Lot 78COCKER, JOE -BEST OF JOE COCKER-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

SANDRA-MIRRORS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY RCA-PL71162. A rare original disco diva, Mirrors is the second studio album by German singer Sandra, released on October 13, 1986 by Virgin Records. The album spawned the European top 10 singles "Innocent Love" and " Hi! Hi! Hello!". The album reached the top 20 in Germany, Switzerland, Finland and Norway. ...more

ROLLING STONES-STICKY FINGERS (ZIPPER COVER)-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 USA-ROLLING STONES-COC39105. A rare early edition of the cult album . The scandalous Sticky Fingers album cover featuring Joe Dallesandro's crotch was invented by John Pasche.In 2011, the album cover was ranked 11th in the list of the best album covers of all time according to Music Radar. In 2003, Sticky Fingers was included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" at number 63. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-MASTER OF REALITY-1971-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360050. A rare Scandinavian original of the cult album. Master of Reality is the third studio album by the British rock band Black Sabbath, recorded by producer Roger Baingiep at the Record Plant Studio (Los Angeles, California) and released on July 21, 1971. The album rose to number 5 on the UK Album Charts and to number 8 on the Billboard 200. It is ranked 298th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 best albums of all time. ...more