BLACK WIDOW Return To The Sabbat LP BLACK WIDOW 1998 ITA orig+inner BWR029
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THIS IS THE ITALIAN ORIGINAL PRESSING on BLACK WIDOW label. SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any deterioration BUT some creases on rear (top & bottom edge, at right), surface sticker mark on rear (top right corner), left spine is fully readable; INNER also in great condition; for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX condition (barely played) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.
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BLACK WIDOW
Leicester, England-based Black Widow formed in 1969 from the ashes of blue-eyed soul band Pesky Gee! Jim Gannon (vocals, guitar, vibraphone), Kip Trevor (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Zoot Taylor (keyboards), Clive Jones (woodwinds), Bob Bond (bass), and Clive Box (drums) played dark, allegedly satanically inspired rock along the lines of Black Sabbath, and gained plenty of attention and controversy for their theatrical live sets. Black Widow made the U.K. Top 40 with their 1970 debut album, Sacrifice.
"RETURN TO THE SABBAT"
[Recorded and produced at D.T. Studios. Kettering, Northants: November 1969]
1998 BLACK WIDOW RECORDS BWR 029
MADE IN ITALY ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
NOTES: Recorded and produced at D.T. Studios. Kettering, Northants: November 1969
Recorded as Pesky Gee! and existed as one copy acetate.
On vocals there were Kay Garret and Kip Trevor
500 copies pressed
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Barcode: none
LABEL: BLACK WIDOW - BLACK/WHITE LABELS w/ARTWORK on SIDE A - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: BWR 029
Catalog on labels: (Side B only) BWR 029
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): BWR
∙ 029 ∙ AMatrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): BWR
∙ 029 ∙ BOn labels: (Side B only) rim text "All Rights.......Prohibited"
LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES
All titles by.........EMI Songs
S.I.A.E. 33 RPM(boxed) ℗1999
Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
On Back Sleeve: Tracklist + Credits
Licensed by Mystic Records.........Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 7BL, UK
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Few albums have undergone such a dramatic transformation in their fortunes as Black Widow's Sacrifice. Best known for so long on the strength of one track ("Come to the Sabbat") on an early-'70s CBS sampler, Sacrifice was for so long the guilty secret of a mere handful of prog fans that it felt like it might never be rediscovered. But it was and, today, no less than three full versions of the seven-song opus are available on CD, the original LP, a spellbinding live version recorded for German TV (with accompanying DVD!), and this, the band's initial 1969 demo. Cut while the group was still known as Pesky Gee!, and working toward the follow-up to its Exclamation Mark debut, it features additional vocalist Kay Garrett alongside the familiar Kip Trevor and, while the lyrics and arrangements are unchanged, there's an urgency to this performance that the vinyl simply cannot match. Added emphasis on sax and organ pushes things hard, while every song is taken just a few beats faster than listeners are accustomed to, to bring a delirium to the performance that is perfectly in keeping with the subject matter. Not even the presence of a little surface noise (the CD was mastered from acetate) can detract from the magnificence of the performance and, if you've spent the last however many years marveling at the Sacrifice that fans know and love, this one will take you even higher...(AllMusic)
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