Lot 30MUDDY WATERS-ELECTRIC MUD-1968-FIRST PRESS UK- CHESS-NMINT/NMINT

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS-BRAND NEW DAY-1977-FIRST PRESS USA-ABC-AB1015. A rare American original of the cult prog-jazz-rock band. The tenth album by Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in November 1977. It was the band's only release on ABC Records. It was produced by Roy Haley and former band drummer Bobby Colomby. Columbi and Haley also co-produced the band's fourth album, Blood, Sweat & Tears; 4, in 1971. The New Day failed to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 205. Jason Elias wrote for AllMusic: "For the most part, Brand New Day wasn't as innovative or grandiose as previous releases, but fans will enjoy some of the best moments." ...more

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE-NOT FRAGILE-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-MERCURY - 9100007.Rare British original. Became the most popular album and reached No. 1 on the charts pop albums USA. ...more

NUTZ-SAME -1974-THE FIRST USA-AM-SP3648 PRESS. The real American original of the first album.Hard rockers Nutz, formed in Liverpool, England, in 1973 by singer Dave Lloyd, guitarist Mick Devonport, bassist Keith Mulholland and drummer John Mylett, recorded four albums for A M - 1974 Nutz, 1975 Nutz Too, 1976 Hard Nutz (introducing keyboardist Kenny Newton) and 1977 Nutz Live Cutz. But neither all this, nor the periodic tours in support of Black Sabbath and Budgie (not to mention the Friday concert at the Reading Festival in 1976) allowed them to become headliners.By 1979, the band began to break up, but when their song "Bootliggers" was selected for inclusion on the 1980s album Metal for Muthas (a compilation of emerging New Wave talents of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis and Samson), Nutz reinvented themselves as Rage. This barely disguised new version of Nutz (not to be confused with the German power metal trio that appeared a few years later) replaced Newton with additional guitarist Terry Steers and recorded three more albums before finally disbanding in 1984. ...more

MEN AT WORK-BUSINESS IS USUAL -1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS- EPIC-EPC85669. A rare British original of the iconic album. Business as Usual is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band People at Work, which was released in November 1981 in Australia and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums chart from December 1981 to March 1982. The Australian version had a black and white cover; the foreign releases had a similar design, but in a black and yellow color scheme. Business as Usual was one of the Australian band's most successful albums internationally. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983; and five weeks at number one on the United Kingdom Albums chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the best-selling Australian albums in the early 1980s, selling 6 million copies in the US. ...more

ELTON JOHN-PEACHTREE ROAD 2005-FIRST UK PRESS-ROCKET-9872301-2. Mega rare original  edition of the iconic album . Peachtree Road is the twenty-seventh Studio album by British singer / songwriter Elton John, released in 2004. It was named after PEACHTREE road, the Northern part of PEACHTREE street in Atlanta, where one of the four houses John. Peachtree Road was one of the best-selling contemporary efforts of John, reaching No. 17 in the USA after its release, but only managing No. 21 in the UK, making it one his rare albums to miss the top ten in their homeland. In the US it was certified gold in December 2004 by the RIAA .It debuted at number 12 In Denmark in November 2004, taking the highest place in the country. ...more