Lot 72HARD STUFF-BOLEX DEMENTIA-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-PURPLE-NMINT/NMINT

SANTANA, CARLOS AND COLTRANE, ALICE - ILLUMINATIONS-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-PC32900. Rare American original original. After the release of the album , critics wrote: There is a clear discrepancy between the sheer ambition of this CD and its rather modest status in Santana's discography. The reason, obviously, is that the powerful swing did not quite succeed. We can say that this album is a continuation of the storyline started on Love, Devotion, Surrender with John McLaughlin. Here we are again witnessing a mighty spiritual message and free jazz arrivals. Here, Santana's partner is Alice Coltrane, the widow of the famous jazz musician. It is important that she is not only a widow, but also a harpist (almost the only one in jazz), as well as a pianist and string arranger. The presence of double bassist Dave Holland is also pleasing. The swing here is obvious: a bold attempt to mix classical, jazz and ethnic rhythms together - that is, to make a universal, comprehensive album. Admittedly, on quieter numbers, all this sounds very pleasant: beautiful passages by Santana, Alice's harp overdubs and blissful strings delight the ear, and for the sake of this alone, the album is worth keeping on the shelf. However, the central part of the album is still the 15-minute Angel Of Sunlight, which begins very smoothly, but develops into a frenzied battle of instruments and cultures.   ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH MAND-NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS 9337. Matrix A-2U/B-2U , 1M/1GG Stamper (A Dream!) A very rare British original is the pinnacle of the band's creativity. Nightingales AND Bombers is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 22, 1975 on the Bronze Records label. The CD rose to #120 on the Billboard 200 of All rock Albums hierarchy.      ...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

GRAEME EDGE BAND-KICK OFF YOUR MUDDY BOOTS - 1975-FIRST UK PRESS-THRESHOLD-THS15. Matrix 1W/2W. Rare British original drummer of the MOODY BLUES as the iconic guitarist ADRIAN GURVITZ. GRAEME CHARLES EDGE is an English musician, composer and poet, best known as the drummer, one of the authors and the last remaining original member of the English group The Moody Blues. In addition to his work with The Moody Blues, Edge has worked on solo projects, the group GRAME EDGE. In 2018 were inducted into the hall of fame rock n ' roll as a member of the Moody Blues. ...more

SUZANNE VEGA-99-9 F-1992-THE FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-AM-540012-1. A very rare original American folk star.99.9F° is the fourth studio album by American folk singer Suzanne Vega, released in September 1992. It received positive reviews from music critics in the United States. In the USA, the album received RIAA gold status. The producer of this CD, Mitchell Froom, who became the singer's husband in 1996-1998, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Producer of the Year category in 1993.  ...more