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OZZY OSBOURNE ON
MOB RULES?
 Ozzy Osbourne on Mob Rules? That album was
released in 1981, about 3 years after Ozzy & Sabbath parted company. What am I talking
about? Well, Ozzy himself doesn't appear there. If you look to your right here, you'll see
the Mob Rules album cover. Underneath the second from the right person standing there,
you'll see the name of the person who drew the cover, Greg Hildebrandt. Underneath that
is what looks like the word Ozzy drawn into the ground.
If you look closer, it's a bit more obvious to see (by looking at this magnified
portion shown below. What this means, we don't really know. Was it intentional by the
band, or something that Greg Hildebrandt did as a joke, and it slipped by the band? Who
knows... (Thanks to Pete Scott for the edited graphic) I've gotten some
feedback on this page that claims there is actually the phrase "Kill
Ozzy" in the artwork, but I can't find the word 'kill' in there.
Some time ago, I got an email from someone who claimed to be involved with
the record label at the time - and they claim the "Kill Ozzy" thing
was put in there at the direct request of the band. Don't know how true
that is, though.
Update:
In Feb 2001, I was sent this image which claims to show the "Kill" in
the image. I personally don't see it - but here it is anyway. :)
In May of 2004, I was sent
an email from a fan (Joe P), who had emailed Greg Hildebrant at
his site about this issue. This
is what Greg Hildebrant replied back with..
Nice to hear from you.
The painting on the Black Sabbath album was one I did many years before the
album came out. It was actually a dream image I had.
Black Sabbath licensed the image from me for the cover.
Sorry but there are no hidden images in the painting.
Greg Hildebrandt
I would tend to believe
that Greg is telling the truth, so either this is a HUGE coincidence, or someone
altered the painting for the cover usage. One never knows, I suppose.
;) Here is a
direct link to the mob rules cover art from the Hildebrant site.
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