Lot 32MIKE ABRAHAMS BAND-SAME-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-NMINT/NMINT

STEWART, ROD - AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO(SWIRL) - VO4/847200VTY. Mega rare original of the British stage legend's debut album. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the debut solo album by British singer Rod Stewart, released in the United Kingdom in February 1970. In the United States, the CD was released in November 1969 under the name The Rod Stewart Album and reached number 139 on the Billboard 200 chart. The guest musicians on this record are:: some members of The Faces, The Jeff Beck Group drummer Mickey Waller, Keith Emerson, and Steamhammerruen guitarists Martin Pugh and Martin Quittenton. ...more

LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO-YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND-1970-THE FIRST PRESS DANISH-APPLE- PCS7124. Matrix A-1U/B-1U It is worth noting that the de jure Danish press was completely made in Britain with Made in Denmark on the label. The first solo album by LENNON and ONO in the LENNON JOHN version.John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is John Lennon's first official solo album, released in 1970.The album cover is almost identical to the cover of Yoko Ono's album "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band". The difference is that on the album "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" Yoko lies on Lennon's body, and on the album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" on the contrary.On the back of the cover in the original edition, the track list of the album was not put, instead, on the back of the album, a photograph of John Lennon at school age, circa 1946, was placed.Plastic Ono Band is a supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969. Among the various members of the band were Eric Clapton, two former members of The Beatles, old friend Klaus Wurmann, future drummer of Yes Alan White, Delaney and Bonnie, drummer of The Who Keith Moon, New York band Elephant's Memory, Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Phil Spector, and drummer Jim Keltner ...more

 RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-The first press UK-POLYDOR OYSTER- OYA2001 matrix KENDUN A-1U/B-1U. Stamper 1MO/3OL. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album by the British-American band Rainbow, released in May 1975. In the UK charts, this cd took 11th place, in the US - 30th. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James Dio, according to him.  ...more

MOODY BLUES-IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML711. Matrices A-3W/B-2W. A very rare original of the cult album.  In Search of the Lost Chord is the third studio album by the British band The Moody Blues, released in July 1968 on Deram Records. The Moody Blues' second album, recorded in the classic Hayward—Pinder—Lodge—Thomas Edge line—up, and the band's second work with producer Tony Clark. On this record, the band's signature sound was formed, built around a mellotron. The album was written under the influence of LSD, transcendental meditation and Oriental music, in particular, Hindustani music. The theme of the album's songs touches on such topics as the spiritual development of a person, his desire for search and discovery. Two songs from the record, "Ride My See-Saw" and "Voices in the Sky", were also released as singles. After the release of In Search of the Lost, Chord took quite high positions in the charts. In the UK, he was in the top five albums, and in Germany and the USA in the top thirty. According to the results of sales, the record received gold status in the USA, and platinum in Canada. In Search of the Lost Chord received positive reviews from critics and was included in various lists of the best progressive rock albums. ...more

DURAN DURAN-LIBERTY-1990-THE FIRST PRESS EEC-EMI -077779429219. A rare European original of the cult synth-pop group. Liberty is the sixth studio album by British new wave band Duran Duran released on August 29, 1990. The album reached #8 on the UK Albums Chart and #46 on the Billboard Hot 100. ...more