Lot 54JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-NMINT/NMINT

CHARLES, RAY/ CLEO LAINE-PORGY AND BESS-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-LONDON-D31D2 Rare British original of the legend of the jazz scene. Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, whose libretto was written by author Dubose Hayward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from the play "Porgy" by Dorothy Hayward and Dubose Hayward, which is itself an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by Dubose Hayward. Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before moving to Broadway in New York.[1] It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a bold artistic choice at the time. After an initially unpopular public reception, the 1976 production of the Houston Grand Opera brought her new popularity, and she is now one of the most famous and frequently performed operas. In 1976, Ray Charles and Cleo Lane recorded an album of excerpts for RCA Victor, in which the two of them performed several roles. The album was arranged and conducted by Frank De Vol. It featured Joe Sample's organ, Harry Edison's trumpet, and guitar work by Joe Pass and Lee Ritenour. It was based on jazz with full orchestration, but the orchestrations used were not Gershwin's. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR POLH16  A very rare original in top condition. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the reunited "classic line-up" of the band, released in November 1984.  In early October, Perfect Strangers was mixed, and on November 16 it went on sale, rising to the 5th place in Britain and to the 17th-in the USA. Blackmore, known for his inconsistency, joked that the album should finally be called the album of 1974, hinting that the last album recorded in this line-up was released back in 1973 (Who Do We Think We Are). Such zeal did not remain without consequences: the album turned out to be very successful, quickly became platinum, took 5th place in the UK charts and 17th place in the USA. Deep Purple embarked on a world tour, culminating in a performance in front of 80,000 British fans at Knebworth Park in June 1985. ...more

BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-EVERYONE IS EVERYBODY ELSE-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-2383-286.Rare original cult British prog group. Everyone Is Everybody Else is a 1974 album by British rock band Barclay James Harvest. It was released in the UK on 14 June 1974 and was their first album for the Polydor label after they parted ways with EMI. The album spun through radio Caroline, which has published ratings of the album at number 13 in the top 100. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-DEEP PURPLE-1969-THE FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-SHVL759 Matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 1G/1G (Dream!) A very rare British original of the cult group. Deep Purple (also known as April) is the third studio album by the British band Deep Purple. The last album created by the original line-up of the band, known as "Mark I". Recorded between January and March 1969) at De Lane Lea Studios in London. It was released in the US in June on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in September 1969 on the Harvest Records label. The most famous composition of the album (after which the entire album is often called) is the final 12-minute piece "April", recorded with the participation of specially hired musicians playing wind and string instruments. ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE - EL2602781.A rare British original.  Give My Regards to Broad Street is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, as well as an album of soundtracks for his 1984 film of the same name. The album reached the 1st place in the UK chart. The lead single "No More Lonely Nights "was nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. It was also supposed to be his last album released under the Columbia Records label, which was his American label for more than five years..  ...more