SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH Era

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• Alexandria Palace Festival, London, England - 8/2/73: [Photos by Robert Ellis; Linked by permission] - A dozen great shots of the band during this one-off show during the summer of 1973, before the release of SABBATH, BLOODY SABBATH.  Ozzy is wearing his famous fringed shirt (same as VOLUME 4 cover) and Tony is missing his moustache!

• The Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark - 1/12/74: [Photos by Jørgen Angel] - 7 great close-up shots of Ozzy, as well as 4 very nice candid shots of the whole band!

• Sabbath Backtalks To Circus: [from Circus - 1974; article by Robbie Granit] - "Reached at the worst possible moment on the worst possible tour, Ozzy Osbourne told Circus Magazine some things he later regretted when he saw them in print.  Now Ozzy has a chance to straighten out things with Circus."  (Submitted by Kevin Julie)

• California Jam I - Ontario Raceway, Ontario, CA - 4/6/74: [Photos by Robert Ellis; Linked by permission] - Sixteen black & white shots from this now legendary festival show!  Includes some nice candid shots of the band waiting by their limousines and being interviewed by ABC-TV before the show, as well as some close-up live shots.

• Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - 5/21/74: [Photos by Robert Ellis; Linked by permission] - Eight black & white pictures of the band during their final U.K. tour for SBS.  Some of these pictures later appeared in Circus Magazine.