Snowblind in East Ham

A new A4 sized glossy book, 160+ pages, authored by former Black Sabbath Appreciation Society founder Pete Sarfas.  This timely new book is crammed with hundreds of colour photographs many of which come from the BSAS archives and include an abundance of behind the scenes shots.

The focal point of the new book is the East Ham Granada chapter when the author took multiple photographs of Sabbath on stage during their ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ UK tour.  A full account of this concert and various other live performances are documented in fine detail including the momentous Alexandra Palace show in 1973.

The book takes you on an exhilarating journey of extraordinary tales from the nascent days of heavy metal in the early 70s to the helter-skelter of the late 80s/early 90s when the group, beset by constant personnel changes, struck again with renewed vigour.

Included in this new book are rare BSAS interviews with Tony Iommi, Tony Martin and Cozy Powell and some previously unreleased interviews with Bill Ward and Sabbath’s first manager Jim Simpson, which is highly revealing.  Additional special features in specific chapters analyse the early UK underground occult scene in 1970 that Sabbath found themselves entangled in when they sparred with rivals Black Widow plus a profile of early downer-rock bands many of which remained in the shadows.

This sweeping new book will appeal to fans from all genres and included are many never before seen photographs and unique items of Black Sabbath memorabilia.  

Obscure and little-seen clippings pepper the book throughout with revealing comment from Tony, Ozzy, Geezer and Bill.  A rare and insightful interview with Dio is a special feature of the ‘Heaven and Elf’ chapter.  But that is just the tip of the iceberg in a book that is a cornucopia of surprises.

Snowblind in East Ham comes from a unique angle.  It is penned by a lifelong fan who witnessed the live Sabbath experience dozens of times and who went on to gain special access to the band’s affairs when the BSAS was formed in 1988 and when working for Bill Ward in 1997 during the reunion with Ozzy, Tony and Geezer.  

The author says it can be purchased directly by emailing him at downerock@aol.com.