Lot 95ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-OUT OF THE BLUE-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-NMINT/NMINT

HAWKINS, COLEMAN-HAWKINS! ALIVE! AT THE VILLAGE GATE-1962-THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-VERVE-V6/8509. A rare American original of the cult album. A live album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded at The Village Gate in 1962 and released on the Verve label. AllMusic stated that " The great Hawkins (who made his debut on records 40 years ago) will be able to take part in this live performance of his 1962 quartet ... Coleman Hawkins, in his last 50 years, was still a powerful force. ...more

WAITS, TOM-SWORDFISHTROMBONE-1983-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ISLAND-205774 A rare German original of the eighth album from the master of tavern blues. Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits released himself. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from traditional piano songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach. The cover is a photo of Michael A. Russavin, in which Waits is depicted with actors Angelo Rossitto and Lee Colima. The album reached number 164 on the Billboard Pop Albums and 200 Albums charts. It was ranked 2nd among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME In 1989, Spin named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time. In 2006, Company Q placed the album at number 36 on their list of "The 40 Best Albums of the 80s." Pitchfork listed Swordfishtrombones as the 11th best album of the 1980s. Slant Magazine listed the album ranked 26th on its list of "the best albums of the 1980s". In 2000, it was ranked number 374 in Colin Larkin's Top 1000 Albums of All Time ...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

FERRY, BRYAN-BOYS AND GIRLS-1985-FIRST UK PRESS-EG - EGLP62 Rare British original is one of the masterpieces of the music of the 80s. the album was the first Ferry solo album in seven years and the first since he dissolved his group Roxy Music in 1983. It was certified platinum in the British record industry. It is also the most successful solo album ferry in the United States to be certified Gold for sales of over half a million copies. ...more