Lot 22SUPERTRAMP-INDELIBLY STAMPED-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-AM- NMINT/NMINT

EARL HINES -ONCE UPON A TIME-1966-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-IMPULSE-AS9108 . A very rare American original of a cult jazz album. One of the most influential jazz pianists. He made an invaluable contribution to the development of jazz and the jazz piano technique in particular. Once Upon a Time is a studio album by American jazz pianist Earl Hines, recorded on January 10-11, 1966 and released on Impulse! in the same year. Hines is accompanied by members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.   ...more

FAT MATTRESS- FAT MATTRESS- 1969 -THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-583056. A very rare British original of a cult album by a psycho folk-blues progressive British band. Fat Mattress is the self—titled debut studio album by the English rock band Fat Mattress, released on August 15, 1969. Fat Mattress was founded in late 1968 by vocalist Neil Landon and guitarist and vocalist Noel Redding, who at that time was playing bass guitar in the popular psychedelic rock band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Landon and Redding had already written several songs for Landon's cancelled solo project and, having invited bassist Jim Leverton and drummer Eric Dillon, completed the writing and began recording their first material. The self-titled debut album was completed the following year and released in the UK by Polydor Records on August 15, and in the US by Atco Records in October. In support of the album, the band also released their debut single "Magic Forest", which reached number 11 in the Netherlands. Fat Mattress's debut album was a minor commercial success, peaking at number 134 on the US Billboard 200 chart. ...more

KISS-LOVE GUN-1977-THE FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7057. Pitman press. A-AS Sterling/B-BS Sterling matrices. A rare American original of the cult album. Love Gun is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1977 on the Casablanca label. The album achieved high success on both sides of the Atlantic, placing in the top ten both in the Americas and in Europe. ...more

LAID BACK-PLAY IT STRAIGHT-1985-FIRST PRESS DANISH / HOLLAND-MEDLEY-MDLP6260. A rare original of the cult disco album.  The third studio album by the Danish pop group Laid Back, released in 1985. The album reached number 95 on The Billboard 200 chart.  ...more

URIAH HEEP-...VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE-1970-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY- VERTIGO SWIRL-6360006. A very rare German original of the cult album. The album was released in June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a spread-out envelope with frontman David Byron depicted on the front sleeve, almost unrecognizable under the cobwebs. It was released in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States under the name just Uriah Heep with a different cover design (a centipede-type monster) and with the track "Bird of Prey" instead of "Lucy Blues". The album was re-released by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed a contract with that label. The album shows how the band tries different genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock, rather than hard rock, which they became known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs before the band's renaming to Uriah Heep, and featured session musician Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded. ...more