Lot 93ALPHAVILLE-AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA -1986-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA-NMINT/NMINT

BOWIE, DAVID-MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD -1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1973 UK-RCA-LSP4816. A rare early edition of the cult album complete with a poster.. The third studio album by English musician David Bowie. It was originally released by Mercury Records in the United States on November 4, 1970 and in the United Kingdom on April 10, 1971. The album was produced by Tony Visconti and recorded at Trident and Advision Studios in London in April and May 1970. The album was initially a commercial failure. Pegg writes that by the end of June 1971, only 1,395 copies had been sold in the United States.. That same year, Bowie stated, "[he] sold like hot cakes in Beckenham and nowhere else."However, after the 1972 RCA reissue following Ziggy Stardust's commercial breakthrough, the album peaked at No. 24 in the UK, where it remained for 30 weeks, and number 105 on the Best Records charts, for as long as 23 weeks, the 1990 reissue of the album re-entered the UK album charts, peaking at number 66. ...more

SMALL FACES-OGDENS' NUT GONE FLAKE-1968-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-IMMEDIATE-IMSP012. A very rare British original of the cult album. Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake is the third studio album and the only concept album by English rock band Small Faces. Released on May 24, 1968, the album reached number one on the UK album charts on June 29, where it remained for a total of six weeks.  Ultimately, it became the band's last studio album during their initial incarnation (and the last album to contain exclusively new material until the release of the Playmates reunion album in 1977). The album's title and distinctive packaging design were a parody of Ogden's Nut-Brown Flakes, a brand of canned crumbly tobacco that was produced in Liverpool. since 1899 by Thomas Ogden. The cover was ranked 21st on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Album Covers in 1991.. ...more

JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER AND THE TRINITY-OPEN-1967-FIRST PRESS UK-MARMALADE-6080002, Matrices A-2/B-1. A very rare British original of the cult group. In 1967, Trinity released their debut album Open on the Gomel Marmalade label, which was intentionally recorded "live" in the studio. Despite Odger's exciting improvisations and Driscoll's strong vocals, the album went unnoticed. However, the single This Wheel's On Fire - a cover version of Dylan's song unknown to a wide audience at that time - released in the early summer of 1968, produced the effect of an exploding bomb and rose to 5th place in the charts. He forced the audience listening to the albums to pay attention to Open, which, with great delay, also entered the charts. Julie Driscoll, with her extravagant image and radical views, became the subject of increased interest from the press, and also received several offers to star in a movie. ...more

ARTWOODS-ART GALLERY-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-LK4830. Matrices A-1A/B-1A. Mega rare original of the cult album. Artwoods is a British rock band formed in 1963 and worked between 1964 and 1967.Singer Arthur Wood, from whom the band took its name, was the older brother of Ronnie Wood (who later became famous thanks to Faces and Rolling Stones). Art Wood was the lead singer of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated for a short period in 1962, while also leading his own band ART WOOD COMBO. When keyboardist Jon Lord (later founded DEEP PURPLE)   and guitarist Derek Griffiths of Red Bludd's Bluesicians joined the ART WOOD COMBO, ARTWOODS was formed.  They were very popular competing with the ANIMALS group, but sales did not reflect this popularity.   ...more

ERROLL GARNER-ERROLL-1959-THE FIRST UK PRESS-MERCURY-MMB12010. A rare British original of the famous jazz piano. Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 - January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His most famous composition, the ballad "Misty", became a jazz standard. Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls him "one of the most outstanding pianists" and "a brilliant virtuoso."He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6363 Hollywood Boulevard. His live album, Concert by the Sea, was first released in 1955, sold over a million copies by 1958, and Scott Yanow's opinion is: "this is an album that made such a strong impression that since then Garner has been considered immortal"  ...more