BLACK CAT BONES "BARBED WIRE SANDWICH" 1971 P.I.P. RARE BLUES/PSYCHE WLP EX/GD

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172

THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

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ARTISTS: BLACK CAT BONES

TITLE: “BARBED WIRE SANDWICH”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Death Valley Blues

3:55

A2

Feelin' Good

4:50

A3

Chauffer

5:15

A4

Sylvester's Blues

3:40

A5

Coming Back

2:30

B1

Four Women

5:05

B2

Save My Love

4:51

B3

Good Lookin' Woman

7:16

B4

Please Tell Me Baby

3:12

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Tangerine Studios

• Recorded At – Decca Studios

Credits

• Bass – Stu Brooks*

• Design [Sleeve], Artwork [Model] – David Wedgbury

• Drums – Phil Lenoir

• Engineer [Assistant] [Decca Studios] – Simon Schofield, Steven Brown*

• Engineer [Decca Studios] – Robin Sylvester

• Engineer [Tangerine Studios] – Dave Grinsted, Peter Rynston

• Lead Guitar – Rod Price

• Photography By [Back Cover] – Jennifer Edwards

• Piano – Robin Sylvester (tracks: B4), Steve Milliner (tracks: A2)

• Producer – David Hitchcock

• Rhythm Guitar – Derek Brooks (2)

• Vocals – Brian Short

Notes

White label promo with "Promotion Copy Not For Sale" text on labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout A side): PIP 6809 A-1

• Matrix / Runout (Stamped runout B side): PIP 6809 B-1
  

LABEL: P.I.P. RECORDS (PICKWICK INTERNATIONAL)

CAT. #: PIP 6809

YEAR: 1979

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EX/EX- CONDITION. NO VISIBLE WEAR, SCRATCHES, LINES, BLEMS ETC. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER TO THE VINYL. THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN! NO AUDIO BETWEEN THE TRACKS. THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND SOUND, MAINLY ON THE LEAD IN GROOVE ON SIDE B, THE SONGS PLAY REALLY CLEAN. THERE ARE TWO VERY VERY LIGHT “LINES” ON SIDE A, BUT I TRACKED OVER THEM, CAN'T HEAR ANY THING, NO CLICKS OR POPS, MAINLY COSMETIC. JUST AN FYI.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN GOOD/FAIR CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC... THERE WAS A SEAM SPLIT ALONG THE TOP RIGHT EDGE, WHICH WAS SCOTCH TAPED, YEARS & YEARS AGO. THERE IS OBVIOUS WEAR ON THE JACKET, EDGE, CORNER & RING WEAR (SEE THE PHOTOS).

MORE INFO: I TRY AND MATCH WHAT I AM SELLING WITH DISCOGS LISTINGS.THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. THIS IS A VERY RARE WHITE LABEL PROMO, PRINTED ON BOTH LABELS IS “PROMOTION COPY-NOT FOR SALE”, ALSO THE PROMO STICKER ON THE BACK UPPER RICHT CORNER. I SEE 7 COPIES CURRENTLY FOR SALE ON DISCOGS, STARTING PRICE AT $96.66 UP TO $425 SO I THINK MY OPENING BID IS FAIR, ALSO THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUSTIONS...

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Black Cat Bones were a British heavy blues rock group from London.

The band is perhaps best known for having had Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke in its lineup, both of whom later joined Free in 1968. Kirke also became a founding member of Bad Company in 1974.

History

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 black cat bones, 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 blues 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. However, both Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke left soon after, 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 Studios and Decca Studios, and 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.

Brian Short went on to create a solo album entitled Anything for a Laugh in 1971, which also failed to win critical acclaim. Remaining band members Derek and Stuart Brooks were joined by vocalist Pete French and guitarist Mike Halls from the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band; after adding drummer Keith George Young, the outfit became the hard rock band Leaf Hound in 1970. Also in 1970, Lenoir joined Steve Peregrin Took's band Shagrat. Rod Price later went on to become the guitarist in Foghat from December 1970. Pete French joined Atomic Rooster and later Cactus with the remnants of Vanilla Fudge. Mike Halls played for many years on the British blues circuit and later moved to California.

Bob Weston, later of Fleetwood Mac, also spent time with the band.

Barbed Wire Sandwich is a psychedelic heavy blues rock studio album released by British Black Cat Bones in 1970 by Decca. The original vinyl version of the album is now highly sought after by collectors of rock and heavy blues music of the late 1960s and 1970s. It is the only studio release of the band.

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