Lot 47BOWIE, DAVID -NEVER LET ME DOWN-1987-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

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

YELLO-SOLID PLEASURE-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VERTIGO -6435094. The rare original Solid Pleasure is the debut album by the Swiss duo Yello . Solid Pleasure was released in 1980. All critics praised Allmusic - 4 stars, Gueardian - 5 stars, Mojo- 4 stars, and the track Bostic took 23rd place in the American charts. ...more

PROCOL HARUM-PROCOL'S NINTH-1975-THE FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1080. Matrices A-1U/B-1U Stampkra 2RR/2RR. Procol's Ninth Rare British original is the eighth studio album (ninth, including live) Procol Harum, released in August 1975. Produced by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Procol's Ninth album was slightly different from the previous album, with a much brighter sound than Chris Thomas' more elaborate works. According to an interview with guitarist Mick Grabham, taken by Roland Clare for the 2009 reissue, Leiber and Stoller paid less attention to the producer sound, and more to the "structure of the songs". The band appeared on the album cover in a simple, unassuming photograph reflecting the sound of the album itself. The signatures of each band member were reproduced on the cover. ...more

BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM- 1967-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-SBL7839. A very rare British original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. Vincebus Eruptum is the debut album by American rock band BLUE CHEER. Released on January 16, 1968, the album features a thunderous bluesy sound that would later become known as heavy metal. Due to commercial success and critical acclaim, Vincebus Eruptum reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart and secured the 14th line of the cover version of Eddie Cochran's song "Summertime Blues". Being an example of hard rock, it is also considered one of the first heavy metal albums. Spin magazine placed it at number 22 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal albums. ...more

JULIE LONDON - JULIE LONDON-1964-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-LIBERTY-SML83841.  A very rare German original by Julie London, also known as You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry is the twenty—first studio album by American singer Julie London, released in 1964 on the Liberty Records label. The album was produced by Snuff Garrett ...more