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Couple more from the Working Class Hero exhibition.

‘I'm just John Osbourne: a working-class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time.' Below, Ozzy’s gold and platinum album selling records. Ozzy’s walk of fame star. Ozzy Osbourne on stage at Ozziest meets Knotfest, 24th September, 2016, In San Bernardino California, USA. Black and white photo of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads on stage together.
aug 26, 2025, 3:28 pm • 3 0

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Found the Crown pub! Shame it’s not a functioning pub.

The exterior of the Crown pub with pictures of Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath on the outside. THE BIRTHPLACE OF HEAVY METAL EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS OF BLACK SABBATH KINDLY PROVIDED BY JIM SIMPSON, BIG BEAR MUSIC AND PRESENTED IN THE WINDOWS OF THE CROWN PUB Welcome to the place where it all began. In 1968, a little-known Birmingham band, originally called Earth and quickly renamed Black Sabbath, played their very first gig right here at The Crown pub - now widely regarded as the birthplace of Heavy Metal. This special window exhibition features early photographs by Jim Simpson, who ran Henry's Blueshouse at this venue and became the band's first manager and an acclaimed local music promoter. Through these early images of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony lommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, we see the raw beginnings of a global phenomenon - candid and historic moments of a band on the cusp of defining a new musical genre. Today, Black Sabbath's sound echoes around the world and across generations - but it all started here, upstairs at The Crown, in Birmingham city centre.
aug 26, 2025, 4:07 pm • 4 0 • view
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Found the Black sabbath mural. It has signatures of portraits of all four members in purple with white signatures covered in plexiglass.

A wide shot of the Black Sabbath mural featuring all four members in black and white. The Black Sabbath band logo on pink and purple lightning. A purple toned portrait of Ozzy Osbourne with his signature to the left. A black and white painting of Ozzy on the mic.
aug 26, 2025, 6:21 pm • 1 0 • view