This greatest hits collection from Dio was released outside the US and Canada in 1992. It contains tracks from all the studio albums from Holy Diver up to Lock Up the Wolves. There's no new track, yet there's HIde in the Rainbow (Ronnie James Dio used that word more than his former band did!) from the 1986 film Iron Eagle and has never appeared on a full-length Dio album before. There have been a handful of other collections in North America and/or worldwide since of this period. Warner/Reprise may not have released this themselves not because of grunge (although Dio was affected by that as confirmed in the recent documentary), but rather the release of the brief reunion of Black Sabbath (along with Vinny Appice) with the comeback Dehumanizer, which they released in the US and Canada, so Dio would not compete with himself on the same label, I suppose. The Very Beast of Dio with different tracks would not be released in these countries until 2000, just after Magica (this kind of thing has been done with other artists over the years; you know how it is).
I saw this in Dios hometown when he was still alive, but didn't think to get it then, but good thing I got it here so not to let the side down. Maybe to make up for not buying it sooner.

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Hide in The Rainbow SHM!

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2012

This Dio song selection is great; Some underrated Dio tunes and some hits mixed together. This CD is a must buy for "Hide In The Rainbow" which is a mystical, uplifting, empowering classic Dio song.. The only other Dio album this song is on is the out of print The Dio EP. Also this CD is in SHM (SUPER HIGH MATERIAL) which reads the music alot more accurately leaving the listener with a more warm quality a sound of a more alive and organic auditory vibration, like vinyl on CD! So Audio connoiseurs can forget the plastic, flat sounding remasters and invest in shm! For Dio it's worth the price!

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