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Item # 706562

July 14, 1981

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981

* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement
* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY
* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist


Page 87 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images) This tour was Osbourne's first as a solo artist after leaving Black Sabbath. (see images)
Page 50 has a smaller ad for a appearance at the Asbury Park Convention Hall.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 112 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, minor margin wear, nice condition.

Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.

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Category: The 20th Century