+ Hi-res version. That's a very rare photo. Thanks for undigging it.

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Mike, thanks for that photo. Unfortunately, that's not a video screen; it's just a mirror. There were two giants video screens to the left and to the right of the stage.

Good sarcasm.

UPDATE: some corrections Circulating TV: - Miami, Florida, USA @ Thee Image Club (Communication Breakdown promo; the band is miming to the studio version of the song). Exact date and location not confirmed. 8mm B&W14 March 1969 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Swedish TV (Communication Breakdown promo; the band is miming to the studio version of the song) 8mm B&W 17 March 1969 - Gladsaxe, Denmark @ TV Byen (Danmarks Radio) VIDEOTAPE 25 March 1969 - Staines, England @ Staines Lino Factory (Supershow) 16mm 27 March 1969 - Bremen, Germany @ Beat Club VIDEOTAPE 19 June 1969 - Paris, France @ Tour Le Scene VIDEOTAPE Shows: 9 January 1970 - London, England @ Royal Albert Hall 16mm 27 July 1973 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden 35mm (mostly) + 16mm 28 July 1973 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden 35mm (mostly) + 16mm 29 July 1973 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden 35mm (mostly) + 16mm 24 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena VIDEOTAPE 25 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena VIDEOTAPE 17 July 1977 - Seattle, Washington, USA @ The Kingdome VIDEOTAPE 4 August 1979 - Stevenage, England @ Knebworth House Grounds (Knebworth Festival) VIDEOTAPE 11 August 1979 - Stevenage, England @ Knebworth House Grounds (Knebworth Festival) VIDEOTAPE 13 July 1985 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA @ John F. Kennedy Stadium (Live Aid) VIDEOTAPE 14 May 1988 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden (Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary) VIDEOTAPE 12 January 1995 - New York City, New York, USA @ Waldorf Astoria Hotel (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction) VIDEOTAPE 10 December 2007 - London, England @ The O2 Arena (Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert) 1080i HD cameras + Super 8mm Uncirculating (Confirmed) 21 March 1969 - Shepherds Bush, London, England @ Lime Grove Studios (How Late It Is) -- the show was filmed and aired but the tapes were wiped by the BBC. See this. VIDEOTAPE 4 May 1973 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA @ Atlanta Braves Stadium -- see this and this. 24 July 1973 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA @ Three Rivers Stadium -- test footage for TSRTS. 17 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena -- confirmed by photos. VIDEOTAPE 18 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena -- confirmed by photos. confirmed by photos 23 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena -- confirmed by photos and Kevin Shirley's interview. VIDEOTAPE 30 April 1977 - Pontiac, Michigan, USA @ Pontiac Silverdome -- confirmed by several photos. VIDEOTAPE 5 December 2007 - Shepperton, Surrey, England @ Shepperton Studios (only single-camera footage circulates. The footage shot by the professional cameras was supposedly not recorded.) 1080i HD cameras Rumored to have been professionally filmed 28 June 1970 - Shepton Mallet, England @ Royal Bath & West Showground (Bath Festival 1970) -- see this 21 May 1977 - Houston, Texas, USA @ The Summit -- could have been filmed from an elevated position. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwS1tC9Mp00. 30 May 1977 - Landover, Maryland, USA @ Capital Center -- see this.

Way too fastidious. Why would someone even remember a minor detail like that 30 years after it happened?

I don't know. See this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=576737189012482&set=pb.137907576228781.-2207520000.1365530825&type=3&theater

That's from 20 October 1988.

Nothing new so far. Waiting for the box sets.

A European tour has been announced. http://www.blacksabbath.com/events.html 10 December 2013 at the O2 Arena in London... Sounds interesting.

Great photo.

Ledzepfilm, you were right, all 5 Earls Court concerts were filmed. 18 May 1975: Photo courtesy: tightbutloose.co.uk

Great work, mikezep. When were these photos taken?

Guys, do you happen to have better versions of these photos?

Why would you consider the Tampa and MSG 1975 footages proshot? Give me almost any amateur footage over those two.

UPDATE Circulating TV: 11-15 February 1969 - Miami, Florida, USA @ Thee Image Club (Communication Breakdown promo) 17 March 1969 - Gladsaxe, Denmark @ TV Byen (Danmarks Radio) 25 March 1969 - Staines, England @ Staines Lino Factory (Supershow) 27 March 1969 - Bremen, Germany @ Beat Club 19 June 1969 - Paris, France @ Tour Le Scene Shows: 9 January 1970 - London, England @ Royal Albert Hall 27 July 1973 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden 28 July 1973 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden 29 July 1973 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden 24 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena 25 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena 17 July 1977 - Seattle, Washington, USA @ The Kingdome 4 August 1979 - Stevenage, England @ Knebworth House Grounds (Knebworth Festival) 11 August 1979 - Stevenage, England @ Knebworth House Grounds (Knebworth Festival) 13 July 1985 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA @ John F. Kennedy Stadium (Live Aid) 14 May 1988 - New York City, New York, USA @ Madison Square Garden (Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary) 12 January 1995 - New York City, New York, USA @ Waldorf Astoria Hotel (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction) 10 December 2007 - London, England @ The O2 Arena (Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert) Uncirculating (Confirmed) 21 March 1969 - Shepherds Bush, London, England @ Lime Grove Studios (How Late It Is) -- the show was filmed and aired but the tapes were wiped by the BBC. See this. 4 May 1973 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA @ Atlanta Braves Stadium -- see this and this. 24 July 1973 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA @ Three Rivers Stadium -- test footage for TSRTS. 17 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena -- confirmed by photos. 23 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena -- confirmed by photos and Kevin Shirley's interview. 30 April 1977 - Pontiac, Michigan, USA @ Pontiac Silverdome -- confirmed by several photos 5 December 2007 - Shepperton, Surrey, England @ Shepperton Studios (only single-camera footage circulates. The footage shot by the professional cameras was supposedly not recorded.) Rumored to have been professionally filmed 28 June 1970 - Shepton Mallet, England @ Royal Bath & West Showground (Bath Festival 1970) -- see this 17 May 1975 - London, England @ Earls Court Arena -- based on my research, this is the only Earls Court date that was not filmed. 21 May 1977 - Houston, Texas, USA @ The Summit -- could have been filmed from an elevated position. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwS1tC9Mp00. 30 May 1977 - Landover, Maryland, USA @ Capital Center -- see this.

You're right, but only 3 of the cameras were positioned near the stage (2 in the front, 1 on the right of the stage). None of them can be seen in those photos. In total, there were more than 5 angles, by the way.

On all dates except for the 18th, there were 2 cameras in fixed positions. There are up to 50 photos from the 18th on Getty Images, all of which were shot from near the stage; no cameramen can be seen in any of them.

Now, if the photos on Getty Images are from the 18th, then:

http://i.imgur.com/vBBoE4N.jpg - 17th (confirmed) http://i.imgur.com/scqdCXw.jpg - 23rd (Robert is wearing a red blouse as far as I can tell) http://i.imgur.com/HARcpTs.jpg - either 17th or 23rd; I'm leaning toward 17th http://i.imgur.com/iA9xS58.jpg - either 17th or 23rd; I'm leaning toward 17th

I think only 4 dates were filmed (17, 23, 24, 25) http://i.imgur.com/vBBoE4N.jpg - 23rd (JPJ is wearing a white shirt) http://i.imgur.com/Ni2E1Tr.jpg - 17th http://i.imgur.com/scqdCXw.jpg - 17th http://i.imgur.com/iA9xS58.jpg - 17th http://i.imgur.com/HARcpTs.jpg - 17th

If we're assuming that the photos on Getty Images that are billed as 18 May 1975 are surely from the 18th, then we can conclude that the long shot with the video screen in action is not from the 18th (there were no cameras on/near the stage on that date, that's for sure)

I can bet that the 17the was not filmed. Have a look at this link. Getty Images has a big photo collection from the 17th. There are no cameras in any of the photos. http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?query=z.i.H4sIAAAAAAAEAOy9B2AcSZYlJi9tynt_SvVK1-B0oQiAYBMk2JBAEOzBiM3mkuwdaUcjKasqgcplVmVdZhZAzO2dvPfee--999577733ujudTif33_8_XGZkAWz2zkrayZ4hgKrIHz9-fB8_In7dfLn91et79-79Hr_Gr3u2yC7yX_PX-DV-jYT-_xuV-Sz9Qb5a5WWx_DX_b3p-DXl-oxdV-3qVT4vzIp_pZ9Hn1zQ_k7qq2pdZnS0a89mvhf_v7vxG9OPXe_f6ujl9Z974Nb2_uWV2bgHq73j5187OpwaY_QP__7Xxc4fhL1r35qL9dfT33-LX4K7tr3vu13vu1_v8669DgEsLxP6FPn5d-qNe2DGGf_76-GgXf_16_PnEwuj8za-dh1Dsnwxlx0I570Bxf_NrtSVH-CdD2bNQ6g4U9zdRMbeY4I9fW_9gku7it9-Y_v9b7u7dvbd7d_fhg_vp3r1H9x_S__Ddb4jvdvbu7uh3OzuP-H-YCqJcvrL9Bn_92vmksd-YP3j6coep9_uvlbvm3u-_drNa2c_xhxnJb2VfvJy6Fy-nZnC_Jf7esb_t2994wL9OVXusaf_irya5_5X5C8-vPbtamt9_TfMH-O_XadbeaIO_fu08c_j5f9DvK_8L-8ev2wTQwj9_7XfPnrvJpD_sF1nt4eb98Rs102qVP1kvZ6VH4uBTA_DHAefBzn38_usQH65t8-CvX2deyx9CIfMXnl_vRX6VN-3_EwAA___IPXdAfgQAAA..#

I'm a bit confused. Are you trying to say that these three photos are from the same date? (17th)