YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE EXTREMLY RARE LP “SPIRIT OF LOVE “ BY C.O.B. ON THE CBS LABEL. ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE, 1ST UK PRESSING WITH EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBER

Clive Palmer (born May 13, 1943) is a British folk musician and banjoist best known as a founding member of the Incredible String Band.

Born in Edmonton, North London, he first went on stage at the age of 8, and took banjo lessons from the age of 10. Around 1957 he began playing with jazz bands in Soho. He began busking with Wizz Jones in Paris in 1959-60, before moving to Edinburgh in late 1962. By now a virtuoso banjo player, he teamed up as a duo with singer and guitarist Robin Williamson in 1963, playing traditional and bluegrass songs. They became the Incredible String Band in 1965 when they decided to develop their sound and their own writing talents, and added a third member, Mike Heron. Early in 1966, he also ran "Clive's Incredible Folk Club" in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. [1]

After recording the first ISB album, The Incredible String Band with Williamson, Heron and producer Joe Boyd, Palmer travelled to India and, on his return, decided not to rejoin the increasingly successful duo. Instead, he recorded an album of banjo music, Banjoland, which remained unreleased until 2005. He moved to Cornwall in 1968, where he worked as a woodwork teacher and became involved in trade union activities.[1] He also formed the Famous Jug Band who released the album Sunshine Possibilities in 1969, after which he left, later forming The Stockroom Five and The Temple Creatures (1970), neither of whom officially recorded. He then formed another band, C.O.B. (Clive’s Original Band), who released two albums, Spirit of Love (1971) and Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred Heart (1972). A solo album called Just Me followed on the German label Autogram in 1978.

He later moved to live in Brittany. He returned to recording music in the early 1990s, reuniting with Williamson, and then touring with Heron and (initially) Williamson in the reformed ISB towards the end of the decade. He issued a new album, All Roads Lead To Land in 2004, and toured as a duo with Lawson Dando in 2007.

RECORD, SLEEVE AND LABEL GRADING

SLEEVE CONDITION (BACK) :   VERY GOOD

SLEEVE CONDITION (FRONT) :   VERY GOOD

VINYL CONDITION SIDE 1 (LOOK) :    EXCELLENT

VINYL CONDITION SIDE 2 (LOOK) :   EXCELLENT

VINYL CONDITION SIDE 1 (SOUND) :   EXCELLENT

VINYL CONDITION SIDE 2 (SOUND) :   EXCELLENT

LABEL CONDITION SIDE 1 :   EXCELLENT

LABEL CONDITION SIDE 2 :   EXCELLENT

OTHER INFORMATION

LABEL: CBS

CATALOG NUMBER : S 69010

MIX :   STEREO

MATRIX SIDE 1 :A1

MATRIX SIDE 2 :B1

YEAR :   1971

S/S:still factory sealed,brand new

Mint:Record is as new,no marks or deterioration in sound/Cover as new

EXcellent:Record shows some signs of being played,but very little lessening in sound quality/Cover may have very minor wear

VG:very good condition,record shows signs of having been played many times,but with no major deterioration in sound quality,despite noticeable surface marks or very light scratches/Cover may have signs of wear

Good:Record has been played many times with noticeable deterioration in sound quality,with surface noise & mild scratches/Cover may have folds,creases,tears or discoloration

Fair:Record is still playable but has major surface noise/Cover may be torn,marked or defaced

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