Led Zeppelin live photos
Acquired from Les Dunning 18 photos taken by Les at a Led Zeppelin concert, one of which was later signed by Robert Plant
Acquired from Les Dunning 18 photos taken by Les at a Led Zeppelin concert, one of which was later signed by Robert Plant
Various formats and releases of the debut album. Different labels and countries etc.
Judas Priest Rocka Rolla shop poster (1974)
Homemade scrapbook featuring newspaper cuttings of Judas Priest & Led Zeppelin
Mob Rules 1982 tour t-shirt. Obtained from a Nottingham shop keeper in exchange for some Sabbath/Ozzy collectables. originaly brought at the 1982 Bingley Hall gig on the Mob Rules tour.
Ozzy 1986 tour t-shirt, bought at Birmingham Odeon gig.
Their demo:great tape,music for every listener of early crust with melancholic riffs and lyrics.
Tony did a sesion with Led Zeppelin’s manager Peter Grant at his home.
ORIGINAL 1970 PARANOID LP
Here is a brand new Ozzy Osbourne, Bark at the Moon, collectible rock doll made by Fun for All Collectibles/Art Asylum. It is a large scale figure that plays a remix of Bark at the Moon when you press it’s chest. The figure has never .
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‘Screaming for Vengeance’ cardboard cutout (1982)
Napalm Death photographs, 1986.
A list of every gig I have ever attended
In 1980 the Birmingham Mail ran a story about the zine Nic and Miles made when they were 12 years old, Antisocial zine. This is a send up of that article in another zine.
The image on the front of this Tshirt was taken by Tony Mottram.
Stuff I have collected over the years. Enjoy
Note: This isn't much of a collection yet, unfortunately Black Sabbath T-shirts are pretty scarce around here. Anyway, the first one I bought was the Vol 4 one (can't remember the year), latest is the "World Tour 1978" one, which I got a coupla months ago.
Evil Woman 7" single on Fontana
Pages from Grapevine. This monthly publication detailed cultural happens in Birmingham. A listings magazine very much of the time. These pages are from both the early A5 version and later A4, more professionally printed editions. The listings sections have enabled us to compile a list .
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Black Sabbath photos from Glasgow gig (1970s)
Submitted by Pat Myhill who was Entertainments Secretary at the College of Art and Commerce Birmingham 1969-70.
This is the gig journal of heavy music fan Chris Hopkins.
By John Diggins "I was first introduced to Tony back in 1970 when working with John Birch, who was a pioneer of custom made pick-ups making them in such a way that they were mechanically noiseless. In those days Tony used a beautiful Gibson cherry red SG special that had been fitted with some of John’s early pick-ups in the stainless steel covers. It was this guitar that I used as the blueprint for the contours on our own SG. In the following years Tony and I became good friends as I was able to solve some of the niggling intonation problems that he had suffered for many years. He aslo had some of the early prototype John Birch guitars, such as a 24 fret Les Paul shape (pictured) and the first 24 fret black SG with crucifix inlays and stainless steel scratchplate, which he used up until about 1980. I couldn’t make the guitar in John Birches time so I made it at home. It was made on the kitchen table and was completed in about 2 weeks. The lacquer was still soft when it was taken to the US, and it was this factor combined with severe changes in temperature and humidity that caused the paint to crack and flake off, giving the ‘Old Boy’ the well worn look that it has today. The guitar was not given a proper unveiling until I had produced the pick-ups that could deliver the sound that Tony was happy with.The Jaydee ‘Old Boy’ SG has become one of Tony’s favourites and it is still used today.