As a backing band for American R&B acts Black Cat Bones toured successfully in the London club and pub scene. Almost under two years later, at the end of 1969, they recorded their only debut album Barbed Wire Sandwich at Tangerine and Decca Studios, accompanied by the musician and sound engineer Robin Sylvester and his colleague Dave Grinsted. It was released in 1970 by Decca’s progressive label Nova Series, simultaneously in England, Germany and France. The producer was the internationally renowned David Hitchcock. Brian Short (voc), Derek Brooks (g), Rod Price (g, voc), who replaced Paul Kossoff, Stu Brooks (b) and Phil Lenoir (dr), who replaced Simon Kirke, played a highly guitar-driven blues rock with some psychedelic elements.

Sadly their debut was released a few years too late to ride the waves of the blues rock success they've experienced a few years before, so they disbanded afterwards. The self-titled album, released with its iconic „horror cover“ by cover designer David Anstey, is a true classic of heavy blues rock and a magnificent album, which is undoubtedly the main reason why this only LP, also as a promo, is so highly sought-after by collectors. Another reason could be that the band was a kind of melting pot for other bands: the two Brooks brothers founded the now highly regarded band Leaf Hound with three other musicians, Rod Price joined Foghat, while Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke became world famous with their band Free.