
Brum Digs Blues
Melody Maker article 9th November 1968
Melody Maker article 9th November 1968
Strange Conflict – Dennis Wheatley (1965). Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath was influenced by Wheatley's works.
Harry Barber's memories of Music Machine are more detailed than Ozzy's account on page 49 of the autobiography I Am Ozzy.
Mothers t shirt
An actual membership card, not a scan.
Not all the biographies mention that after Mythology disappeared in a puff of smoke sometime in the first half of 1968, Tony Iommi was involved in a band called Velvett Fogg. The band would eventually record an album with Tony’s cousin on guitar. Very .
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Keith Law is a gigging musician and song writer now based in the west country. In the mid – late 60s he was Birmingham based. Around this time he came into contact with Robert Plant and the Band of Joy. In this oral history clip .
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Melody Maker (1969) - The Blues still dominated the front pages up until the late 60's.
The Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook by Jack Darr (1966)
Various Birmingham blues band business cards.
Dennis Wheatley novel
Photographs of Harry Barber (1964 & 1966)
As part of the Metal on Film programme 1-4th September 2011 the Italian cut of the film that Black Sabbath take their name from was screened.
Mothers Posters (1969-1970) - a selection of 5 posters.
Led Zeppelin flyer from a gig at Birmingham Town Hall on Friday 13th of June, 1969. The other bands on that night were Liverpool Scene & Blodwyn Pig.
Rare photograph of Black Sabbath during recording of their self-titled album at Regent Sound Studio (1969)
The Plaza Rookery Road Membership card (1967)
Henry's Bueshouse membership card
Harvest Records Launch Night Invite (1969): Invite for Harvest Records launch shindig at Mothers.
Bootleg Album Cover - Zeppelin Live at Blueberry Hill
The Kinks ' You Really Got Me' 7" single (1964). Credited by many as being one of the first 'heavy metal' songs.