Lot 55DEEP PURPLE-IN ROCK-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-NMINT/NMINT

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

MAYALL, JOHN-CRUSADE-1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-DECCA-LK4890. Matrix A-1A/B-1A. Very rare original cult Blues rocker. Since the release of the previous album A Hard Road in the composition of Bluesbrakers there have been noticeable changes: Peter green went to collect his own band (Fleetwood Mac), and Ainsley Dunbar went to Jeff Beck. The vacant position of drummer John Keefe took Hartley's, and replacing the lead guitarist was more difficult - because the new musician would have to withstand the comparison with Clapton and green. John recalled that on one of concerts when Eric for some reason didn't show up on time, came a young boy who claimed to know the entire repertoire of Bluesbreakers. Have Mayola there was little choice, and he invited the young guitarist to the stage. He demonstrated a good knowledge of the material and excellent technique, and John was impressed with his game. But after the concert the boy left without giving their coordinates. Now Mayall wanted to find this musician, and in the end was able to do this by placing an ad in Melody Maker. So the group came to Mick Taylor, inclined more to Blues-rock, and not pure Blues. The group was expanded by the involvement of two saxophone - Chris Mercer tenor and Rip Kant on the baritone. This sextet went into the Studio on 11 and 12 July to record a new album that was produced by Mike Vernon, and as the engineer was again observed Gus Dudgeon. ...more

HUMBLE PIE-SMOKIN'-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M AMLS64342. Of the matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 1A/1A (Dream!) Very rare original cult British prog group. Smokin' is the fifth Studio album by the English group Humble Pie, released in 1972. The album reached 6th place in the American album chart Billboard 200 and hit the UK top 30. The album was the first after the departure of guitarist Peter Frampton, which put singer and co-founder Steve MARRIOTT as the actual leader of the group. Smokin' - the best-selling album, largely due to the success of the single " 30 Days in the Hole ". With this album the group were seen as leaders of the Boogie movement in the early 1970-ies. ...more

PINK FLOYD-ANIMALS-1977-FIRST FRANCE PRESS (LIMITED)-HARVEST-2C068-98434Y. Very rare limited edition original pink vinyl is one of the must-have in the collections pagomenos. Animals is the tenth Studio album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 23 January 1977. Recorded at Studio "Britannia row" (Britannia Row Studios) (London). Reached second place in the hit parade of great Britain and third in the United States. The original album was released in the UK on 23 January 1977 on the label, Harvest Records, then on Columbia Records in the USA 2 Feb 1977.The album ranks 14th in the list of "top 25 best classical albums of progressive rock" by PopMatters. ...more

ALEXIS KORNER & PETER THORUP-ACCIDENTALLY BORN IN NEW ORLEANS-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-TRANSATLANTIC-TRA269. Rare British original two Blues masters. ...more