Lot 91FITZGERALD, ELLA-JEROME KERN SONG BOOK-1964-FIRST PRESS UK-VERVE-NMINT/NMINT

ROLLING STONES-BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS) - 1966-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-DECCA-TXL101. Matrices XARL-7503-1A, XARL-7504-3A. A very rare British original of the cult ROLLING STONES album. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)is the first compilation album by The Rolling Stones. With various covers and track listings, it was released on March 28, 1966 on London Records in the United States and on November 4, 1966 on Decca Records in the United Kingdom. The American edition focused on the songs of 1964 and 1965 with two new melodies: the recent "19th Nervous Breakdown" and the re-recorded "Time Is on My Side" with a guitar intro. The British version covered a longer period, starting with the band's first A-side single in 1963, "Come On", and ending with several songs from 1966, including the recent hit "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200 chart[1] and number four on the UK albums chart.[2] It remained on the chart for 99 weeks in the United States, where the RIAA certified the album as double platinum, which meant more than two million copies sold. ...more

CURE-MIXED UP ( 2LP'S ) - 1990-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-FICTION-847099-1. A rare European original of the cult band of the 80s. Mixed Up is a 1990 remix album by the British rock band The Cure. The songs are remixes of some of their hits, reflecting the popularity of remixes of existing songs and dance culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Most of the songs are extended mixes. Some of them were previously released on 12 " singles, but some were completely reworked, and Smith cut the vocals due to the lack of original tapes. ...more

SNOWY WHITE'S BLUES AGENCY-CHANGE MY LIFE-1988-FIRST PRESS UK-RIO DIGITAL-RDL1203. A rare original of the blues giants. Change My Life is the fourth solo album by British blues guitarist Snowy White and the first under the name Snowy White's Blues Agency, released in 1988. White enlisted the services of bassist Kuma Harada, who participated in his first three solo albums, and for this album they were joined by singer Graham Bell, who had previously worked with Skip Bifferty and Long John Baldry. The album includes five original tracks and seven cover versions of old blues songs. ...more

PRESLEY, ELVIS - FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS-1969-THE FIRST PRESS USA-RCA-LSP-4155. A rare American original of the king of rock and roll. From Elvis in Memphis is the tenth studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Records on June 17, 1969. The album "From Elvis in Memphis" was released in June 1969 and received positive reviews. The album reached number 13 on the Billboard 200, number two on the country charts and number one in the United Kingdom, and his single "In the Ghetto" reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1970. In the following years, the album received even more favorable reviews, and in 2003 was ranked 190th in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH MAND-NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS 9337. Matrix A-4/B-4 is a very rare British original -the pinnacle of the group's creativity. Nightingales and Bombers is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 22, 1975 on the Bronze Records label. The CD rose to #120 on the Billboard 200 of all rock albums hierarchy.      ...more