Lot 30TROWER, ROBIN-FOR EARTH BELOW-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-CHRYSALIS-NMINT/NMINT

FOCUS-FOCUS 3 (2LP'S) - 1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2344038. Of The Matrix A-1/B-3/C-1/D-1. Rare British original. FOCUS 3 is the third Studio album by the Dutch rock band. Focus 3 or Focus III is the third Studio album by Dutch rock band Focus, released as a double album in November 1972 on Imperial Records. Recorded after touring in support of their previous album, Focus II (1971), the album saw the band write extended plays and is their first with bassist Bert Ruyter as part of the band. Focus 3 received a positive reception upon its release. It peaked at # 1 in the Netherlands for one week and reached # 6 on the UK albums chart and # 35 on the us Billboard 200. "Sylvia" was released as the album's only single to reach # 4 in the UK and # 89 in the US. The album was certified gold by the recording industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies. ...more

ARKTIS-ARKTIS TAPES-1975-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BON BON-BBR7502. Mega rare short-run original of one of the key prog albums of the 70s. Arktis - Arktis Tapes 1975. The second album of the band from Bonn. Unfortunately, the first album did not find a "buyer", and in 1974, with the assistance of Konrad Planck, Arktis recorded a second demo album, released in may 1975 with a circulation of 500 copies-again for promotion purposes. The music here is somewhat restrained, but no less attractive and covering. In this music, you can feel not only a craving for art-rock (prolonged instrumental pieces), but also the sprouts of guitar technique, characteristic of what in the next decade was called "heavy metal". One critic wrote a scathing note: If such an album had been released in 1969 or 1970, they would have been at the top with Black Sabbath and LED ZEPPELIN , and now the time is gone. "Tapes" suffered the fate of the first Arktis album, and Blahut disbanded the band.  ...more

SCORPIONS-BEST OF ROCKERS N' BALLADS-1989-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EMI-7934391. Rare German original album which includes the best ballad and rock songs from the albums of 1978-1988. Scorpions is a German English-language rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover. The band's style is characterized by both classic hard rock and lyrical guitar ballads. ...more

BRONCO-COUNTRY HOME-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-ILPS9124.A-2U/B-2U matrices . Stamper 1M/1O (a Dream!).  A very rare British original prog-Blues psychedelia. The band was formed in late 1969 by vocalist Jess Roden, after his departure from the Alan Bown Set. In General, the band has its roots in Led Zeppelin itself. After all, Kevyn Gammond, Paul Lockey, and John Pasternak were members of the first Robert Plant and John Bonham Band of Joy. Bronco were signed to Island Records and released two albums, "Country Home"and" Ace of Sunlight". Rodin left the band in mid-1972. They released three albums during their existence, Country Home (1970), Ace of Sunlight (1971) and Smoking Mix (1973). ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-COSMO'S FACTORY-1970-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-FANTASY-F8402 Mega rare promo original of the cult group. Cosmo's Factory is the fifth Studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in July 1970 on Fantasy Records. The CD was recorded at Wally Heider's San Francisco Studio. The album was named after the structure where the band set up their work residence, as well as drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, who first named the structure "Factory". Cosmo's Factory became the most commercially successful album of Creedence Clearwater Revival (topping the charts in the US, UK, and Australia) and marked (according to many rock critics) the peak of the band's creativity[1]. Singles from it included "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (#2 US, #20 UK), "Travelin ' Band" (#2 US, #8 UK), "Up Around the Bend" (#4 US, #3 UK) ...more