Lot 57ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-PART TWO-1991-FIRST PRESS EU-ELAP-NMINT/NMINT

LENNON, JOHN-WALLS AND BRIDGES-1974-THE FIRST UK-APPLE- PCTC253 matrix PRESS A-Z5/B-Z6 . A rare British original .  Walls and Bridges is the fifth solo studio album by Beatles band member John Lennon, released in 1974. "Walls And Bridges" was recorded during Lennon and Yoko Ono's long separation. Elton John took part in the recording of the song "Whatever Gets You thru the Night". He bet Lennon that this song could take the first place in the American charts (which had not previously been possible for any of Lennon's solo singles). In case that happened, Lennon was obliged to take part in an Elton John concert. He had to fulfill his promise because "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" really managed to climb to the top of the chart. The composition "Beef Jerky" is the only instrumental on Lennon's solo albums. In the song "Ya Ya", Lennon's eleven-year-old son Julian plays drums. ...more

JAMES BROWN-HELL-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-POLYDOR-PD-29-001. Monarch press. A very rare original of the cult album, considered an icon of the funk-soul style."Soul Brother number One", "Godfather of the Soul", "The Hardest Working Man in show Business", "Mr. Dynamite" are mighty titles, but no one can doubt that James Brown earned them more than any other performer. It was he who made the transition from rhythm blues and gosrel to soul and funk.  ...more

LOVE SCULPTURE-BLUES HELPING-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE-PCS7059. A very rare British original of the cult band. Their debut album Blues Helping included the songs "Summertime" and "Wang Dang Doodle". They are best known for their new 1968 hit on the UK singles chart, a high-speed cover version of Aram Khachaturian's classic piece "Dance with a Saber", released on the Parlophone label (R 5744), which reached number 5 on the UK Singles chart in December 1968. The recording was inspired by Keith Emerson's classic permutations. "Sabre Dance" became a hit after the broadcast of British DJ John Peel, who was so impressed that he played it twice in the same program.. In December 1968, the British music magazine NME reported that Love Sculpture had signed a recording contract in the US with London Records guaranteeing 250,000 pounds. The band also received an invitation to perform "Sabre Dance" live on the German television program Beat-Club on Radio Bremen, which was broadcast in Germany at the time.  ...more

IF-THREE-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-UNITED ARTISTS-UAG29158. Matrix A-1U/B-1U. Stamper 1A/1R (a Dream!) Rare original cult British prog group. If 3 is the third release by the English jazz rock band If . It was released in 1971 and reached #171 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The track "Forgotten Roads" appeared in a live band on German TV Beat-Club in September 1971. The track "Here Comes Mr. Time" was included in a promotional sampler United Artists Records All Good Clean Fun (1971). ...more

JOY DIVISION-STILL -1981-THE FIRST UK-FACTORY-FACT40 PRESS. A rare British original in the Gatefold version of the cult album . Still is a compilation album by the British rock band Joy Division, released in 1981. Still was released on two records: the first one contained previously unreleased studio songs from 1978-80, as well as a concert cover version of The Velvet Underground song; the second one contained a recording of the band's last concert. The album was scheduled for release in August 1981, but was released only in October. In the UK hit parade, the album took 5th place. The name of the album is an antonym of the name of the debut album Movement ("Movement") of the New Order group, formed from the members of Joy Division a year earlier, released in the same fall. ...more