Lot 19ELECTRIC FLAG ‎– AN AMERICAN MUSIC BAND-1969-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-CBS-NMINT/NMINT

KLAUS VOORMANN-DECIDE OF ETERNITY-1973-LITHOGRAPH LIMITED 29/260-GERMANY.  A rare signature limited-edition lithograph by KLAUS VOORMAN is called "the Decade of eternity" . He created it in 1973 during the period of life in America. Longing for the years of the BEATLES ' existence, he draws a work where he put a piece of each BEATLES album. Klaus Voormann; b. April 29, 1938, Berlin-German Grammy award-winning artist, well-known musician and record producer. He created graphic works for the design of recordings of many musical groups, including the Beatles, the Bee Gees, Wet Wet Wet and Turbonegro. His best-known work as a producer is with the band Trio, including their world-famous hit "Da Da Da". As a musician, foreman is best known as the bass player for the Manfred Mann band from 1966 to 1969, and for participating as a session musician in recording sessions for many bands and artists, including former members of the Beatles. His acquaintance and collaboration with the Beatles dates back to their performances in Hamburg in the early 1960s. Later in London, he lived in the band's apartment with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, after John Lennon and Paul McCartney moved out of it to live with their then partners. Foreman created the cover art for the album Revolver, for which he was awarded a Grammy award in 1966 for "Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts"; this was the first time that anyone was awarded for a cover with a drawing rather than a photo. After the band split, rumors circulated about forming an ensemble called the Ladders with Lennon, Harrison, Starr, and foreman (instead of McCartney on bass). The rumors didn't come true, except that all four failed Ladders (along with Billy Preston) participated in Ringo Starr's recording of the song "I'm the Greatest" written for Starr by Lennon, which was included on the Ringo album. Foreman played on albums by Lennon, Harrison, Starr, and was a member of the Plastic Ono Band for a while. In the 1990s, foreman designed albums for the Beatles Anthology. in 2009, foreman released his debut solo album a Sideman's Journey, featuring many famous musicians, including Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, United under the name "Voormann and Friends» ...more

PRETTY THINGS-GET THE PICTURE-1965-FIRST PRESS (MONO) - UK-FONTANA-687359. A very rare original of one of the cult albums  Great Britain.  It is the second album by English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1965.   ...more

BOY GEORGE-CHEAPNESS AND BEAUTY-1995-FIRST PRESS UK-VIRGIN-V2780. Mega rare British original by the founder of the British pop wave. Cheapness and Beauty is the fifth Studio album by Boy George, released in 1995. It reached number 44 on the UK albums chart. After achieving his biggest solo success in the US and Canada with the theme song for the film the Crying Game in 1992, George decided to move away from the electronic sound and record some rock-oriented tracks with a glam rock edge. One of the reasons he took this step was to revisit his teenage years while writing his autobiography Take It Like A Man, which was released around the same time as the album. The album also marked the first time that George did not hide his homosexual sexuality in the lyrics. The tracks "Genocide Peroxide" and "Il Adore" were later included in the musical taboo. The album opens with a cover version of Iggy Pop's"Funtime", which was released as a single and reached number 45 on the UK singles chart. Another single was the ballad "Il Adore", which peaked at number 50, and" Same Thing in Reverse", which reached number 56 in the UK and number 28 on the us Billboard dance chart. ...more

AQUARIUM-FAVORITE SONGS OF RAMSES IV-1993-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-FEELEE-FL3022. Very rare original single edition on vinyl. "Favorite songs of Ramses IV" is the eighth "natural" album of the group "Aquarium", the first album (after the release of the album "Equinox"), released under the name "Aquarium". According to the official discography of the band, it belongs to the category "natural albums". ...more

FOCUS-FOCUS 3 (2LP'S) - 1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2344038. Of The Matrix A-1/B-3/C-1/D-1. Rare British original. FOCUS 3 is the third Studio album by the Dutch rock band. Focus 3 or Focus III is the third Studio album by Dutch rock band Focus, released as a double album in November 1972 on Imperial Records. Recorded after touring in support of their previous album, Focus II (1971), the album saw the band write extended plays and is their first with bassist Bert Ruyter as part of the band. Focus 3 received a positive reception upon its release. It peaked at # 1 in the Netherlands for one week and reached # 6 on the UK albums chart and # 35 on the us Billboard 200. "Sylvia" was released as the album's only single to reach # 4 in the UK and # 89 in the US. The album was certified gold by the recording industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies. ...more