‘Brum Beat’ feat. Black Sabbath live review
Copy of 'Brum Beat' magazine featuring review of Black Sabbath live at Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham.
The Archive
My gigography
A list of every gig I have ever attended
Plectrum collection (1983-2011)
Tony Mottram's Plectrum collection, 1983-2011.
Gillan ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’ 7″
Gillan single from 1981. Gillan played with Black Sabbath for a year, replacing Ronnie James Dio as vocalist in 1983.
‘Making Music’ magazine with Ozzy article
Copy of 'Making Music' feat Ozzy article, entitled 'Spinal Chap'
Tour tshirt from 1981
Tour tshirt 1981
BLACK SABBATH ‘MOB RULES’ LP SIGNED BY DIO & APPICE
I met Dio and Vinny at their London hotel during the last ever Heaven & Hell (band) UK dates when they signed my original copy of Mob Rules. That was the last time I saw Ronnie.
Black Sabbath video shoot
Photos from a video shoot.
Black Sabbath 1982 tour t-shirt
Mob Rules 1982 tour t-shirt. Obtained from a Nottingham shop keeper in exchange for some Sabbath/Ozzy collectables. originaly brought at the 1982 Bingley Hall gig on the Mob Rules tour.
vintage badge
vintage sabbath badge, probably from the 80's when these 'crystal' type badges were popular. again, a car boot sale find...
‘Sounds – Fan Library’ magazine, Black Sabbath special
Black Sabbath edition of 'Sounds' Magazine Fan Library series.
Tony Iommi Custom Jaydee Guitar
Built around Black Sabbath's 'Born Again' , here is another awesome Tony Iommi Jaydee custom guitar built by no other than Birmingham's guitar lutheir John Diggins , this guitar was used extensively in the 80's by Tony Iommi and more specifically on Black Sabbath albums such as Seventh Star, Headless Cross, Tyr and also Dehumanzier album in the early 90's , it was also used on stage during that time frame as well , the guitar could also bee seen on Sabbath music videos 'Trashed' and 'Zero the Hero'.The guitar is currently at Hard Rock Cafe San Diego.
BLACK SABBATH ‘HEAVEN AND HELL’ LP FULLY AUTOGRAPHED
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie, Tony and Geezer several times and collected their autographs on my original vinyl copy of Heaven and Hell. I never met Bill but a friend’s uncle is Paul Clark who was Sabbath’s road manager in the early 80s .
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Donington ‘Monsters of Rock’ Festival Programme (1980)
Programme from the first ever Donington 'Monsters of Rock' Festival (1980) which took place on August 16. Included on the bill were: Rainbow, Scorpions, April Wine, Judas Priest, Saxon (who recorded as the semi-official live album Donnington: The Live Tracks), Riot, Touch etc.
‘Killing Yourself to Die’ zine vol.6
'Killing Yourself to Die' Black Sabbath zine vol.6
EC Rocker Magazine front cover
Front cover of EC Rocker Magazine featuring Black Sabbath
Levi’s 501s with patches
These were the jeans I'd always wear to gigs in Manchester in the mid/late 80s, and over time I added patches, bleach, safety pins, etc. Eventually, my mum complained about "the state of them!" and insisted I threw them out. I would go out wearing other jean,s with these jeans in a plastic bag, and would change into them on the train. There are four Black Sabbath patches, one Led Zeppelin, and one Kerrang. I added the beer towel to cover a massive hole I accidenally created with the over-enthusiastic use of bleach.
Black Sabbath Ticket 1989
Acquired from Mark Parrish Ozzy Osbourne Ticket 'No Rest For The Wicked' Tour Support U.D.O NEC Birmingham 3/05/1989
