SOUGHT British 1970 ORIG BLACK WIDOW DARK PROG PSYCH HAMMOND UNDERGROUND LP
$
63
$ 63
Sold For
Oct 30, 2022
Sold Date
Oct 25, 2022
Start Date
20
Number Of Bids
USA
Country Of Seller
eBay
Auctioned at
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING: Please read the entire auction listing, including shipping costs, before writing to ask a question. OUR GOAL IS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. In order to meet that goal, we will ALWAYS work with our customers on any concerns that may arise. Because of that dedication, there should be no need to open a resolution dispute before working with us. Please keep in mind, we would prefer to continue to provide you the opportunity to acquire the rare music we present each and every week. Payment is required within seven days. We mail all paid items ONE WEEK after auctions end. Our listings are time consuming in detail and we are often traveling to find these gems, which at times delays the delivery schedule by a day or two. We ALWAYS process and ship every paid order. We have no control over parcels once they are mailed from our local Post Office. Overseas mail to some countries (Italy, Russia, France, in particular) has become very slow. Opening a dispute for slow mail is unacceptable.
Ebay LP "rarities" dealer since 1998
We work hard to provide excellent service as is represented by our well over +21,000 positive feedback.
We use an ultrasonic KLAudio machine and thoroughly clean all records. Each order is carefully packaged by removing the LP from the jacket to avoid seam splits, use of 3 ml plastic cover sleeves over each LP and jacket, cardboard pad inserts, and placed in sturdy record mailers for safe delivery. We take Customer Service seriously, and want you to be satisfied. Please give us 5 stars in each category through the feedback system, and we will be able to effectively continue to fulfill your passion for rare and collectible music! We have served thousands of satisfied customers - far more than our feedback records indicate - and our aim is to continue to do so. Thank you for your interest and support. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHIPPING: USA ~ 1 LP = $4.00 Media Priority rates vary by area; please inquire. All Canadian and Overseas shipping ~ Please inquire about rates. Priority shipping rates required on any order $200+ ~ Also, in the best interest of all of us, safe Express shipping rates on any order totaling $400+
Note to International buyers: If you are unable to bid on our auctions, send us an e-mail and we will try to fix your problem. WE DO NOT USE EBAY's GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. Be certain that your Customs forms are processed by us and your package will be postmarked and mailed at our local Post Office. Discount shipping on multiple LPs in same order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ORIGINAL 1970 BRITISH-ONLY FIRST PRESS
- HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE UK UNDERGROUND
- PROG, ROCK , PSYCH
..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. - BLACK WIDOW
- 'III'
- ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- "MADE IN ENGLAND" ~ CBS - 64562
FINAL COLLECTION COPY ! CLEAN VINYL with extremely hard to find delicate cover ~ normally IF found will have much too much wear ... here is your exception ...
entirely hard to find in any better shape (DETAILS BELOW!!)
Contains the double-sided printed UK CBS inner sleeve!
"Volume 3" was and is undoubtedly Black Widow's finest moment.
Vol. 3 brims with passion and invention and some genuinely excellent
intra-band musicianship.
Opening cut, the epic-10 minute journey that is THE BATTLE is a winding, twisting mixture of hard-rock and theatrical progressive rock, telling the story of a wounded solider and his experiences during the heat of battle. The song dashes thru 4 carefully-constructed sections before finishing up in a thrilling climax of crescendoing guitars and drums, showing off the bands style at the peak of their impressive powers. But it's not just long prog songs these guys are good at; check out LONELY MAN, which contains a bass riff that's blacker than almost anything produced in R'n'B and would probably had the funk-soul masters craving to make their own.
LONELY MAN spans 4, ultra-quick minutes and features a rocking flute-solo alongside the groovy guitars. It's a welcome departure for a band who throughout their careers were often compared with BLACK SABBATH and therefore bracketed in the satanic rock/heavy metal category.
Impressive too is the cover art depicting an old, bedraggled and bearded prisoner sitting upright in a dank, dark and dirty dungeon. And get this: IT'S NOT BY ROGER DEAN!!!! But you cannot write a good Black Widow review without addressing the satanic controversy that dogged their career and the sometimes ridiculous, tabloid-esque accusations that made life, at times, very hard for this band. Also, some people call Black Widow a Heavy Metal band, which just isn't so. Yet, some of their tunes have a hard-rock veneer, but they certainly were not heavy! Black Widow did indulge in the odd-satanic lyrics showing an obsession with the darker-side-of-life, but, especially at the time, these points were overblown to the point of being absurd. Inevitable BLACK SABBATH comparisons also didn't help, and five years later in 1975 the group called it a day.
Black Widow's history is daring, cleverly-played and features a collection of eclectic styles, all expertly-molded together by a group of musicians who deserved better than a 50+ years later collectible status the LP remains,with value ever increasing in time moving forward.
1. The battle (10:54) :
- a) The onslaught
- b) If a man should die
- c) Survival
2. Accident (4:12)
3. Lonely man (4:51)
4. The sun (4:30)
5. King of hearts (6:41)
6. Old man (9:10)
- Kip Trevor / vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
- John Culley / electric & acoustic guitars, vocals
- Zoot Taylor / Hammond organ, piano
- Clive Jones / flute, saxophone
- Geoff Griffith / bass, vocals
- Romeo Challenger / drums, percussion
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: strong (EX) excellent) (delicate cover, front/back in very collectible shape!) There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: near M- very clean ~ plays fantastic
- both UK orange CBS labels are TOP- clean !!
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))
................................................
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee!
BEFORE BIDDING: IF you have a problem PLEASE agree in letting us solve an issue
for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! ................................................ GRADING SYSTEM:
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
price rating
