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The Ozzmosis of Ozzy Osbourne

Ben Thompson, Independent on Sunday, 1995

IT IS THE Winter of 1980-1. Black Sabbath are playing at the Hammersmith Odeon, for the first time without Ozzy Osbourne – widely regarded as the soul of the band – who has been sacked by guitarist Tony Iommi, but will soon become a superstar in America.

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