Lot 26VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-PAWN HEARTS-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 UK-CHARISMA-NMINT/NMINT

QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-7E-1053 SP Specialty pressing. A rare American original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list. ...more

ELOY-PERFORMANCE-1983-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HARVEST-1C064-46714. A rare German original. The eleventh album of a prog band from Germany. Since the appearance of the album "Performance" on the shelves of stores, a barrage of accusations from critics immediately fell on the heads of the musicians. Eloy was accused of imitating and repeating themselves! According to critics, there was nothing new in this album, but just a repetition of the previous Time To Turn! But, despite the attacks on the band, the audience received the album quite warmly! Perofrmance is a disc very characteristic of Eloy in the first half of the 80s, Bornemann seems to still not be able to decide what to play for them: either metal, or space rock. The melodies, as always, are pleasant, but there are no particularly bright ones, and the performance, again, as always, is excellent. Dominant keyboards with (increasingly rare) guitar solos. The line-up did not change in comparison with Time to Turn, and there was only one thing - the drummer Randow returned. After a seven-year break. ... ...more

JEAN MICHEL JARRE-LES CONCERT EN CHINE-1982-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-DREYFUS-DLP2200. A rare original of the cult concert. The Concerts in China is a live album by Jean-Michel Jarre recorded in 1981 and released in 1982 on the label  Dreyfus. The album was recorded during Jarre's tour in China in the fall of 1981, which consisted of five concerts in China in Beijing and Shanghai; it was the first performance by a Western pop artist in China after the Cultural Revolution. One of the original compositions of the album – "Arpégiateur" – was used in the soundtrack to the movie "9½ weeks", as well as in several episodes of the mid-1980s American soap opera "Santa Barbara". The opening track "The Overture" is the first slow-motion part of "Magnetic Fields Part 1". The album reached number 6 in the UK charts, No. 1 in Portugal and No. 76 in Australia.  ...more

WINGS-AT THE SPEED OF SOUND-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-MPL - PASS10010 matrix number A-6U/B-6U !!! Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British-American rock band Wings, released on March 25, 1976. Released at the peak of the band's popularity, it reached number one on the US Albums chart — this is the band's fourth album to reach this level in a row — and reached number 2 on the UK Albums chart. Both singles from the album also reached the top 5 of the UK and US singles charts, and "Silly Love Songs" reached number 1 in the US. The album reached number 2 in the United Kingdom (and became the 4th best-selling album of 1976). The album became McCartney's most successful album in the US charts since his time with The Beatles, spending seven consecutive weeks at the top spot during the summer (overlapping the Beatles' new compilation "Rock 'n' Roll Music", which reached the second line). The album Wings at the Speed of Sound has sold 3.5 million copies worldwide. ...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