Lot 51BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH -1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 USA-WARNER-NMINT/NMINT

NAZARETH,NO MEAN CITY-1978- THE FIRST HOLLAND-VERTIGO PRESS number 6370428. A rare European original. The tenth studio album by the band Nazareth. The album cover was drawn by Rodney Matthews, a famous English fantasy illustrator who created covers for the works of many other artists (Scorpions, Thin Lizzy and others) The name of the disc is borrowed from the novel "No Mean City" (1935) by Alexander MacArthur and Kingsley Long. With this album, the band's sound has become heavier, given the addition of guitarist Zal Cleminson from Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The popularity of the album allowed the band to perform with several big names, such as Thin Lizzy, on their 1978/79 tour. ...more

LEE, ALVIN AND MYLON LEFEVRE (EX-TEN YEARS AFTER) -ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1054.1M/1P Stamper Matrices A-2U/B-2U (A Dream!)  A rare British original guitarist from TEN YEARS AFTER. On the Road to Freedom is an album by English rock musician Alvin Lee and American gospel singer Milon Lefevre. Released in November 1973, it was Lee's first solo project, which achieved international success thanks to his leadership of a blues rock band ten years later. The album was recorded at Lee's home studio in south Oxfordshire, which he and Lefebvre built specifically for the project. Guest musicians on the sessions were George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Ron Wood and Mick Fleetwood. "Fallen Angel" and Harrison's song "So Sad (No Love of His Own)" were released as singles from the album. The album On the Road to Freedom was well received by music critics, although Lee's more subtle guitar playing and new musical direction were not welcomed by fans Ten Years After.  ...more

THE WHO-LIVE AT LEEDS (RED LETTERING)-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-TRACK-2406001. A very rare British original, in a red print version on the cover. Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band The Who. It was recorded at the Refectory of the University of Leeds on February 14, 1970 and is their only live album The album was released on May 23, 1970 by Decca and MCA in the United States, as well as Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It has been reprinted several times and in several different formats. Since its release, Live at Leeds has been named by several music critics as the best live rock record of all time. ...more

BUDGIE-SQUAWK-1972-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-MCA-MAPS6020. A very rare German original of the cult group. Squawk is the second studio album by heavy rock band Budgie. It was released in September 1972 on Kapp Records. The album was certified gold in 1973. The cover was made by Roger Dean. ...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