Lot 93MANFRED MANN'S EARTH MAND-NIGHTINGALES & BOMBERS-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-NMINT/NMINT

ZOO-COUNTY TOWN N-1983-FIRST PRESS 1994 RUSSIA-ZOO-M0054. A very rare original of the cult group. "County Town N" is the first studio album by the band "Zoo", recorded in 1983. The title track is one of the longest songs sung in Russian. One of the tribute albums to the memory of Mike and the band, released in 2005, was called "County Town N 20 years later". The album was recorded in the spring of 1983 on equipment in the building of the "House of the Young Technician" in Leningrad under the direction of Andrey Tropillo. A tape recorder of the Studer brand at the 38th speed and a Basf LR-56 film were used. The recording is characterized by a fairly high sound quality.All the songs included in the album were written by Mike Naumenko, with the exception of the song "Bells", which was written and performed by Alexander Khrabunov, the band's lead guitarist. ...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

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

STEVIE WONDER-SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE (2LP+SINGLE) - 1976-FIRST PRESS UK-MOTOWN-TMSP-6002. A rare British original of the cult album. The eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. The double album was regarded by music journalists as the culmination of the" classic period "of Wonder's recording. By 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music; Wonder's previous albums" The Talking Book"," Innervations "and the first finale of" Self-Realization " were critical successes. The album was released as a double with a bonus EP of four songs. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, becoming only the third album to reach this level, and the first American artist of that time. Both the lead single "I Wish "and the follow-up single" Sir Duke " reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Songs in the Key of Life spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year. It was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the United States. In 2005, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America  ...more

NAZARETH-PLAY 'N' THE GAME-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-A/M-SP-4610.A rare American original. The CD cover states: "This album is entirely dedicated to Bill Fehilly, whose faith and spirit are still with us." Bill Fehilly is the band's manager, who died shortly before in a plane crash. The musicians admitted that without his help, Nazareth would never have crossed the borders of England — not to mention other countries.  ...more