Lot 10JOPLIN, JANIS-PEARL-1971- FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-NMINT/NMINT

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-PART TWO-1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF EU-ELAP-4518. ELO Part II is a band created by Electric Light Orchestra drummer and co-founder Bev Bevan. The band also included former ELO bassist and vocalist Kelly Grukatti, violinist Mick Kaminsky for most of his career, as well as conductor Louis Clark, who toured as a guest with ELO in its final years. After Bevan left the band at the end of 1999, he sold his half of the rights to the Electric Light Orchestra name to Jeff Lynn, and the band changed its name to Orchestra. Electric Light Orchestra Part Two is the debut album by ELO Part II, released in 1991. In March 1991, the single "Honest Men" reached number 60 in the UK Singles chart and 36th in the Dutch Top 40 chart. ...more

INXS-WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE-1992-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-512507-1.  A rare European original of the cult group. Welcome to Wherever You Are is the eighth studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on August 3, 1992.Taking a course on the grunge and alternative rock that was relevant in the first half of the 90s, INXS tried to find a new direction for themselves, a la U2 (Achtung Baby), the use of a sitar, a 60-string orchestra and a much more "raw" sound. Producer Mark Opitz described the writing process as follows: "There's a lot of Michael, Andrew and me on the album. The opinion of everyone and everyone is not present here, because some of them were busy with significant changes in their personal lives." The mixing was handled by Bob Klimauntin.While working on the album, INXS performed at the Concert for Life in March 1992, performing some of the songs to the accompaniment of the orchestra[8] and presenting two new songs - "Taste It" and "All Around".The CD took 1st place in the UK chart, 16th place in the US Billboard 200 chart and was among the top ten albums of the year according to Q and The Independent magazines. However, due to insufficient promotion of the album by the record company and the lack of a tour in support of the album (after successful tours in support of Kick and X, the band took a vacation with the intention of returning with a tour in support of two albums), the album sold worse than its predecessors - gold in Britain in 1992, platinum in the USA in 1997. The band performed at the 1993 Australian Record Industry Awards (nominated for "Best Band"), performing "Heaven Sent" to the soundtrack of instruments, but with live vocals. ...more

BONEY M-NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS-1978-First Press-GERMANY-HANSA-26026 OT. A rare original of the cult album. Nightflight to Venus is the third studio album by Euro-Caribbean band Boney M., released in July 1978. The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia and Canada, topping most album charts in the second half of 1978, and also became their first number one album in the UK. In Canada, the album received a nomination for the 1980 Juno Award in the International Album of the Year category. Nightflight to Venus includes the worldwide hits "Rivers of Babylon" and "Brown Girl in the Ring", a two-sided single that topped the UK singles chart and sold over 2 million copies.[4] The sequel was another Boney M. classic, "Rasputin", which in most countries was also performed on the double A side in combination with "Painter Man", a cover version of the 1966 hit by The Creation. In the UK, "Rasputin" and "Painter Man" were released separately as A-sides by Atlantic Records, both entering the Top 10. "Rivers of Babylon", which reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, became their biggest hit in the United States. ...more

MAYALL, JOHN-THE BLUES ALONE-1967-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-SCL1243. Matrix A-1W/B-1W. Rare British original cult Blues rocker. The Blues Alone-this album of electric Blues in 1967, written by John Mallom on which he recorded all the parties, with the exception of percussion, which was provided by longtime collaborator Keith Hartley . Cover and the original design has also developed the John Mayall. ...more

DEPECHE MODE-101-1989- THE FIRST SCANDINAVIA-MUTE-STUMM01 PRESS is a rare double original of the founders of the synth-pop. 101 style (or Mass, Eng. Mass[5]) is the first live album by Depeche Mode, released in 1989.. In 1987, Depeche Mode's sixth studio album, Music for the Masses, was released, in support of which the band embarked on a large-scale world tour, including exactly 101 concerts. The last, 101st performance took place on June 18, 1988 at the Rose Bowl Stadium, in Pasadena, California, in the presence of 80 thousand people.  ...more