BACKHOUSE JAMES’ BLUES BAND NUMBERED LTD ED LP 500 ONLY NEW & SEALED MINT
  £   19
  $   23

 


£ 19 Sold For
Aug 14, 2013 Sold Date
Aug 7, 2013 Start Date
£   5 Start price
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
eBay Auctioned at
 
save auction  

Description

BACKHOUSE JAMES’ BLUES BAND<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

~ SELF-TITLED ~

 (2012 RECORD COLLECTOR LIMITED EDITION)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS STILL SEALED, UNPLAYED MINT COPY OF THE ALREADY RARE LIMITED EDITION OF THE UNBELIEVABLY RARE SELF-TITLED BLUES ALBUM BY BACKHOUSE JAMES’ BLUES BAND.

THE HISTORY OF THE RECORD

The Backhouse James’ Blues band formed in early 1968 with a line-up of Barry Bailey (guitar/vocals), Bob Mullet (bass/vocals), Spot Velovitch (piano) and John Taylor (drums) and began playing venues in their native Medway area. Within two months they had self-financed an album recorded in the front room of a house in Rainham, Essex and the back room of a local hotel! Musically this was authentic blues that dropped anchor in the ports of Elmore James, Muddy Waters and their own compositions and also featured Tim Harris on harmonica and vocals who often sat in with the band. Every track was a first take and sizzled like a hot steak. The band could only afford to press up 30 white label copies that were housed in an original sleeve and were all sold to their loyal followers for £2.50 each at a time when LPs cost £1.50.

Over time the album has become a collector’s item with a near mint copy selling for £1800 a few years ago. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO BUY A LOW NUMBERED MINT copy of THIS limited edition REISSUE of ONLY 500 COPIES and enjoy some of the best blues that you have never heard! 

RECORD COLLECTOR HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB IN RESURRECTING THIS ALMOST LOST MASTERPIECE AND HAVE PRESSED IT OVER TWO SIDES OF HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. THE VINYL IS HOUSED IN A SUPERB RECREATION OF THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE.

ALSO INCLUDED IS A LAMINATED NUMBERED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY TO PROVE THAT THIS IS NUMBER 103 OF ONLY 750 COPIES EVER PRESSED!!!

THIS STUNNING ALBUM IS 100% FACTORY SEALED IN ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP.

THIS STUNNING ALBUM IS 100% MINT & UN-PLAYED!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS RECORD COLLECTOR rclp ? (still sealed!)

THE SLEEVE

THE SLEEVE IS PROTECTED BY IT’S ORIGINAL FULLY SEALED FACTORY SHRINKWRAP AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS AND NO BUMPS - IT IS PERFECT!!

THE CONTENTS

THE CONTENTS INCLUDING THE VINYL ETC ARE ALL ASSUMED TO BE IN 100% MINT CONDITION.

THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

THE CERTIFICATE IS FULLY LAMINATED AND HAS BEEN SIGNED BY IAN SHIRLEY (RECORD COLLECTOR EDITOR). IT IS IN MINT CONDITION.

SIDE ONE

  1. COMING HOME

  2. CAN’T RAISE THE DEAD

  3. THE TRAIN IS COMING

  4. NO TITLE BLUES

  5. EVIL GOIN’ ON

  6. SAVE HER DOCTOR

  7. COLD HEART

SIDE TWO

  1. ON THE BALL

  2. ROCK ME

  3. DUST MY BROOM

  4. HELP ME

  5. PICKIN BLUES

  6. HAT FOR THE BLUES

  7. BORED CHOIR BLUES

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.00

£7.50

£11.00

£11.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.00

£12.75

£16.25

£16.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.





price rating