Lot 20B.B. KING-MR.BLUES-1963-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-ABC-PARAMOUNT-NMINT/NMINT

BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY-CHEAP THRILLS-1968-FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-KCS9700. A very rare original of the cult album JANIS JOPLIN. Cheap Thrills is the second studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in August 1968. "Cheap Thrills" achieved great success: by October, it reached number one on the Billboard chart and turned out to be the best-selling album of 1968, with a circulation of just under a million copies. The song Piece of My Heart became a hit, which was subsequently performed by many other musicians, and the performance of Summertime from the opera Porgy and Bess turned into one of the most memorable and frequently used recordings by Janis Joplin. The album cover was created by the famous illustrator Robert Crumb. The name "Cheap Thrills" can be translated into Russian as "cheap passions", "low-grade fun". ...more

CARAVAN-CARAVAN-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1972 GERMANY-POLYDOR-2310191. A rare early edition of the cult album. Caravan is a British Canterbury scene band formed in 1968 by former members of The Wilde Flowers band, Pye Hastings (vocals, guitar), Richard Sinclair (vocals, bass guitar), David Sinclair (keyboards) and Richard Coughlan (drums).The first album of the band Caravan (1968) was a hybrid of pop, jazz and psychedelia, playing an important role in the formation of the sound of the band, and the formation of the features of the Canterbury music school as a whole. The album included the band's first signature psychedelic jam, "Where But For Caravan Would I" ...more

ZOO-ZOO-1971-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BACILLUS - 6494006 Mega rare album on a prestigious label. ZOO is a French prog band based on blues and jazz. The debut album of the French band formed in 1968. Starting work in the studio on April 16, 1969, the musicians recorded 8 songs included in the album of the same name in 2 days. In November of the same year, the band took part in the festival in the Belgian city of Amougies together with "Pink Floyd", "Colosseum", "The Nice", "East Of Eden", Frank Zappa, etc. In 1970, before the release of the second album, Joël Daydé and Pierre Fanen left the band due to musical differences, and Englishman Ian Bellamy took the place of the vocalist. The second album was recorded from June 12 to September 9, 1970, later receiving the opportunity to promote on the two largest radio stations in New York - "WOR—FM" and "WABC-FM". Despite participating in many major festivals, they were unable to make an international career, and due to lack of commercial success, the group disbanded at the end of 1972. ...more

KOSSOFF, PAUL-BACK STREET CRAWLER1973-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND -ILPS9264 matrix A-1U/B-1U stamper 1RG/1RR . The first solo album after the breakup of FREE. Very highly appreciated by kuritiks and musicians. ...more

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-HOLLAND-AM number 396405-1. A very rare European original is the original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on January 22, 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages", the latter won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more