Lot 100WAITS, TOM-BLUE VALENTINE-1978-ORIGINAL PRESS GERMANY-ASYLUM-NMINT/NMINT

JIMMY GIUFFRE-WESTERN SUITE-1960-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-1330. A rare original of the cult album. Western Suite is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre, released on the Atlantic label in 1960.. Allmusic rated the album 4 stars  ...more

FERRY, BRYAN-IN YOUR MIND-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2302055. A rare British original of the cult album. Is the fourth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Bryan Ferry. It was his first solo album of all original songs. The album laid the style, image and dynamics of solo works for many years to come. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR POLH16  A very rare original in top condition. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the reunited "classic line-up" of the band, released in November 1984.  In early October, Perfect Strangers was mixed, and on November 16 it went on sale, rising to the 5th place in Britain and to the 17th-in the USA. Blackmore, known for his inconsistency, joked that the album should finally be called the album of 1974, hinting that the last album recorded in this line-up was released back in 1973 (Who Do We Think We Are). Such zeal did not remain without consequences: the album turned out to be very successful, quickly became platinum, took 5th place in the UK charts and 17th place in the USA. Deep Purple embarked on a world tour, culminating in a performance in front of 80,000 British fans at Knebworth Park in June 1985. ...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

PRESLEY, ELVIS - KISSIN ' COUSINS-1964-THE FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-7615. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Elvis Presley - Kissin ' Cousins is a studio album by Elvis Presley, which was the soundtrack to the film of the same name with his participation ("Kissing Cousins", released in 1964). The album went on sale on April 2, 1964. In the United States, it rose to number 6 on the Billboard Top LP's album chart (American magazine "Billboard"). According to sales in the United States, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 27, 1992 ...more