Lot 12КРУИЗ-KRUIZ-1988-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-WEA-NMINT/NMINT

MULLIGAN, GERRY AND HODGES, JOHNNY-GERRY MULLIGAN MEETS JOHNNY HODGES-1961-FIRST PRESS UK-HIS MASTER'S VOICE-CLP1465. A very rare British original of one of the cult jazz albums.  This is an album by two American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Johnny Hodges with performances recorded in 1959, released on the Verve label. The Allmusic website gave the album 4 stars, stating: "Gerry Mulligan's 1959 Studio date with Johnny Hodges is one of the most enjoyable sessions of his meetings with various saxophonists for Verve ... Throughout the performance, the two saxophonists are perfectly combined with each other and complement each other. effort, even though it was their only opportunity to record together in the Studio." ...more

SPOOKY TOOTH-YUO BROKE MY HEART-1973-THE FIRST PRESS USA-AM-SP-4385 .A rare American original of the cult group. The album was first released in 1973 on AM Records . It was the first album to be released after the band's reorganization, following their breakup in 1970. Founding guitarist Luther Grosvenor did not return to the band, as he joined Mott the Hoople as a guitarist, adopting the stage name Ariel Bender . Grosvenor was replaced by Mick Jones, who later co-founded Foreigner, and drummer Mike Kelly was replaced by Bryson Graham . Critically acclaimed, the album reached number 84 on the Billboard 200. ...more

SNOWY WHITE'S BLUES AGENCY-CHANGE MY LIFE-1988-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BELLAPHON-26007123. Rare original single edition on vinyl. Change My Life is the fourth solo album by British Blues guitarist Snowy White and the first under the name Snowy White's Blues Agency, released in 1988. White enlisted the services of bassist Kuma Harada, who participated in his first three solo albums, and for this album they were joined by singer Graham Bell, who had previously worked with Skip Bifferty and Long John Baldry. The album features five original tracks and seven cover versions of old Blues songs. ...more

BADFINGER-NO DICE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-SAPCOR 16. matrix A-2U/B-2U Stamper 1M/1O (Dream!) Mega rare original of the cult album. No Dice is the third Studio album by the British rock band Badfinger, released by Apple Records and released on 9 November 1970. Their second album called Badfinger and the first to include guitarist Joey Molland, No Dice significantly expanded the popularity of the British band, especially abroad. The album included both the hit single "No Matter What "and the song" Without You", which was to become one of the most successful tracks of the rock era. No Dice reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. Widely praised in music reviews at the time, Rolling Stone magazine opined that it represented what the Beatles would have sounded like if they had kept their original formula. The single from this record, "No Matter What", peaked in the United States at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. ...more

HILLAGE, STEVE (EX-GONG) - FISH RISING-1975-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976-UK-VIRGIN-V2031. A1/B1 Matrices. A rare British second edition of the cult album in prog music.  Fish Rising is the debut solo album by British progressive guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975. The album was recorded on the eve of hillage's departure from Gong, and many artists on this album represent The band, including bassist Mike Howlett, drummer Pierre Merlin, keyboardist Tim Blake, and saxophonist Didier Malherbe. Hilledge wrote some of the material for his former band Khan, and in the lyrics and sound, Hilledge also developed the ideas and mythology of Gong. The album's long compositions in the style of space and psychedelic rock were brilliantly arranged and performed, with Hillage's magnificent guitar solo playing particularly prominent in the sound. In 1975, the album reached number 33 on the UK albums chart, where it lasted a total of 3 weeks.  ...more