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AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO BLACK CAT BONES 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, 3-LP vinyl set, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
USA
vinyl LP, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD album...
KOREA
CD album, red vinyl, orange vinyl...
JAPAN
CD album, red vinyl, blue vinyl, orange vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo CD album, promo 5-CD set...
Top release decades
2000s, 1970s, 1960s, 1990s...
Top music labels
Decca Nova, Tapestry, Sunbeam Records, Sceptre, Sunbeam, Won-Sin, Polydor, P.I.P....
Top barcodes
5051125505821, 8809288856765...
Top catalogue numbers
SDN15, SBR3LP5058, TPT221, SALR1216, WS885676-2, PIP-6809, BRC-29202...
Top titles
Paul's Blues - Sealed, Barbed Wire Sandwich - 1st, Barbed Wire Sandwich - 180gm - Sealed, Barbed Wire Sandwich - 1st - VG, Barbed Wire Sandwich - 1st - EX, Come Aboard! QE2, Barbed Wire Sandwich, Paul's Blues, Barbed Wire Sandwich - Sealed, Barbed Wire Sandwich - FAIR...
Top wanted titles
Barbed Wire Sandwich...
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...
 | BLACK CAT BONES Barbed Wire Sandwich (Rare 1970 UK 9-track
stereo LP by the band who were originally formed in 1966, including
Paul Kossoff & Simon Kirke, who left before the recording of the
album to form Free, front laminated picture sleeve. This copy can only
really be described as FAIR, but is now a tough album to find in any
condition at all, so is offered here as a collection filler at an extremely
advantageous price SDN15)
** Please see 'More Info' for
details on condition **
Tracklisting: Tracklisting:
01. Chauffeur
02. Death Valley Blues
03. Feelin' Good
04. Please Tell Me Baby
05. Coming Back
06. Save My love
07. Four Women
08. Sylvester's Blues
09. Good Lookin' Woman
Background
The band formed in 1966 with original members Paul Tiller (lead vocals and harmonica), Paul Kossoff (lead guitar), brothers Derek Brooks (rhythm guitar) and Stuart Brooks (bass), and Terry Sims (drums).
Black Cat Bones (named after a Hoodoo charm associated with blues music) played regularly on the London pub circuit. Early in the band's existence came several personnel changes, with Terry Sims being replaced by drummer Frank Perry, who was in turn replaced in early 1968 by drummer Simon Kirke. Paul Tiller was later replaced by vocalist Brian Short.
At the suggestion of Mike Vernon, owner of the Blue Horizon record label, Kossoff, Kirke and Stuart Brooks backed veteran blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree on his 1968 album 'When You Feel The Feeling You Was Feeling', and played on his concurrent UK tour. Both Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke left soon after to form Free, being replaced by guitarist Rod Price and drummer Phil Lenoir. It was this lineup that recorded Barbed Wire Sandwich, the band's only album release. The album was recorded at Tangerine and Decca Studios, and was released in November 1969 on Decca's newly launched Nova label dedicated to progressive rock music. When the album failed to win the band critical acclaim, members Brian Short, Rod Price, and Phil Lenoir left the band, effectively ending its existence.
Condition
This album can only be graded as FAIR, but with near mint examples selling for ten times this price, it is a very affordable collection filler that will certainly not depreciate over time.
The vinyl shows several surface marks, ranging from the light scuff & hairline to a few deeper scratches. This results in a degree of surface noise being present at all times in quieter moments & the occasional 'click' being heard.
Visually, the vinyl look to be VG/VG- and plays mostly as you would expect a VG copy to play, with the exception of one long axial scratch that causes a repeating jump at the beginning of Side Two, Track Three, 'Sylvester's Blues'.
As a consequence, we can only grade the vinyl as FAIR, partially redeemed by the VG/VG- condition of the rest of the vinyl.
The sleeve remains in GOOD condition.
There is a previous owner's name written on the back & a bit of discolouration, but nothing excessive.
The sleeve has been tape reinforced at the opening [a common practice at the time], which has actually saved it from any further deterioration.
Visually, the front displays just a degree of light wear, although there is a considerable amount of creasing to the laminate.
For all this, the sleeve remains intact & untorn. Even with a small split to the laminate at the centre of the spine, it remains clearly readable and shows just a little scuffing to the corners. Not too bad, really, considering how copies of this album are usually found.
This is a far from Mint example & is priced accordingly, but is still playable with the exception of Side Two, Track Three, previously mentioned.
The sleeve too is in slightly better than average condition for a copy of this album, which is why Mint examples are now selling for £500+.
If you have been looking for a collection filler and have been unwilling to sell your child to obtain one, then this could be for you. |  | BLACK CAT BONES Barbed Wire Sandwich (Rare original 1970 US
9-track stereo LP with a reorganised tracklisting to the UK issue,
recorded by the band who were originally formed by Simon Kirke &
Paul Kossoff before they left to form 'Free', pasted picture sleeve. This
copy has miraculously remained FACTORY SEALED from
new & is therfore still mint & unplayed! PIP-8609)
Tracklisting: 1. Death Valley Blues
2. Feelin' Good
3. Chauffeur
4. Sylvester's Blues
5. Coming Back
6. Four Women
7. Save My Love
8. Good Lookin' Woman
9. Please Tell Me Baby |  | BLACK CAT BONES Barbed Wire Sandwich (2006 UK limited edition
issue of the 1970 9-track LP pressed on 180gm virgin vinyl, a fantastic
example of the raw progressive blues that was favoured in the UK at
the time. The group [formed in 1966] originally included Paul Kossoff
& Simon Kirke, who left before the recording of the album to form
Free, sealed & stickered picture sleeve)** Limited to 1000 copies **
Tracklisting: 1. Chauffeur
2. Death Valley Blues
3. Feeling Good
4. Please Tell Me Baby
5. Coming Back
6. Save My Love
7. Four Women
8. Sylvester's Blues
9. Good Lookin' Woman |  | BLACK CAT BONES Barbed Wire Sandwich (Monster rare Prog
Blues/Psych 1970 first UK issue 9-track stereo LP, by the band who
were originally formed by Simon Kirke & Paul Kossoff, before they left
to form Free & featuring an early incarnation ofLeafHound, issued on
the light blue & silver Decca Nova series label & housed in a front
laminated picture sleeve with stereo/mono hole indicator on the
reverse & blue-for-stereo company inner. Please see 'more info' for
condition details...SDN15)
Tracklisting: 1. Chauffeur
2. Death Valley Blues
3. Feelin' Good
4. Please Tell Me Baby
5. Coming Back
6. Save My love
7. Four Women
8. Sylvester's Blues
9. Good Lookin' Woman
Condition :-
Sleeve :-
The sleeve is in very reasonable shape, with no writing or tears. The laminate is firmly intact, albeit with a little creasing around the edges. There is a little faint beginnings of ring wear or age yellowing on the unlaminated back, but this is minor. All text is clearly legible, including along the spine. Complete with its original blue-for-stereo bordered die-cut poly inner, this is a very healthy example & certainly in VG+ condition.
Labels :-
The labels are clean with no tears or writing. There are just a few spindle marks to indicate play but nothing excessive.
Vinyl : -
The vinyl has been professionally cleaned. The surface has scuffing and hairlines, which in playtesting result on ambient noise, which is present throughout most playback, although not overpowering the music, leaving it VG-. All in all a nice play/collection filler example. Heavy blues rock, par excellence. |
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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