SABOTAGE Era

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• Sabbath's Back: So Much For Being Sinister... (PDF) - The band is interviewed in Los Angeles by Judith Sims, where they discuss the new album and their current lifestyles, homes and cars.  From the 10/9/75 edition of Rolling Stone.

• "I've Got Bats And Eight Or Nine Stray Cats" (PDF) - Ozzy is interviewed by Scott Cohen in Philadelphia [8/6/75] near the beginning of their SABOTAGE tour.  This article appeared in the November '75 edition of Circus.  [From Rob's collection]

• Injuries Plague Sabbath Tour - News item from Circus magazine which tells of back to back accidents which forced the band to postpone several U.K. gigs in late November '75.  After failing to turn a corner properly in his Jensen Sports Car, Geezer Butler was thrown 20 feet in the air, landing on its roof!  Also, Ozzy ruptured a muscle in his back while riding a motorcycle.

•  Sabbath's Sabotage: Rock Musicians On Tour - End Sabbatical With Devilish LP (PDF): Article by Mick Houghton, originally featured in the December '75 edition of Circus Raves.  [Submitted by Dixie Howard; Posted 2/2004]

• Owatta Larff (PDF) - Review of Sabbath's tour finale at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on January 13th, 1976.  Penned by Charles Shaar Murray, this appeared in the 1/24/76 edition of New Musical Express.  [Thanks to Thierry Bauwens - Submitted 7/2003]

• A History Of Ruby Starr and Grey Ghost (PDF) - While this isn't really Sabbath related, this does talk about some of the gigs that Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost played with Sabbath during 1975.  By Joel Williams, formerly of Grey Ghost. [Taken from a now defunct website]

• Lounge Hotel & The Falkoner Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark - 10/26/75:  Excellent black & white shots, all available for purchase as prints!  9 pictures are candid shots done at the Lounge Hotel, while the remaining 16 are all from their concert in Copenhagen on the SABOTAGE tour!  [Photos by Jørgen Angel]

• Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - 10/22/75: 11 great black & white shots, many of which were published in various magazines.  [Photos by Robert Ellis; Linked by permission]

• Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Sabbath: Backstage Exorcism With Ozzy And Tony (PDF) - Rather interesting article from the 2/10/76 edition of Circus, which tells the story of the groupie who had an epileptic seizure while in the band's St. Louis hotel room.  This was written by Stephen Rosen, who later wrote the book WHEELS OF CONFUSION about the band.