Lot 93JULIE LONDON - JULIE LONDON-1964-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-LIBERTY-NMINT/NMINT

BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-GONE TO EARTH-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2442148.A rare British original of the cult prog band. GONE TO EARTH is the eighth studio album by English rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1977. Gone to Earth reached number 30 on the UK Albums chart; in Germany, the album reached number 10 and stayed for 197 weeks on the German albums chart. As of 2011, it ranks 6th on the list of the longest-running albums in the German album charts. ...more

REA, CHRIS-WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY SANTINI?-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-MAGNET-MAGL5021. A rare British original. Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? is the debut album by Chris Rea, released in 1978. The album's first single, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", is justifiably considered Chris' most famous song and remains his best hit in the US, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number 1 on the Adult Contemporary Singles charts. This success was also facilitated by the extensive broadcasting on Radio Caroline, as it was dedicated to the British Home Office, which tried to stop broadcasting the radio station. The next single is "What Happened to Benny Santini?" It reached number 71 on the Hot 100 chart and stayed there for four weeks. ...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

JOHN, ELTON-"DON'T SHOOT ME" I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-DJM- DJLPH427. Matrices A-3/B-3. A rare British original. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by British musician Elton John, released in 1972. The best-selling English album of the year, Don't Shoot Me I'm only the Piano Player stands out among other Elton John albums, combining various musical and semantic interpretations. The album has sold over 19 million copies worldwide, becoming multi-platinum on both sides of the ocean. ...more

NAZARETH-CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ROCK'N'ROLL-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-AM-SP4562 . A rare American original . Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1976. The album was released in March 1976. The album was produced, as well as the previous one, by Manny Charlton. The highlight of the album is the composition Telegram, which is a work of four parts describing the difficult touring life of rock musicians. Dan McCafferty: "The first album we recorded in Canada at Le Studio. And since then, Telegram has always opened concerts." In Britain, the album enjoyed modest success, but in Canada, Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll was able to rise to the 12th position of the national chart ...more