ERIC BURDON AND WAR - THE BLACK-MAN'S BURDON SEALED 1970 2LP MGM PROMO + STICKER

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TITLE: Eric Burdon and War - The Black-Man's Burdon
FORMAT: 2LP
PRESSING: Stereo promotional pressing with (presumably) white promotional labels
CATALOG NUMBER/ LABEL : SE 4710-2
REVIEW: As the lead singer of the Animals, Eric Burdon was one of the British Invasion's most distinctive vocalists, with a searingly powerful blues-rock voice. When the first lineup of the group fell apart in 1966, Burdon kept the Animals' name going with various players for a few years. Usually billed as Eric Burdon & the Animals, the group was essentially Burdon's vehicle, which he used to purvey a far more psychedelic and less R&B-oriented vision. Occasionally he came up with a good second-division psychedelic hit, like "Sky Pilot"; more often, the music was indulgent, dating it almost immediately. Burdon's real triumphs as a solo artist came at the beginning of the '70s, when he hooked up with a bunch of L.A. journeyman soul/funksters who became his backing band, War. Recording three albums' worth of material in the year or two that they were together, the Burdon/War records could ramble on interminably, and would have benefited from a lot of editing. But they contained some spacy funkadelia of real quality, especially their number three hit single "Spill the Wine," which was almost recorded as an afterthought in the midst of sessions dominated by exploratory jams. 
    Eric Burdon's second and final album with War, Black-Man's Burdon was a double set that could have benefited from quite a bit of judicious editing. Composed mostly of sprawling psychedelic funk jams, it does find War mapping out much of the jazz/Latin/soul grooves that, cut down to much more economical song structures, would shortly bring them success on their own. Highlights include the soulful vamps "Pretty Colors" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music"; the 13-minute "Paint It Black" medley reflects the height of their eccentricity, Eric Burdon & War were already big stars on record and stage when Burdon, for reasons unclear to almost everyone, quit the band in 1971.- Allmusic.com
RARE SEALED ORIGINAL U.S. STEREO PROMOTIONAL PRESSING WITH (PRESUMABLY) WHITE PROMOTIONAL LABELS. VINYL IN PERFECT, MINT, SEALED, UNPLAYED CONDITION.
NOTE: Since this LP is still sealed, there are a few things that must be assumed. I cannot see the labels. However, I did find ample evidence that there was a white label promotional pressing of this title, and that they had the hype sticker on the shrink wrap (as this copy has). Also, the DJ NOT FOR SALE sticker on the back cover is UNDERNEATH the shrink wrap. This is strong evidence of a pre-release factory pressed promo copy, rather that an after-release give away copy. I took an additional photo of the sticker being under the wrap. Also, the first run of this LP contained an insert of a "War Bond", and I have every reason to believe that it is still inside this sealed LP, though I have not seen it.


CONDITION: (we visually grade albums according to Goldmine Standards, BUT questionable vinyl marks are also play-graded) 
                        VINYL: Mint (sealed)
                        JACKET: Very Good Plus (The cover has poked through the shrink wrap in some areas. See the pictures for detail of these areas. Also, there is some slight curvature to the top and bottom seams, possibly due to the shrink wrap, as well. However, the spine remains straight. There are some age spots, as well, and some mild creasing in the lower right corner of the front cover.)
                        SLEEVE: Mint (sealed)
                        INSERT / EXTRAS : Hype sticker on shrink wrap, and (presumed) War Bond insert
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