Lot 55KRAFTWERK-MAN MACHINE-1978-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELECTROLA-NMINT/NMINT

STING-TEN SUMMONER'S TALES-1993-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-540 075-1. Mega rare original of one of the best works of STING. Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth studio album by British rock musician Sting. The singles " If I Ever Lose My Faith in You "and" Fields Of Gold " became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, and reached #17 and #23, respectively, on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (in the UK, they reached # 14 and # 16, respectively). The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. ...more

GIL EVANS-THE INDIVIDUALISM OF... - 1964-FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-V6-85555. A rare original by one of the brilliant jazz pianists. The Individualism of Gil Evans is an album by pianist, conductor, arranger, and composer Gil Evans, originally released on the Verve label in 1964. It features Evans ' big band arrangements of five original compositions (two written by Miles Davis) and compositions by Kurt Weill, Bob Dorow, John Lewis, and Willie Dixon.The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that " Highly recommended to Gil Evans fans; it's a pity he hasn't recorded more albums in this era." Gil Evans was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album, for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance.  ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-DISCOVERY-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-JETLX-500. Matrix A-1/B-3. A rare original of the cult album.  Discovery is the eighth studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on May 31, 1979 in the United Kingdom by Jet Records, where it topped the record charts, and on June 8 in the United States on Jet through Columbia Records distribution. ...more

PORCUPINE TREE-LIGHTBULB SUN (2LP) - 2000-FIRST PRESS 2008 UK/EU-TONEFLOAT-TF56. A very rare original of the cult album.  Lightbulb Sun is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 2000 on CD only , and then in 2008 on vinyl. This album, along with their previous album Stupid Dream, is considered a more commercial, poppy sound, as opposed to the abstract instrumental sound of their previous albums or the heavier metal sound in their subsequent 2000s albums. The album is split into two parts between "Rest Will Flow" and "Hatesong". The album's reception was mostly positive. Classic Rock magazine described the album as "an album of amazing songs and amazing musicality... "Breathtaking." from Allmusic praised the album's quality and its more commercial direction, and called the tracks "feel So low" and "the rest of the flow" with two of Wilson's best tunes of all time."Many reviewers felt that the album sounds similar to the work of Pink Floyd. The album was also praised for being more accessible than most modern progressive rock. In October 2011, it was awarded the gold Certificate of the Association of Independent Music Companies (IMPALA), which testified to sales of over 75,000 copies throughout Europe. ...more

GOLDEN EARRING-CONTRABAND-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-POLYDOR-2344059. Matrix A-1/B-1. A rare original of the cult group.  Contraband is an album by the Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976. For the US, the same recordings were released under the album title Mad Love the following year (1977). This American version also had a different cover and song sequence. In addition, the song " Faded Jeans "was omitted and replaced with the track"I Need Love". ...more