Lot 41HARRISON, GEORGE-BRAINWASHED-2002-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-PARLOPHONE-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

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

SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC 26044 . Rare European original. Diamond Life is the debut Studio album by English group Sade .The album spawned four singles, including the singles "Your Love Is King" and " Smooth Operator ". Diamond Life was met with recognition from music critics and subsequently won a Brit Award for best British album in 1985. From a commercial point of view, the album was a success, receiving high praise in the UK and the USA , and then was certified multi-platinum in both regions. Diamond Life sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling debut recordings of the era, and became the best selling debut British singer, which lasted twenty-four years. ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-UNPLUGGED-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-REPRISE room 9362-45024-1 Very rare original.One of the most famous albums of Blues-rock musician ERIC CLAPTON, released in 1992. Was recorded at Bray Studios in Windsor, England on 16 January 1992. Part of a series of live albums recorded live for MTV Unplugged. The album includes 14 of your favorite songs Clapton.In 2000 Unplugged occupied 71 place in the list of "100 greatest British albums ever" by the magazine Q. In 2011 — 9th place in the list of "top 10 guitar albums of 1992" by Guitar World. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE-1973-first uk press-purple rec.-TPSA7508. Matrix A-1U/B-1U . Rare British original cult album. Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh Studio album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 1973. Last album Deep Purple c vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover to release in 1984, Perfect Strangers. The recording sessions took place in July 1972 in Rome[4] and in October of the same year in Frankfurt, using a mobile Studio the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.The group at the time was torn by internal conflicts and the recording of the album turned into a nightmare[4]. Ian Gillan was subsequently compare this album The House of Blue Light 1987: "All the same: great songs, but a complete lack of understanding of the musicians and... weak morale".Who Do We Think We Are not risen above 4-th position in the UK and 15th in the charts in the United States. Nevertheless, Deep Purple was one of the most commercially successful projects in the world thanks to albums Machine Head and Made in Japan, as well as numerous tours. ...more