Lot 106FERRY, BRYAN-BOYS AND GIRLS-1985-FIRST PRESS UK-EG-NMINT/NMINT

SWEET-OFF THE RECORD-1977-FIRST UK PRESS-RCA-PL25072 matrix A-2E/B-1 .Rare British original. "Off the Record" - the fourth "hard-rock" album by Sweet. Recorded in the winter of 1977 (although the appointment was made in October 1976) in London (Studio "Audio International Studios"). Released on RCA records in April of the same year. The film was produced by the musicians themselves. This album laid the Foundation for the next three albums. Immediately after the release of the album, the band terminated the contract with RCA and moved on to bigger and more famous label Polydor, which released its last four albums. ...more

JETHRO TULL-MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1082 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1GR/2RM. A rare British original of the cult prog band. Minstrel in the Gallery is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released in September 1975. The album shows the band as returning to a mix of electric and acoustic compositions, thus closer to their early 70s albums such as Benefit (1970), Aqualung(1971) and Thick as a Brick (1972). The album was the first Jethro Tull album recorded outside the UK, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This was Jethro Tull's last album with bassist Jeffrey Hammond, who left the band after the album's tour ended in late 1975 and was replaced by former Carmen bassist John Glascock. AllMusic has a favorable review stating that the album is "the most artistically successful and carefully crafted album since Thick as a Brick". ...more

CHARLES, RAY-MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC VOL. 2-1962-FIRST PRESS USA-ABC PARAMOUNT-ABCS-435 A rare American stereo original of the legend of the jazz scene. Ray Charles album of 1962. This is the second volume of Charles ' country and western recordings after his landmark debut on the ABC Records label. After the amazing success of modern sounds in country and western music, an album of covers of country music that sold more than a million copies, Charles and producer Sid Feller decided to continue. Unlike the previous album, where the slow and fast tracks more or less alternated, on this album one side is performed by Ray Charles ' big band with the Raelettes, while on the other side there is a string section and Jack Halloran singers. ...more

JETHRO TULL-BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST-1982-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CDL1380. The Broadsword and the Beast is the 14th studio album by the rock band Jethro Tull, released on April 10, 1982. The album is a cross between the dominant synthesizer sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Jethro Tull used in the previous decade. Thus, the band's characteristic acoustic instruments are complemented by electronic soundscapes provided by the new keyboardist Peter-John Vettese. The electronic aspects of this album will be further explored by the band in their next release, In Secret. In the notes to the remastered version of the album, Ian Anderson expresses the opinion that Broadsword contains some of the best music of Jethro Tull. ...more

AC/DC-LET THERE BE ROCK-1977--ORIGINAL PRESS 1981 NEW ZEALAND-ALBERT PRODUCTIONS-APLP022 A very rare second New Zealand press of the iconic Australian band. Let There Be Rock is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. The Australian version of the CD was released in March 1977 on the Albert Productions label, and the international version was released in June 1977 on the Atlantic Records label. The Australian release of the album was coolly received by critics and barely entered the Australian Top 20, in the UK -17 place. The album reached the highest level of sales in the United States and was awarded double platinum status by the RIAA for a circulation of more than 2 million copies, in December 1997. ...more