PENTAGRAM - Bobby Liebling

$ 40

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Jan 11, 2012 Sold Date

Jan 1, 2012 Start Date

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Description

These are the original words and music to the song "Downhill Slope (You Never Learn)"

Composed by Bobby Liebling sometime in the early 1970s, during (what has come to be known as) the 'Original Line-up' era.

Hand written in Bobby's own hand with soft lead pencil.

This piece measures 8" X 10 1/2" on pre-ruled, five hole punched notebook paper.

Includes lyrics to the song with extensive annotations (see provided images).

Words and music appear on both sides of the sheet.

The paper itself exhibits no tears and is intact.

Bear in mind this item is approximately forty years old.

This is as genuine, as it is unique.

In a word: Authentic

It is not a xerox copy.
It is not a digital print.
It is not a facsimile.
It is not a forgery.

Anyone familiar with PENTAGRAM, and "The PENTAGRAM Archives" on MySpace, is probably already aware that there are numerous items in the collection.
I have decided it's time to loosen the grip on a number of these and make them available.
Most are one-of-a-kind, which makes them highly collectible.
This is your chance to acquire a unique piece of PENTAGRAM history.

I am not offering any sort of 'Certificate of Authenticity', as a COA is not worth the paper it's printed on.
I do offer my word of honor as to it's authenticity, as I have been associated with the band since the DEATH ROW era.
I have maintained possession of said items in a climate controlled, smoke free environment, and it has been safely stored as an historical archive piece should.
Any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this particular item will be addressed via eBay message.

I will entertain serious bidders only.

Payment will be made in full via PayPal only.

All shipping costs, including insurance will be the responsibility of the winning bidder.

The item will be packed carefully as to avoid any damage during shipping.
I personally would not like to have anything damaged, as it's irreplaceable !

An Addendum dated 06 January 2012

As eBay and PayPal are inextricably linked together...
I would ask any winning bidder to appreciate the need for Positive Feedback.
This is necessary for PayPal holds all funds 21 days in escrow pending no positive feedback from the winning bidder/buyer.
Therefore I would deeply appreciate the positive feedback.

I would not sell any fan of PENTAGRAM / DEATH ROW a false bill of goods...it's simply not my way.
You have my word of honor on this.
Some of this material was acquired during Bobby Liebling's impending move from his parents apartment in Crystal City, Virginia, to his roommate in Rosslyn, Virginia in the 90's.
Bobby's mother (Diane Liebling) asked me to discard into the dumpster behind Crystal Towers) the contents of several trash bags.
Knowing the contents was from Bobby's bedroom: I summarily placed them into my vehicle for later inspection.
Much to my shock and overwhelming joy I found a multitude of historical ephemera relating to the past history of PENTAGRAM and DEATH ROW.
Current PENTAGRAM bassist and my long-time friend Greg Turley will vouch for this, as he was the recipient of some of Victor Griffin's (Greg's uncle) original hand written lyrics, such as "Evil Seed", and was there when I dumped the contents onto my living room floor.
Even Joe Hasselvander later exclaimed - "Man...what a haul !".
Included in the trash was innumerable vintage artifacts relating to all bands; including band contracts (including one for "Under My Thumb" with all five signatures of the "Original line-up" band members; Randy Palmer included, and their respective managers, Skip Groff and Bob Fowler), photographs, miscellaneous pieces of paper, set-lists, non-sports bubble gum cards (including Mars Attacks and Monster Laffs, of which I offered and gave to Randy Palmer), and piles of rock music magazines such as CREEM, HIT PARADER, ROLLING STONE, and many other related publications.
I also found (among the cache) the hand signed resignation notices of Greg Mayne, Geof O'Keefe, and Vincent McAllister dated 06 January 1976, terminating their involvement with PENTAGRAM.
After informing Bobby of this this...he simply said to me "Go ahead and keep it".
And to think this was intended to be dumped and bull-dozed over in the local landfill....