Lot 35WINGS-VENUS AND MARS-1975-FIRST PRESS JAPAN-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

GENESIS-WIND AND WUTHERING-1976-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CHARISMA - CDS4005. Matrixes A-2/B-3. A rare British original of the cult band.  Wind and Wuthering is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released on December 17, 1976 on Charisma Records and is their last studio album featuring guitarist Steve Hackett. After the success of their 1976 tour in support of their previous album, A Trick of the Tail, the band moved to Hilvarenbeek in the Netherlands to record their next album, their first recorded outside the UK. Writing and recording caused internal friction, as Hackett felt that some of his contributions had been rejected in favor of material by keyboardist Tony Banks. The album received a positive response from critics and boosted the band's popularity in the United States. It reached No. 7 in the UK and No. 26 in the US and sold steadily, eventually receiving Gold Certification from the British Phonographic Institute and the Recording Industry Association of America. The single "Your Own Special Way" became the band's first single on the US charts, peaking at 62nd place. ...more

KISS-DESTROYER-1976-ORIGINAL PRESS 1977 USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7025. Santa Maria Pressing. Matrices NBLP-7025 A-12 CP AZ / NBLP-7025-B-BU-CP AZ is a rare American second press of a cult album. Destroyer is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on March 15, 1976 by Casablanca Records in the United States. It was the third consecutive Kiss album to reach the top 40 in the United States, as well as the first album to chart in Germany and New Zealand. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976 and platinum on November 11 of the same year, becoming the first Kiss album to receive platinum status.[2] The album marked a departure from the rough sound of the band's first three albums. ...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

CHICKEN SHACK-O.K. KEN? -1968-THE FIRST UK PRESS-BLUE HORIZON-S7-63209. Matrices: A-1/B-1 A very rare original from the iconic British prog-blues band. O.K. Ken? is the second studio album by the blues band Chicken Shack, released in February 1969. O.K. Ken? It reached 9th place in the UK Albums chart, three positions higher than its predecessor 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve. This album was the last for Kristin Perfect as a member of Chicken Shack.Their second lp, O.K. Ken? It was released in February 1969 and was also a chart success, as was the previous album 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve. Despite the fact that it surpassed the first album, reaching number 9 in the UK charts, unlike the first LP, it quickly dropped out of the charts due to the lack of a single to support it. ...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