Lot 28SHOCKING BLUE-LIVE IN JAPAN-1971-FIRST PRESS JAPAN-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

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

HAWKINS, COLEMAN-THE HAWK SWING-1962-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-EROS-ERL-50044. A rare British original of the iconic album. The Hawk Swings is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded in 1960 and released on the Crown label in the US and EROS in the UK. AllMusic states, " The album is a perfect example of Coleman's swinging, mainstream jazz style and shows just how vital the swing-era style remained in the modern jazz era." ...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

BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PMC7027-A1/B1 First Mono Press , June 1, 1967.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more

BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PSC7027 Matrix Numbers: Side 1: YEX 637-1; Side 2: YEX 638-1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more