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

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

PAT METHENY AND LYLE MAYS-AS FALLS WICHITA , SO FALLS WICHITA FALLS-1981-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ECM-ECM1190.  A rare original of the cult jazzman of the third wave (the beginning of the 70s) As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is an album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and jazz pianist Lyle Mays recorded in September 1980 and released on ECM the following April. The trio consists of percussionist Nana Vasconcelos..Throughout the album, Metheny acts as the lead guitarist, accompanying guitarist and bassist, using an overdubbing technique. The track "September Fifteenth" refers to September 15, 1980, the day of the death of American jazz pianist Bill Evans. Metheny and Mays call Evans the main person involved. The album reached number 1 on the Jazz Billboard, and number 50 on the Pop/rock Billboard in 1979.  ...more

EUROPE-PRISONERS IN PARADISE-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC- 4687551. Prisoners in Paradise is the fifth studio album by Swedish rock band Europe. The album was released on September 23, 1991 on Epic Records and spawned hits such as the title track "Prisoners in Paradise" and "I'll Cry for You". The album did not chart in the US, which is unusual for a major label releasing two recent (multi) platinum albums. Prisoners in Paradise is the latest album featuring guitarist Ki Marcello. Swedish Album Chart - 9th place, Japanese Album Chart-12th place, The top 100 Swiss albums are ranked 17th, and the British Albums Chart is ranked 61st. ...more

ABBA-VISITORS-1981 - FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - - POLS342 Rare Swedish original in top condition. The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish band ABBA. It was released on November 30, 1981 on the Swedish record label Polar. Recording for the album began in March and ended in November 1981 at Polar Music Studios in Stockholm. Like the previous albums, it went multi-platinum in all European countries and gold in the United States, Canada, and Australia. ...more

YES-FRAGILE-1971-THE FIRST UK-ATLANTIC PRESS- 2401019 A very rare British original with a booklet. Fragile is the fourth studio album by the British progressive rock band Yes, released in 1971 by Atlantic Records. Ranked 11th in the list of the Top 25 best progressive rock albums according to Progarchives.com and 24th place in the list of "the 25 best classic progressive rock albums" according to PopMatters. He was also ranked 10th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". ...more