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BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PMC7027-A1/B1 First Mono Press , June 1, 1967.  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

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-SOLAR FIRE-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9265. Matrix A-2/B-1U Stamper 1RT/2AM . A rare British original. Solar Fire is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on 30 November 1973 by Bronze Records (the band's first album to be released by this label) in the United Kingdom and by Polydor Records in the United States. Rose to #96 on the Billboard 200. ...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

JETHRO TULL-A PASSION PLAY-1973-First press UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1040 matrix A-4U/B-4U. stamper 1AA/1RD. A rare British original of the iconic album.  A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Following the same style as the band's previous album Thick as a Brick (1972), A Passion Play is a concept album consisting of individual songs arranged into a single continuous piece of music (which was split in two across the two sides of the original vinyl release). The album was a commercial success, becoming Jethro Tull's second number-one album in the United States. Today, the album is often considered a favorite among Jethro Tull fans, and has been listed by contemporary critics as one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time. ...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