Lot 30BLOSSOM TOES-WE ARE EVER SO CLEAN-1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-MARMALADE-NMINT/NMINT

MAGGIE, BELL (EX-STONE THE CROWS) - SUICIDE SAL-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2383313. A very rare original blues vocalist from STONE THE CROWS. Stone the Crows disbanded in 1973, following the accidental death of Leslie Harvey from electrocution on May 2, 1972. Harvey was an integral part of the band and its music. Peter Grant became Bell's manager after the split, and along with Mark London, offered to help Bell record a solo album. Grant directed the release of her first solo album, Queen of the Night (1974), which was recorded in New York City. with producer Jerry Wexler. The swan song for Bell came when she signed with the then-newly formed Swan Song Records in 1974, along with Bad Company and Pretty Things, Jimmy Page contributed to her second album Suicide Sal (1975).  ...more

KEEF HARTLEY BAND-THE BATTLE OF NORTH WEST SIX-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML-1054. A very rare British original in archival condition. The Battle of North West Six is the second album by Keefe Hartley. At the time, Hartley's six-piece band was appearing with an expanded brass section as Keefe Hartley's Big Band, and a number of songs on the album include this expanded line-up. His professional music career began when he replaced Ringo Starr in the band Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a popular Liverpool band at the time. He subsequently played and recorded with The Artwoods, and became a member of the John Mayall Bluesbreakers. After that, he formed his own band "The Keef Hartley (Big) Band", whose style included elements of jazz, blues, rock and roll. The band performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and released 4 popular albums including Halfbreed and The Battle of North West Six. The band featured guitarist Miller Anderson and bassist Gary Thane (Uriah Heep). ...more

MC5-BACK IN USA-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC-2400016. Matrices A-1/B-1. Mega rare original of the cult album. Back in the USA is the debut studio album (and second album overall after the 1969 live album Kick Out the Jams) by American rock band MC5. In 2012, Back in the USA was ranked 446th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The following year, NME placed the album at number 490 on its own similar list.  ...more

GIL EVANS-THE INDIVIDUALISM OF... - 1964-FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-V6-85555. A rare original by one of the brilliant jazz pianists. The Individualism of Gil Evans is an album by pianist, conductor, arranger, and composer Gil Evans, originally released on the Verve label in 1964. It features Evans ' big band arrangements of five original compositions (two written by Miles Davis) and compositions by Kurt Weill, Bob Dorow, John Lewis, and Willie Dixon.The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that " Highly recommended to Gil Evans fans; it's a pity he hasn't recorded more albums in this era." Gil Evans was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album, for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance.  ...more

STING-TEN SUMMONER'S TALES-1993-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-540 075-1. Mega rare original of one of the best works of STING. Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth studio album by British rock musician Sting. The singles " If I Ever Lose My Faith in You "and" Fields Of Gold " became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, and reached #17 and #23, respectively, on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (in the UK, they reached # 14 and # 16, respectively). The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. ...more