Lot 44OMEGA - OMEGA-1974 FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BELLAPHON-NMINT/NMINT

CHARLES, RAY/ CLEO LAINE-PORGY AND BESS-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-LONDON-D31D2 Rare British original of the legend of the jazz scene. Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, whose libretto was written by author Dubose Hayward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from the play "Porgy" by Dorothy Hayward and Dubose Hayward, which is itself an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by Dubose Hayward. Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before moving to Broadway in New York.[1] It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a bold artistic choice at the time. After an initially unpopular public reception, the 1976 production of the Houston Grand Opera brought her new popularity, and she is now one of the most famous and frequently performed operas. In 1976, Ray Charles and Cleo Lane recorded an album of excerpts for RCA Victor, in which the two of them performed several roles. The album was arranged and conducted by Frank De Vol. It featured Joe Sample's organ, Harry Edison's trumpet, and guitar work by Joe Pass and Lee Ritenour. It was based on jazz with full orchestration, but the orchestrations used were not Gershwin's. ...more

LITA FORD-OUT FOR BLOOD-1983-TEST PRESS USA-MERCURY-810331-1. A very rare test original of an American heavy star. Out for Blood is the debut solo album by guitarist and vocalist Lita Ford, formerly of the band the Runaways. The original cover of this album showed Lita standing in front of a spider web and holding a broken guitar in her hands, from which blood flows. It was later replaced with a cover of Lita standing in front of a purple background with her guitar. The album cover showed that Ford had adopted a very heavy metal-inspired image, an image that she would maintain for most of the next decade. ...more

MOVIE- NIGHT-1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C9026795003. A rare original of the cult album. Night is the fifth studio album by the Soviet rock band Kino, recorded in 1985 and released in January 1986. The album was recorded at the studio "AnTrop". Initially, it was released on compact cassettes, and in 1988 it was released on records by the record company "Melody". It is the band's first officially released album. The album took the 12th place in the list of "50 best Russian albums of all time", compiled by the magazine "Afisha" according to the results of a survey of young Russian musicians. ...more

BLUE CHEER - BLUE CHEER-1970-THE FIRST PRESS UK-PHILIPS-6336001. A very rare British original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. Blue Cheer is the fourth album by the American rock band Blue Cheer. It was recorded at Wally Hader's studio in San Francisco and released in December 1969 by Philips Records. Gary Lee Yoder contributed to the songwriting for the opening and closing tracks, and later joined the band as a guitarist on their next album, The Original Human Being. The album turned out to be very high-quality and critics placed it in the top 20 albums of the year along with the famous grandees of the rock scene of the 70th year.  ...more

BOWIE, DAVID-LETS DANCE-1983-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-AML3028. Rare British original of the cult album. Let's Dance is the 15th studio album by English singer David Bowie, released on April 14, 1983 by EMI . After the release of the album Scary Monsters (1980), Bowie began a period of numerous musical collaborations and film performances. During this time, he also left RCA Records due to dissatisfaction. After signing a contract with EMI in late 1982, Bowie decided that he wanted to start all over again, and chose Nile Rodgers from the rock disco band Chic to co-produce his next record. The album was recorded in December 1982 at the power plant in New York. The sessions featured a completely new line-up, including then unknown Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar. For the first time, Bowie did not play any instruments on the album, but only sang. Musically, Let's Dance has been described as a post-disco record with elements of dance rock, dance pop and new wave. It contains three cover versions: Iggy Pop's song "China Girl", which Bowie and Pop recorded together for the album Pop's The Idiot (1977); Metro's song" Criminal World " and a reworking of her song. "Cat People (Putting Out the Fire)", originally recorded by Bowie and Giorgio Moroder in 1982 for the film of the same name . Let's Dance was met with huge commercial success, reaching number one in many countries, and turned Bowie into a major superstar; it remains Bowie's best-selling album. The album's four singles, including the title track, were also commercially successful. ...more