Lot 20CHRISTIE-CHRISTIE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-NMINT/NMINT

BOYD, EDDIE-AND HIS BLUES BAND FEATURING PETER GREEN-1967-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-SKL4872 Matrix A-1W/B-1W. A very rare British original of the cult blues album. "Eddie Boyd and his Blues Band featuring Peter Green", the second album released in September 1967 by Decca. The recording was arranged by Mike Vernon in March 1967 at Decca Studios #2 in London. The recording took place over three days – on March 14, 17 and 21. As a result, there were 16 tracks on the album, and two of them - "Dust My Broom" by Elmore James and" Save Her, Doctor "by Boyd himself - were decorated with a slide guitar by the leader of "Groundhogs", Tony McPhee. As on previous recordings, most of the material was copyrighted. Sales of the album were consistently high, and it remained in the Decca catalog until the mid-70s. The reviews of critics were also generally favorable, in contrast to the sharply negative attitude towards the previous recordings of American bluesmen with English bands, primarily Sonny Boy Williamson's live albums with "Yardbirds"and " Animals". So the reviewer of "Blues Unlimited" noted that " this is the only English session that is not spoiled by the band's playing or the level of recording. The accompanying group was adequate… Peter Green really knows how to play the guitar."   ...more

VISSOTSKI VLADIMIR (VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY)-THANK YOU FOR BEING ALIVE.- 2012-THE FIRST PRESS -RUSSIA-SOLYD-SLRLP0144. The soundtrack to the famous movie . "Vysotsky. Thank you for being Alive" is a Russian biographical film directed by Pyotr Buslov about several dramatic days in the life of Vladimir Vysotsky. The screenwriter of the film is Nikita Vysotsky, the son of Vladimir Vysotsky. Among the 69 films shot in Russia in 2011, the film "Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive " had the highest box office receipts — $ 27.5 million ...more

RINGO STARR-GOODNIGHT VIENNA-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCS7168. A rare British original of the solo album RINGO. Goodnight Vienna (slang. It's Over) is the fourth studio album by British musician, drummer of The Beatles band Ringo Starr, recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year.Although all the members of the Beatles contributed to the previous Ringo album, only John Lennon participated in the recording of Goodnight Vienna. The album became a hit, but less successful than the previous one.The single from the album, a cover version of The Platters ' song "Only You (And You Alone)", reached number 6 on the US charts. The album reached the 8th line of the chart in the US, eventually received gold, and the reviews were generally favorable. The second single, "No No Song" reached No. 3 on the US charts. However, the album only reached No. 30 in the UK, and this remained Starr's best achievement in the charts of his homeland until 1998. ...more

LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-THE FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE-PAS10004. YEX 865-1U/YEX 866-1U-RORKY/PESCO matrices. A rare British original in full configuration. Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on September 9, 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's rich sound contrasts with the basic arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), [1] while the opening title track is widely considered his signature song.Imagine it was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Along with John Lennon's band / Plastic Ono, it is considered one of Lennon's best solo albums. In 2012, the album was ranked 80th in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. ...more

MUNGO JERRY-SAME-1970-The first press-UK-DAWN-DNLS-3008. A very rare British original of the cult group.Mungo Jerry's debut album, released in 1970. The original UK release had lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside that appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the package. That summer, it reached number 14 in the UK charts.   ...more