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Ozzy Ticket Odeon Birmingham
Acquired from Merv Williams Age: 44 Ozzy ticket stub Blizzard Of Oz Tour- Odeon Birmingham 28/09/80 £3.50
BLACK SABBATH ‘MOB RULES’ LP SIGNED BY DIO & APPICE
I met Dio and Vinny at their London hotel during the last ever Heaven & Hell (band) UK dates when they signed my original copy of Mob Rules. That was the last time I saw Ronnie.
Tour tshirt from 1981
Tour tshirt 1981
Diamond Head UK tour poster (1981)
1981 Diamond Head UK tour poster.
Diary of a Madman
Signed album and print production items including notes from record company.
vintage badge
vintage sabbath badge, probably from the 80's when these 'crystal' type badges were popular. again, a car boot sale find...
‘Killing Yourself to Die’ zine vol.6
'Killing Yourself to Die' Black Sabbath zine vol.6
Born Again tshirt
The tour went from August 1983 when it kicked off with dates at Birmingham NEC until March 1984. Support bands included Diamond Head.
Black Sabbath – Mob Rules UK tour programme 1982
Black Sabbath UK tour programme for the Mob Rules tour which ran from 31/12/81 thru til 15/1/82...
Gig Journal (1981 onwards)
This is the gig journal of heavy music fan Chris Hopkins.
Diamond Head Scrapbooks (1980s)
Diamond Head Scrapbooks (1980s)
BLACK SABBATH ‘HEAVEN AND HELL’ LP FULLY AUTOGRAPHED
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie, Tony and Geezer several times and collected their autographs on my original vinyl copy of Heaven and Hell. I never met Bill but a friend’s uncle is Paul Clark who was Sabbath’s road manager in the early 80s .
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My gigography
A list of every gig I have ever attended
Ozzy Osbourne 1986 tour t-shirt
Ozzy 1986 tour t-shirt, bought at Birmingham Odeon gig.
Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Mad Man poster (1981)
Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Mad Man poster (1981)
Lightning to the Nations
Lightning to the Nations lp
‘Sounds – Fan Library’ magazine, Black Sabbath special
Black Sabbath edition of 'Sounds' Magazine Fan Library series.
Black Sabbath – 7" record – 'Turn up the Night'/'Lonely is the word'
“Turn Up the Night” is the first song of the Black Sabbath’s album Mob Rules. It reached number #37 and #24 in the UK/US charts, respectively.
In a radio interview the band revealed that the four-beat hi-hat cymbal intro was simply a time-setter and was supposed .
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Letter from Lars Ulrich to Brian Tatler of Diamond Head (1981)
Letter from Lars Ulrich to Brian Tatler of Diamond Head (1981). In it Lars discusses the latest developments with his band Metallica and thanks Brian for letting him stay whilst visiting abroad.
