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).
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT / ARCHIVE . Laminated front cover in top condition-NMINT/ARCHIVE Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
BEE GEES-SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-1979-FIRST PRESS-UK-RSO-RSBG001. A rare British original of the iconic album. Spirits Having Flown is the fifteenth studio album by the British trio Bee Gees. Recorded in March-November 1978 (at the same time, the band members were filming the film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Orchestra"). It was released in February 1979 and sold a total of 30 million copies. Topping the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia, it became one of the most successful albums in the Bee Gees ' discography, a kind of quintessence of their work. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
SECOND HAND-DEATH MAY BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS-1971-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-2C062-92660. A very rare French original of the second album of the top progressive British band Second Hand. In 1970, they recorded their second studio album, Death May Be Your Santa Claus, at Mushroom Studios and invited Second Hand to release their album there. The album was released in April 1971 with a supporting single titled "Funeral", featuring "Hangin' On An Eyelid " (track 2 from the album) as the B-side. This album was much more successful than the previous one, using a heavy symphonic rock style that clearly influenced the vocal style of Arthur Brown(Rob Elliott was a big fan of them). ...more
Lot sold: 12000 ₽
Estimate: 30000—35000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 4400 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
GOTAN PROJECT-LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO (2LP) - 2001-FIRST PRESS UK-YA BASTA-XLLP 148. Very rare original of the cult album. La Revancha del Tango is the debut album by the French musical group Gotan Project. It was released on October 22, 2001 through XL Recordings and ¡Ya Basta! Records. The album contains a cover of the title track from Frank Zappa's 1970 album "Chunga's Revenge" and a cover of the Gato Barbierid theme for the 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris".This album was included in the book " 1001 albums You Must Hear before You Die" ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
NAZARETH-NO JIVE-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-MAUSOLEUM-36700101. Mega rare album of British rock giants. The first press was released only in Germany. No Jive is the eighteenth studio album by the British band Nazareth. Released in 1991 by Griffin Records. Despite the retirement of full-time guitarist Manny Charlton and the return of Billy Rankin, in the ' 90s Nazareth returned to the classic hard rock that they had started with. From the first chords of "Hire and Fire", it is as if you are transported to 1974, to the time of "Rampant". The first 3 tracks are made in this style. Then the obligatory melodic semi-ballad "Every Time it Rains". Remnants of the sound of the 80's still remain in "Keeping our Love Alive". "The Rowan Tree" - a small cute instrumental on acoustic guitar, which is like an introduction to "Tell Me That You Love Me" - here the guys remembered that they are from Scotland and played a wonderful folk singing song. The disc ends with another replay of " This Flight Tonight» In February 1992, the album was released, received flattering reviews from critics, followed by a tour of Europe, including the first, after 1985, a trip to England. In 1993, "No Jive" was released in the United States, received excellent reviews and sold well. ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽