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1968 453
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Original Laney purchase ledger (approx 1968-69)

1969 416
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Mothers Poster 3/5/1969

Taste poster from Mothers Vibration Society

1966 510
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The Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook by Jack Darr (1966)

1968 390
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Henry’s Blueshouse Brownhills

Advert for the opening of Henry's Blueshouse

1969 383
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Very 'eavy at Mothers (1969)

Harvest Records Launch Night Invite (1969): Invite for Harvest Records launch shindig at Mothers.

1969 539
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Melody Maker (1969)

Melody Maker (1969) - The Blues still dominated the front pages up until the late 60's.

1968 2 513
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Mothers T shirt

Mothers t shirt

1968 1 479
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To the Devil a Daughter – Dennis Wheatley (1968)

To the Devil a Daughter - Dennis Wheatley (1968)

1965 1 462
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Strange Conflict – Dennis Wheatley (1965)

Strange Conflict – Dennis Wheatley (1965). Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath was influenced by Wheatley's works.

1968 452
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Brum Digs Blues

Melody Maker article 9th November 1968

1969 519
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Black Sabbath photo during recording of S/T album (1969)

Rare photograph of Black Sabbath during recording of their self-titled album at Regent Sound Studio (1969)

1966 466
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Dennis Wheatley novel

1965 639
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Folk Blues Festival 1965

Blues Folk Festival poster

60s 711
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Ozzy first band recordings found, 1966

Ozzy first band recordings found from 1966

1969 396
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Mothers membership card

An actual membership card, not a scan.

1969 57
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Fontana in-house 7” acetate for the wizard /nib , for unreleased single .

Park Lane, Aston

1969 6

Pages from Birmingham Central Library archives.

1963 1 470
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Tre volti della paura – aka Black Sabbath film

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.

1968 411
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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

1967 1 448
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