
Original Laney purchase ledger (approx 1968-69)
Original Laney purchase ledger (approx 1968-69)
Original Laney purchase ledger (approx 1968-69)
Taste poster from Mothers Vibration Society
The Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook by Jack Darr (1966)
Advert for the opening of Henry's Blueshouse
Harvest Records Launch Night Invite (1969): Invite for Harvest Records launch shindig at Mothers.
Melody Maker (1969) - The Blues still dominated the front pages up until the late 60's.
Mothers t shirt
To the Devil a Daughter - Dennis Wheatley (1968)
Strange Conflict – Dennis Wheatley (1965). Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath was influenced by Wheatley's works.
Melody Maker article 9th November 1968
Rare photograph of Black Sabbath during recording of their self-titled album at Regent Sound Studio (1969)
Dennis Wheatley novel
Blues Folk Festival poster
Ozzy first band recordings found from 1966
An actual membership card, not a scan.
Pages from Birmingham Central Library archives.
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 membership card (1968)
Dont Know if this will interest you,Iwas in a band called Titus Oates, bluesy band doing the circuit in Brum in the late sixties, we used to do the same gigs as Black Sabath. Lots of people remember us and the best gig we did was the Alhambra back of new st, other members were Dave Fear on Drums Ron Braid Vocals John Hankin on bass and me on guitar Met Robert Plant etc
Harry Barber's memories of Music Machine are more detailed than Ozzy's account on page 49 of the autobiography I Am Ozzy.
This is a photo of Earth or Black Sabbath on stage.