Lot 39MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA-BIRDS OF FIRE-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-MNINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-BURN-1974-THE FIRST PRESS (TRANSITION) UK-PURPLE-TPS 3505, OC 062 94837, Matrices A-2/B-1U. 1M/3GGO stamper. A very rare British original. Burn is the eighth studio album by the British band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the "Mark 3" line-up, released in February 1974 on EMI / Purple (in the UK) and Warner Bros. Burn was recorded in November 1973 in Montreux, Switzerland (Mobile Studio of The Rolling Stones). Under the influence of newcomers-vocalist David Coverdale and bass guitarist / vocalist Glenn Hughes-the sound of Deep Purple became more bluesy, elements of funk and soul began to manifest themselves.Despite the fact that the song "Burn" became a big hit, and its main melody is second in recognition only to the legendary "Smoke on the Water", in fact, few people know that the riff of this composition was borrowed from George Gershwin from " Fascinating Rhythm /Someone to Watch Over Me "[4][unauthorized source?]. Having become a hit," Burn " opened all Deep Purple concerts for the next two years. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-STORMBRINGER-1974-First press UK-PURPLE RECORDS -TPS3508 matrix A-1U/B-1U KENDUN. A rare British original.Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974, and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup, including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (2LP) - OUT OF THE BLUE-1977-THE FIRST UK-JET - UAS100 PRESS. A rare British original of one of the most commercially successful albums of the band (the number of sales worldwide was about 10 million). ...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

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-GREEN RIVER-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-LIBERTY-LBS83273 Rare British original of the cult album. Green River is the third studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, recorded at Wally Hyder's studio and released by Fantasy Records in 1969. The album rose to the top of the Billboard 200 list (later becoming multi-platinum and reaching #20 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2003, it entered at #95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Best Albums of All Time". ...more