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was recording his debut solo album '' Blizzard of Ozz'' with producer/engineer Chris Tsangarides. After Osbourne and Tsangarides parted ways, Norman was asked to carry on. Norman appears in the

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home video ''Evolver'', a documentary about the making of '' Youthanasia''. In early 2017, Norman completed projects with artists Ethan Brosh at Carriage House Studios, Machinage, and Mean Streak.

Discography

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Production

- '' Blizzard of Ozz (1980), Diary of a Madman'' (1981), '' Speak of the Devil'' (1982), '' Bark at the Moon'' (1983), ''

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'' (1987) * Y&T - '' Black Tiger'' (1982) *Vendetta - ''Vendetta'' (1982) * Ian Hunter - '' All of the Good Ones Are Taken'' (1983) * Coney Hatch - '' Outta Hand'' (1983), ''

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'' (1985), '' Best of Three'' (1992) * Ian Thomas - ''Riders on Dark Horses'' (1984) * Bronz - ''Carried by the Storm'' (1984) *

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- '' Power of the Night'' (1985) * Grim Reaper - '' Rock You to Hell'' (1987) *Trash - ''Burnin' Rock'' (1985) *

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- '' Thunder in the East'' (1985), '' Lightning Strikes'' (1986), '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1989) * Armored Saint - '' Delirious Nomad'' (1985) * Malice - ''Licence to Kill'' (1986) * Lizzy Borden - '' Visual Lies'' (1987) * Dirty Looks - '' Cool from the Wire'' (1988), ''Five Easy Pieces'' (1992) * 220 Volt - ''Eye to Eye'' (1988) *Concrete Jungle - ''Wear and Tear'' (1988) * Roughhouse - ''Roughhouse'' (1988) *

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- ''

'' (1989) *Voodoo X - Vol. 1 The Awakening (1989) *

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- '' Act III'' (1990) * Lynch Mob - '' Wicked Sensation'' (1990) *

- '' Countdown to Extinction'' (1992), '' Youthanasia'' (1994)'', Hidden Treasures'' (1995) * Bangalore Choir - ''On Target'' (1992) * Phantom Blue - '' Built to Perform'' (1993) *Mind Bomb - ''Mind Bomb'' (1993) *Choking Ghost - ''Leveled'' (1995) * Sly - ''Key'' (1996) * Machinage - ''Machinage'' (2016) * Ethan Brosh- ''Ethan Brosh'' (2016) * Mean Streak- ''Mean Streak'' (2016)

Mixing and engineering

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– '' What Do You Want from Live'' (1978) *

– '' Blizzard of Ozz'' (1980) *

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– ''

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'' (1980) *

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– '' Rough Diamonds'' (1982) * Craymore Stevens – ''Faster Than Snakes'' (1987) *

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– ''

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'' (1988), '' Perfect Symmetry'' (1989) *

– '' Rust in Peace'' (1990) * Annihilator – '' Set the World on Fire'' (engineer) (1993) * Dirty Looks – ''Chewing on the Bit'' (1994) * Strung Out – '' Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues'' (1996) *The Black Symphony – ''Breathe'' (1996) *Red Dragon Cartel – ''Patina'' (2018) *The Watchers – ''Black Abyss'' (2018) *MD45 – The Craving (1996)

References

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