Lot 72JULIE LONDON - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-LIBERTY-NMINT/NMINT

PORCUPINE TREE-LIGHTBULB SUN (2LP) - 2000-FIRST PRESS 2008 UK/EU-TONEFLOAT-TF56. A very rare original of the cult album.  Lightbulb Sun is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 2000 on CD only , and then in 2008 on vinyl. This album, along with their previous album Stupid Dream, is considered a more commercial, poppy sound, as opposed to the abstract instrumental sound of their previous albums or the heavier metal sound in their subsequent 2000s albums. The album is split into two parts between "Rest Will Flow" and "Hatesong". The album's reception was mostly positive. Classic Rock magazine described the album as "an album of amazing songs and amazing musicality... "Breathtaking." from Allmusic praised the album's quality and its more commercial direction, and called the tracks "feel So low" and "the rest of the flow" with two of Wilson's best tunes of all time."Many reviewers felt that the album sounds similar to the work of Pink Floyd. The album was also praised for being more accessible than most modern progressive rock. In October 2011, it was awarded the gold Certificate of the Association of Independent Music Companies (IMPALA), which testified to sales of over 75,000 copies throughout Europe. ...more

HUMBLE PIE-THUNDERBOX-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-AM-SP3611. A very rare American original of the cult prog band. Thunderbox is the seventh studio album by English hard rock band Humble Pie, released in 1974. It peaked at number 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States. A planned UK release was cancelled. ...more

LAWS, HUBERT-IN THE BEGINNING-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-CTX-3+3. Master disk-Van Gelder. In the Beginning is a double album by flautist Hubert Laws, released on CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1974. The album was later re-released on CTI as two separate volumes under the title Then There Was Light. Critics praised the album stating: "In this double album, flautist Hubert Lawes is in all his glory. The music ranges from classical pieces to straight-forward jazz with hints of ' 70s funk included in the mix... this record is one of the most significant of Hubert Laws ' career."  The Penguin Encyclopedia of Jazz Recordings describes it as “the best album and a good, complete representation of flute playing."” ...more

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-UK-AM-396405-1 Very rare British original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 22 January 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You"," Why Should I Cry For You "and" The Soul Cages", the latter winning a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-SOLAR FIRE-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9265. Matrix A-2/B-1U Stamper 1RT/2AM . A rare British original. Solar Fire is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on 30 November 1973 by Bronze Records (the band's first album to be released by this label) in the United Kingdom and by Polydor Records in the United States. Rose to #96 on the Billboard 200. ...more