Lot 50WISHBONE ASH-NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE(+SINGLE)-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-MCA-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-BOOK OF TALIESYN (STEREO)-1968-THE FIRST UK-HARVEST PRESS -SHVL751 Matrix A-1G/B-1G , stamper 1R/1O (Dream!) Mega rare British original of the first press (4-line sold in uk....) The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by British band Deep Purple. It was released in the USA in October 1968 on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in June 1969 on the EMI label. The musical style of The Book of Taliesyn is a mix of progressive rock, psychedelic rock and hard rock[1][16][17][18][19]. Many reviewers believe that on this album the band demonstrated greater maturity and complexity of musical compositions than on the previous one. The album received a good rating in the USA, but like the previous one, it went completely unnoticed in the homeland of the musicians, in the UK. Five tracks out of seven were placed on the Billboard Hot100 in the middle of the hundred. ...more

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. ...more

VAUGHAN,STEVIE RAY AND DOUBLE TROUBLE-IN STEP-1989-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC- EPC463395 1.The fourth Studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. It was also the last album with Double Trouble. Critics praised the work as a very Mature, deep and fundamental. ...more

KINKS- KINKS-1964-ORIGINAL PRESS 1965 (STEREO) UK-PYE-NSPL18096 Matrix A-3/B-3 . A very rare second press of the iconic Kinks album is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released on October 2, 1964 in the United Kingdom by Pye Records. The original American release, released by Reprise Records on November 25, 1964, does not contain three tracks and is instead called You Really Got Me. UK Melody Maker- 4th (place), UK Record Retailer LPs Chart-3rd (place), US Billboard Top LPs-29th(place), US Record World 100 Top LPs- 20(place), West German Musikmarkt LP Hit Parade- 7(place) ...more

SUPERTRAMP-FAMOUS LAST WORDS-1982-FIRST PRESS USA-AM-SP3732. A rare American original of the cult band.... Famous Last Words... is the seventh album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in October 1982. It was the studio follow-up to 1979's Breakfast in America and the last album with vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Roger Hodgson, who left the band to pursue a solo career. The album reached number 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts in 1982 and went gold, selling over 500,000 copies. It also peaked at number 6 in the UK, where it was certified gold for 100,000 copies sold. ...more