Ozzy Osbourne tape found in attic after being lost for almost five decades

Posted On February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

A previously lost Ozzy Osbourne tape has been uncovered in an attic after 46 years by an associate of his, David Jolly.

The tape captures an early jam session from 1980 between Osbourne, guitarist Randy Rhoads, and bassist Bob Daisley, an artifact of what would eventually become his first solo band.

At the time of recording, Osbourne had yet to enlist Lee Kerslake; once he did, the group would record the iconic 1980 album, Blizzard of Ozz.

The recording is 12 minutes long and is labelled Ozzie Last Day. It was discovered in Jolly’s attic. Jolly had befriended the metal legend after he had been fired by Black Sabbath. As such, Osbourne had just begun putting together his solo band.

Speaking on Sky News, Jolly admitted that he found the tape in his attic after his wife insisted that she knew where it was.

The tape consisted of a bluesy jam by Osbourne, capturing a behind-the-scenes moment where Osbourne’s vocals finally find their own path as the relationship between his solo band is formed.

Bassist Daisley commented on the find, sharing, “As soon as I heard [the tape] I thought, yes, that’s us. I don’t know what drummer that would have been on that tape but it’s definitely me, and Randy, and Ozzy.”

He went on, “We knew straight away, as soon as we played together: ‘Yep, it clicked,’ and we knew that it was going to work.”

In 2020, Osbourne reflected on the importance of Blizzard of Ozz to Rolling Stone, sharing: “In any band I’ve ever been in, it’s always the early years where you have the most fun,” before adding, “I was the captain of my own ship, and it was fun.”

Osbourne passed away on July 22nd last year, “surrounded by love”, just a few weeks after he performed at Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Back to the Beginning, in Birmingham. He was 76 and passed away from complications with Parkinson’s Disease as well as cardiac arrest.

Listen to a snippet of the tape below.

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