Lot 34BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-GONE TO EARTH-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

STEPPENWOLF-LIVE-1970-FIRST PRESS USA-DUNHILL-SDSD-50075.A rare original of the concert album of the cult guppa . Steppenwolf Live is, first of all, a collection of recordings from one concert in early 1970 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium by Steppenwolf, organized in support of their 1969 album "Monster". Released in April 1970 on Dunhill Records, it contains Steppenwolf's well-known hits: "Born to Be Wild", "Flying on a Magic Carpet" and "The Pusher", as well as most of the songs from "Monster", including three previous top 40 hits, as well as the top 40 hit "Hey Lawdy Mama" from this album ...more

FLOCK-FLOCK-1969-THE FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-S63733. Matrix A-1/B-1. A very rare British original of the cult prog-blues-jazz-psycho band. THE FLOCK is the first album by a very interesting American band that worked at the junction of jazz, blues and rock. In almost any criticism you will read that FLOCK is very similar to CHICAGO, was influenced by CHICAGO, or something similar. You can safely throw this criticism in the trash... The Flock failed to achieve the commercial success of other jazz-rock bands of the era, such as Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears, but they became quite famous due to the inclusion of the violin in the group. They cannot be attributed to the jazz mainstream and gloss, which American philistines liked so much, because the powerful brass section was often reinforced by a hard sound and hard rock riffs. ...more

ROLLING STONES-BLACK AND BLUE-1976-THE FIRST USA PRESS-ROLLING STONE number COC79104.A rare American original of the cult album.  Black and Blue is the thirteenth British and fifteenth American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1976 on the band's own label. It was the first studio album of the Rolling Stones, in which Ronnie Wood, who replaced Mick Taylor, took a full part. Released on April 23, 1976 with the single "Fool to Cry", which entered the world top 10, as the lead single — "Black and Blue" reached number 2 in the UK and spent an interrupted four—week period at number 1 in the United States, becoming platinum there. ...more

CAMEL-SNOW GOOSE-1975-UK FIRST PRESS-DECCA-SKL-R5207. Matrix A-P2W/B-P3W. The Snow Goose is the third Studio album by prog rock band Camel, released in 1975. The album reached position 22 in the UK charts. To date, the album The Snow Goose the most famous of all works of the group and is actually her trademark. ...more

STEVE VAI- PASSION AND WARFARE - 1990- FIRST PRESS UK-FFT- GRUB17. A rare British original. Passion and Warfare is the second studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on May 22, 1990 on Relativity and Epic Records. He received a gold certificate from the RIAA. Passion and Warfare was written based on a series of episodes of dreams that Vai had when he was younger, and in the album's guitar notes book Vai summarizes it this way: "Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur arranged for Mel Blanc." It was all recorded at Mothership Studios in his Hollywood Hills home, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) building that also recorded his guitar parts for Whitesnake's 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has small spoken parts on the album; Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg and Rudy Sarzo are credited with backing vocals. Vai claims that planning for the album began back in 1982, but was postponed after joining David Lee Roth's band and was not resumed until the breakup with Roth in 1989. ...more