Lot 36LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

ELLINGTON, DUKE / FITZGERALD, ELLA - ELLA SINGS THE ELLINGTON (BOX 2 X 2LP) -1957-FIRST PRESS (MONO) USA-VERVE-MGV4010-4. A rare American original of the famous album. A 1957 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, dedicated to Ellington's songs. Part of the Fitzgerald Songbook series, this is the only one where the composer also appears as a performer, and the first time Fitzgerald recorded with Ellington. It is also the entry in the Songbook series that gave her the most opportunities to demonstrate her skill in singing scat. Most of the third disc is dedicated to two original compositions by Billy Strayhorn, inspired by the life, character and artistry of Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's recording on this album earned her the Grammy Award for Best Individual Jazz Performance at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards. The album was released in two volumes: In the first volume was Fitzgerald with the Ellington Orchestra, in the second-Fitzgerald with a small group. This album marked the beginning of a fruitful creative relationship between Fitzgerald and Ellington. In the 1960s, they performed on the Cote d'Azur with the album "Ella and Duke on the Cote d'Azur" (1966), as well as in Sweden at a concert in Stockholm in 1966. and another studio album - "Ella at Duke" (1965). ...more

SUPERTRAMP-BREAKFAST IN AMERICA-1979-FIRST PRESS CANADA-AM -SP3708.A rare Canadian original. The album was recognized as the most successful by Supertramp — over 20 million copies were sold worldwide and the most successful English album in France. The CD includes four hit singles of the band: "The Logical Song", "Goodbye Stranger", "Take the Long Way Home". ...more

JOPLIN, JANIS-PEARL-1971- FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-64189. Maritsa A-1/B-1 is a rare British original of the cult album. Pearl is the fourth studio album by Janis Joplin, recorded by producer Paul Rothchild in September - October 1970 and released by Columbia Records on January 11, 1971, four months after the singer's death. The CD received the highest critical acclaim, was declared a masterpiece, the best album of the singer, one of the best works of white blues. Pearl topped the Billboard 200 lists. ...more

GABRIEL, PETER-PASSION-1989-THE FIRST EU-GERMANY-REAL WORLD PRESS number RWLP1. A rare European original. It was originally written as the soundtrack to the film "The Last Temptation of Christ", but Gabriel spent several months after the film's release developing the music, finally releasing it as a full-fledged album instead of the soundtrack to the film. It is considered a milestone in the popularization of world music and won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1990. ...more

DONNA SUMMER - MISTAKEN IDENTITY-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX443. A rare original of the queen of soul disco. Mistaken Identity is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Donna Summer, released on August 23, 1991 on Atlantic Records. In the new record, Summer continues to experiment with various musical genres, this time the album is recorded in an urban style. However, the album becomes one of the most disastrous releases in Donna Summer's career, it does not enter either the UK Albums Chart or the US Billboard 200. Two singles were released from the album: "When Love Cries", which reached number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 18 on the Billboard RB charts; and "Work That Magic", was released as a single in the UK, where it reached number 74 on the UK Singles Chart. ...more