Early Press Photograph Of BLACK SABBATH Unveiled By Former Manager

August 3, 2011

According to BirminghamMail.net, an early press photograph of BLACK SABBATH has been unveiled as part of former SABBATH manager Jim Simpson's personal collection of negatives, many of which have been unseen for 40 years. The picture in question, which features the four members of SABBATH on a grass verge outside Jim's house in Birmingham, is currently on display at Wednesbury Museum And Art Gallery in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The collection features around 80 photographs altogether and includes images of such other rock and roll stars such as Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, THE MOVE, THE ROLLING STONES and Rod Stewart.

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