Laney Amp
Laney Amp
Tony Iommi Patchwork Jacket
This Jacket is certainly one of the coolest historical Black Sabbath items ever ! The jacket was bought by Tony Iommi in 1969 and wore it out through Sabbath's early tours adding stickers and patches along the way.The Jacket was donated by Tony Iommi to Hard Rock and is currently in display at Hard Rock in Berlin,Germany.
Midland Beat
Midland Beat Feb 1964
Black Sabbath/Earth gig flyer 1st August 1969
Flyer for a gig at The Pokey Hole blues club, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK on 1st August 1969
Midnight City
Midnight City membership card
Folk Blues Festival 1965
Blues Folk Festival poster
Brum Beat – Decca Records, 1964
One of two records called BRUM BEAT released in 1964.
Melody Maker (1969)
Melody Maker (1969) - The Blues still dominated the front pages up until the late 60's.
Rhythm & Blues All Stars LP (1966)
Rhythm & Blues All Stars LP (1966)
The Levi Set Blues Group Band business card (1965-67)
The Levi Set Blues Group Band business card (1965-67). The band were managed by Norman Hood who would later go on to be involved with Judas Priest as well as other bands.
The Kinks ‘You Really Got Me’ 7″ single (1964)
The Kinks ' You Really Got Me' 7" single (1964). Credited by many as being one of the first 'heavy metal' songs.
Led Zeppelin flyer Birmingham Town Hall (1969)
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.
Zeppelin Bootleg Cover – Live at Blueberry Hill
Bootleg Album Cover - Zeppelin Live at Blueberry Hill
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)
The Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook by Jack Darr (1966)
The Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook by Jack Darr (1966)
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.
Titus Oates
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
Birmingham and the Blues
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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Mothers T shirt
Mothers t shirt
Photographs of Harry Barber (1964 & 1966)
Photographs of Harry Barber (1964 & 1966)
Brownie & Sonny LP (1965)
Brownie & Sonny LP (1965).
Strange Conflict – Dennis Wheatley (1965)
Strange Conflict – Dennis Wheatley (1965). Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath was influenced by Wheatley's works.
Dennis Wheatley novel
Dennis Wheatley novel
