Lot 19BYRON,DAVID-ROUGH DIAMOND-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-NMINT/NMINT

SWEET-LEVEL HEADED-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-POLD5001. Very rare original British cult album. Level Headed-Sweet's sixth album . A different version was released on Polydor in Europe and Capitol in the US, Canada and Japan. The album "Love Is Like Oxygen", the latest single from the group that ranked in the top 40, it reached number 8 in the US and 9th in the UK. The only version of "Love Is Like Oxygen" is substantially shorter than the album version. The second single, "California Nights", was released as the album but only reached #76 in the United States. This was the last album with the classic lineup of Sweet, as Brian Connolly left about a year after the album's release to start a solo career. The remaining trio of Steve priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker continued the work and released three albums before breaking up in 1981. ...more

CHICK COREA-THE LEPRECHAUN-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR - 2391217. Rare British original. The album was recorded during the joint creativity Corea''s with his jazz fusion group Return to Forever. ...more

ROXY MUSIC-ROXY MUSIC 1972-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND - ILPS-9200. Matrix A-2U/B2U, Stamper 1GG/1HT. Rare British original. Roxy Music is the debut Studio album by the English group. In 2003, Rolling Stone chose the album as number 62 in its list of the best debut albums of all time. ...more

SANTANA, CARLOS & COLTRANE, ALICE - ILLUMINATIONS-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S69063. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original. After the release of the album, critics wrote: There is a clear discrepancy between the absolutely explicit ambition of this disc and its relatively modest status in the discography of Santana. The reason, obviously, is that powerful swing not quite possible. We can say that this album is a continuation of the storyline begun in Love, Devotion, Surrender with John Maklaflin. Here we are again seeing the mighty spiritual message of the race in free jazz. Here partner is Santana Alice Coltrane, the widow of a famous jazz musician. It is important that it is not only a widow, but she (almost unique in jazz), as well as the pianist and arranger of strings. Encouraged by the presence of bassist Dave Holland. Swing is obvious: a brave attempt to mix together classical, jazz and ethnic rhythms - that is, to make universal, comprehensive album. It is recognized that the more quiet rooms all of which sounds very nice: beautiful passages Santana, Alice strumming the harp strings and blissful delight hearing, and for one this album worth keeping on the shelf. However, the Central part of the album is a 15-minute Angel Of Sunlight that starts very smoothly, but develops into a furious battle of instruments and cultures. ...more

MICHAEL, GEORGE-FAITH-1987-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC - EPC4600001. Rare European original. Faith is the first solo Studio album by British musician George Michael, was released in October 1987. The drive is recognized as one of the greatest in the history of pop music, and has won several awards including the Grammy award for best album of the year. The album instantly became successful in America, in the debut week sold more than a million copies — this is the highest number of disks per week, sold ever British pop singer. Today in the world sold more than 25 million records. The album was released six singles that substantially helped it dominate the charts in 1988. ...more