Lot 54RATT-REACH FOR THE SKY-1988-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

STING-NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP) - 1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-AM-393912-1. ... A rare original of a cult album.  Nothing Like the Sun is the second studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 13 October 1987. The title for the album was inspired by a line from William Shakespeare's 130th sonnet "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun " The album won Best British Album at the Brit Awards, in 1988. ...more

SSHOCKING BLUE-AT HOME-1969-FIRST HOLLAND-PINK ELEPHANT PRESS-888001. A very rare original of the legendary band's second album. At Home is the second album by the rock band Shocking Blue. It was released in 1969 on the Pink Elephant label. This album was the debut for Mariska Veres. This is the band's first recording with singer Mariska Veres. Robbie van Leeuwen acquired Veres in an attempt to emulate the shape of Jefferson's female airplane. Thanks to Veres ' remarkable vocal performance and stunning appearance, the band finally had an adequate frontwoman. The band's second album was a mix of influences from pop rock to psychedelic rock. There is also early evidence of their interest in Americana, with tracks such as " California Here I Come "and"Harley Davidson". Overall, he is best known for his hit single "Venus" - which reached number one on the US national charts. Never again did the band achieve such success in the United States ...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