Lot 41CAMEL-MOONMADNESS-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-NMINT/NMINT

CROSS (EX-QUEEN, ROGER TAYLOR AUTOGRAPH) - BLUE ROCK-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-7777976241. A mega rare original of EX-QUEEN's solo work. The Cross is a British rock band founded by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. It existed from 1987 to 1993, during which time it released 3 studio albums and 9 singles. The band's sound changed with each album: Shove It mixed rock and dance music; Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know was closer to hard rock, and Blue Rock mixed elements of hard rock and heavy metal. The third album, Blue Rock, was the most controversial. Some fans call it frankly weak, while others leave only the best reviews about the album. This album was released only in Germany and Japan, where The Cross achieved the greatest popularity. It seems that the band broke up due to a complete lack of interest in the UK and the US. The Cross was not a great commercial success, although the album Shove It still managed to reach number 58 in the UK charts,  the singles Shove It — number 82, Heaven for Everyone — number 83 and Power to Love-number 85.  ...more

LAID BACK-KEEP SMILING-1983-FIRST PRESS DANISH / HOLLAND-MEDLEY-MDLP6133. A rare original of the cult disco album. Keep Smiling is the second studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1983. The album peaked at number 87 on The Billboard 200 chart. Separately released from this album, the single "White Horse"in the same chart managed to reach number 26 and number 15 on the Canadian CHUM Chart. ...more

SWEET-DESOLATION BOULEVARD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-LPL1 5080 Rare British Original . Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two markedly different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and the other by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada, and Japan.The RCA version contains the single "Turn It Down" and the original recording of "Fox on the Run"." The Capitol version, released in the United States in July 1975, includes the 1973 hit single "The Ballroom Blitz "and the single version"Fox on the Run"." In the United States, the album peaked at number 25 on October 25, 1975.Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band never intended to be just a template, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet's history." ...more

HAWKINS, COLEMAN-GENIUS OF...- 1959-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-HMV -. A rare British original of the iconic album. The Hawk Swings is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded in 1960 and released on the Crown label in the US and EROS in the UK. AllMusic states, " The album is a perfect example of Coleman's swinging, mainstream jazz style and shows just how vital the swing-era style remained in the modern jazz era." ...more

JON LORD / LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-GEMINI SUITE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-PURPLE-TPSA7501 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1GH/1RM Rare British original cult album. After the 1969 album a fusion of classical and rock for band and orchestra, John Lord was commissioned to write a sequel. It was the Gemini Suite, five long movements inspired by members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with the Light Music Society Orchestra (an album of the concert was released in 1993 as the Gemini Suite Live). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971 with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold and soloists drawn from the rock world. Gemini Suite this was an important step for Lorde and led to albums such as Windows (1974) and Sarabande (1976). The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with various covers. ...more