Lot 43ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-DISCOVERY -1979-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-NMINT/NMINT

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

GENTLE GIANT-GIANT STEPS...THE FIRST FIVE YEARS-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6641334. A rare British original in top condition. "Giant Steps... (The First Five Years) 1970 -1975" Album compilation of the best tracks from the first six albums "Gentle Giant" (Tracks A1, A2, A3, B4), "Acquiring the Taste" (Track B1), "Three Friends" (Tracks B2, C1, C2), "Octopus" (Tracks B3, C3), "In a Glass House" (Tracks D1, D4) "The Power and the Glory" (Tracks C4, D3). Track D2 was not included in the albums, but was a single that was first included in a large vinyl.. ...more

CUBY + BLIZZARDS-SIMPLE MAN-1971-FIRST HOLLAND-PHILIPS PRESS number 6413014, A rare original of blues geniuses from Holland. Cuby And The Blizzards dates back to the mid-sixties. At first, the band performed rock and roll, and its repertoire consisted of covers of the fashion hits of those years, but in 1968, the leadership of the group was taken by frontman Harry Musky and guitarist Elko Gelling, the group refocused on the blues, which was just beginning to gain momentum in the Old World. The record "Simple Man" of the 1971 edition is almost already a prog-rock album, which was" greased " with blues riffs. Received high ratings from critics and fans in Europe and Britain. ...more

SUNDAY-SUNDAY-1991-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-FEE LEE-FL3-001. A very rare original of the cult album. Resurrection is the second studio album by the band Resurrection, recorded in 1981. Until 1991, it existed only as a tape album, distributed by copying. Included in the book by Alexander Kushnir "100 magnetoalbums of Soviet rock" The recording was made on June 7-10, 1981. The sound engineer was Alexander "Artem" Arutyunov. The album was mixed on the spot.  The songs "In life, like in a dark thicket", "Who's to Blame?" and "I used to wander alone" were first recorded in 1979 on the first album. A total of 9 songs were recorded. The picture on the cover is drawn by Mikhail Shevyakov. ...more

JULIE LONDON - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-LIBERTY-LBY1300.  A very rare British original of the iconic album. All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records. She was accompanied by the Bud Schenk quintet with star musicians. ...more