Lot 107COCKER, JOE NIGHT CALLS-1991-FIRST PERSS EEC-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

STREISAND, BARBRA - JE M'APPELLE BARBRA-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-S62776. A rare British original pop diva of the 60s. Je m'appelle Barbra (1966) is the eighth studio album released by Barbra Streisand. She sings most of the album in French.The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 2002, almost 36 years after its initial release. In addition, it was the last Streisand album to enter the Top 10 until 1971, when Stoney End took the 10th place. ...more

REA, CHRIS-GOOD'S GREAT BANANA SKIN-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-EAST WEST-WX496 A very rare original of the cult album of the 90s. God's Great Banana Skin is the twelfth studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1992. The album was not released in the United States, although some tracks later appeared on the American release of Rea's next album, "Espresso Logic". The single "Nothing to be Afraid of" reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and its music video was shot in Morocco. The album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart in 1992. ...more

CHARLES, RAY/ CLEO LAINE-PORGY AND BESS-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-LONDON-D31D2 Rare British original of the legend of the jazz scene. Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, whose libretto was written by author Dubose Hayward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from the play "Porgy" by Dorothy Hayward and Dubose Hayward, which is itself an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same name by Dubose Hayward. Porgy and Bess was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before moving to Broadway in New York.[1] It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a bold artistic choice at the time. After an initially unpopular public reception, the 1976 production of the Houston Grand Opera brought her new popularity, and she is now one of the most famous and frequently performed operas. In 1976, Ray Charles and Cleo Lane recorded an album of excerpts for RCA Victor, in which the two of them performed several roles. The album was arranged and conducted by Frank De Vol. It featured Joe Sample's organ, Harry Edison's trumpet, and guitar work by Joe Pass and Lee Ritenour. It was based on jazz with full orchestration, but the orchestrations used were not Gershwin's. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-1978--THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-VERTIGO - 6360162.Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in October 1978. On October 7, 1978, the album "Dire Straits" was officially released on the Phonogram label. Since 1979, the album has been released under the Vertigo label. The album's sales results are quite impressive — four million copies were sold in Europe, two million copies were sold in the USA. The fate of the singles is diametrically different — Sultans of Swing was accepted by the public, reached the 8th position in the UK chart. Water of Love was released in some countries and the best achievement was the 54th position in the Australian chart. ...more

MUNGO JERRY-SAME-1970-The first press-UK-DAWN-DNLS-3008. A very rare British original of the cult group.Mungo Jerry's debut album, released in 1970. The original UK release had lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside that appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the package. That summer, it reached number 14 in the UK charts.   ...more