PLAYBOYS “BLACK SHEEP R.I.P.” AUSSIE PSYCH BEAST

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PLAYBOYS “BLACK SHEEP R.I.P.” AUSSIE PSYCH BEAST

Sunshine QK-1872 (INSANELY RARE OZ 1960’s 45)

The Playboys – Black Sheep R.I.P. 7” (orig. Australia MONO Sunshine QK-1872—August 1967)

Black Sheep R.I.P. b/w Sad

FULL DESCRIPTION TO FOLLOW!

The Playboys – Black Sheep R.I.P. 7” (orig. Australia MONO Sunshine QK-1872—1967 : UK recording)

Recorded: late May 1967 ~ Australian release date: August 1967 (UK IMMEDIATE issue: 16 June 1967)

On offer here is an ULTRA RARE original AUSTRALIAN issue of THE PLAYBOYS “Black Sheep R.I.P.“ 7” single, released on Sunshine Records.  The A-side is a PSYCHEDELIC FREAKOUT re-working of the children’s nursery rhyme under the revised title “Black Sheep R.I.P.“, whilst the original Brian Peacock composed flip “Sad“ is regarded by many collectors as a FREAKBEAT CLASSIC.

Having returned to Australia from the UK, THE PLAYBOYS split from NORMIE ROWE and became PROCESSION, but that’s another story!

weblinks:

(1) http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot.com/2009/04/australian-playboys-black-sheep-rip-bw.html

(2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asnNrkj90NY (listen to “Sad” here!)

SIDE 1

1.             Black Sheep R.I.P. (2:40)     Writ: Gerrard

SIDE 2

2.             Sad (2:50)                          Writ: Brian Peacock

PERSONNEL

Brian Peacock          lead vocals, bass

Mick Rogers             lead guitar

Trevor Griffin         keyboards

Graeme Trottman     drums

Recorded in England (UK).

Produced by Mike Hurst.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:

VG(+) visual: some light scuffs and handling wear (scratch at beginning of side 1 *)—quite acceptable; audible: HIGHLY ENJOYABLE and VIBRANT SOUND overall, despite some underlying surface noise (* may cause a minor tick for 20 secs? as stylus passes over on another turntable, however I could not hear a thing on mine!) (VG+ to VG++); labels: hardly any spindle wear & light soiling, side 1: small writing ‘50c’; side 2: small writing ‘RS’.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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