Sold Date: February 10, 2019
Start Date: February 3, 2019
Final Price: £57.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 16
Seller Feedback: 601
Buyer Feedback: 151

BRUNNING SUNFLOWER BLUES BAND -

BULLEN ST. BLUES

 SAGA

STFID 2118

1st UK Press 1968

Title : The Brunning Sunflower Blues Band - Bullen Street Blues

Label & year : Original Saga STFID 2118 LP , PHENOMENALLY RARE Stereo 1968 UK 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : STFID 2118 A , Side B : STFID 2118 B (EARLIEST EVER!!!)

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE EARLIEST EVER DAY OF RELEASE EXAMPLE OF THIS UNDERGROUND BLUES CULT CLASSIC!!! REALLY REALLY GOOD BAND, INCREDIBLE GUITAR PLAYER - KIND OF LIKE A GROOVIER CREAM WITH A BIT OF DOWNLINERS SECT, PAUL BUTTERFIELD, AND PETER GREEN THROWN IN!!! TOP CLASS OBSCURITY!!! OUTRAGEOUSLY HARD TO FIND, THIS SOLD VIRTUALLY ZERO AND QUITE SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP!!! AND NOT ONLY THAT, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME SOUNDING EXAMPLE TOO!!! AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO LISTEN TO - ONE OF THE PINNACLES OF THE GENRE!!!

An interesting curio from the heyday of the British blues boom: Between them bassist and primary school teacher Bob Brunning and pianist/patent agent Bob Hall formed the backbone of the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band who, between 1968 and 1971, recorded four albums for UK independent labels Saga, Appaloosa and Gemini and even found time to put together the side project Tramp. A founder member of Fleetwood Mac, Brunning played on their initial Blue Horizon sessions before being replaced by John McVie. A stint with Savoy Brown followed before Brunning founded and one time Savoy Brown pianist Bob Hall founded the group in 1967.

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, just two long very wispy shallow hairlines which have no audio impact at all, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groove  wear either!!!!  The record must grade EX!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!    It has NO sticker marks, NO splits, Hardly any edge wear  NO rips, NO tears, NO spinal wear (side words PERFECT! cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear,  NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight without any feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbiness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing AT ALL, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade EX!! if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!! This LP was retracted nearly immediately and thus there are very few copies that got out. No more than 800 at the very most.  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

SO HARD TO FIND THIS ALBUM IN THIS GREAT CONDITION . THIS WILL BE AN UPGRADE FOR MOST SERIOUS COLLECTORS.  IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THIS TURNS UP AGAIN IN THIS SPLENDID CONDITION WITH AGAIN MORE TAKERS THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT PIECE.

I AM OFFERING ANOTHER HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PROG / PSYCH / BLUES ROCK VINYL RARITIES FROM MY COLLECTION OF SIMILAR ITEMS !! A FANTASTIC ALBUM BY HATFIELD AND THE NORTH,  STUPENDOUSLY CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP . A MUST FOR ANY RECORD COLLECTOR.

Vinyl: EX.   Audio is sublime and this vinyl sounds out of this world, a majestic album that went unnoticed. Anyone who loves the likes of Cream and Fleetwood Mac but also Blues explosion material will be delighted to hear this quality album. The audio has beautiful separation and there is no background noise. I played this in full and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a crime so few people know about this gem!! I was even tempted to keep this as it will be very hard to find this again, it is indeed megarare now and always has been. Needless to say NO jumps, clicks or ticks. Two shallow hairlineson side 1 which have no audio impact. This will be a fantastic upgrade for most long time collectors!!

 Sleeve: EX.  Fantastic looked after sleeve without any wear or damage. It has the two flipbacks to the rear and has evr so slight yellowing as itis matt white Beautiful deep unfaded colours. Just a faint tiny thumb crease to the opening as per the picture. Impossible to find this very scarce album in this well preserved condition. Fully legible spine.  No writing, no marks , no creases, the best I have ever come across!! This is an ultimate upgrade copy!!

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

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