Lot 27GENESIS -WE CAN'T DANCE-1991-FIRST PRESS UK-VIRGIN-NMINT/NMINT

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER- CATS (2LP'S)-1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-CATX001. A very rare British original of a cult rock opera. "Cats" is a musical musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 collection of poems, The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellykles and the night they make the "Jellykles choice", deciding which cat will rise to the Heaviside layer and return to a new life. As of 2024, "Cats" remains the fifth longest-running Broadway show and the eighth longest-running show in the West End. Lloyd Webber began writing music based on Eliot's poems in 1977, and in 1980 these compositions were first presented as a song cycle. Then producer Cameron Mackintosh invited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynn to turn the songs into a full-fledged musical. "Cats" received positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, followed by mixed reviews at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. They have won numerous awards, including the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical. Despite the unusual idea, which initially scared off investors, the musical was an unprecedented commercial success: by 2012, its box office worldwide totaled 3.5 billion US dollars. ...more

SONNY ROLLINS-REEL LIFE-1982-THE FIRST USA PRESS-MILESTONE-M9108. A rare American original by an iconic saxophonist. Reel Life is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1982. It includes performances by Rollins with Bobby Broome, Yoshiaki Masuo, Bob Crenshaw and Jack DeJohnette. In the Allmusic review by Michael J. Nastosa says: "As Rollins' career gained momentum, his love of hard bop, Caribbean music, and funk styles continued to attract loyal fans and urban audiences. Rollins, who has an incomparably melodious tenor saxophone, continued in the same spirit." ...more

TEN YEARS AFTER-CRICKLEWOOD GREEN (+POSTER)-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML1065. Matrices A-1W/B-1W. A very rare original of blues giants.  Cricklewood Green is the fourth studio album by blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970. Allmusic gave Cricklewood Green an exceptionally positive retrospective review, praising each individual track and summarizing that "the band and engineer Andy Jones mix studio tricks and sound effects, blues-based song structures, a driving rhythm section and Alvin Lee's signature lightning-fast guitar playing into a single album that perfectly blends from start to finish" The album reached in 1970 in the USA -14 place, Australia -19 place. ...more

ROLLING STONES-STICKY FINGERS (ZIPPER COVER)-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 USA-ROLLING STONES-COC39105. A rare early edition of the cult album . The scandalous Sticky Fingers album cover featuring Joe Dallesandro's crotch was invented by John Pasche.In 2011, the album cover was ranked 11th in the list of the best album covers of all time according to Music Radar. In 2003, Sticky Fingers was included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" at number 63. ...more

ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-PARLOPHONE- 7910981. Rare Swedish original legendary band. This is a breakthrough album of Roxette, includes such songs as "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous" and "Listen to Your Heart" which were released as singles and became popular hits worldwide. Depicted on the cover of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, cutting through the crowd of fans in order to get into a black limousine Cadilac brand. To popular the Duo got in the car, the police took 25 minutes for "clearing" the way. ...more