The Archive
Grapevine
Pages from Grapevine. This monthly publication detailed cultural happens in Birmingham. A listings magazine very much of the time. These pages are from both the early A5 version and later A4, more professionally printed editions. The listings sections have enabled us to compile a list .
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My gigography
A list of every gig I have ever attended
Town Hall, 24th January 1972
Ticket for Black Sabbath at Town Hall, Birmingham 24th January 1972
Technial Ecstacy Tour Programme '76-77.
Technial Ecstacy Tour Programme '76-77.
My Battle Jacket
Hand embroidered Black Sabbath logo, some patches from 80's 90's and 00's
denim jacket with patches
This is the denim jacket I pretty much lived in between 1986 and 1989, when it got a bit too small. Most patches came from a stall at Basingstoke market.
Shaking The Hand Of Doom
None More Black!
Rainbow 16th March 1973
Black Sabbath at The Rainbow, 16th March 1973
Big Bear News (1970)
Big Bear News (1970). Includes adverts for Sabbath's album release. Other features include Groupie of the Month.
Lightning to the Nations
Lightning to the Nations lp
Black Sabbath photo sessions
We might be slightly out on the date of these photos which are likely to have been taken for Metal Hammer.
Black Sabbath @ Town Hall, Birmingham
Photos of Black Sabbath on stage at Town Hall, Birmingham, 24th January 1972.
Black Sabbath ‘Paranoid’ 7″ single
'Paranoid' single on vinyl
Black Sabbath flyer 13th May 1970
Flyer for Black Sabbath at The Whisky Villa Club, Walsall
The colossal shows
First time seeing Ozzy and Sabbath with Dio. This was shortly after Randys tragic death.
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.
