Lot 29DAVIS, BETTY-NASTY GAL-1975-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-ISLAND-NMINT/NMINT

FREE-TONS OF SOBS-1968-ORIGINAL UK PRESS 1970-ISLAND ILPS-9089. Matrix A-3U/B-3U. Rare early edition of the iconic album Blues and prog. Tons of Sobs is the debut Studio album by British rock band Free, released by Island Records on 14 March 1969. One of the first albums in the style of Blues-rock. The album hit the UK charts, but reached #197 in the Billboard Hot 200 in the United States.At the time of the recording of the album the band Free was very young: none of them are under the age of twenty, and bass player Andy Fraser was sixteen. They have had some success through constant touring, and their debut album was composed mostly of songs performed at concerts. The budget allocated for the recording of the album was only 800 pounds[2]. Much of the album was recorded over several days in October 1968. The original release of the album was scheduled for November 1968, but then postponed to early 1969 due to late add a cover version of Blues songs "The Hunter" by albert king ...more

DIRE STRAITS-BROTHERS IN ARMS1985-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-VERTIGO 824499-1.Rare original European fifth Studio album of Dire Straits. Multi-platinum and most successful in the work. ...more

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

TRAFFIC-LAST EXIT-1969-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND-ILPS-9097. Matrix ILPS+9097+A ,ILPS+9097+B (a Dream!) Mega rare British original of the third cult album. Last Exit is the third Studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in may 1969. This is a collection of stuff collected by the record label Island Records after the initial breakup of the group. The first half of the album consists of Studio recordings, while the second half was recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium . The album was ranked 19th place in the American Billboard 200 chart. ...more

TRAFFIC-JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND - ILPS-9116 Matrix A/2 UAS 5504 A 6.3.70 RC sterling ,B/2 UAS 5504 B 6.3.70 LH sterling (a Dream!) Very rare original British cult album. John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth Studio album by the British rock band Traffic recorded in the period from February to April 1970, and released in July of the same year, label Island Records in the UK, United Artists Records in the US and Polydor Records in Canada. Reached #5 on the Billboard 200 and received the status of gold status (the first "Golden disk" group). The single "Empty Pages" from this album reached #74 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the homeland of musicians, in the UK the album reached #11 in the UK Albums Chart. ...more