Lot 39JETHRO TULL-TOO OLD TO ROCK N ROLL -1976-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-NMINT/NMINT

ARGENT-IN DEEP-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-EPIC-EPC65475. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1 Porky/Pesco. Rare British original prog band from England.In Deep is the fourth Studio album by Argent, originally released on Epic Records in 1973. It is the original full-length recording of "God Given Rock and Roll to You", which reached number 18 in the UK charts (U.S. No. 114), when it was released in edited form as a single later that year. Later it was remade by Kiss as "God gave rock and roll to you II" for the film Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey in 1991. ...more

HAMMILL, PETER-THE SILENT CORNER AND THE EMPTY STAGE-1974 - ORIGINAL 1975 UK PRESS-CHARISMA - CAS1083 Third solo album by British frontman of VAN DER GRAAF - Peter Hammill. It was released on Charisma Records in 1974, during a break in activities of group Van der Graaf Generator. The cover was designed by Bettina Hohls , ex-member of the psychedelic German rock band Ash Ra Tempel . ...more

LENNON, JOHN-WALLS & BRIDGES-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE - PCTC253 matrix A-4/B-Z6 . Walls and Bridges is the fifth solo Studio album of the participant of group "Beatles" John Lennon, released in 1974. "Walls And Bridges" was recorded during the long absences of Lennon and Yoko Ono. The song "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" was attended by Elton John. He made a bet with Lennon that the song would be able to take first place in the American hit parade (which was previously not possible for any one single solo Lennon). If this would have happened, Lennon was required to attend the Elton John concert. He had to fulfill his promise, because, "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" actually managed to climb to the top of the chart. The song "Beef Jerky" is the only instrumental on solo albums Lennon. In the song "Ya Ya" on drums plays eleven-year-old son Julian Lennon. ...more

SCORPIONS-IN TRANCE-1975-ORIGINAL PRESS 1985 GERMANY-RCA-NL70028. Rare early edition of the 80s cult third album SCORPIONS. In Trance is the third Studio album . On this album the band developed their hard rock style, which are subsequently modified with the arrival of Matthias ABSA, "brand" — powerful ballads.. the album was attended by: Klaus meine — vocals; Ulrich Roth — guitar, vocals; Rudolf Schenker — guitar, vocals; Francis Buchholz — bass guitar; Rudy Lenners — drums. As a session musician was made by the keyboardist Achim Kirking. It was the first commercially successful album.It is noteworthy that on the cover of the album was submitted to new logo group, which with minor modifications remained in it until today. The original version of the album cover included a photo of the model with a slightly open chest. This led to criticism and accusations by the censors. The foreground was greatly lightened, and the background was radically black. In subsequent editions of the group foreground images had to darken, hiding the chest and the background lightened for contrast. ...more

KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1975-HOLLAND-ISLAND-88166XAT. In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut Studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1969. The album ranked fifth in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com. This drive has had a big and unusually strong influence on the development of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and heavy metal. The album was recorded with exceptional musicality, the poetics of texts. While some rock groups (e.g., Pink Floyd) were prone to writing long songs, while others tried to hold in a rock song freedom jazz forms (Frank Zappa), in the Court of the Crimson King group used a bizarre poetry blakowski nightmares, visions, and premonitions. The group is always attributed to so-called genre of "intelligent heavy metal", and their very first album, created this genre, and also advanced music idea forward on several fronts. The album opens with the song "21st Century Schizoid Man", which is characterized by the use of heavily distorted vocals, deliberately monotonous, mechanical rhythm and piercingly loud saxophone and guitar. The rhythm is specified as the first song, suddenly gives way to a soft melodic calm "I Talk to the Wind". Air psychedelic piece "Moonchild" is completed with free form improvisation. In "Epitaph" and the title "The Court of The Crimson King" " the group used in the orchestration of the Mellotron. ...more