Lot 48HARRISON, GEORGE-DARK HORSE-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

MAYALL, JOHN-CRUSADE-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-DECCA-SKL4890. Matrices A-1W/B-1W. A very rare original of the cult blues rocker. Since the release of the previous album A Hard Road, there have been noticeable changes in the composition of the Bluesbreakers: Peter Green left to form his own band (Fleetwood Mac), and Ainsley Dunbar moved to Jeff Beck. John took Keef Hartley to the vacant drummer's place, and it was more difficult to replace the lead guitarist - after all, the new musician would have to bear comparison with both Clapton and Green. John remembered that at one of the concerts, when Eric for some reason did not show up on time, a young boy came who claimed to know the entire repertoire of Bluesbreakers. Mayall didn't have much choice, and he invited the young guitarist to the stage. He demonstrated a good knowledge of the material and excellent technique, and John was impressed with his performance. But after the concert, the boy left without leaving his coordinates. Now Mayall wanted to find this musician, and in the end he was able to do it by placing an ad in Melody Maker. So Mick Taylor came to the band, who was more inclined to blues-rock, and not to pure blues. The band's line-up was expanded with the involvement of two saxophonists-Chris Mercer on tenor and Rip Kant on baritone. This sextet went to the studio on July 11 and 12 to record a new album, which was produced by Mike Vernon, and Gus Dudgeon was again noted as a sound engineer. ...more

AQUARIUM-SANDS OF ST. PETERSBURG-1994-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-TRIARIUM-M-0031. A very rare original on vinyl. "Sands" is the ninth "natural" album of the group "Aquarium", consisting mainly of songs from 1975-1986, recorded in 1993. When in the autumn of 1992, "Aquarium" had its own studio at Fontanka, 39, the group had the idea to recreate some songs written by Grebenshchikov in the late 70s-early 80s in their spare time from recording the album "Favorite songs of Ramses IV". Most of the songs of that time were already included in the albums "All Brothers — Sisters" and "Acoustics", but many of them remained unrecorded. And it was decided to extend their life in the "parallel past". ...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

GABRIEL, PETER-PASSION (2LP)-1989-FIRST UK PRESS-REAL WORLD - RWLP1. Rare British original. It was originally written as the soundtrack to the film "The Last Temptation of Christ" , but Gabriel spent several months after the release of the film, developing the music, finally releasing it as a full album instead of a soundtrack. It is considered a milestone in the popularization of world music and received a Grammy award for best New Age album in 1990. ...more

RARE BIRD-EPIC FOREST-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2442101. A very rare original of the cult prog band in full configuration (single and poster). The third studio album by Rare Bird . English progressive rock band, formed in 1969. They were more successful in other European countries. They released five studio albums between 1969 and 1974. In the UK, they never entered the charts with an album, but came out with one single, the organ-based track "Sympathy", which reached number 27. It has sold a million copies worldwide ...more