Lot 11PRESLEY, ELVIS- KISSIN' COUSINS-1964-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-NMINT/NMINT

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

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA-BIRDS OF FIRE-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-S65321-A3/B1. A rare British original of the second studio album by an American jazz fusion band. It is the last studio album released by the original line-up of the band.  ...more

WAITS, TOM-BLUE VALENTINE-1978-THE ORIGINAL PRESS 1983  OF GERMANY-ASYLUM-AS53088 is a rare German original of the sixth album from the master of tavern blues. Blue Valentine is the sixth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released on September 5, 1978 on the Asylum Records label. It was recorded over six sessions from July to August 1978 with producer Bones Howe. Rickie Lee Jones is pictured with Waits on the back cover. ...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

JETHRO TULL-A PASSION PLAY-1973-The first press UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1040 matrix A-4U/B-4U. 1PP/2PA stamper. A rare British original of the cult album.  A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Following the same style as the band's previous album Thick as a Brick (1972), A Passion Play is a concept album consisting of individual songs arranged into a single continuous piece of music (which was divided into two parts across the two sides of the original vinyl release). The album was a commercial success, becoming Jethro Tull's second number-one album in the United States. Today, the album is often considered a favorite among Jethro Tull fans, and has been listed by contemporary critics as one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time. ...more