to infer that the music was Satanic and had influenced Jollimore to commit the act. The timing was particularly inopportune for Osbourne, who was, at the time, facing allegations that his song "Suicide Solution" had influenced a fan to commit suicide (despite the song not being about actual suicide, it is instead about AC/DC's lead singer drinking himself to death).
In 2002 it was re-issued again, although this version was actually a new remix of the album. This 2002 remixed version of the album was met with mixed reaction; many elements found in the original mix are not present in the remix, namely several lead guitar parts. In addition, the song "You're No Different" has an alternate ending (with the fade-out removed) and "Centre of Eternity" has an altered intro segment. This edition also included the bonus tracks "Spiders" and "One Up the 'B' Side", originally the B-side of the "Bark at the Moon" single.
Some EU pressings identified the track "Centre of Eternity" as "Forever", on tours for the album, Osbourne referred to it as "Forever"
"Spiders in the Night" was originally only included on the European, Australian, New Zealand and Greek releases, but was included on the 1995 CD reissue and the 2002 reissue, listed simply as "Spiders"
Within several weeks of its release it was certified gold for over 500,000 sales in the US, today it has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the US.
In the UK, it was the third of four Osbourne albums to attain silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1984.
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Stereo | Epic – 25739, Epic – EPC 25739 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Blue Lettering | Epic – EPC 25739 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | CBS Associated Records – QZ 38987, CBS Associated Records – PZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album, Fabric Texture Shell, Dolby System | CBS – PZT 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – EPIC 268 | Venezuela | 1983 | Venezuela — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album; 7", 45 RPM, Single | CBS/Sony – 30AP 2731-2 | Japan | 1983 | Japan — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – EPC 25739, Epic – EPC 32780 | Greece | 1983 | Greece — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – EPC 25739 | Spain | 1983 | Spain — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – QZ 38987, Epic – 38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – EPC 4416 | Australia | 1983 | Australia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – ELPS4416 | New Zealand | 1983 | New Zealand — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Carrollton Pressing | CBS Associated Records – PZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – 144.813 | Brazil | 1983 | Brazil — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Stereo | CBS Associated Records – QZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby "B" | CBS Associated – QZT 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Red Lettering | Epic – EPC 25739 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Promo; 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo | CBS/Sony – 30AP 2731-2 | Japan | 1983 | Japan — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – QZT 38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – 40-25739 | Spain | 1983 | Spain — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – WPZT-38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | CBS – 40-25739 | Greece | 1983 | Greece — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | CBS – 20.496, Discos CBS – 20.496 | Argentina | 1983 | Argentina — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition | CBS – QZA 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – ELPS 4416 | Australia | 1983 | Australia — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Carrollton Pressing | CBS Associated Records – QZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – WPZT-38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – QZT-38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – EPC 40-25739 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | Epic – ELPS 4416 | Australia | 1983 | Australia — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Press | CBS Associated Records – QZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | CBS – QZT 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Promo | CBS – 20.496, Discos CBS – 20.496 | Argentina | 1983 | Argentina — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Red Lettering | Epic – EPC 25739 | UK | 1983 | UK — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Carrollton Pressing | CBS Associated Records – QZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – WPZT-38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – 40-25739 | Europe | 1983 | Europe — 1983 | ||||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album | CBS – QCL-22082 (QZ 38987( | Philippines | 1983 | Philippines — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album, Leather Texture Shell, Dolby System | CBS – PZT 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon LP, Album, Carrollton press | CBS Associated Records – PZ 38987 | US | 1983 | US — 1983 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Bark At The Moon Cassette, Album | Epic – WPZT-38987 | Canada | 1983 | Canada — 1983 | New Submission |
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referencing Bark At The Moon (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Blue Cobalt Translucent) 19075877351
Just got this,sounds really nice,The great tracks on here are superb,and no abysmal 'SPIDERS'on this version.referencing Bark At The Moon (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Blue Cobalt Translucent) 19075877351
Perfect pressing! Not warped, not off center, low noise wax and sound very good! 10/10 !- Punchy big sound, blue lettering, single sheet with band photo and lyrics, I highly recommend this vinyl pressing.
referencing Bark At The Moon (CD, Album, Reissue) 468334 2
Finally got the non-remastered CD version of this album. Here's few things that stand out to me of all different CD's of this album:
Original of course sounds more balanced and dynamic than later ones. It doesn't have the ugly "edge" of 1995 version, nor the choked out sound of 2011 version with lot of compression and boosted lows.
2002 version actually sounds pretty good to me. It's not rerecord, like Blizzard of Ozz and Diary... of the same run. It is more compressed than 1995 version, but has much better balance. For budget that's the one to get IMHO.
However, the original (european? The Blue cover) version also really stands out for the track list. It's much better overall, and especially opening really kicks the whole album on other level compared to rerelases with "US" track list.referencing Bark At The Moon (LP, Album, Repress) EPC 32780
Does this have an original inner sleeve or just a basic one?- I have this matrix info is same, but I can't see mould SID code.
Can someone who has this check for Mould SID code? Thanks - Edited 6 months agoMy copy matches the runout matrix of this entry exactly, but it wasn’t made in Mexico. On the back, right above the barcode, it states Disc(s) made in Germany. Packaged in USA.
- Edited 9 months agoYES! Finally! A reissue of the best Ozzy album! In BLACK! Why blue would be a color for the other is just absurd. Seems to have some low-end added. Not bad. Not outstanding sounding. But good! Plus poster! Some clicks/pops/dirt sounds but I also don't care too much about that because records are sometimes click/pops/dirt sounds. Picky people who care about click/pops/dirt sounds and clean the shit out of their records should maybe stick to CDs. Happy to replace my old copy that has been well-loved for decades. Jake E. Lee!!! <3 This is a good score. :) The sound quality is not bad. Not outstanding, but good. It's a good copy.
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