BIG SLEEP - Bluebell Wood £780 UK 1971 Pegasus PEG 4 RARE PSYCH/PROG

Released on the rare and obscure UK Pegasus Label in 1971 (PEG 4) (Pegasus only issued 10 albums including Nazareth, Atomic Rooster, Three Man Army, Fuchsia etc) this UK progressive rock band called Big Sleep were from Neath, Wales and were formerly known as Eyes Of Blue. This album `Bluebell Wood` was their only album release and went the way of most of the rest of the labels releases into obscurity, making it very sought after now, a Mint copy sold for £788 in 2017 but usually goes for a very respectable £200+, it comes in a gatefold sleeve on the distinctive coloured `Flying winged Pegasus label` Why not subscribe as I post rarities regularly! Side 1 1. Death Of A Hope 0:00 2. Odd Song 5:40 3. Free Life 9:37 4. Aunty James 16:11 5. Saint & Sceptic 21:04 Side 2 1. Bluebell Wood 27:44 2. Watching Love Grow 39:15 3. When The Sun Was Out 41:54 A Welsh-oriented one-off project BIG SLEEP were formed substantially as an off-shoot of EYES OF BLUE, a late 60s psychedelic blues band. Their lineup were Phil RYAN (organ, piano), Ritchie FRANCIS (bass, piano, voices), John WEATHERS (drums, voices), Raymond WILLIAMS (guitars), and Gary Pickford-HOPKINS (voices, guitars). In 1971 their one and only album "Bluebell Wood" was released via Pegasus Records. After being disbanded, Phil and John had joined a British psych vanguard MAN. This video focuses on a rare vinyl record, identifying the original 1st rare pressing or the rarest version of the record, also the prices it sold for and features photos of labels and covers of the original record, subscribe to our channel if you love rare vinyl records #vinyl #collecting #records #rare #psychrock #progressiverock