A Special from the Spectrum explained

A Special from the Spectrum
Type:	video
Artist:	Dio
Cover:	DioLiveFromTheSpectrum.jpg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	25 August 1984
Venue:	The Spectrum (Philadelphia, PA)
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	51 Minutes
Label:	Warner (North America) Castle Communications (UK)
Director:	Phil Tuckett
Producer:	Steve Sabol, Ed Sabol
Prev Title:	Live in Concert
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Sacred Heart "The Video"
Next Year:	1986

A Special from the Spectrum is the second video album by the American heavy metal band Dio, containing footage of a live concert performance recorded at The Spectrum arena in Philadelphia on 25 August 1984.Most of the performance has been repackaged on the We Rock DVD, minus the opening track of "Stand Up and Shout". The video has been certified Gold by the RIAA having sold 50,000 units.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Stand Up and Shout" (Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio)
2. "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio)
3. "Mystery" (Bain, Dio)
4. "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" (Vinny Appice, Bain, Vivian Campbell, Dio)
5. "Heaven and Hell" (Geezer Butler, Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward)
6. Guitar solo by Vivian Campbell
7. "Heaven and Hell" (continued)
8. "The Last in Line" (Bain, Campbell, Dio)
9. "Rainbow in the Dark" (Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio)
10. "The Mob Rules" (Butler, Dio, Iommi)
11. "We Rock" (Dio)

Band

• Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
• Vivian Campbell – Guitar
• Jimmy Bain – Bass
• Vinny Appice – Drums
• Claude Schnell – Keyboards

Notes and References

1. Web site: RIAA Gold & Platinum database-A Special From the Spectrum. . February 22, 2009.