Lot 96GETZ, STAN- REFLECTIONS-1964-FIRST PRESS -UK-VERVE-NMINT/NMINT

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS-NUCLEAR BLUES-1980-FIRST PRESS USA-MCA-3227. A rare American original of the cult group..Nuclear Blues is the eleventh album by Blood, Sweat and Tears, released in March 1980. It was the band's eleventh studio album and their first release for MCA/LAX Records. Nuclear Blues was produced by Jerry Goldstein, who was previously known for his work with the band War. Despite the fact that it had only been three years since they released their last album Brand New Day, the band contained a new line-up with David Clayton-Thomas, the only remaining member from that period. ...more

STANLEY TURRENTINE -HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAINE-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-FANTASY-F9496.  A rare original of the cult jazzman. This is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his third album recorded for the Fantasy label, with performances by Turrentine with Freddie Hubbard and an orchestra conducted by Gene Page This album unites trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, two very individual players who have always brought out the best in each other.  ...more

PRESLEY, ELVIS-GIRLS HAPPY-1965-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-7711. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Girl Happy is the tenth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on the RCA Victor Records label in mono and stereo format LPM/LSP 3338 in March 1965-the date of March 1 is disputed. This is the soundtrack to the 1965 film of the same name starring Presley. The recording took place on tape recorders in Hollywood, California, on June 10, 11, 12, and Presley's vocal overdubs-on June 15, 1964. It reached number eight on the Top LP chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 15, 1999. ...more

WAITS, TOM-HEARTATTACK AND VINE-1980-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ASYLUM-AS52252 is a rare German original of the seventh album from the master of tavern blues. Heartattack and Vine is the seventh studio album by Tom Waits, released on September 9, 1980 and his last album released on the Asylum label. Critics and fans have diverged in their views. Some considered the work mediocre, others brilliant. The album was placed only in the first hundred charts. ...more

BADFINGER-BADFINGER-1973-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) GERMANY-WARNER-WB56023. Mega rare promo original of the cult album. Badfinger is the sixth Studio album by British rock band Badfinger. The album was recorded in the fall of 1973 and released in 1974 on the Warner Bros. label .Records. It was the first of two albums released by the band on the Warner label. When Badfinger were finishing work on their last album for Apple Records, Ass, the band's Manager, Stan Polley, signed them to a three-year, six-album deal with Warner Bros.Records. As a result, shortly after the band and producer Chris Thomas completed recording Ass , they returned to the Studio to make a new album for Warner. Originally scheduled for release on December 28, 1973, the album was delayed due to Ass being released the same month. After the release of Badfinger has received an unfavorable review in Rolling Stone magazine. The UK single released after the album "Love is Easy" failed to chart. The follow-up single released in the US, "I Miss You", also failed. In the United States, the album peaked at number 161 on the BillboardTop 200 LPs & Tape list, making it Badfinger's lowest-charting album there. Part of the reason for the poor commercial performance was that due to legal proceedings with Apple, this album and Ass came out within a few months of each other; in fact, in the UK, Badfinger actually preceded Ass. ...more