Sold Date: July 12, 2015
Start Date: April 4, 2015
Final Price: $19.99 (USD)
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Excellent Guaranteed Original 1969 1st Pressing Of This Fantastic Psych Debut LP From Black Pearl Titled "Black Pearl" Incredible Hard Rockin' 1st LP With Awesome Guitar And Vocals From These X Barbarians Minus Moulty! Released On The Atlantic Record Label #SD 8220. Vinyl Is In VG++ Or Excellent Condition Very Clean And Shiny LP Lays Flat Plays Fine And Sounds Great! Labels Look Fine. Cover (Jacket) Is In VG+ Condition With Some Wear To Front And Back Covers Small Bottom Split By Spine Otherwise All Seams Intact With Some Wear And Spine Is Legible. Small Paper Tear Upper Right Front Cover Sticker Removed From That Area Also. Includes Original Atlantic Inner Sleeve!

Black Pearl was composed of Bernie "B.B" Fieldings (vocals), Bruce Benson (guitar), Oak O'Connor (drums), Geoffrey Morris (guitar), Tom Mulcahy (guitar) and Jerry Causi (bass). Morris, Causi and Benson had been members of the , a 60s noted for their extreme long hair for the times and their single, " Are You a Boy or Are You A Girl". The were also noted for the band's drummer, , who had lost one hand in a childhood accident and consequently played drums with a hook.

The band was formed after Barbarians' singer and drummer Moulty refused to travel to Boulder, Colorado for a two week engagement. A new drummer, Oak O'Connor, plus Mulcahy and Fieldings, joined with ex-Barbarians Morris, Causi and Benson, all initially based in Boston, to form Black Pearl in 1967. The band relocated from Boston to San Francisco, after a period of time in Colorado.

Fieldings, who was white, was a wild showman who modeled his stage presence on that of . His admiration for James Brown was evident on the group's live album, which contains a twelve minute version of James Brown's "Cold Sweat". As noted by one reviewer, "Black Pearl crank out some hard rockin' psych-rock music with the most ferocious drumbeats you've heard in a while." The band's three guitar lineup was considered to be both unique and powerful, being a format also found in contemporaries and .

Black Pearl released two albums, Black Pearl (1969) and Black Pearl - Live! (1970), with the second being less well-received than the first.

SS...Still sealed in original factory shrink wrap (never opened), any wear or tears in shrink will be noted in description. Bent or dinged corners, creases, drill or punch holes, saw cuts, ect. will also be noted.

MINT...An opened record with no noticeable flaws whatsoever, generally this grade is applied only when the record is known to be unplayed. If I do not know it is unplayed, I may grade it as NM and looks unplayed. Cover jackets will appear like new, shrink wrap may be removed but there will be no noticeable flaws.

NM...Near Mint condition, vinyl looks like new or may show only the slightest evidence of having been played, will have a nice glossy shine, labels will be clean or just one or two light marks near the spindle hole. Cover jackets will be nearly flawless showing only the slightest signs of wear (slight edge wear, very minor dings, ect.).

VG++...Very Good Plus Plus...Just a bit more wear than NM. Vinyl may have a few extremely light scratches or paper scuffs that may sound briefly in quiet passages. Cover jackets may show the slightest signs of ring wear (just barely noticeable), or minor edge & corner wear. VG++ records are very nice and quite collectible, especially for first issues or rare recordings.

VG+...Very Good Plus....Vinyl will have a bit more wear, possibly having some occasional extraneous noise, mainly in soft passages & deadwax areas; will not overwhelm the overall listening experience. Cover jackets may have very light ring wear, edgewear, light stains, smudges, or other minor marks. There will be no seam splits. This is still a desirable grade representing an enjoyed record that has been well taken care of.

VG..Very Good....Vinyl will play with some pops & crackling in places but overall should be an enjoyable listen. Some groove wear will be evident and luster may be fading. Cover jacket wear will be much more evident; moderate to heavier ring wear, small seam splits, minor writing, staining, or smudges.

VG-...Very Good Minus...Vinyl will have one or two bad scratches or heavy scuffs making it a bit less than a VG rating. May skip or have a few loud pops and will have lost much of it's luster. Cover jackets will be worn; heavy ring wear, seam splits, pronounced edge/spine wear, conspicuous writing or other marks. Generally I only sell records of this grade or below if they are somewhat rare. 

Will be happy to combine shipping charges for multiple items purchased. Please let me know if you are bidding on more than one 45 or LP. Your satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back. Please check my other auctions and my store for more cool 45's and LP's. All records packed in sturdy record mailers with cardboard inserts record shipped outside of jacket to prevent seam splitting during shipment new outer vinyl sleeve included. Thanks for looking!