Lot 96HODGES, JOHNNY AND WILD BILL DAVIS - JOE'S BLUES-1965-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-VERVE-NMINT/NMINT

DAVE BRUBECK-WE'RE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME-1973-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-SD1641. A rare American original of the iconic album.  A 1973 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quintet, recorded in various places in Europe. The album reached number 20 on the Billboard Top Jazz Charts. "Truth", "Unfinished Woman" and "Take Five" were recorded at the Berlin Philharmonic, "Koto Song" was recorded at the Olympia in Paris, and "Rotterdam Blues" and "Sweet Georgia Brown" were recorded at the De Doelen Concert Hall in Rotterdam. The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow of Allmusic, who wrote that "For this very logical record, the altruist Paul Desmond . . .. turns the band into a quintet, and his interaction with Mulligan is consistently delightful. ...In addition, Desmond is featured in the "Koto Song", and for an encore Brubeck performs the lighthearted, albeit brief "Sweet Georgia Brown".". ...more

TRAFFIC-JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND- ILPS-9116 Matrices A/2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC sterling ,B/2 UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 AM sterling (A Dream!) A very rare British original of the iconic album. John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Traffic, recorded between February and April 1970 and released in July of the same year by Island Records in the UK, United Artists Records in the USA and Polydor Records in Canada. It reached #5 on the Billboard 200 and received gold status (the band's first "golden disc"). The single "Empty Pages" from this album reached #74 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the musicians' homeland, in the UK, the album reached #11 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more

SADE-PROMISE-1985-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EPIC - EPC86318. A rare British original. Promise is the second studio album by the band Sade. Almost every second song from the album reached the top of the billboards ("Is It a Crime" and "Fear"), several songs became singles ("Never as Good as the First Time" and "The Sweetest Taboo"). Promise became four times platinum in the USA, twice platinum in the UK and Canada, and platinum in Germany. ...more

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

MINOGUE, KYLIE-RHYTHM OF LOVE-1990-FIRST UK PRESS-PWL number PWLHF18.A rare original of the famous pop diva.  Rhythm of Love is the third studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on November 12, 1990 in the UK on the PWL label and on December 3 of the same year in Australia on Mushroom Records. The recording of the album began in March 1990 and lasted until September. The main producers of the album were Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Minogue has also collaborated with a number of American authors and producers, including Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay. The singer began to take part in songwriting: Rhythm of Love includes four compositions, co-authored by Minogue. Rhythm of Love is an album in the style of dance pop music, different from the singer's early works in the style of bubblegum pop. The compositions of the record are characterized by a more danceable sound, with its release, Minogue's image has become more liberated and sexy. The CD received positive reviews from music critics, who called it the best work of the performer during her collaboration with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Compared to Minogue's previous albums, Rhythm of Love turned out to be less successful in terms of sales: the record reached the ninth line of the British charts, thus becoming the singer's first studio release not to reach the first line. In the Australian music ranking, the album secured the tenth position, which allowed it to become Minogue's third work to enter the top ten of this chart. In addition, Rhythm of Love reached the top twenty of the charts in Ireland, Spain and France. ...more