Lot 20CLAPTON, ERIC-24 NIGHTS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -REPRISE-NMINT/NMINT

SPOOKY TOOTH-THE LAST PUFF-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND - ILPS9117 Matrix A//1/B//1 Stamper 1 1/1 2(the Dream!) .Very rare original British cult band. The Last Puff album by the British rock group Spooky Tooth, released in 1970. For the first time in its history, the group was billed as"Spooky Tooth featuring Mike Harrison". The album was released after the departure of lead singer and main songwriter Gary Wright . Wright left the band in early 1970, after the release Ceremony in December 1969."Something To Say" was co-written by Joe Cocker and later appear on his album 1972 Joe Cocker . The Grease band members Henry McCullough, Chris Stainton and Alan Spenner joined the original members of Spooky Tooth Harrison, Grosvenor and Kelly to finalize the album. The band Grease has reached international fame a year earlier, supporting Joe Cocker at Woodstock. the album was produced jointly by Stantom and Chris Blackwell. The album is highly acclaimed by Allmusic - 5 stars, 46 spot on the Billboard 200. ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-RAM-1971-UK FIRST PRESS-APPLE - PAS10003 matrix A1/B1. Stamper 1MA/2AA. Ram album by Paul and Linda McCartney, released in may 1971. The disc rose to #1 on the UK Albums Chart and to #2 on the Billboard 200. On 9 June, the album received in Britain "gold" status. If the first album McCartney wrote and recorded independently, then work on the second album, in addition to Linda took part guitarists Dave Spinoza (two years later played with John Lennon in Mind Games) and Hugh Douglas, and drummer Danny seiwell, who later became the party Wings. From the album came three singles. August 2 in the United States — "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" ("Too Many People" on the back; two days later, after release it climbed to the top of the lists, and on September 21 went gold), 8 August in the UK — "The Back Seat Of My Car" ("Heart Of The Country", #39), in August in France — "Eat At Home" ("Smile Away") ...more

SADE-PROMISE-1985-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC- EPC86318. Rare European original. Promise is the second Studio album by Sade. Almost every second song on the album took the top of the billboards ("Is It a Crime" and "Fear"), several songs became hit singles ("Never as Good as the First Time" and "The Sweetest Taboo"). Promise became four times platinum in U.S., double platinum in the UK and Canada and platinum in Germany. ...more

WINGS-VENUS AND MARS-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-CAPITOL -PCTC254 of the matrix A-1U/B-1U PORKY/ROOM . Venus and Mars is the fourth Studio album by Wings, released in 1975. The CD was released after the extraordinary success of Band on the Run and also became very popular. First album of Paul McCartney with the label Capitol Records. After the album Band on the Run part Wings in 1974, also included Jimmy McCulloch (lead guitar) and Geoff Britton (drums). After McCartney wrote some new songs for the forthcoming album, the band in January 1975, flew to New Orleans, where he was scheduled to record Venus and Mars.Britton, quarreled with McCulloch left the group, having to take part in the recording of only three songs of the album. He urgently picked up a replacement, American Joe English, with whom he continued recording. McCartney did the song Venus and Mars transition smoothly into each other, and the album in this sense was similar to The Beatles ' Abbey Road. The album was received very warmly in all the countries of the continent he ranked in the Top 10 of the charts. According to the results , the album of the year, place too high in Britain 5, USA - 1 place on Billboard-200. ...more

BAKER-GURVITZ ARMY-HEART ON FIRE-1976-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) UK-MOUNTAIN-TOPS111. Rare British original Blues-rock band. In 1976 he released his third album "Hearts On Fire". Album was high-quality rock songs, but sometimes the team was moved down to funk ("Smiling") and pop ("Tracks Of My Life") and even flirted with disco ("Dancing The Night Away"). No sooner had the public taste "Hearts On Fire" as the band broke up. ...more