Lot 84REA, CHRIS-AUBERGE-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EASTWEST- NMINT/NMINT

WISHBONE ASH-NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE(+SINGLE)-1978-THE FIRST UK PRESS-MCA-MCG3528.Matrix A-2U/B-2U. A rare British original of the cult prog band. NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE is the ninth studio album by English rock band Wishbone Ash. It was the first album since Argus 1972, produced by Derek Lawrence. The album reached number 43 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more

STING-BRING ON THE NIGHT (2LP'S)-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-AM-829473-1. ...A rare European original of Sting's first live tour. BRING ON THE NIGHT is Sting's first live album, recorded during several concerts in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by the Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album The Dream of the Blue Turtles and from his time with The Police, with some performances performed as a medley of the two. The touring band features prominent jazz musicians Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano saxophones, Darryl Jones on bass guitar, Kenny Kirkland on keyboards and synthesizer, and Omar Hakim on drums. Backing vocalists Janice Pendarvis and Dolette McDonald also perform. Despite the lack of hit singles, the album reached number 16 on the UK album Charts and earned Sting a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. ...more

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

BLUE CHEER - BC#5 THE ORIGINAL HUMAN BEING- 1970-THE FIRST USA PRESS-PHILIPS-PHS-600347. A very rare American original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. The Original Human Being is Blue Cheer's fifth album. It was released in 1970 and shows Blue Cheer exploring more psychedelic and laid‑back rock and roll with musical sections in several songs. There is a very unusual song for Blue Cheer in this album: "Babaji (Twilight Raga)", which makes extensive use of sitar and synthesizer. ...more

PLANT, ROBERT-MANIC NIRVANA-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-ES PARANZA -WX339/0756791336 Rare original vocalist LED ZEPPELIN. Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by Robert Plant, released on March 19, 1990 on his own label Es Paranza. This album became commercially less successful in comparison with Plant's previous record, Now and Zen, receiving gold certification by the RIAA and reaching the 13th and 15th places in the US and UK music charts, respectively. Several singles were released on the album's songs, the most popular of which was "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", which stayed at number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for 6 weeks. ...more