Acquired from Merv Williams Age: 44 Ozzy ticket stub Blizzard Of Oz Tour- Odeon Birmingham 28/09/80 £3.50
What a night 👍🏻🍺🍺
Front cover of EC Rocker Magazine featuring Black Sabbath
Press ad for VO6
Black Sabbath ‘Past Lives’ signed by Geezer Butler
I won the BLACK SABBATH anorak competition (sure it was in 2007), and got a signed jacket from Geezer and Ronnie for doing so.
Copy of 'Brum Beat' magazine featuring review of Black Sabbath live at Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham.
Royal Albert Hall ticket stub 26th April 1971
By John Diggins "I was first introduced to Tony back in 1970 when working with John Birch, who was a pioneer of custom made pick-ups making them in such a way that they were mechanically noiseless. In those days Tony used a beautiful Gibson cherry red SG special that had been fitted with some of John’s early pick-ups in the stainless steel covers. It was this guitar that I used as the blueprint for the contours on our own SG. In the following years Tony and I became good friends as I was able to solve some of the niggling intonation problems that he had suffered for many years. He aslo had some of the early prototype John Birch guitars, such as a 24 fret Les Paul shape (pictured) and the first 24 fret black SG with crucifix inlays and stainless steel scratchplate, which he used up until about 1980. I couldn’t make the guitar in John Birches time so I made it at home. It was made on the kitchen table and was completed in about 2 weeks. The lacquer was still soft when it was taken to the US, and it was this factor combined with severe changes in temperature and humidity that caused the paint to crack and flake off, giving the ‘Old Boy’ the well worn look that it has today. The guitar was not given a proper unveiling until I had produced the pick-ups that could deliver the sound that Tony was happy with.The Jaydee ‘Old Boy’ SG has become one of Tony’s favourites and it is still used today.
Black Sabbath first ever gig at the middle east, live at the Du Arena in Abu Dhabi 29/5/2014
Several slides from a photo shoot. Probably for Metal Hammer.
Copy of 'Making Music' feat Ozzy article, entitled 'Spinal Chap'
Technial Ecstacy Tour Programme '76-77.
Misspent youth...and pocket money (just kiddin', every penny was well spent)
Obtained just outside the venue. This gig was the first time Black Sabbath had played the Wizard in a long time.
Sabbath Malvern Winter Gardens poster and tickect stub SIGNED 1970
A photograph of the original piece from Disc and Music Echo, 16th May 1970.
I cannot recall how I obtained Ozzy's home address (too many years n' beers ago), but I obviously did. Adding a self addressed envelope may of helped - I knew he was on the dole at the time see (Ho ho...). I can still recall though seeing it lying on the floor and thinking 'Nooooooo!, surely not'!!