Lot 119FITZGERALD, ELLA AND ARMSTRONG, LOUIS-ELLA AND LOUIS -1956-FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-NMINT/NMINT

CARAVAN-CUNNING STUNTS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-SKL-R-5210 . Matrices A-P2W/B-P2W, a rare British original of the cult prog band. The sixth studio album by the progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1975. It was their first album with bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mike Wedgwood. The album's title is a spoonerism for "Stunning Cunts", which is characteristic of their bold use of language. The three previous Caravan albums with titles that are also sexual word games, If I Could Do It Again, I Would Do It Again With You (1970), In the Land of Gray and Pink (1971) and For Girls Who Plump at Night (1973). ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-24 NIGHTS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -REPRISE-7599-26420-1. Very rare original cult album recorded live at the Royal albert Hall. 24 Nights — recorded live album by Blues-rock musician Eric Clapton, released in 1991. 24 Nights contains selected songs from the 42 Clapton concerts in the hall the Royal albert hall in London. The album was originally planned to be released in 1990, after 18 concerts Eric in the beginning of the year, but the musician was dissatisfied with the recorded material and the gate 24 Nights was delayed. In 1991, Clapton set a record by playing the Royal albert hall 24 nights in a row. The album, with the inclusion of new records that came out a few months later. ...more

DOORS-DOORS-1967 - THE FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS-74007. Matrices EKS-74007A-(A)/ EKS-74007B-(A), Allentown Pressing. Mega rare original icon in rock music. The Doors is the debut album by the American band The Doors, recorded in 1966 and released in 1967 (Elektra EKS-74007). It includes the song "Light My Fire" (the solo release of which allowed the band to break into the music charts), significantly expanded instrumentally compared to the single version. The album was released in early 1967. The author of the front cover of the record was Guy Webster (Eng. Guy Webster), the back-Joel Brodsky (Eng. Joel Brodsky), who continued to work with the team after that. The album was recorded on 4-channel equipment, a full stereo version was released later. In January 2007, the American Recording Industry Association (RIAA) awarded the album the status of "four times multi-platinum", which means the sale of more than 4 million legal copies.  In 2015, the album was included in the US National Register of Audio Recordings ...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

 RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-The first SWEDEN-POLYDOR OYSTER press-OYA2001 KENDUN A-3U/B-1U matrices. A rare Scandinavian original printed in Britain ( English production matrices) for Sweden. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album by the British-American band Rainbow, released in May 1975. In the UK charts, this disc took the 11th place, in the US — the 30th. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James Dio, according to him.  ...more