Lot 75DONNA SUMMER - ONCE UPON A TIME.. (2LP)-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-CASABLANCA-NMINT/NMINT

ALAN PRICE-O LUCKY MAN-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-WARNER-K46227. Matrix A-2/B-1. A rare early edition of the cult album. Alan Price said that Lindsay Anderson wanted to make a documentary about Price and his band touring England, but the cost of licensing the songs they performed was too high. While Sherwin and McDowell were developing the script, Anderson decided that Price should write the score, and sent him the script, indicating where he would like to see the songs. Price wrote almost all of the songs before filming began. The soundtrack was released as a vinyl album by Warner Bros. Records, in 1973. In the United States, it entered the top LPs and Tape Chart on August 11, 1973, and spent 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at # 117. The score won the 1974 BAFTA Award for Best Film Score.  ...more

SITKOVETSKY, ALEXANDER-ZELLO-1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF THE USSR-MELODIA-A6000765004. A rare original of the cult album. Alexander Vitalyevich Sitkovetsky (born April 5, 1955, Moscow) is a Soviet rock musician, guitarist, vocalist, and composer. Founder and leader of the groups "Leap Summer" and "Autograph". Recognized as one of the best Russian guitarists. In 1990, "Autograph" disbanded. Sitkovetsky moves to America. He begins to work on a solo career and releases his first (and first in the USSR) guitar instrumental album Zello, which became the "album of the year" (1992) in Russia, and earlier the video for the play "Camels" from this album, shot by Mikhail Khleborodov with Fyodor Bondarchuk in the title role, won the main prize of the annual video competition in Moscow in April 1991. In January of the same year, Alexander was officially recognized as one of the three best guitarists in the country, he also became the first Russian musician in history to sign a direct publishing contract with the American P. R. O. firm BMI, Inc. ...more

PINK FLOYD-FINAL CUT-1983-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-HARVEST-1C064-65042 Matrix A-E2/B-E2. This is the last Pink Floyd album to feature Roger Waters, and is dedicated to Roger Waters ' father who died in World War II. The Final Cut was released in the UK on 21 March 1983, and in the US on 2 April, it reached number one in the UK, surpassing The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. It was less successful in America, peaking at number six on the Billboard album charts. With over 1,000,000 units shipped in the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Final Cut Platinum in May 1983. It was certified double platinum in 1997. ...more

TRAVELING WILBURYS-VOL.3-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WILBURY- 075992632416. The second and last album of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys (the stellar line-up), recorded and released in 1990. Released in October 1990, the album was less positively received than Vol. 1, but still had a fair success. In the United States, "She's My Baby" (with guest guitarist Gary Moore) and "Inside Out" became radio hits, charting 2nd album rock and 16th album rock respectively. The album peaked at number 14 in the UK and number 11 in the US, where it was certified platinum by the RIAA. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK-SINATRA SINGS OF LOVE AND THINGS-1962-FIRST PRESS UK-CAPITAL-SW1729.  A rare British original of the iconic album. Sinatra Sings... of Love and Things is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1962. It is the fifth compilation of Capitol singles and B-sides from 1958 to 1962. The preface to the album says :"Twelve great recordings of performances never before available on an album!" ...more