Lot 82JOHN LEE HOOKER WITH JOHN MAYALL WITH THE GROUNDHOGS-JOHN LEE HOOKER-1972-FIRST PRESS USA-CLEVE-NMINT/NMINT

SINATRA, FRANK -SINATRA'S SWINGING SESSION-1961-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-CAPITOL-SW-1491.  A rare American original of the iconic album. Sinatra Swings (originally titled "Swing with Me") is an album by Frank Sinatra with Billy May and his orchestra, released in 1961. The two album titles stem from the fact that Capitol believed that this album, originally titled "Rock with Me", was so close in sound and title to Sinatra's earlier Capitol album "Let's Rock with Me!" that the label sought and was satisfied with a court order requiring Reprise to change the name of this, only his second Reprise album, to Sinatra Swings. Re-printing was not required to recall the already shipped records, but new labels and covers had to be printed, and the album cover announced that it contained "twelve of the most uninhibited things Sinatra has ever recorded." The tracks were arranged and conducted by Billy May and his orchestra. Sinatra had a minor hit with the single "Granada" included on this album. ...more

ZZ TOP-RECYCLER-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-7599-25265. A rare European original of the cult album. Recycler is the tenth studio album by the rock band ZZ Top, released in 1990 on the Warner Bros. label. Records. The album reached peak sales in the United States and was awarded platinum status by the RIAA for a circulation of over 1,000,000 copies in January 1991.. All the singles from the album: Concrete and Steel, Doubleback and My Head's in Mississippi reached number one on Album Rock Tracks. ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD-2005-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-PARLOPHONE -094633795815.Mega rare album as a complete package (posters).Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Rus. Chaos and creation in the backyard) is the thirteenth solo Studio album Paul McCartney, released in 2005. The album, recorded quite a long time (compared to previous albums McCartney — for example, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain or, in a few weeks), was produced known for his collaboration with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, with the support of George Martin. The album was released on 12 September 2005. Many reviews from critics were very friendly and noted that after the release one by one the last four albums Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain and Chaos and Creation in the Backyard — McCartney is again at the peak of his creative career. Many critics and listeners with the experience indicated that this album was unusual for McCartney his reflection and "intimate" sound. An unexpected change of direction in style was seen also as a pleasant surprise. As a result, the album was nominated for a Grammy award in three nominations, including "Best album of the year" (the award but none of them got).In the US the album debuted in the Billboard 200 on the 6th place with the number of sales for the first week 91,545 copies. In the UK the album also hit the top ten, having been on the charts for 3 weeks. According to EMI, the album was sold worldwide in quantities of about 1.3 million copies. ...more

GENESIS-NURSERY CRYME-1971-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CHARISMA -CAS1052. Matrices A-1U/B-2U . 1G/1G Stampers (A Dream!)  A mega rare original print from the first 300 pieces of Nursery Cryme is the third studio album by the British progrock band Genesis, released in November 1971 by Charisma Records, and the first album by the band recorded in a "classic" line—up: Peter Gabriel — Tony Banks — Mike Rutherford — Steve Hackett — Phil Collins. The album ranks 13th in the list of the Top 25 best progressive Rock albums according to Progarchives.com ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-A NEW WORLD RECORD-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAG30017. Matrices A-3U/B-1U. A rare British original of the iconic album. A New World Record is the sixth studio album by the British band Electric Light Orchestra, released in September 1976. The album was remastered and re-released in 2006 with the addition of six bonus tracks. A New World Record was the band's first album to reach the top ten in the UK (the previous three albums were very successful in the US, but not in the musicians ' home country). The album was certified platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States, selling five million copies in its first year of release. Like the previous album, A New World Record was recorded at Munich's Musicland Studios. ...more