Lot 27YES-FRAGILE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

HENDRIX, JIMI-MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING-1975-FIRST PRESS UK - POLYDOR-2310415. A very rare British original . Midnight Lightning is the posthumous ninth studio album by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, released in November 1975. The album reached number 43 in the US, and 46 in the UK. Midnight Lightning is the sixth studio album by Hendrix, which was released after the death of the great musician and the second album by Alan Douglas. The songs included in the album were written by Jimi Hendrix after the breakup of the band "Jimi Hendrix Experience". ...more

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

HODGES, JOHNNY AND WILD BILL DAVIS - JOE'S BLUES-1965-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-VERVE-V6-8617. A rare American original of one of the iconic jazz albums.  This is an album by two American jazz magnates Johnny Hodges (saxophone) and organist Wild Bill Davis with performances at Van Gelder Studio in 1965, released on the Verve label. The Allmusic website awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The studio date of the two jazzmen is one of the most enjoyable sessions of his meetings with different musicians for Verve...  ...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

WATERS, ROGER-THE WALL LIVE IN BERLIN (2LP)-1990-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-MERCURY-846613-1. A rare European original of the cult concert. The Wall: Live in Berlin is a concert performance of the legendary rock opera The Wall by Pink Floyd, organized by its main author Roger Waters and held on July 21, 1990 at Berlin's Potsdamer Platz, which has long been divided by the Berlin Wall. The concert was filmed as a TV movie, and also released in September 1990 as a live album. The concert took place in the presence of a 200,000-strong audience on July 21, 1990 at Potsdamer Platz, which was previously a no-man's land separating East and West Berlin. During the concert, a "wall" with a width of more than 160 m and a height of about 25 m was erected on the stage, which was finally destroyed to the ground. Many bright performers and actors took part in the show. ...more