Lot 54RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-First press UK-POLYDOR OYSTER- NMINT/NMINT

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

DEEP PURPLE-DEEP PURPLE-1969-FIRST pressing (TRANSFER) UK-HARVEST - SHVL759 of the Matrix A-1/B-2 Stamper 1GA/1T (a Dream!) Very rare British original (transition label) of the cult group. Deep Purple (also known as April) is the third Studio album by the British band Deep Purple. The last album created by the original group, known as the "Mark I". Recorded between January-March 1969) in "De Lane Lea Studios" in London. Was released in the U.S. in June on the label Tetragrammaton Records, and in the UK in September 1969 at the record label Harvest Records. The most famous track of the album (by the name which is often referred to as the whole album) is the final album of the 12 minute piece "April", recorded with the participation of hired musicians playing wind and string instruments. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK-STRANGERS IN the NIGHT-1966-FIRST PRESS (MONO) USA-REPRISE-F1017. Rare American original of the cult album. At the 1967 Grammy awards, Sinatra won two Grammy awards for his efforts on this album, including Record of the year for the title track, and best male vocal performance for the same song. (In the same year, he won another Grammy award - "Album of the year for a man and his music"). Ernie Freeman's arrangement of the title track earned him a Grammy award for best arrangement accompanied by a vocalist or instrumentalist.this is the last album Sinatra performed with longtime arranger / conductor Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. "Strangers in the Night" went platinum for one million copies sold in the United States. ...more

MAGMA-MEKANIK DESTRUKTIW KOMMANDOH-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-A/M-AMLH 64397. Mëkanik Dëstruktiw Kömmandoh is the third Studio album by the French zeuhl band Magma, recorded and released in 1973. It is the third (first recorded) part of the "Theusz Hamthaak" trilogy. ...more

QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-ORIGINAL PRESS 1997-UK-EMI-EMTC103. A rare British audiophile edition released for the 100th anniversary of EMI. ...more