Monday, May 17, 2010

Addio, Ronald James Padavona

http://musicmasteroldies.com/2010/05/17/addio-ronald-james-padavona/
Posted by joeknapp at 7:56 PM

15 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    every single news article of ronnie dio's passing,from all the newswires,
    doesn't mention his band called Elf in the early 70's. The self-titled
    LP was killer hard rock. Ronnie on the front cover in diguised as an Elf.

    My favorite Ronnie Dio LP hands down. It flat Rocks.

    The Old Rocker

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  2. joeknappMay 18, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    Agreed! He cut one single in 1967 as the Electric Elves on MGM 13839 called Hey Look Me Over b/w It Pays To Advertise. Then in 1969-1970 he issued three more singles as just The Elves. Walking In Different Circles b/w She's Not The Same on Decca 732507, and Amber Velvet b/w West Virginia on Decca 732617. This last one was also issued in Sweden and the UK on MCA 1114. Walking In Different Circles was actually a remake of a song he'd issued on Parkway in 1967 while his band was still called Ronnie Dio And The Prophets. The Elf album came out on Epic 31789 in 1972. They released a song called Gambler Gambler from that album on a single on the Eastern Artists label, then another called First Avenue on Epic 10933. You'll hear them all on MusicMaster Oldies!

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Nice job Mr. Knapp, thank you!

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  4. marcos rogerio amadeu filho roberto marinhoMay 24, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    i m from brasil i lives americana my names mark i likes be american person

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  5. AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    I'm looking for the italian version of Mr. Misery

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  6. joeknappJune 22, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    I have the Italian version on a 45, but unfortunately, I have not recorded it yet. Since I just moved all my records across the country last week, it is now buried in a mountain of 300,000 45's in a storage locker. I'll be getting everything reorganized again over the summer, but it may take a while to find this one. When I do find it, I'll post it for everyone to enjoy. I did find a very good source of Ronnie Dio's early music that seems to have every song he made -- except the Italian version of Mr. Misery! You can find that site here: http://www.padavona.com/mp3.html

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  7. AnonymousJune 25, 2010 at 11:37 PM

    Hi Joe!
    Thanks for the quick response. I know the page, as you write. I think I have everything ever recorded Ronnie (as mp3 and flac). I have not only the Italian version of Mr.Misery.
    I would be very grateful if you do not forget to post it later.

    Greetings

    Wieslaw from Poland

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  8. AnonymousJune 28, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Hi Joe!
    Thank you for your prompt response. It's amazing that you have 300,000 singles! I know the page, as you wrote. I have it all recorded on CD's. I only need the Italian version of Mr.Misery. I do not know whether you know Deep Purple Hub. I am a moderator there in Dio section.
    Greetings
    Wieslaw from Poland

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  9. AnonymousAugust 24, 2010 at 6:03 AM

    Hey Joe
    Your material is wonderful with an excellent presentation. Listening to Ronnie Dio definitely takes me back to early days when I used to play sax with various "garage" bands, as we were all starting out, in our teens. The big dream was that maybe one day we'd be discovered by some roaming talent scout and we would be signed to a major record label... Ha ha - dream on!
    - Russ
    p.s. Thanks for the link to our Post on The Orlons

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:02 AM

    Hi Joe !
    I would like to recall. You promised that you look for after the holidays in your collection single Dio "Che Tristezza Senza Te" and thrown it on the Music Master Oldis. Waiting impatiently for this one song which I have not heard.
    Greetings
    Wieslaw

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  11. joeknappSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    I must apologize. I have about 300,000 records crammed into two storage units and it is impossible for me to find anything in there at the moment. I'm thinking about getting some office space where I can get the records organized into shelves again. This is a high priority for me, but it must always wait behind running my software company. I wish I could just work on records all day long because I love sorting them, cleaning them, playing them, and just looking at them! Maybe I'll have more time for this once I retire. At least that's something I can look forward to! You'll know when I'm getting close to finding that record because I'm sure I'll have a sudden flurry of blog posts as I dig out some of the really cool stuff that's buried in that stack!

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  12. efcOctober 16, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-yVXFwoLRo

    here's the version in italian
    Ultra Rare 7'' - Ronnie James Dio - Che Tristezza Senza Te (Mr. Misery)(1964)

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  13. joeknappOctober 16, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    Excellent! Thank you! I'm just about to close the deal on an office space where I can finally unpack and organize my record collection. That's going to be a big job, but also a lot of fun!

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  14. AnonymousOctober 17, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    "Ernesto said...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-yVXFwoLRo

    here's the version in italian
    Ultra Rare 7'' - Ronnie James Dio - Che Tristezza Senza Te (Mr. Misery)(1964)"

    On You Tube this is not really vinyl rip. This is only audience recording with very bad sound.

    Wieslaw

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  15. sikkstixx1May 28, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    no posts since 2010...been a HUGE FAN of rjd since the 70's and id lovet to hear and have every the man ever recorded...Originally from Syracuse NY...Ronnie played here alot...I saw ..and met him once..every time he was in town. Id love to hear ALL of his early stuff..the only cd i have is Elf...The Early Years..and i love it...can someone help me to hear the rest ??

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