Lot 15BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM- 1967-FIRST PRESS UK-PHILIPS-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

CARAVAN-IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN I'D DO IT ALL OVER YOU-1970-SECOND PRESS 1972 UK-DECCA-SKL-R.5052 . Matrix A-P2W/B-P4W, a rare British original of the second pressing of the cult album. The second album by the Canterbury band Caravan, released in September 1970. It was the precursor to their most famous album In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971). The album is a representative of the genre of the Canterbury scene, it features characteristic organ solos and melodic vocals typical of the band's style. The album was released on Decca Records, as was the title track as a single. The album received high critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. ...more

COCKER, JOE -LIVE-1990-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL- 164-793417-1. The original of the famous JOE COCKER live album. Joe Cocker Live is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1990. It was recorded live on October 5, 1989 at the Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, with the exception of the last two tracks, which were recorded in the studio.In Europe, it received the status from gold to platinum. ...more

ATLANTIS-SAME-1972-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VERTIGO-6360609. A rare original continuation of the cult prog group FRUMPY. Atlantis was formed at the end of the summer of 1972 by Inga Rumpf (vocals), Jean-Jacques Kravets (keyboards) and Karl-Heinz Schott (bass). These musicians previously played in the band Frumpy. The founding members also included guitarist Frank Dees and drummer Kurt Kress (formerly of the band Emergency). After several live performances in Germany, the first LP was released at Island Records Studio in London, which was widely recognized, especially in the United States, where Rumpf's bluesy vocals were appreciated. Diz and Kress left the band after recording. For a four-week tour of England with Procol Harum and Traffic, George Meyer joined Atlantis as guitarist and Udo Lindenberg joined Atlantis as drummer. After the tour, they were replaced by Dieter Bornschlegel (who had previously worked with the band Dreamtorte) and Ringo Funk (who had previously worked with Geronimo), with whom the second album It's Getting Better (1973) was recorded. ...more

BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-FIFTH PRESS 1976 UK-APPLE -PCS7088 Matrixyex 749-4/YEX 750-3. Fifth Press, summer 1976-1980. Light green label apple.Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Work on Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and became the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sales totaled four million copies in the first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, after which it was supplanted by The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed for one week. Then he returned to the 1st place again (in the Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until he was displaced by the second Led Zeppelin record - Led Zeppelin II. Abbey Road spent a total of 81 weeks on the UK Albums chart. There was a similar situation abroad. The record occupied the top spot of the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Association of Recording Companies, as well as one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s. ...more