Lot 92MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE GOOD EARTH-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-NMINT/NMINT

CARAVAN-CUNNING STUNTS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-SKL-R-5210 . Matrices A-P2W/B-P2W, a rare British original of the cult prog band. The sixth studio album by the progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1975. It was their first album with bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mike Wedgwood. The album's title is a spoonerism for "Stunning Cunts", which is characteristic of their bold use of language. The three previous Caravan albums with titles that are also sexual word games, If I Could Do It Again, I Would Do It Again With You (1970), In the Land of Gray and Pink (1971) and For Girls Who Plump at Night (1973). ...more

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

PRESLEY, ELVIS-PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE-1966-THE FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-7810. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Elvis Presley-Paradise, Hawaiian Style is a studio album by Elvis Presley, which was the soundtrack to the film of the same name with his participation ("Paradise in Hawaiian", released in 1966). The album went on sale on June 10, 1966. In the United States, it rose to number 15 on the Billboard Top LP's album chart (American magazine "Billboard") ...more

RARE BIRD-EPIC FOREST-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2442101. A very rare original of the cult prog band in full configuration (single and poster). The third studio album by Rare Bird . English progressive rock band, formed in 1969. They were more successful in other European countries. They released five studio albums between 1969 and 1974. In the UK, they never entered the charts with an album, but came out with one single, the organ-based track "Sympathy", which reached number 27. It has sold a million copies worldwide ...more

RAINBOW-DOWN TO EARTH-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-POLD5023. Matrices A-5/B-5. A rare British limited edition original of the cult album. Down to Earth is the fourth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow. This is their last album with drummer Cozy Powell and the only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet. Released in 1979, it contains Rainbow's first hit single "Since You've Been Gone", marking the more commercial direction of the band's sound. In 2005, Down to Earth was ranked 431st in the list of the 500 greatest rock and metal albums of all time by Rock Hard Magazine  ...more