{"id":266765,"date":"2026-02-04T06:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/266765\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:55:08","slug":"lost-ozzy-osbourne-tape-found-in-attic-after-46-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/266765\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Ozzy Osbourne tape found in attic after 46 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>         4 Feb 2026, 07:12 Updated: 38m ago        <\/p>\n<p class=\"_abstract_eo4rj_72\">A long-lost tape featuring previously unheard material by Ozzy Osbourne has been discovered more than four decades after it was recorded.<\/p>\n<p> 4 Feb 2026, 07:12  | Updated: 38m ago <\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"789981\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/789981.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-sharon-and-12853317.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">A previously unheard recording by Ozzy Osbourne has been discovered in an attic more than four decades after it was first made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The tape, believed to date back around 46 years, was found during a clear-out and is thought to feature early material from the Black Sabbath frontman, whose career helped define heavy metal before he went on to achieve huge solo success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Osbourne, who also became a household name through the reality TV series The Osbournes, died last year aged 76. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The discovery has excited fans, offering a fresh glimpse into the work of one of rock music\u2019s most influential figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4 Feb 2026, 07:12 Updated: 38m ago A long-lost tape featuring previously unheard material by Ozzy Osbourne has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-266765","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}