Lot 72HENSLEY, KEN-FREE SPIRIT1981-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BRONZE-NMINT/NMINT

PALADIN-PALADIN-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-IPS9150. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1 . Stampers 2A/1G (Dream!) Mega rare British original hard Blues progressive album. They were founded in 1970 by classical multi-instrumentalist Peter Solly and jazz drummer Keith Webb, two members of Terry reed's band that was part of the opening act for The Rolling Stones on their 1969 American tour . Other band members were Derek Foley (guitar and vocals), formerly of Grisby Dyke; Lou Stonebridge (keyboards and vocals) of Glass Menagerie, who released five progressive rock and psychedelic rock singles, as well as lead singer Grisby Dyke; and Peter Beckett (bass guitar, vocals), who came from Liverpool-based Winston G and the Wicked, and later in the final incarnation of World of Oz .They played at venues across the UK, working to develop their sound by performing a mix of rock, Blues, soul, jazz and Latin music. The paladin's use of a double keyboard also created a unique sound. These performances were noticed by Bronze Records (who also recorded Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann). On January 8, 1971, paladin entered Olympic Studios in London to record his debut self-titled first album, produced by Filamore Lincoln. Reviews were good, but sales were disappointing. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-FIREBALL-1971-FIRST PRESS (TRANSITION 1974) UK-HARVEST - SHVL793 of the Matrix A-2U/B-3U . A very rare early edition of the cult album. Fireball is the fifth Studio album by British rock band Deep Purple. Recorded between September 1970 and June 1971, released in September 1971 on Harvest Records. The album was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios (like its predecessor). Compared to Deep Purple in Rock, this album was recorded in a more experimental style. Allmusic named it one of the band's four most important albums, along with Machine Head, In Rock, and Burn. Ian Gillan, unlike the rest of the band, considers this album a classic of Deep Purple. However, he noted that the album's inclusion of" Anyone's Daughter "(in country style and with humorous lyrics) was fun, but a mistake ("A good bit of fun, but a mistake"). Jon Lord highlighted several of the album's tracks, such as" No No No "and" Fools", and particularly noted pace's playing in the title track. The track "Strange Kind of Woman", released as a single in February 1971 and rose to number eight in the UK charts. It sold 20,000 copies in its first week. The album was highly acclaimed by the public and critics, becoming multi-gold on both sides of the Atlantic. ...more

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-BROTHERS AND SISTERS-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CAPRICORN -2429-102. A rare British original of the cult prog band. Brothers and Sisters is the fourth Studio album by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. Co-produced by johnny Sandlin and the band, the album was released in August 1973 in the United States by Capricorn Records.  On the cover of the album depicts a photo of Valora Trucks, son of drummer Butch Trucks and his wife Linda. The back cover features a photo of Brittany Oakley, daughter of berry Oakley and his wife, Linda. The album represented The allmans ' commercial peak: it sold more than seven million copies worldwide, ranking at the time in the top 200 pop albums for five weeks. "Ramblin' Man " became the band's first and only hit, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. The album was followed by a tour of arenas and stadiums, but marred by drug problems, strained friendships, and misunderstandings among the band members. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE-1979-ORIGINAL 1980 UK PRESS-VERTIGO - 9102031. Rare early British edition of the iconic album.Communiqué is the second Studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1979. Communiqué was recorded in November-December 1978, at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The first album, debuted in the German charts at number 1 in its first week of release (their debut album Dire Straits was still at number 3 in the country). Total has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In Europe it sold 3,600 thousand copies, and in the U.S. it reached gold status. ...more

GORKY PARK - MOSCOW CALLING-1992-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-MOROZ-MR2009. Gorky Park 2 (or Moscow Salling) is the second Studio album by the Russian (Soviet) glam rock band Gorky Park, released in 1993. Recorded and released in the US. In many countries, including Russia, it was released under the name Gorky Park 2.After the departure of vocalist Nikolai Noskov, bass guitarist Alexander Marshal became the lead singer of the band, and the band started recording the album with renewed vigor. In addition to the band, vocalists Richard marks and Fi Weibil from the Tubes, guitarists Steve Lukater from Toto, Steve Farris from Whitesnake, Dweezil Zappa and Pink Floyd live saxophonist Scott page participated in the recording of the album.mixing was conducted by Erwin Masper. According to Alexey Belov, " We recorded our second album "Moscow Calling", just like the first one — like soldiers, from under a stick. Studio time is very expensive, and it was necessary to keep within a tight time frame. We wouldn't have been paid for an extra minute in the Studio if we didn't meet the deadline." ...more