Lot 38MAY BLITZ-MAY BLITZ-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-SWIRL-NMINT/NMINT

COCKER, JOE -LIVE-1990-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL- 164-793417-1. The original of the famous JOE COCKER live album. Joe Cocker Live is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1990. It was recorded live on October 5, 1989 at the Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, with the exception of the last two tracks, which were recorded in the studio.In Europe, it received the status from gold to platinum. ...more

ROXY MUSIC-STRANDED-1973-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND -ILPS-9252 PRESS. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare British original.  Stranded is the third studio album by the British rock band Roxy Music, released by Island Records in 1973. The CD was recorded at London's Air Studios. Stranded, an album featuring collaborators Bryan Ferry, Andy McKay and Phil Manzanera for the first time, rose to the top of the UK Albums Chart. The track "Street Life", released as a single, rose to #9 in the UK. Bryan Ferry listed the band's third album as one of his favorite creations. Brian Eno, in a 1977 interview, also called Stranded the best work of Roxy Music ...more

ROXY MUSIC-HEART STILL BEATING-1990-FIRST PRESS EU (GERMANY)-VIRGIN- 304069.  A rare European original.  Heart Still Beating is the third live album by Roxy Music, released on October 22, 1990. It was recorded during a concert in Frejus, France, on August 27, 1982 as part of a tour in support of Avalon's latest studio album. The album cover features model Amanda Cazalet. The Frejus concert was filmed by Robin Nash for the BBC and released on home video in 1983 under the title The High Road with songs in a different sequence. However, the album The High Road, also released in 1983, consists of audio recordings of another concert of the tour, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 30, 1982. The High Road was discontinued by 1990 and replaced by the album Heart Still Beating, which included both concerts. ...more

PRETTY THINGS-PARACHUTE-1970-THE FIRST PRESS-UK-HARVEST-SHVL774. A-2/B-2 Stemper Matrices 1H/1P (Very early!) A very rare original of one of the UK's iconic albums. Parachute is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1970. This is their first album without guitarist Dick Taylor. Reviews at the time of the album's release were very positive, with Billboard calling it "another top-notch album" by the band. In 1975, Rolling Stone critic Steve Turner wrote that it was "Rolling Stone's album of the year", ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SHININ' ON-1974-THE FIRST PRESS OF USA-CAPITOL- SWAE11278 is a very rare original of the cult album. Shinin'On is the eighth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in March 1974 by Capitol Records. It peaked at No.5 in the US and was certified gold, and its first single, a cover of "The Loco-Motion", topped the US charts. The original cover was made in bi-visual 3-D and included glasses with blue and red viewing lenses.  ...more