Lot 40BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE-NOT FRAGILE-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-MERCURY-NMINT/NMINT

HAWKWIND-QUARK STRANGENESS AND CHARM-1977-THE FIRST UK-CHARISMA PRESS-CDS4008. Matrix A-3/B-3. A rare British original of the cult prog band. PXR5 is the seventh studio album by the English space rock band Hawkwind, released in 1977. The album spent six weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 30. This is the band's first album without co-founder Nick Turner, and drummer Alan Powell has also left. Additionally, Adrian "Ade" Shaw of Magic Muscle replaced Paul Rudolph during the recording session. The music on this album is more pop-oriented than their previous offerings. The cover is the only Hawkwind design by Hipgnosis, featuring interior photographs of Battersea Power Station, edited by Richard Manning, and graphics by Jeff Halpin. ...more

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET-ANGEL EYES-1965-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-CBS-SBPG62557. A rare British original of the iconic album. Angel Eyes is a 1965 studio album by Dave Brubeck and his musical quartet Matt Dennis. The album peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200. On the cover is a photo of model Terry Reno, who also appeared on the cover of My Favorite Things. ...more

STING-NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP) - 1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-AM-393912-1. ... A rare original of a cult album.  Nothing Like the Sun is the second studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 13 October 1987. The title for the album was inspired by a line from William Shakespeare's 130th sonnet "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun " The album won Best British Album at the Brit Awards, in 1988. ...more

DOORS-MORRISON HOTEL-1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75007. Matrices A-1CP/B-1CP PITMAN PRESS.  A rare American original of the second press of the cult album.. Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Doors. On the front of the album cover there is a photo of the band through the glass in the lobby of the Morrison Hotel, which really existed in Los Angeles at 1246 South Hope Street, on the back there is a photo of a diner called "Hard Rock Cafe" The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and performed better abroad than the previous album (it was The band's highest charting studio album in the UK, where it peaked at No. 12). ...more

QUEEN-LIVE KILLERS-1979-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI - EMSP330. The A-3U/B-4/C-2U/D-2U STERLING matrices are a rare British original. Live Killers is the first live album by the English rock band Queen. The album was recorded during the European leg of the Jazz Album world tour. Outside the USA, Europe and Canada, Elektra Records released a shorter version of the album, calling it Queen Live. ...more