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HARRISON, GEORGE-LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD-1973-THE FIRST JAPAN-APPLE-EAP-80840 PRESS. A rare Japanese original of a cult album.   Living in the Material World is the fourth studio album by English musician George Harrison, released on May 30, 1973 on Apple Records. As a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 1970s album All Things Must Pass and his groundbreaking charity project Concert for Bangladesh, it was one of the most anticipated releases of that year. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America two days after its release, becoming Harrison's second number 1 album in the United States, and spawned the international hit "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)". It also topped the album charts in Canada and Australia and reached number 2 in the UK. ...more

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-VITAL LIVE-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-CHARISMA-CVLD101. Of the matrix A-1/B-1/C-1/D-1 Masterdisc -ALLEN. Rare British original double concert of cult prog group. Vital: Van der Graaf Live is the first live album by the English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator . It was recorded 16 January 1978 at the Marquee in London and was released in July, a month after the group disbanded in 1978. The album is known for its radical recycling old material. Although Van der Graaf Generator has always been active on stage, on tours 1977 and 1978 was noted for its ferocity. ...more

SHOCKING BLUE-SCORPIO'S DANCE-1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-METRONOME-MLP 15.377. A very rare German original of the cult album.  Scorpio's Dance is the third studio album by the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1970 on the Pink Elephant label. In this album, the band decided to experiment with country and Americana (in the tracks "Alaska Country" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl"), while maintaining their rock orientation. Despite the band's growing popularity, the record was not popular in the United States. ...more

LIVIN' BLUES-BAMBOOZLE-1972-THE FIRST PRESS OF HOLLAND-PHILIPS-6413 024, A very rare original of the iconic blues album by the Dutch band. Livin' Blues — Bamboozle (1972) The third studio album by the Dutch band Livin’ Blues, released in 1972 on the Philips label. Almost all the songs were written by Oberg and Christiansen, with the exception of the beautifully played ”Overture" Andrew Lloyd Webber and a cover of the song “Black Night” by American musician J.M. Robinson. The musicians relied on the next hit “L.B. Boogie", which set the mood for the whole album. But it turned out to be lively and bright – eight compositions from boogie rock to rhythm and blues. There was also a place for light sadness in it – Ted Oberg's instrumental composition “Sunrise”. In 1971, Dick Beckman was forced to leave the band, he was replaced by Johnny Le Jeune (ex-Island), a man who had been playing drums since the age of 5, a member of several Dutch bands. With him, the band recorded their third album with the strange name Bamboozle. The new drummer didn't last long for this album, then he joined the Schick Band. Tours began in Europe, where the arranged track "Overture" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (from Jesus Christ Superstar) was a great success.   ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-DISCOVERY -1979-THE FIRST JAPAN-JET-25AP-1600 PRESS. A rare Japanese original of a cult album.  Discovery is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on May 31, 1979 in the UK by Jet Records, where it topped the record charts, and on June 8 in the United States on Jet through Columbia Records distribution. ...more