Lot 17TURTLE -TURTLE SOUP-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-WHITE WHALE-NMINT/NMINT

ELLINGTON, DUKE / FITZGERALD, ELLA - ELLA SINGS THE ELLINGTON (BOX 2 X 2LP) -1957-FIRST PRESS (MONO) USA-VERVE-MGV4010-4. A rare American original of the famous album. A 1957 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, dedicated to Ellington's songs. Part of the Fitzgerald Songbook series, this is the only one where the composer also appears as a performer, and the first time Fitzgerald recorded with Ellington. It is also the entry in the Songbook series that gave her the most opportunities to demonstrate her skill in singing scat. Most of the third disc is dedicated to two original compositions by Billy Strayhorn, inspired by the life, character and artistry of Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's recording on this album earned her the Grammy Award for Best Individual Jazz Performance at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards. The album was released in two volumes: In the first volume was Fitzgerald with the Ellington Orchestra, in the second-Fitzgerald with a small group. This album marked the beginning of a fruitful creative relationship between Fitzgerald and Ellington. In the 1960s, they performed on the Cote d'Azur with the album "Ella and Duke on the Cote d'Azur" (1966), as well as in Sweden at a concert in Stockholm in 1966. and another studio album - "Ella at Duke" (1965). ...more

NORMAN, CHRIS (EX-SMOKIE)- DIFFERENT SHADES-1987-FIRST PRESS (EXPORT) GERMANY -MEGA-MRLP3080. A very rare original solo album . Different shadea is the third solo album by Chris Norman, released in 1987 by Hansa Records. The album was received with delight, although it outperformed the previous album in the charts. The lead single, "Sarah", was a number one hit in most of Europe. ...more

BEATLES-SAME (WHITE ALBUM)- STEREO-1968-FIRST PRESS-UK-APPLE- PCS7068 Matrix Numbers: A-1/B-1/ version without "An E. M. I. Recording". C-1/D-1. Version with the added text “An E. M. I. Recording".  The cover number is N 0429014” "The Beatles (also known as the White Album; ) is the tenth studio album by The Beatles and the band's only double release. The album, released in 1968, is better known as the "White Album" because of its white cover, on which there is nothing but the name of the band (the serial number also appears on early editions), and which was designed by artist Richard Hamilton as an antithesis to the motley image of his predecessor. White Album was the first album The Beatles recorded and released after the death of the band's manager Brian Epstein. It was originally planned to be called A Doll's House ("Doll's House"), however, due to the release of the Family group's longplay with a similar name, Music in a Doll's House ("Music in a Doll's House"), it was decided to rename it. The album reached number 1 in the UK and US charts and is now considered one of the greatest albums of all time and a masterpiece of rock music. Thus, he was placed at the 10th position in the "Music of the Millennium" poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM, as well as at the 17th place in a similar list of Q magazine. In addition, it reached the 7th place in the poll "100 best British albums of all time" by the same publication. White Album took 11th place in the rating of the "Best albums of all time" according to VH1, and also got into the list of the "100 best albums" according to Time magazine. In addition, the record occupies the 10th position in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, the 1st in the rating of the L.A. Weekly newspaper "20 greatest double albums", a similar place in the NME list "30 double albums must-listen", as well as the highest line in the rating of The Daily Telegraph newspaper "10 greatest double albums in history". According to the RIAA, the White Album is the band's best-selling album in the United States and ranks 10th among the best-selling albums in history. ...more

DSCHINGHIS KHAN-SAME(MOSKAU)-1979-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-JUPITER-200690. A rare original of the first cult album of the famous disco group Dschinghis Khan is the debut album of the group Dschinghis Khan, released in 1979.  The CD was a great success not only in Germany, but also in many countries of Eastern Europe, including the Soviet Union. With the song "Dschinghis Khan", the group represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and took 4th place. ...more

SLADE-OLD NEW BORROWED AND BLUE-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2383-261. A rare British original.  In 1974, No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, was certified gold by the BPI. ...more