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TIMELINE - EARTH
Date Event
9/68 POLKA TULK becomes EARTH
12/10/68 JETHRO TULL (with Tony Iommi) - 'Rock And Roll Circus' - Intertel Studios
12/11/68 JETHRO TULL (with Tony Iommi) - 'Rock And Roll Circus' - Intertel Studios
12/14/68 Tony Iommi comes back to EARTH
1/69 Iommi returns to band; They resume gigging as EARTH
1969 Jim Simpson becomes the bands manager
2/1/69 Sabbath's name appears in Melody Maker ad for Dave Robson Agency
8/9/69 EARTH decides to become Black Sabbath