Lot 55ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-OUT OF THE BLUE-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-NMINT/NMINT

JIMI HENDRIX AND CURTIS KNIGHT-GET THAT FEELING-1967-ORIGINAL PRESS 1969 UK-LONDON-SH8349. Matrices A-1L/B-1L. A rare British original press of Hendrix's first recordings before leaving for England and becoming famous.  ...more

ROUSSOS,DEMIS-SOUVENIRS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS OF FRANCE-PHILIPS-6325201. Souvenirs is a studio album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1975 on Philips Records. The album reached No. 25 in the UK and No. 13 in the Netherlands. It also spent 21 weeks on the Norwegian chart, peaking at number 2. ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-SECRET MESSAGES-1983-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-JETLX527. A rare British original of the cult album. Secret Messages is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1983 by Jet Records. It was the band's last commercially successful album. ...more

ALEXEY RYBNIKOV-ROCK OPERA STAR AND THE DEATH OF JOAQUIN MURIETA-1978-(EXPORT) FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-MELODIA-C6011191-004. "The Star and the Death of Joaquin Murieta— is a rock opera by Alexey Rybnikov and Pavel Grushko. One of the first rock operas in the USSR, created on the initiative of director Mark Zakharov based on the dramatic cantata by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda "The Shining and Death of Joaquin Murieta, a Chilean robber killed in California on July 23, 1853." The play was performed on the stage of the Lenkom Theater for 17 seasons and was shown 1050 times.  In 1978, the first record "The Star and the Death of Joaquin Murieta" was released — the main parts were performed by: The Star, Teresa - Jeanne Rozhdestvenskaya; Joaquin Murieta, Death - Gennady Trofimov. The Araks ensemble took part in the recording of the disc. ...more

RINGO STARR-RINGO-1973-THE FIRST UK-APPLE PRESS number PCTC252 matrix A-1U/B-3U. One of the best solo albums of a BEATLES member, complete with a booklet of drawings by KLAUS VOORMAN. Ringo is the third studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on the Apple Records label. It reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, he took 1st place on the RPM national Albums chart. The album is marked by the participation of all four former Beatles and numerous guest stars, which will become Starr's signature on many of his subsequent albums and tours. ...more