MAYALL, JOHN-BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON-1968-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA -SKL4972.Matrices A-1W/B-1W. John Mayall's 1968 album featuring British blues music. It was his first album after the breakup of his band the Bluesbreakers in May 1968,[3] although others claim it was July 14, 1968. It was also his last album with Decca before moving to Polydor.John Mayall sings and plays harmonica, organ and guitar on the album. The other band members are a young Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums) and Steven Thompson (bass). Guitarist Peter Green is featured in the track "First Time Alone". The engineer was Derek Varnals. All the songs on the album were written by Mayall.The album's title comes from Laurel Canyon, California, USA (in the Los Angeles area), where John Mayall subsequently lived from 1969 to 1979. This is an account of his visit there before moving to the United States on a more permanent basis. At that time, this area was loved by many musicians. It was recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London, England from August 26-28, 1968 and released on the Decca label. The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.
Vinyl record in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is fully laminated in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels are clean and beautiful – NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 9500 ₽
SYD BARRETT (EX-PINK FLOYD)-BARRETT-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-SHSP-4007.Matrices A-1G/B-1G. Stamper 1M/1A (Dream) is a very rare original of the iconic album by one of the founders of PINK FLOYD. Barrett is the second and last studio album with new material released by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett.Recording began at Abbey Road Studios on February 26, 1970 and lasted 15 sessions until July 21. The album was produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Richard Wright, who also played bass and keyboards respectively, along with previous Madcap member Jerry Shirley on drums. Barrett was released in November 1970 on Harvest in the United Kingdom, but unlike his debut album The Madcap Laughs, it did not chart ...more
Lot sold: 31000 ₽
Estimate: 50000—60000 ₽
MANOWAR-FIGHTING THE WORLD-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU - ATCO-790563-1. A very rare original of the cult heavy metal band. Fighting the World is the fifth Studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987. The CD includes the song "Defender", which was recorded in 1982 with Director, actor and writer Orson Welles. BVMI certification (Germany) — gold, the band's first album to achieve such success in Germany. The status was granted in 1994. ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
SINATRA, FRANK -SINATRA '65 -1965-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-REPRISE-RS6167. A rare American original of the iconic album. The Frank Sinatra album is a collection of various singles and sessions highlighted by the hits "Luck to Be a Lady", "Anytime At All", "Somewhere In Your Heart", "Stay With Me" and "Tell Her (That You Love Her Every Day)". The version of "My Kind of Town" presented here is not an edited version of the single. The album was composed by Frank himself. The album was highly praised by music publishers and critics.. ...more
Lot sold: 2600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
SWEET-DESOLATION BOULEVARD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-LPL1 5080 Rare British Original . Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two markedly different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and the other by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada, and Japan.The RCA version contains the single "Turn It Down" and the original recording of "Fox on the Run"." The Capitol version, released in the United States in July 1975, includes the 1973 hit single "The Ballroom Blitz "and the single version"Fox on the Run"." In the United States, the album peaked at number 25 on October 25, 1975.Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band never intended to be just a template, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet's history." ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
MANFRED MANN-FACE FACES OF MANFRED MANN-1964-FIRST PRESS UK-HMV-CLP1731 Rare original of the cult album..FACE FACES OF MANFRED MANN is the debut British and second American studio album by Manfred Mann. It was first released in the United Kingdom on September 11, 1964, by the voice of Its Owner. In late October/early November, the album was released in Canada by Capitol Records. The Canadian track listing was almost the same as the British version, except that it included the hit "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" instead of "I've Got My Mojo Working". The record has been called "one of the great blues albums of British invasion; it's a hot, rousing record that also features virtuoso playing." ...more
Lot sold: 11000 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
