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DEEP PURPLE-BOOK OF TALIESYN-1968-ORIGINAL PRESS 1971 UK-HARVEST-SHVL751. Of the matrix A-1G/B-1G. 1RL/2GT Stamper (Very early!).  A rare original edition of the 1971 cult album. The Book of Taliesyn is the second Studio album by British band Deep Purple. Released in the United States in October 1968 on Tetragrammaton Records, and in the United Kingdom in June 1969 on Harvest records, it is named after the book of Taliesin, a Welsh manuscript of the first half of the 14th century that includes the oldest Welsh poems, many of which are attributed to the poet Taliesin (VI century). The album cover was drawn by Illustrator John Vernon Lord. ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-SLOWHAND-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-RSO-2479201. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. A very rare original with the first matrices . Slowhand is the fifth Studio album by Eric Clapton, released in London in 1977. Includes such popular singles as the Blues "Cocaine", the ballad "Wonderful Tonight", the country hit "Lay Down Sally" and other songs that have become classics: "The Core" and "Next Time You See Her". The album was very successful, becoming a step forward for the musician after the less successful (although platinum) previous album No Reason to Cry. The album was both a great commercial success and critical success, reaching # 2 on the Billboard albums chart. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-BANANAS-2003-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-EMI-724359101812. Mega rare original cult album of this great band DEEP PURPLE. Bananas — the seventeenth Studio album by British rock band Deep Purple, released in 2003, and their first Studio album, recorded without Jon Lord on keyboards. David Jeffries from the site Allmusic.com gave the album four stars out of five. A critic noticed that the CD "has all the signs of frustration": it is missing the keyboard parts of Jon Lord, always give sound Deep Purple special color, and the title and cover too eccentric. However, he said, surprisingly, really amazing album: Lord successfully replaced don Airey, the songs perfectly listen to the vocals of Ian Gillan are still good and the sound quality doesn't cause complaints. Jeffries especially praised the songs "Picture of Innocence", "I Got Your Number", and "Doing It Tonight". ...more

REA, CHRIS-ROAD TO HELL-1989-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA - 246285-1. The Road to Hell is the tenth Studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1989. It is considered one of his most popular albums. The record has a platinum status. ...more

GATO BARBIERI-UNDER FIRE-1973-First PRESS USA-FLYING DUTCHMAN-FD10156 Rare American original of the cult jazzman. Under Fire is an album by Argentine jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri recorded in new York city in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label in 1973. AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating that"Under Fire is Gato Barbieri in his Prime in the early' 70s , when the Argentine tenorman's transition from avant-garde to exploring South American continental routes had not yet moved beyond fusion."  ...more