Lot 39RINGO STARR-RINGO-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

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

KING CRIMSON-RED-1974-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND PRESS-A-3U/B-6U SEAN/PESKO matrices. Stamper 2RA/1RM (Very early!) A very rare British original of the cult prog band. Red is the seventh studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in November 1974 by Island Records in the UK and Atlantic Records in the USA. This is the last King Crimson album recorded in the 1970s. Ranks 8th in the list of the Top 25 best progressive rock albums according to Progarchives.com and 7th place in the list of "The 25 best classic progressive rock albums" according to PopMatters. ...more

LOVE SCULPTURE-BLUES HELPING-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE-PCS7059. A very rare British original of the cult band. Their debut album Blues Helping included the songs "Summertime" and "Wang Dang Doodle". They are best known for their new 1968 hit on the UK singles chart, a high-speed cover version of Aram Khachaturian's classic piece "Dance with a Saber", released on the Parlophone label (R 5744), which reached number 5 on the UK Singles chart in December 1968. The recording was inspired by Keith Emerson's classic permutations. "Sabre Dance" became a hit after the broadcast of British DJ John Peel, who was so impressed that he played it twice in the same program.. In December 1968, the British music magazine NME reported that Love Sculpture had signed a recording contract in the US with London Records guaranteeing 250,000 pounds. The band also received an invitation to perform "Sabre Dance" live on the German television program Beat-Club on Radio Bremen, which was broadcast in Germany at the time.  ...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

NORMAN, CHRIS (EX-SMOKIE)- DIFFERENT SHADES-1987-FIRST PRESS (EXPORT) GERMANY -MEGA-MRLP3080. A very rare original solo album . Different shadea is the third solo album by Chris Norman, released in 1987 by Hansa Records. The album was received with delight, although it outperformed the previous album in the charts. The lead single, "Sarah", was a number one hit in most of Europe. ...more