Lot 47GILLAN, IAN BAND CHILD-IN TIME-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-OYSTER-NMINT/NMINT

B. B. KING-INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-PROBE-SPBA6255. Matrix A-1G/B-1G, stamper 1A/1R (A dream!) A very rare original of a cult blues album. Indianola Mississippi Seeds is the eighteenth studio album by B. B. King. It was released in October 1970 on ABC Records. On this album, B. B. King mixed elements of blues and rock music. The result was one of King's most critically acclaimed albums and one of the most highly acclaimed blues crossover albums of all time. The album appeared on several Billboard album charts in 1970, peaking at number 26 on the Pop Albums chart, number seven on the Jazz Albums chart, and number eight on Billboard's "Black Albums" list. The album also spawned several hit singles "Chains and Things", King's own song "Don't Ask Me Questions" and Leon Russell's song "Hummingbird". King himself also considers the album one of his greatest achievements. When asked about his best work, King said: "I know critics always mention Live and Well or Live at the Regal, but I think Indianola Mississippi Seeds was the best album I made  ...more

SWEET SMOKE-JUST A POKE-1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-COLUMBIA-1C062-28886 is a very rare German original of one of the most iconic albums of prog music. Sweet Smoke is an American band formed in 1967 and played progressive rock. This is primarily a live band known for its long, impromptu performances.  It was created by Andrew Dershin, Mike Paris, Victor Sacco, Jay Dorfman and Merwin Kaminowitz in Brooklyn, New York. In the beginning, the band played in American clubs in front of a small audience. Then she moved to the Virgin Islands under the name "Ice Company", because the management of local clubs believed that the name "Sweet Smoke" ("Fragrant Smoke") and the hippie image were too provocative. After spending a short time in the Caribbean, the group moved to Germany at the end of 1969, where its members received the support of the famous German sculptor Waldemar Kuhn. Their first album Just A Poke in 1970 consisted of only two long songs Baby Night (16:22 min) and Silly Sally (16:24 min). The first is probably the band's most famous composition, mainly due to the distinctive melodies of Michael Paris' flute. The second one is remembered by Dorfman's long drum solo, played in a stereo effect (the so-called ping-pong effect). The first album gave the band the status of a cult icon of the underground, which emerged in Europe as a response to the American hippie scene. ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-GREEN RIVER-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-FANTASY-F8393 Very early edition of the cult album. Green River is the third studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, recorded at Wally Hyder's studio and released by Fantasy Records in 1969. The album rose to the top of the Billboard 200 list (later becoming multi-platinum and reaching #20 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2003, it entered at #95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Best Albums of All Time".  ...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

BOWIE, DAVID-LODGER -1979-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-PL13254. A rare British original of the cult album..Lodger is the 13th studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on May 25, 1979 by RCA Records. After an eventful year, during which two studio albums, Low and Heroes, were released in 1977, as well as many other side projects, Bowie embarked on the Isolar II world tour in 1978. During a break from the tour, Bowie regrouped with co-writer Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti to record his next album. Lodger was a great commercial success, reaching number 4 on the UK Albums chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Top LPs, Tape chart. ...more