Lot 84COCKER, JOE -BEST OF JOE COCKER-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

TEN YEARS AFTER-WATT-1970-THE FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML1078 Matrix XZAL10255,P-2W/XZAL10256,P-1W, Stamper 1UU/1GG (Very early!) A very rare original in a complete set (poster 65 cm x 65 cm) of the iconic British rock and blues band. Watt's album sounded in many ways like a continuation of "Cricklewood Green": it is based on the same pointed riffs and "angry" vocals, except that the general mood here is a little lighter. Alvin Lee began experimenting with complicated song structures, but achieved the greatest effect in riff stuff ("I'm Coming On"), soul-country "My Baby Left Me" (unrelated to the Elvis Presley song), "I Say Yeah", where the synthesizer sounds quite in the spirit of Keith Emerson ("Aquatarkus") and the ballad "Think About The Times".. After the release of the Watt album, the band's contract expired, and Wright transferred it to Columbia Records. ...more

BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PSC7027 Matrix Numbers: Side 1: YEX 637-1; Side 2: YEX 638-1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-POLYDOR-823777-1. A rare German original of the cult album. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by British rock band Deep Purple, released on October 29, 1984. It was the most successful album recorded by the reformed "Mark II" line-up.  It was Deep Purple's first studio album in nine years, and the first with the Mk II line-up in eleven years, the last was Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Richie Blackmore and Roger Glover came from Rainbow, Ian Gillan from Black Sabbath, Jon Lord from Whitesnake and Ian Pace from Gary Moore are backingthe group. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 5 on the UK charts and number 17 on the US Billboard 200. Perfect Strangers became only the second Deep Purple studio album to receive platinum status in the United States after the 1972 album Machine Head. The tour was so successful that the band had to book many additional dates to participate in the American arena tour, as tickets sold out very quickly. Their tour of the USA in 1985 beat all the artists of that year, except Bruce Springsteen. ...more

JOHN, ELTON-TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPS410 The rare British original of the cult album Tumbleweed Connection is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Elton John. It was recorded at Trident Studios in London in March 1970 and released in October 1970 in the UK and January 1971 in the USA. This is a concept album based on the themes of country and western and Americana. All songs written by John and Bernie Taupin, except "Love Song" by Leslie Duncan. In 2012, Tumbleweed Connection was ranked 458th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the United States, it received gold status in March 1971 and platinum status in August 1998 from the RIAA. ...more

FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS -YOU WERE MAD FOR ME-1964-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-33SX1663. A rare British original rock beat band. Mitch Murray was invited to the project, who wrote several songs for FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS, and two subsequent singles, "I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me", took second and third place in the charts. All this happened in 1963, and their first full-length album was released in the same year. As was often the case in those days, he was named after the band, Freddie And The Dreamers.  And it was a success! Those who know the history of rock music in the sixties will agree with me: not every talented band could count on such success. FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS easily occupied a niche unoccupied by other bands in the souls of the British, or rather, in a certain part of it, and the longplay took fifth place in the national charts. The second album in 1964, "You Were Mad for Me", only fueled interest in the ensemble, although there, as in the first, there was not a single song created within the band. Chuck Berry, Paul Anka, Ray Charles and others…  ...more