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.
Vinyl records in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a box in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
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HARRISON, GEORGE-DARK HORSE-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PAS10008. matrix YEX 941-2U/YEX 942-2U. Dark Horse is the fifth studio album by English rock musician George Harrison. It was released on the Apple Records label in December 1974.Dark Horse has many guest musicians, including Tom Scott, Billy Preston, Willie Weeks, Andy Newmark, Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr, Gary Wright and Ron Wood. This showed that Harrison was moving towards the funk and soul genres[2] and released the hit singles "Dark Horse" and "Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong". It reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 in the US charts and entered the top ten in some European countries, but became Harrison's first solo album after the Beatles not to hit the UK charts. ...more
Lot sold: 2700 ₽
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KING CRIMSON-THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-EG-EGLP55. Matrix A-2/B-1. A rare British original of the cult prog group. Three of a Perfect Pair is the tenth studio album by the English band King Crimson, released in March 1984 by the record label E. G.. This is the last studio album featuring the quartet of Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Bill Bruford. ...more
Lot sold: 4700 ₽
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BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-EVERYONE IS EVERYBODY ELSE-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-2383-286.Rare original cult British prog group. Everyone Is Everybody Else is a 1974 album by British rock band Barclay James Harvest. It was released in the UK on 14 June 1974 and was their first album for the Polydor label after they parted ways with EMI. The album spun through radio Caroline, which has published ratings of the album at number 13 in the top 100. ...more
Lot sold: 3300 ₽
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PROCOL HARUM-GRAND HOTEL-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-CHRYSALIS CHR1037 Matrix A-2/B-2. Rare British original as a complete set (book). Grand Hotel is the sixth Studio album by Procol Harum. The album reached No. 21 in the charts albums Billboard. Denmark had achieved 4th place. ...more
Lot sold: 4300 ₽
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WAITS, TOM-SWORDFISHTROMBONE-1983-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ISLAND-205774 A rare German original of the eighth album from the master of tavern blues. Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits released himself. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from traditional piano songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach. The cover is a photo of Michael A. Russavin, in which Waits is depicted with actors Angelo Rossitto and Lee Colima. The album reached number 164 on the Billboard Pop Albums and 200 Albums charts. It was ranked 2nd among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME In 1989, Spin named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time. In 2006, Company Q placed the album at number 36 on their list of "The 40 Best Albums of the 80s." Pitchfork listed Swordfishtrombones as the 11th best album of the 1980s. Slant Magazine listed the album ranked 26th on its list of "the best albums of the 1980s". In 2000, it was ranked number 374 in Colin Larkin's Top 1000 Albums of All Time ...more
Lot sold: 2700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
