New magazine shows Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne in a very different light in previously unseen vintage snaps
On July 5th Black Sabbath will be back in Birmingham for a special final hurrah.
The band - led by Ozzy Osbourne - are synonymous with the city and have lots of fond memories there. And these photos from the Mirror archives are a trip down memory lane to the fun they have already had.
They are part of a new magazine which offers intimate shots at home with Ozzy and the Osbournes and a chance to relive the band's past glory. You can witness Sabbath at their rawest, their wildest, and their most iconic.
Black Sabbath - End Of An Era, published by Mirror Collection, is a picture celebration which all fans will treasure, with some amazing archive images. Both Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne invited the Mirror to their homes in the late Seventies. The band were riding high with success and their lavish new pads were a far cry from where they were brought up close to Villa Park, where the final gig takes place. The band also larked about in some water for other shots messing about on the river in the scenic Wye Valley. Ozzy and bandmate Geezer Butler would end up getting a soaking.
The cover of Black Sabbath's 1970 debut album, Black Sabbath, also features a striking image of a woman in a black cloak standing in front of a 15th-century watermill, Mapledurham Watermill, situated on the River Thames in Oxfordshire.
These photos and dozens more are included in Black Sabbath - End Of An Era. The unofficial, unauthorised and unseen story of the band that founded heavy metal is not one to miss!
Black Sabbath - End of an Era, by Mirror Collection, can be ordered HERE .
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