Lot 25MAYALL, JOHN-PLAYS JOHN MAYALL-1965-ORIGINAL PRESS 1967 (MONO) UK-DECCA-NMINT/NMINT

OSCAR PETERSON TRIO-ELOQUENCE (LIVE AT THE TIVOLI GARDENS, COPENHAGEN) - 1965-FIRST PRESS UK-MERCURY-SLML-4014. A rare original of the cult album.Eloquence is a live album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1965. Eloquence was the last album of the Oscar Peterson trio with drummer Ed Thigpen. Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote: "The music heard during this "live from Copenhagen" concert is excellent... Peterson is in particularly strong form in "Misty", "Django", the songs "Autumn Leaves" and "Moaning" ...more

DEEP PURPLE-STORMBRINGER-1974-First press UK-PURPLE RECORDS -TPS3508 matrix A-1U/B-1U KENDUN. A rare British original.Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974, and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup, including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-MADE IN JAPAN (2LP'S) - 1972-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-PURPLE-TPSP351.-Matrices A-2U/B-1U/A-2/B-2U PORKY/PESKIE.  Rare Early Original Edition (second press)  Made in Japan is a double live album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, and in the US in April 1973, and became a super commercial success. The album was an immediate commercial success, especially in the US, where it was accompanied by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water" and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. A Rolling Stone readers ' poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan as the sixth best live album of all time. ...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

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