Lot 23TRAFFIC-LAST EXIT-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-NMINT/NMINT

CAPTAIN BEYOND-SAME-1972-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPRICORN-CP0105. Very rare American original cult album. Captain Beyond is the debut album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1972 , which was attended by former members of Iron Butterfly , Deep Purple , Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer . Album cover for the U.S. release included 3-D artwork (using lenticular printing). Captain Beyond is unique among guitar hard rock albums because it contains a wide variety of influences, including Latin and jazz, often with various time signatures and a wide range of dynamics within the same song. Most of the album consists of three a medley of tightly spaced interconnected songs. The first begins with "mad dance backwards (on a sea of air) "and ends with"myopic void". The second begins with "Thousand days of yesterday (Intro) "and ends with"thousand days of yesterday (time since come and leave)". The third begins with the song "I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1) " and closes the album. The songs flow directly into each other without any delay between samples, which is characteristic of other more progressive groups of the era such as the Moody Blues and Jethro Tull . ...more

SCORPIONS-VIRGIN KILLER-1976-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-RCA PPL1-4225. Very rare original cult album. Virgin Killer is the fourth Studio album by the German band Scorpions, released in 1976, the band's first album, known outside Europe. The title song, Virgin Killer, illuminates the subject of human depravity, it gave the idea covers with naked young virgin who was banned in the United States and several other countries. As with the previous album, In Trance, the cover was censored in some countries the album was released with an alternative version of the cover. The artwork was Steffan Böhle, Manager of RCA Records. He depicted a naked minor girl on black background; broken glass effect covering her genitals. In Japan, the album reached the 32nd line in the hit parade. It was another step the group on the way from psychedelic rock to hard rock. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-STORMBRINGER-1974-First UK press-PURPLE RECORDS-TPS3508 of the matrix A-1U/B-1U KENDUN. Rare British original.Stormbringer is the ninth Studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974, and second Studio album, which shows the Mk III lineup, including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes . ...more

ROXY MUSIC-FOR YOUR PLEASURE-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND - ILPS-9232. Matrix A-2/B-2. Rare British original. "For Your Pleasure" is the second album by British rock band Roxy Music , released Island Records 1973. This was the last album, which was attended by synth and sound designer Brian Eno , who later gained recognition as a solo artist and producer. "For Your Pleasure" was ranked 4th in the UK charts in 1973. In 2000 " Q " placed it at number 33 in its list of the 100 greatest British albums in history. 2012 the album was ranked 396 - e a place in the list of Rolling Stone magazine of the 500 best albums of all time. ...more

STEPPENWOLF-MONSTER-1969-UK FIRST PRESS-STATESIDE-SSL5021. Of the matrix A-1G/B-1G. Stamper 1G/1A ( the Dream!). Very rare original British cult album . Monster is the fourth Studio album by canadian-American rock group Steppenwolf . The album was released in November 1969, the label ABC Dunhill Records . It was their first album with new lead guitarist Larry Ballroom instead of Michael Monarch. The album was the most political album, Steppenwolf, which mentioned the important issues of the time such as the Vietnam war . Two singles from the album cracked the top 40: "Move Over" and "Monster". ...more