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AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO LEAF HOUND VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY...
We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following...
UK
vinyl LP, CD-R acetate, CD album, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
ITALY
vinyl LP, red vinyl, orange vinyl, clear vinyl...
GERMANY
CD album, red vinyl, white vinyl, blue vinyl, promo CD single, promo vinyl LP, promo 7" vinyl...
Top release decades
1970s, 2000s, 1990s...
Top music labels
Decca, Akarma, Repertoire, Repetoire...
Top barcodes
602458767483, 8034003292560, 4009910002025...
Top catalogue numbers
5876748, AK256, RR4485, SKL-R5094, RAR1020, CD-R ACETATE...
Top titles
Growers Of Mushroom - Splatter Cloudy Yellow vinyl - RSD 2024 - Sealed, Growers Of Mushroom - 180gm - Sealed, Growers Of Mushroom, Unleashed, Growers Of Mushroom - 180gm...
Top wanted titles
Growers Of Mushroom, Growers Of Mushroom...
Other artist names
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Related artists
Andy Fraser, Back Street Crawler, Bad Company, Black Cat Bones, Brian Short, Crawler, Free, Hellhound, Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu & Rabbit, Leaf Hound, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Rabbit, The Firm (Rock), The Law [Paul Rodgers], Tommy Morrison...
A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT...
 | LEAF HOUND Growers Of Mushroom (2003 Italian 11-track audiophile
LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, originally released
on Decca in 1971. As is often the case, this incredible progressive
masterpiece was criminally ignored in its lifetime, but has since gone
on to attain legendary status, with original copies topping the £1000
mark! Includes TWO bonus recordings, high quality gatefold
sleeve with biography & discography information inside. This copy has
remained factorysealed from new & is therefore still mint & unplayed!
AK256)
Tracklisting: 1. Freelance Fiend
2. Sad Road To The Sea
3. Drowned My Life In Fear
4. Work My Body
5. Stray
6. With A Minute To Go
7. Growers Of Mushroom
8. Stagnant Pool
9. Sawdust Caesar
Bonus tracks:
10. It's Going To Get Better (Single B-side, Germany only)
11. Hip Shaker (previously unreleased) |  | LEAF HOUND Growers Of Mushroom (Archive Quality "Dead Stock"
1971 first UK issue 9-track LP, once voted the number one most
collectable rock record on the planet by Q Magazine, an incredible
progressive masterpiece that was criminally ignored during its lifetime
but has since gone on to attain legendary status. Obtained from an ex
record shop employee, this very disc was left on the backroom
shelves without the picture sleeve since the day of release, & simply
never found its customer. As standard record shop practice goes, the
actual vinyl discs are often divorced from their sleeves & in this case
sometimes never matched at all. This exact copy never did sell in the
shop. It never did make its debut on a turntable. It may lack the
picture sleeve but what it does have is the original Decca poly bag &
the record shop master card sleeve, which is annotated with details of
the LP & a rubber stamped '20 Oct 1971' release date; this adds up
nicely with the '9-71' manufacturing date printed at the bottom of the
poly bag. This shop card sleeve which holds the record even has the
1971 retail price of... wait for it... "£2.19"! We immediately cleaned
the record to avoid any reaction to the poly material in the bag [this is
ever so faint both sides & purely cosmetic]. We then gave the record
its first airing on a turntable, & boy did it sound HUGE. In terms of
sound quality, this original Decca disc has no equal. It makes all
represses VASTLY inferior, meaning there really isn't any other way to
own this as a collector. We are overjoyed to be able to offer you a
standalone, original & near 'as new' vinyl copy - minus the sleeve - for
this near lost masterpiece. Please 'see more' info for further details...
SKL-R5094)
Tracklisting: The album was recorded in one eleven hour session at Spot Studios in Mayfair, London in late 1970 with Peter Fench on Vocals, Mick Halls on Guitar, Derek Brooks on Guitar, with his brother Stuart on Bass & Keith George-Young on drums. The band had previously been active, with various lineups, as Black Cat Bones. A victim of circumstances and a sequence of disputes with their management, led to the band touring Germany with the album still unreleased. Because of their success on this tour, German label Telefunken released both the album and a single. On returning to the UK, the album still remained unissued & the band finally broke up before it was released, losing the opportunity to promote it, and it disappeared without trace. Many years later, the album was re-discovered, rightly proclaimed a classic & people set out to try to obtain copies, without success. Seriously bootlegged, as original copies were almost impossible to obtain, it is suspected that like the Dr Z 'Three Parts To My Soul' LP, the actual copies sold were measured in handfuls. This is an absolute vital piece of British Rock & Decca label history. Buy now or cry later we say!
1. Freelance Fiend
2. Sad Road To The Sea
3. Drowned My Life In Fear
4. Work My Body
5. Stray
6. With A Minute To Go
7. Growers Of Mushroom
8. Stagnant Pool
9. Sawdust Caesar |  | LEAF HOUND Unleashed (2007 UK 9-track CD album - cry havoc and
let slip the hounds of heavy metal! An exciting set of high-octane
performances, featuring dynamic original vocalist Peter French with
Luke Rayner [guitar], Ed Pearson [bass] and Jimmy Rowland [drums],
complimenting the band’s legendary 70s ‘Growers Of Mushroom’
album, sealed picture sleeve)
Tracklisting: 1. One Hundred And Five Degrees
2. Barricades
3. The Man With The Moon In Him
4. Nickels And Dimes
5. Stop, Look And Listen
6. Overtime
7. Too Many Rock’n’Roll Times
8. Deception
9. Breakthrough [dedicated to the memory of Vincent Crane] |  | LEAF HOUND Growers Of Mushroom (Once voted the number one
most collectable rock record by Q Magazine, this 1971 UK 9-track LP,
an incredible progressive masterpiece that was criminally ignored
during its lifetime, has since gone on to attain legendary status & quite
rightly so. The album was recorded in one eleven hour session at Spot
Studios in Mayfair, London in late 1970 with Peter Fench on Vocals,
Mick Halls on Guitar, Derek Brooks on Guitar, with his brother Stuart
on Bass & Keith George-Young on drums. The band had previously
been active, with various lineups, as Black Cat Bones. A victim of
circumstances and a sequence of disputes with their management, led
to the band touring Germany with the album still unreleased. Because
of their success on this tour, German label Telefunken released both
the album and a single. On returning to the UK, the album still
remained unissued & the band finally broke up before it was released,
losing the opportunity to promote it, and it disappeared without trace.
Many years later, the album was re-discovered, rightly proclaimed a
classic & people set out to to try to obtain copies, without success.
Seriously bootlegged, as original copies were almost impossible to
obtain, it is suspected that like the Dr Z 'Three Parts To My Soul' LP,
the actual copies sold were measured in handfuls.
This is one of those original
copies!
Unlike the majority of the few surviving
copies, this copy is in spectacular condition with minimal wear to the
sleeve & immaculate vinyl. How it survived in this state is unknown,
but it did & here it is. We are overjoyed to be able to offer it to you
all & can guarantee that there isn't a better original copy on the
planet.
Yes, it's expensive, but good things often are. Miss this
one & there won't be another along like it.
Forever is a
long time to regret not doing something...
Not buying this copy,
if you ever went looking for it, you WILL
regret.
'Growers Of Mushroom', just one
copy, in fantastic condition, ONLY available here!
SKL-R5094)
See 'More Info' ....
Tracklisting: 1. Freelance Fiend
2. Sad Road To The Sea
3. Drowned My Life In Fear
4. Work My Body
5. Stray
6. With A Minute To Go
7. Growers Of Mushroom
8. Stagnant Pool
9. Sawdust Caesar
Detailed Condition :-
Sleeve
The sleeve shows just a little light creasing to the laminate in places, with some lift evident at the spine. Far less than is usually seen.
The unlaminated back shows minimal light wear at the edges & all text & the back image are clear to see. Usually this back is found not much short of destroyed, so this really is a bit special.
There is some wear to the corners, but nothing significant. A good EX sleeve, compared to the more usual VG- or worse, when found at all.
Vinyl
The vinyl is beautiful, with just a couple of light cosmetic marks visible on side two that are inaudible during play. Upon playtesting, this classic album still exhibits the rich, full sonics that it did forty years ago. There is just the tiniest amount of burring at the edges during very loud passages, but this is insignificant. Crackle between tracks is almost non-existant. The vinyl is an easy EX/EX+.
All in all, an incredibly good EX/ EX+ copy of this classic album that has defied the hands of time. We are unaware of any copies surfacing so far that are as good as this one, with most being far, far below it in terms of condition.
It's taken us over twenty five years to find a copy in good enough condition to want to offer for sale. We were lucky enough to find this one & it's a gem! | | LEAF HOUND Growers Of Mushroom (2003 Italian 11-track audiophile
LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, originally released
on Decca in 1971. As is often the case, this incredible progressive
masterpiece was criminally ignored in its lifetime, but has since gone
on to attain legendary status, with original copies topping the £1000
mark! Includes TWO bonus recordings, high quality gatefold
sleeve with biography & discography information inside. This copy has
remained factorysealed from new & is therefore still mint & unplayed!
AK256)
Tracklisting: 1. Freelance Fiend
2. Sad Road To The Sea
3. Drowned My Life In Fear
4. Work My Body
5. Stray
6. With A Minute To Go
7. Growers Of Mushroom
8. Stagnant Pool
9. Sawdust Caesar
Bonus tracks:
10. It's Going To Get Better (Single B-side, Germany only)
11. Hip Shaker (previously unreleased) |
AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY
We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards
on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified
or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I.,
ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.
MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:
Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills &
flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material;
press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other
clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing;
original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting
paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying:
original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere
invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.
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