Dio Sampler C Tape Discography

These are various artists' compilations on C tapes with at least one track from Dio.

Americas Rock - Burning Heart Side A: Survivor: Burning Heart Elvin Bishop: Travlling Shoes Allman Brothers: Ramblin' Man Cher: Take Me Home Atlanta Rhythm Section: Spooky Roy Buchanan: Sweet Dreams Side B: Kingdom Come: Do You Like It Velvet Underground: Run Run Run Cinderella: Gypsy Road Rush: Tom Sawyer Gregg Allman: Midnight Rider Steam: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Dio: Rock 'N' Roll Children Frijid Pink: House Of The Rising Sun

Spectrum Music/Karussell Ltd 550 640-4, Holland, 1994 Click here for side A label picture.

Classic Rock Legends Side A: Dio: Holy Diver Rainbow: Temple Of The King Cinderella: Nobody's Fool Nazareth: Hair Of The Dog Anthrax: Starting Up A Posse Dio: Hungry For Heaven Rainbow: All Night Long Cinderella: The Last Mile Side B: Anthrax: Chromatic Death Rainbow: Starstruck Dio: Lock Up The Wolves Cinderella: Don't Know What You Got Rainbow: Tarot Woman Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers Cinderella: Coming Home Nazareth: Love Hurts

Universal Music 584 732-4, Malaysia, 2002 Click here for side A picture.

Crazed Side A: Quiet Riot: Bang Your Head (Metal Health) Queensryche: Deliverance Zebra: Bears Rush: Distant Early Warning Dio: Mystery Side B: Helix: Rock You Krokus: Midnite Maniac Armored Saint: Can U Deliver Y&T: Don't Stop Runnin' Scorpions: Still Loving You
JCI Records JCT-1111, USA, 1985 Click here for side A picture.

18 Headbangers From The 80s Side A: Ratt: Round And Round Rush: Tom Sawyer Motörhead: Ace Of Spades Krokus: Midnite Maniacs Pat Travers: Snortin' Whiskey Mr. Big: Addicted To That Rush King's X: Over My Head Bulletboys: Smooth Up In Ya Zebra: Tell Me What You Want Side B: Black Sabbath: Neon Knights (*) Quiet Riot: Bang Your Head Autograph: Turn Up The Radio Dokken: Breaking The Chains Whitesnake: Still Of The Night Winger: Hungry White Lion: Wait Judas Priest: You've Got Another Thing Comin' Dio: We Rock (*) - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals

Warner Special Products/JCI OPCS-1688/JCT-3144, USA, 1995 Click here for side A picture.

Giants Of Rock - The Metal Decade 1982-83 2 A: Scorpions: Blackout Judas Priest: Screaming For Vengeance Twisted Sister: I Am (I'm Me) Gary Moore: Wishing Well Manowar: Battle Hymn Motley Crue: Live Wire B: Iron Maiden: The Number Of The Beast Krokus: Long Stick Goes Boom Rainbow: Stone Cold More: Warhead Motorhead: Iron Fist Venom: Black Metal C: Accept: Balls To The Wall Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon Kiss: Lick It Up Gary Moore: Murder In The Skies Dio: Holy Diver Black Sabbath: Trashed D: Motley Crue: Looks That Kill Quiet Riot: Metal Health Whitesnake: Here I Go Again Pretty Maids: Children Of Tomorrow Anthrax: Soldiers Of Metal Slayer: Evil Has No Boundaries

Teldec 2292-41900-4, Germany, 1990 Click here for side A picture. Click here for tape 2 front sleeve picture. Click here for side C picture.

Giants Of Rock - The Metal Decade 1984-85 3 A: Judas Priest: Freewheel Burning W.A.S.P.: I Wanna Be Somebody Whitesnake: Slide It In Dio: The Last In Line Pretty Maids: Red, Hot And Heavy Scorpions: Still Loving You B: Deep Purple: Perfect Stranger Yngwie Malmsteen: I'll See The Light Tonight Ratt: Round And Round Twisted Sister: I Wanna Rock Manowar: Sign Of The Hammer Mercyful Fate: Gypsy C: Gary Moore: Out In The Fields Warlock: Hellbound Motley Crue: Smokin' In The Boys Room Megadeth: Killing Is My Business (And Business Is Good) Helloween: Ride The Sky Anthrax: Guris-Ho D: Accept: Metal Heart Dokken: It's Not Love Slayer: Hell Awaits Saxon: Broken Heroes Exodus: Bounded By Blood Kreator: Endless Pain

Teldec 2292-41901-4, Germany, 1990 Click here for side A picture. Click here for tape 2 front sleeve picture. Click here for tape 2 picture.

Hard N' Heavy Side A: Judas Priest: Painkiller Dio: Born On The Sun Killer Dwarfs: Dirty Weapons Megadeth: Holy Wars (The Punishment Due) Testament: Souls Of Black Annihilator: Stonewall King Diamond: Eye Of The Witch Bruce Dickinson: Tattooed Millionaire Side B: Poison: Unskinny Bop Ratt: Lovin' You's A Dirty Job Helix: Running Wild In The 21st Century House Of Lords: Can't Find My Way Home Vixen: How Much Love Haywire: Short End Of A Wishbone Skid Row: I Remember You Faster Pussycat: House Of Pain

Quality Special Products QRSPC 1133, Canada, 1991 Click here for side A picture.

Hard 'N Heavy Super Festival Side A: Cinderella: Bad Semastress Blues/Fallin' Apart At The Seams Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine Victory: Never Satisfied Magnum: Days Of No Trust Warlock: East Meets West Treat: World Of Promises Mydra: She's No Lover Side B: Deep Purple: Hush Dio: Dream Evil Kingdom Come: The Shuffle Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force: Rising Force China: Shout It Out Gringos Locos: Higher Than High Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: I Hate Myself For Loving You

Vertigo 61 314 1, Germany, 1987 or 1988 Record club release. Click here for side A label picture.

Hardrock '83 A: Kiss: Gimme More Thin Lizzy: Cold Sweat Lita Ford: Out For Blood Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers Rush: The Analog Kid B: Black Sabbath: Trashed Coney Hatch: Don't Say Make Me Golden Earring: The Devil Made Me Do It Picture: Nighthunter Nazareth: Whippin' Boy
Vertigo 814 462-4, Holland, 1983

Heavy Hits Vol 1 Side A/B: China: Sign In The Sky Steve Thompson: All Through The Night TNT: 10,000 Lovers (In One) Doro Pesch: I'll Make It On My Own Nazareth: Trouble Mona Liza Overdrive: Plastic PArade Dio: All The Fools Sailed Away China: Back To You Doro Pesch: True As Steel David Knopfler: Yeah..But What Do Men Want Mona Liza Overdrive: Stargazing Angel Paganini: Guardian Angel
Spectrum 512 919-4, Germany, 1991 Click here for side A picture.
Dionet-01996 Karussell 512 919-4 - Possibly a reissue of the Spectrum release of this tape - Click here for tape picture.

Heavy Hits Vol 2 Side A/B: Mona Liza Overdrive: What Do You Cry For Zodiac Mindwarp: Back Seat Education Fatal Flowers: How Many Years Steve Thomson: Driving In America Doro: Heartshaped Tattoo TNT: Caught Between The Tigers China: Shake Your Cages Steve Thomson: Everyone Loves A Winner Dio: I Could Have Been A Dreamer L.A. Guns: Malaria Midas Touch: She's No Lover
Karussell 512 920-4, Germany, 1991 Click here for side A picture.
Spectrum 512 920-4, Germany, 1991 Click here for side A picture.

Heavy Party Hits Side A/B: Steve Thomson: Everybody Is Crazy Paganini: It's A Long Way To The Top Extrabreit: I Don't Believe In Magic Zodiac Mindwarp: Prime Mover China: Hot Lovin' Night Dio: Hungry For Heaven Aldo Nova: Medicine Man Nazareth: Piece Of My Heart Gorky Park: Bang Warlock: All We Are L.A. Guns: Sex Action Status Quo: Rockin' All Over The World
Spectrum 512 921-4, Germany, 1991 Click here for side A picture.
Dionet-02014 Karussell 512 921-4, Germany - Click here for side A picture.

Heavy Metal Rules Side A: Poison: Talk Dirty To Me W.A.S.P.: Wild Child Great White: Face The Day Dio: Time To Burn Stryper: Free Side A: Megadeth: Wake Up Dead Anthrax: Madhouse Tesla: Modern Day Cowboy Armored Saint: Over The Edge Vinnie Vincent Invasion: Twisted
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Heavy Metal Thunder Side 1: Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It Quiet Riot: Bang Your Head (Metal Health) Scorpions: Rock You Like A Hurricane Dio: King Of Rock And Roll Accept: Restless & Wild Side 2: Judas Priest: Hell Bent For Leather Kiss: Heaven's On Fire Krokus: School's Out W.A.S.P.: Widowmaker Great White: Stick It
Priority Records 4XL 9464, USA, 1986

Heavyrock Side A: Kiss: Heaven's On Fire All Hell's Breakin' Loose Lick It Up I Love It Loud Shout It Out Loud Creatures Of The Night Side A: Dio: We Rock Holy Diver Evil Eyes Stand Up And Shout (*) Straight Through The Heart (*) Rainbow In The Dark (*) - (*) = recorded live at the Monsters Of Rock festival in Castle Donington, UK on August 20th, 1983.
Mercury/Finnlevy 826 045-4, Finland, 1985 Released in Finland only. Click here for side A picture and click here for side B picture

The Heavy Way A: Dio: The Last In Line Lita Ford: Gotta Let Go TNT: Seven Seas Rush: Between The Wheels Black Sabbath: Digital Bitch B: Status Quo: Rockin' All Over The World Bon Jovi: Breakout Picture: Eternal Dark Kiss: Lonely Is The Hunter Nazareth: This Month's Messiah
Vertigo 822 750-4, Holland, 1984
Vertigo 8227504.7, Peru, 1984

The Hot Stuff A: Laura Branigan: Self Control Bluebells: Young At Heart Nik Kershaw: I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me The Cars: You Might Think Matt Bianco: Whose Side Are You On? Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy B: Alphaville: Big In Japan Dio: The Last In Line Elton John: Sad Songs Chicago: Stay The Night Howard Jones: Like To Get To Know You Well Chris Rea: Touche D'Amour Phil Collins: Against All Odds

Finnlevy FIMK 11, Finland, 1984

Kerrang! Prasentiert: Metal Klassix Side A: Faith No More: Epic Anthrax: Antisocial Sepultura: Murder Skid Row: Monkey Business Pantera: Cowboys From Hell Diamond Head: Am I Evil Manowar: Metal Daze Accept: Burning Side B: Pink Cream 69: Keep Your Eye On The Twisted Dio: Holy Diver (*) W.A.S.P.: I Wanna Be Somebody Whitesnake: Still Of The Night Sodom: Bombenhagel L 7: Pretend We're Dead Motley Crue: Live Wire Mr. Big: Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) Saxon: And The Band Played On Side C: Ugly Kid Joe: Everything About You Helloween: I Want Out Rainbow: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) Megadeth: Hangar 17 Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild Annihilator: Alison Hell Running Wild: Chains And Leather The Almighty: Addiction Side D: Biohazard: Business Soundgarden: Jesus Christ Pose Black Sabbath: Paranoid Motorhead: Ace Of Spades Alice Cooper: Poison Kreator: Stream Of Consciousness Helmet: Unsung Judas Priest: Painkiller Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water (US Edit) - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals

Sony Music Entertainment/Columbia 475 806-4, Holland, 1994 - Double tape set - Includes a booklet describing all the featured artists - Click here for picture of the 2nd tape sleeve picture - Click here for side A picture - Click here for side C picture

Masters Of Metal A: Iron Maiden: The Trooper Scorpions: No One Like You Gary Moore: Back On The Streets Manowar: Metal Daze Judas Priest: Deceiver Whitesnake: Fool For Your Loving Dio: Stand Up And Shout B: Saxon: Rockin' Again Bon Jovi: In And Out Of Love Motörhead: Ace Of Spades Accept: Fast As A Shark Hanoi Rocks: Tragedy Black Sabbath: War Pigs Rush: Spirit Of Radio
Powersaw Records/K-Tel CE 2295, UK, 1986

Masters Of Metal A: Black Sabbath: Trashed Y&T: Mean Streak Dokken: Breaking The Chains Zebra: Who's Behind The Door? Dio: Rainbow In The Dark Van Halen: Dancing In The Street Kiss: Lick It Up B: Rainbow: Street Of Dreams Iron Maiden: Run To The Hills Rush: Tom Sawyer Triumph: A World Of Fantasy Twisted Sister: You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll Krokus: Screaming In The Night
K-Tel PNU 4374, USA, 1984 - Click here for side A picture.

Masters Of Metal - It's A-Live A/B: Rush: Spirit Of Radio Dokken: Into The Fire Michael Schenker Group: Armed And Ready Rainbow: I Surrender Black Sabbath: Mob Rules Scorpions: Big City Nights Dio: Rainbow In The Dark Alcatrazz: Hiroshima Mon Amour Krokus: Headhunter Thin Lizzy: Thunder And Lightning
Warner Special Products/JCI, USA, June 18th, 1991

Masters Of Metal - Strikeforce Volume 1 Side 1: Motley Crue: Looks That Kill Triumph: Follow Your Heart Ace Frehley: Into The Night Megadeth: Wake Up Dead Accept: London Leatherboys Side 2: Dio: Rainbow In The Dark Helix: Rock You Faster Pussycat: Don't Change That Song Beastie Boys: Fight For Your Right (To Party) Great White: Lady Red Light
Warner Special Products/JCI OPCS-1566A/JCT-4540, USA, 1989 - Click here for side A picture

Masters Of Metal - Wreaking Havoc 1975-1985 Volume 1 Side 1: Rush: Fly By Night Foreigner: Hot Blooded Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare Triumph: Hold On Foghat: Fool For The City April Wine: Roller Side 2: Ozzy Osbourne: I Don't Know Dio: Holy Diver Ted Nugent: Cat Scratch Fever Nazareth: Hair Of The Dog Krokus: Long Stick Goes Boom Accept: Balls To The Wall
Warner Special Products, USA, 1989

Masters Of Metal - Wreaking Havoc 1975-1985 Volume 2 Side 1: Rainbow: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Motley Crue: Too Young To Fall In Love Pat Travers: Snortin' Whiskey Triumph: Magic Power Gary Moore: Victims Of The Future Kiss: Rock And Roll All Nite Side 2: Judas Priest: Breaking The Law Scorpions: Blackout Vandenberg: Burning Heart Detective: One More Heartache Dio: Mystery Twisted Sister: You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

Warner Special Products/JCT OPCS-1577/JCT-4530, USA, 1989 Click here for side A picture

Metal Force Side A: Vinnie Vincent Invasion: Boyz Are Gonna Rock Megadeth: Peace Sells Scorpions: Blackout Accept: Fast As A Shark Judas Priest: Sinner (Live) Side B: Stryper: Calling On You Metal Church: Watch The Children Pray Grim Reaper: Fear No Evil Dio: Hungry For Heaven Yngwie J. Malmsteen: I Am A Viking
K-Tel TU 1894, USA, 1987 - Click here for side A picture.

Metal Machine Side A: Scorpions: Wind Of Change Cinderella: Nobody's Fool Jon Bon Jovi: Blaze Of Glory Giant: I'll See You In My Dreams Y & T: I Believe In You Side B: Coroner: I Want You (She's So Heavy) Dio: Rock 'N' Roll Children Yngwie Malmsteen: Making Love (Extended Guitar Mix) Little Angels: She's A Little Anger (Voodoo Mix) The Almighty: Free 'N' Easy
Dionet-01579 PolyGram 515 225-4, Holland, 1992

Metal Meltdown Side A: Anthrax: Indians Scorpions: Another Piece Of Meat Stryper: Sing Along Song Accept: Restless & Wild W.A.S.P.: The Manimal Side B: Exodus: Parasite Vinnie Vincent Invasion: No Substitute Dio: Don't Talk To Strangers Lizzy Borden: Me Against The World Judas Priest: Freewheel Burning
K-Tel International TU 660-4, USA, 1988 Click here for side A picture.

Power Ballads II Side A: Mr. Big: To Be With You Winger: Headed For A Heartbreak Twisted Sister: The Price Faster Pussycat: Please Dear Zebra: Take Your Fingers From My Hair Side B: White Lion: Farewell To You Dio: Mystery D'Molls: Father Time Kix: Don't Close Your Eyes Damn Yankees: High Enough
Flashback R4 76747, USA, 2001 Click here for side A picture.

The Power Of Metal Hammer Side A: Scorpions: He's A Woman - She's A Man Accept: Balls To The Wall Dokken: Unchain The Night Lee Aaron: Metal Queen Destruction: Mad Butcher Motley Crue: Tonight (We Need A Lover) Motorhead: Deaf Forever Side B: Warlock: Hellbound Bon Jovi: Runaway Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell Chacko: Once Bitten, Twice Shy Dio: Rock 'N' Roll Children Bonfire: Don't Touch The Light Gary Moore & Phil Lynott: Out In The Fields Side C: Dio: The Last In Line Accept: T.V. War Helloween: Guardians King Diamond: The Jonah Twisted Sister: Leader Of The Pack Rainbow: Since You Been Gone Gary Moore: Empty Rooms Side D: Black Sabbath: Iron Man Kiss: Heaven's On Fire Lee Aaron: Rock Me All Over Steeler: Night After Night Oz: Black Tattoo Warlock: Out Of Control Scorpions:Robot Man

Dino Music DMC 1202, Germany, 1986 Click here for side A picture. Click here for tape 2 picture. Click here for the front sleeve picture of the tape 2.

Protect The Innocent A: Steppenwolf: Born To Be Wild Black Sabbath: Paranoid Deep Purple: Fireball Motorhead: Ace Of Spades Judas Priest: Breaking The Law Ted Nugent: Scream Dream Ozzy Osbourne: Ultimate Sin Blue Oyster Cult: The Reaper B: Magnum: Start Talking Love Helter Skelter: Vow Wow Megadeth: Rattlehead Saxon: Back On The Streets Lita Ford: Kiss Me Deadly Lisa Dominique: Rock 'N' Roll Lady Exodus: Fabulous Disaster C: Rush: Prime Mover Cinderella: Gypsy Road Scorpions: Rhythm Of Love Dio: Dream Evil Kingdom Come: Get It On The Dogs D'Amour: How Come It Never Rains Anthrax: Metal Thrashing Mad Mammoth: Fatman D: Dream Theater: The Killing Hand Acid Reign: Goddess Femme Fatale: Falling In And Out Of Love Tigertailz: Love Overload Wrathchild: Nukklear Rockket Zodiac Mindwarp: Back Seat Education House Of Lords: I Wanna Be Loved

Telstar Records STAC 2363, UK, 1989 Some sources incorrectly claim the release year was 1987. Click here for tape 2 picture. Click here for back sleeve picture.

Purple Rainbows A: / B: Deep Purple: Black Night Deep Purple: Speed King Deep Purple: Child In Time Deep Purple: Strange Kind Of Woman Deep Purple: Fireball Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water Deep Purple: Highway Star Deep Purple: Woman From Tokyo Rainbow: Since You Been Gone Whitesnake: Fool For Your Loving (Original Version) Rainbow: I Surrender Graham Bonnet: Night Games Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers Dio: Rock 'N' Roll Children Whitesnake: Here I Go Again (US remix) Deep Purple: Hush ('88 version)

EMI/Polygram 845 534-4, UK, 1991

Slave To The Metal Side A: Twisted Sister: The Price W.A.S.P.: Blind In Texas Scorpions: Can't Live Without You Accept: Balls To The Wall Stryper: Soldiers Under Command Side B: Judas Priest: Love Bites Dio: Rock 'N' Roll Children Yngwie Malmsteen: I'll See The Light Tonight Helix: Heavy Metal Love Queensryche: The Lady Wore Black
PRI Records/Capitol Records 4XL-9313, USA, 1986 Click here for side A picture
PRI Records/Capitol Records 4XL-9313, USA, 1986 Different tape version. Click here for side A picture

Soft Side Of Hard Rock Side A/B: Rush: Second Nature Warlock: Make Time For Love Dio: All The Fools Sailed Away Deep Purple: Wasted Sunsets Doro: A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lita Ford: Don't Let Me Down Tonight L.A. Guns: One Way Ticket Cinderella: Nobody's Fool Rainbow: Catch The Rainbow Treat: Gimme One More Night TNT: Child's Play Victory: Man On The Run
Karussell 515 920-4, Germany Click here for side A picture.

Steve Austin's Stone Cold Metal Side A: Scorpions: Rock You Like A Hurricane Kiss: God Of Thunder Accept: Balls To The Wall Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers Dokken: Breaking The Chains Dio: Rainbow In The Dark Ted Nugent: Stranglehold Side B: Kiss: Detroit Rock City Molly Hatchett: Dream's I'll Never See Scorpions: No One Like You Foghat: Slow Ride Def Leppard: On Through The Night The Cult: Rain Rainbow: Stone Cold

Polymedia/Mars Entertainment Corp M 44004-4, USA, 1998 Click here for side A picture.

The Very Best Of Metal Hammer Side A: Dio: Hungry For Heaven Status Quo: Rockin' All Over The World Krokus: Headhunter TNT: 10.000 Lovers (In One) Steeler: Rockin' The City Poison: Look What The Cat Dragged In Craaft: You're The Best Thing In My Life Side B: Gary Moore: Over The Hills And Far Away Black Sabbath: Mob Rules Warlock: You Hurt My Soul (...On 'N' On) Accept: Man Enough To Cry Rush: Spirit Of Radio Kiss: All Hell's Breakin' Loose Side C: Status Quo: Roll Over Lay Down (live) Accept: Love Child Bonfire: Starin' Eyes Kiss: Uh, All Night Craaft: Stranger Gary Moore: Always Gonna Love You Side D: Helloween: A Little Time Anthrax: A.I.R. Keel: Tears Of Fire TNT: Listen To Your Heart Poison: Play Dirty Black Sabbath: N.I.B.

Dino Music DMC 1522, Germany, 1987 Click here for side A picture. Click here for side C picture. Click here for tape 2 front sleeve picture. Click here for inner sleeve picture.

White Hot - Masters Of Metal Side A: Scorpions: Rock You Like A Hurricane Slade: Run Runaway Rush: Distant Early Warning Zebra: Tell Me What You Want Triumph: Lay It On The Line Dio: Holy Diver B: Y&T: Don't Stop Runnin' Judas Priest: You've Got Another Thing Coming Krokus: Stayed Awake All Night Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell Twisted Sister: I Am (I'm Me) Quiet Riot: Cum On Feel The Noize
K-Tel International PNU 4204, USA, 1984 Click here for side A picture.