Lot 12MC5-BACK IN USA-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-ON TIME-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-ST-307. Matrix A-H3*1/B-H3*1. A very rare original of the cult first album. On Time is the debut studio album by the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released in August 1969 on Capitol Records. The band's first single from this album, "Time Machine", barely managed to break into the top 50 singles chart, reaching number 48, but after the success of their second album, Grund Funkruen (also known as The Red Album), in 1970, the record On Time received gold status — this is one of four gold certificates awarded to the band that year by the Recording Industry Association of America. ...more

STRING DRIVEN THING-PLEASE MIND YOUR HEAD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-CHARISMA-CAS1097. Matrices A-1U/B-1U. Sampera 1R/1R(Dream!) . A rare original of the iconic British prog band. String Driven Thing is a Scottish prog rock band originally formed in 1967. The core of the band was formed by the couple Chris and Pauline Adams and the violinist Graham Smith, who joined the band in 1972.  ...more

GOLDEN EARRING-SEVEN TEARS-1971-FIRST HOLLAND-POLYDOR PRESS-2344008. Matrices 1Y 1 670 111/ 2Y 1 670 112.A rare Gollan original of the cult group. Seven Tears is the seventh studio album by The Hague, South Holland - based rock band Golden Earring, originally (and until 1969) titled The Golden Earrings. 1971 began with the single Holy Holy Life, which had a heavy rock sound. The song, which cursed the hypocrisy of the official religion, reached number 5 in the Netherlands. The single was followed by the album Seven Tears, the title of which reflected, firstly, that it was the band's seventh album, and secondly, that it included seven songs.One long single, She Flies On Strange Wings, was selected from the album, which should be noted for the unusual saxophone of Barry Hay. Due to its length, the song occupied both sides of the vinyl single. The Dutch charts marked it at No. 4. Inspired by the Beatles ' film Let It Be, a film was made for this single, in which Golden Earring performed on the roof of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. The album Seven Tears ended with the song You're Better Off Free, sung by Coymans and featuring a thumping guitar solo. During the recording of Seven Tears, Kooijmans, Gerritsen and Suderwijk, along with several other Dutch musicians, teamed up and recorded a rock version of the traditional Dutch music Hans Brinker Symphony, which was released by Polydor under the overall name "Holland" and was a great success in the Dutch charts. ...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

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-E PLURIBUS FUNK-1972-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-SW-853. A rare American original of the cult album . E Pluribus Funk is the fifth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released on November 15, 1971, by Capitol Records. Like the previous Grand Funk Railroad albums, it was recorded at the Cleveland Recording Company and is the last album produced by Terry Knight. The name is a play on the United States motto, E pluribus unum, and is Latin for "Out of many, Funk". The original exhaust cover (designed by Ernie Cefalu) was perfectly round and covered with a silver film that resembled a large coin. The back cover of this album included a cast image of Shea Stadium. The album was very successful, charting in the top ten in many countries. ...more