Lot 123CHARLES, RAY-MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC VOL.2-1962-FIRST PRESS USA-ABC PARAMOUNT-NMINT/NMINT

U2-ZOOROPA-1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-ISLAND-74321153711, A very rare European original of the cult album.Zooropa is the eighth studio album by the Irish rock band U2. Produced by Flood, Brian Inoi and The Edge, it was released on July 5, 1993 on Island Records. Zooropa received generally positive reviews from critics. Despite the fact that none of his three singles—"Numb", "Lemon" and "Stay (Far, so Close!)"—was a consistent hit in different regions, the record sold well after release, entering the top ten out of 26 countries. However, the duration of the album's recording and sales over the entire lifetime of 7 million copies were less than that of Achtung Baby. In 1994, Zooropa won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Although the album was a success, and music journalists consider it as one of the most creative works of the band, the band treats it with mixed feelings. ...more

SEARCHERS-THIS IS US-1964-FIRST PRESS USA-KAPP-KL-1409. A rare American original (Hollywood press), an iconic beat band. It's the Searchers is the third studio album by the English rock band The Searchers. The album of the group's famous singles "needles and pins" and "don't leave my love", as well as cover versions of some famous tracks, originally recorded by Betty Everett ("It's in her kiss"), Carl Perkins ("Glad it's over"), Don Gibson ("sea of grief"), the sinkers ("I count the tears") or Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heels sneakers"). It was also the last Searchers album featuring singer Tony Jackson. The album reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.  ...more

ROLLING STONES-IT'S ONLY ROCK'N ROLL-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-ROLLING STONES-COC 79101. Rare American original. It’s Only Rock 'n Roll (Rus." It's just rock and roll") is the twelfth British and fourteenth American studio album by The Rolling Stones, was released in 1974 on the band's own label. It became the last album of the band with guitarist Mick Taylor, the title song of the record indirectly hinted at Taylor's replacement, Ronnie Wood[source not specified 464 days]. The album has a more pronounced rock sound than the band's previous work, funky and soul-inspired-Goats Head Soup. The album reached the first line in the US national chart and became the second in the UK charts. ...more

HAWKINS, COLEMAN-HAWKINS! ALIVE! AT THE VILLAGE GATE-1962-THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-VERVE-V6/8509. A rare American original of the cult album. A live album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded at The Village Gate in 1962 and released on the Verve label. AllMusic stated that " The great Hawkins (who made his debut on records 40 years ago) will be able to take part in this live performance of his 1962 quartet ... Coleman Hawkins, in his last 50 years, was still a powerful force. ...more

FITZGERALD, ELLA AND ARMSTRONG, LOUIS-ELLA AND LOUIS-1956-THE FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-MGV-4003.A rare American original of the cult album. .Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet, released in October 1956. Having previously collaborated in the late 1940s on the Decca label, it was the first of three albums that Fitzgerald and Armstrong were to record together for Inspirational recordings, later followed in 1957 by It's Ella and Louis Again, and in 1959 by "Porgy and Bess". In 2000, it was ranked 636th on Colin Larkin's list of the 1000 best albums of all time. ...more