Lot 17HARVEY MANDEL-FEEL THE SOUND OF-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-JANUS-NMINT/NMINT

DEPECHE MODE-CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN-1983-First press UK-MUTE-STUMM 13, a rare British original. Construction Time Again is the third Studio album by Depeche Mode, released in August 1983. The album was recorded in the spring and summer of 1983 at Garden studios in London, and the mixing process took place at Hansa Mischraum studios in Berlin. Construction Time Again is the band's first album to feature new Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. In Construction Time Again, there were significant changes in the style of Depeche Mode. The album has a pronounced industrial sound, which is also found in the next two Studio albums Some Great Reward and Black Celebration. Construction Time Again also features a deeper lyrical content of the songs. Unlike the band's previous records, this album's compositions reflect social and political themes. The album is designed by Martin Atkins. The cover art is by Brian Griffin. The cover shows the Matterhorn mountain. Additional illustrations by Ian Wright. The album peaked at number 6 in the UK and number 7 in Germany ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE GOOD EARTH-1974-First press UK-BRONZE -ILPS9306. matrix A-2U/B-2U, Stamper 1GO/2GM.(Very early!!!!) The Good Earth is the fifth Studio album by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on 11 October 1974 by Bronze Records in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA.  The CD rose to #157 on the Billboard 200 of all rock albums hierarchy. ...more

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MOORE GARY-AFTER THE WAR-1989-The first EU-VIRGIN press is V2575. A rare original legend in rock music. After the War is the seventh Studio album by Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 1989. Like its predecessor Wild Frontier, After The War contains elements of Celtic music. The instrumental track "Dunluce" is named after Dunluce castle in Northern Ireland.On "Led Clones", the vocals are performed by Ozzy Osbourne, who Moore worked with before the singer started working with Randy Rhodes. This song makes fun of bands like Kingdom Come, which were popular at the time and were based on the sound and image of Led Zeppelin. "It was a very fun song," Ozzy recalled, " and it was an honor to record it with Gary." The Sisters of Mercy frontman Andrew Eldritch performs backing vocals on "After The War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds". Moore once again pays tribute to his long-time friend and colleague, Phil Lynott on the track "Blood of Emeralds". "After The War" will be Moore's last work as a stylist for mainstream hard rock, as well as his last rock album until 1997's"Dark Days in Paradise". Starting with his next album, Still Got The Blues, he will primarily switch to playing the Blues. Although cozy Powell played drums on the album, he was replaced by Chris Slade for the tour, as he was about to tour with Black Sabbath, in support of their album Headless Cross, where he also played drums. ...more

GILMOUR, DAVID-SAME-1978-first press UK-HARVEST -SHVL 817, OC 064/60774. Matrix A-2U/B-1U Stamper 1A/3MG (Very early!). PINK FLOYD's first solo album, a rare British original.David Gilmour is the debut solo Studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour . The album was released in may and June 1978 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the Billboard US album charts; it was certified gold in the US by the RIAA . The album was produced by Gilmore and consists mostly of Blues , guitar-oriented rock songs, with the exception of the piano ballad "So Far Away". ...more