Lot 148PASS, JOE-VIRTUOSO-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-PABLO-NMINT//NMINT

DEEP PURPLE & THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, MALCOLM ARNOLD-CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST - SHVL767. of the matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 2AR/1AA (Very early!) Concerto for Group and Orchestra (in translation from English. — "Concerto for group and orchestra") is a live album by British rock band Deep Purple, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra. One of the first attempts to blend classical music and rock music in one work. Was released in the U.S. in December 1969, and in the UK in January 1970. At the time of formation of the second Deep Purple line in the group, there was a confrontation between art-rock ambitions of Lord John and the hard-rock of Ritchie Blackmore. The Lord considered the possibility of creating works which will combine the features of classical and rock music. Deep Purple Manager Tony Edwards decides to go for broke and reserves albert Hall on 24 September, leaving John Lord about six months to write the score. Ritchie Blackmore subsequently terribly envious of the Lord, that idea came to mind not to him ...more

PINK FLOYD-ANIMALS-1977-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST - SHVL815 of the matrix A-2U/B-2U. Very rare original first matrix. Animals is the tenth Studio album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 23 January 1977. Recorded at Studio "Britannia row" (Britannia Row Studios) (London). Reached second place in the hit parade of great Britain and third in the United States. The original album was released in the UK on 23 January 1977 on the label, Harvest Records, then on Columbia Records in the USA 2 Feb 1977.The album ranks 14th in the list of "top 25 best classical albums of progressive rock" by PopMatters. ...more

RARE EARTH-MIDNIGHT LADY-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-RARE EARTH--R6-550-S1. Original famous rhythm and Blues groups. Focused on disco audience the record "Midnight Lady" (1976) was the last release under the banner of "Motown". Barney Eles who last time led a mini-label "Rare Earth Records", founded the independent company "Prodigal" and promptly turned the team on him. During this time the band released four albums (the last of them, "Tight and Hot", 1982, was released only in Canada in a limited edition), and then, pursued by persistent staffing problems just disappeared, without announcing his breakup. ...more

MUNICH MACHINE – MUNICH MACHINE-1977-UK FIRST PRESS-OASIS-OASLP502. Rare British original disco album. Munich Machine --disco project based in Munich, Germany, under the direction of Giorgio Moroder and with the participation of producers Pete Bellotte, Stefan Wissnet, Günther Moll and others. Famous "Munich machine" - factory pervokachestvenny European disco is virtually all projects Giorgio Morodera. Munich Machine Introducing The Midnite Ladies is the first album by the European dance project Munich Machine, released in 1977 Oasis Records Germany, Casablanca Records in the United States. The Midnite Ladies - British female vocal group. Two vigorously dancing robot in bell-bottom pants on the cover of the album he and she have become a symbol of Munich Machine. Munich Machine Introducing The Midnite Ladies - another classic album disco music of Giorgio Moroder's work. ...more

RAINBOW-RISING-1976-UK FIRST PRESS-OYSTER-2490137. Matrix A-2/B-3 . Rare original press which followed the matrices A-1/B-1. Cover marked with gold stamp ( Limited edition, special price). The album Rising (also known as Rainbow Rising) is the second Studio album by Rainbow, released in 1976. Most critics say this is the best album among all the albums released by the group. The album went on sale in may of the same year, rising to 48th place in The Billboard 200 and up to 11th place in the UK. Over the next few years Rising has become a classic in hard rock. In 1981 Rising topped the reader's list of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, compiled by the magazine Kerrang!. In 2002, the album was ranked 22nd position in the ranking "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock ...more