Lot 33TROWER, ROBIN (EX-PROCOL HARUM)-BRIDGE OF SIGHS -1974-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-NMINT/NMINT

JOHN, ELTON-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPX1. Matrix A-2/B-1, A rare British original . This album is one of the peaks of ELTON JOHN's creativity . Complete set ( two booklets and a large poster).Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer Elton John, released in 1975. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and remained there for seven weeks; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the first album to reach this chart. It was certified gold in May 1975, and was certified platinum and triple platinum in March 1993 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album also debuted at #1 on the national RPM Top Albums chart. The UK Albums Chart reached #2. In 2003, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was ranked at #158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...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

CCS-THE BEST BAND IN THE LAND-1973-first press uk-rak-SRAK504 Matrix A-1/B-1 . A rare British original of the A. Korner blues project. This is the third and last studio album of the Collective Consciousness Society. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London from January to May 1973 and released in September of the same year. In Australia, the album was called "The Band Played Boogie". The album includes, in particular, covers of songs by The Kinks and Cream, and it is equally divided by original compositions. The style continues the style of their two previous albums, with heavy rock and blues songs arranged on jazz instruments. The single "The Band Played the Boogie" reached the 36th place in the official UK charts. Neither the album nor the single reached the US charts. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE-1979-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO-6360170. A rare Scandinavian original of the cult album.Communiqué is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1979. Communiqué was recorded in November-December 1978, at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album was the first to debut in the German charts at number 1 in the first week of sales (their debut album Dire Straits was still at number 3 in this country). In total, it has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In Europe, 3,600 thousand copies were sold, and in the United States it reached gold status. ...more

MUNGO JERRY-SAME-1970-The first press-UK-DAWN-DNLS-3008. A very rare British original of the cult group.Mungo Jerry's debut album, released in 1970. The original UK release had lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside that appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the package. That summer, it reached number 14 in the UK charts.   ...more