Lot 20HUMBLE PIE-THUNDERBOX-1974-FIRST PRESS USA -A&M-NMINT/NMINT

STEWART, ROD - AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO(SWIRL) - VO4/847200VTY. Mega rare original of the British stage legend's debut album. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the debut solo album by British singer Rod Stewart, released in the United Kingdom in February 1970. In the United States, the CD was released in November 1969 under the name The Rod Stewart Album and reached number 139 on the Billboard 200 chart. The guest musicians on this record are:: some members of The Faces, The Jeff Beck Group drummer Mickey Waller, Keith Emerson, and Steamhammerruen guitarists Martin Pugh and Martin Quittenton. ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-ON TIME-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-ST-307. Matrix A-H3*1/B-H3*1. A very rare original of the cult first album. On Time is the debut studio album by the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released in August 1969 on Capitol Records. The band's first single from this album, "Time Machine", barely managed to break into the top 50 singles chart, reaching number 48, but after the success of their second album, Grund Funkruen (also known as The Red Album), in 1970, the record On Time received gold status — this is one of four gold certificates awarded to the band that year by the Recording Industry Association of America. ...more

GOLDEN EARRING-SEVEN TEARS-1971-FIRST HOLLAND-POLYDOR PRESS-2344008. Matrices 1Y 1 670 111/ 2Y 1 670 112.A rare Gollan original of the cult group. Seven Tears is the seventh studio album by The Hague, South Holland - based rock band Golden Earring, originally (and until 1969) titled The Golden Earrings. 1971 began with the single Holy Holy Life, which had a heavy rock sound. The song, which cursed the hypocrisy of the official religion, reached number 5 in the Netherlands. The single was followed by the album Seven Tears, the title of which reflected, firstly, that it was the band's seventh album, and secondly, that it included seven songs.One long single, She Flies On Strange Wings, was selected from the album, which should be noted for the unusual saxophone of Barry Hay. Due to its length, the song occupied both sides of the vinyl single. The Dutch charts marked it at No. 4. Inspired by the Beatles ' film Let It Be, a film was made for this single, in which Golden Earring performed on the roof of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. The album Seven Tears ended with the song You're Better Off Free, sung by Coymans and featuring a thumping guitar solo. During the recording of Seven Tears, Kooijmans, Gerritsen and Suderwijk, along with several other Dutch musicians, teamed up and recorded a rock version of the traditional Dutch music Hans Brinker Symphony, which was released by Polydor under the overall name "Holland" and was a great success in the Dutch charts. ...more

BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PSC7027 Matrix Numbers: Side 1: YEX 637-1; Side 2: YEX 638-1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more

MAGGIE, BELL (EX-STONE THE CROWS) - SUICIDE SAL-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2383313. A very rare original blues vocalist from STONE THE CROWS. Stone the Crows disbanded in 1973, following the accidental death of Leslie Harvey from electrocution on May 2, 1972. Harvey was an integral part of the band and its music. Peter Grant became Bell's manager after the split, and along with Mark London, offered to help Bell record a solo album. Grant directed the release of her first solo album, Queen of the Night (1974), which was recorded in New York City. with producer Jerry Wexler. The swan song for Bell came when she signed with the then-newly formed Swan Song Records in 1974, along with Bad Company and Pretty Things, Jimmy Page contributed to her second album Suicide Sal (1975).  ...more