Lot 37LENNON, JOHN-MIND GAMES1973-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-FLAMING PIE-1997-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE- 724385650017. A very rare British original of the cult album. Flaming Pie is the tenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1997. This is McCartney's first studio album, after his previous studio album Off the Ground, released in 1993; these four years McCartney was mainly busy working on The Beatles Anthology project. In the album's liner notes, McCartney wrote: "(The Anthology) reminded me of the standards we held to during The Beatles' time; the standards of how we worked on songs. So the creation of this album followed a course "refreshed" by these memories of the past." Since February 1995, McCartney has collaborated with Jeff Lynn, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Electric Light Orchestra, a passionate fan of The Beatles. The album Flaming Pie is the last to be recorded by Paul's wife Linda McCartney, who died of breast cancer in 1998. Flaming Pie debuted in the UK Albums chart at number 2 in May 1997 — the best initial chart position since the album Flowers in the Dirt eight years earlier. In the US, the reaction was also very positive. The album debuted on the chart at the 2nd place (the best place of McCartney's albums in the US chart since the album Tug of War); in the first week, 121 thousand copies of the album were sold.  Both in the UK and in the USA, the album was recognized as the "best debutant on the chart", and also certified as "gold". In other countries, the reaction to the album was slightly worse than on Off the Ground, but in Greece, the album reached number 1 on the chart and was certified gold in Norway. According to the Nielsen SoundScan marketing research system, the album sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide until June 2007. ...more

IF-THREE-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-UNITED ARTISTS-UAG29158. Matrix A-1U/B-1U. Stamper 1A/1R (a Dream!) Rare original cult British prog group. If 3 is the third release by the English jazz rock band If . It was released in 1971 and reached #171 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The track "Forgotten Roads" appeared in a live band on German TV Beat-Club in September 1971. The track "Here Comes Mr. Time" was included in a promotional sampler United Artists Records All Good Clean Fun (1971). ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (2LP) - OUT OF THE BLUE-1977-THE FIRST UK-JET - UAS100 PRESS. A rare British original of one of the most commercially successful albums of the band (the number of sales worldwide was about 10 million). ...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

SANTANA, CARLOS AND COLTRANE, ALICE - ILLUMINATIONS-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-PC32900. Rare American original original. After the release of the album , critics wrote: There is a clear discrepancy between the sheer ambition of this CD and its rather modest status in Santana's discography. The reason, obviously, is that the powerful swing did not quite succeed. We can say that this album is a continuation of the storyline started on Love, Devotion, Surrender with John McLaughlin. Here we are again witnessing a mighty spiritual message and free jazz arrivals. Here, Santana's partner is Alice Coltrane, the widow of the famous jazz musician. It is important that she is not only a widow, but also a harpist (almost the only one in jazz), as well as a pianist and string arranger. The presence of double bassist Dave Holland is also pleasing. The swing here is obvious: a bold attempt to mix classical, jazz and ethnic rhythms together - that is, to make a universal, comprehensive album. Admittedly, on quieter numbers, all this sounds very pleasant: beautiful passages by Santana, Alice's harp overdubs and blissful strings delight the ear, and for the sake of this alone, the album is worth keeping on the shelf. However, the central part of the album is still the 15-minute Angel Of Sunlight, which begins very smoothly, but develops into a frenzied battle of instruments and cultures.   ...more