Lot 3АЛЕКСЕЙ РЫБНИКОВ-РОК-ОПЕРА ЮНОНА И АВОСЬ-1980-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-MELODIA-NMINT/NMINT

DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-CP/B-CP-1.  Mega rare American promo original of the cult album. The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released on July 18, 1969 on the Elektra label. The Soft Parade did not receive approval from either critics or listeners. So, in the Billboard 200, the record reached only the sixth position, and in the charts of the UK and other European countries, the disc did not debut at all, unlike its predecessor Waiting for the Sun (1968). Of all the singles released in support of the album — "Touch Me", "Wishful Sinful", "Tell All the People"ruen and "Runnin' Blue" — only the first achieved sales success: it reached the third line in the Billboard Hot 100 and then received gold certification by the RIAA. Many music publications, for example, Rolling Stone, were dissatisfied with the record, mainly due to The Doors' attempt to move away from their style to the use of orchestral arrangements. Over time, music historians have changed their opinion about The Soft Parade for the better, but the CD is still recognized as one of the weakest works of the band during Morrison's lifetime. ...more

HAWKINS, COLEMAN-THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE-1961-FIRST PRESS 1967 (MONO) UK-XTRA-XTRA5031. A rare British original of the cult album. Things Ain't What They Used to Be is an album of the first annual prestigious swing festival featuring two stellar bands, one of which includes Coleman Hawkins, Hilton Jefferson, Jimmy Hamilton and Joe Newman, and the other is led by Al Sears with Buddy Tate, Pee Wee Russell and Joe Thomas, which was recorded in 1961. It was first released on the Swingville label as a double album, and was later reissued as two separate discs with Hawkins' name. ...more

HARRISON, GEORGE-BRAINWASHED-2002-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE-724354196911. Very rare last album GEORGE HARRISON. Brainwashed - posthumous solo album George Harrison, released in 2002. The album was recorded in 1997 George Harrison, his son Dhani, Jeff Lynn and other musicians. After the death of Harrison Sr. in 2001, the recording was suspended, but resumed the following year and was completed Harrison Jr. In 2004, the song "Marwa Blues" won a Grammy in the category "Best instrumental pop performance" ...more

VAUGHAN,STEVIE RAY AND DOUBLE TROUBLE-COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER-1984-ORIGINAL PRESS 1986 UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC-EPC25940. Couldn't Stand the Weather is the second studio album by American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble . It was released on May 15 , 1984 by Epic Records as a follow - up to the band 's critically and commercially successful 1983 album Texas Flood . The recordings took place in January 1984 at a power plant in New York . Stevie Ray Vaughan wrote half of the tracks, unable to withstand the weather. The album reached number 31 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the video for the song "Couldn't Stand the Weather" received regular rotation on MTV. The album received mostly positive reviews, with AllMusic giving it four out of five stars. ...more

MAHALIA BARNES (FR. JOE BONAMASSA)- OOH YEA.. BETTY DAVIS SONGBOOK (2LP)-2015-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-PROVOGUE-PRD7455-1.  A rare original of the cult album.  Full release title: Mahalia Barnes / The Soul Mates featuring Joe Bonamassa "OOH YEA (The Betty Davis Songbook)". The album was recorded over three days at Freight Train Studios in Sydney, Australia, "live", without overdubs. The hard groove and riffs (Bonamassa immediately declares his presence) and the sharp piercing vocals in the title track If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up turn into a love story - soul In The Meantime with a dominant organ and, again, a prolonged solo by Bonamassa. The funky He Was A Big Freak gives Mahalia the opportunity to show all her vocal capabilities. The album is made up of covers of songs by Betty Davis, Miles Davis' wife, recorded in the early 70s. Betty met Miles Davis in the late 60s and introduced him to the world of psychedelic rock, introduced him to Jimi Hendrix. Later she released three solo albums, which influenced the formation of such musicians as Prince, Ice Cube, Erykah Badu, etc. Her music consists of a thundering mix of funk, soul, R/B, served raw with sexual overtones and hooligan fervor. Listen and see what happened here. Mahalia Barnes is the daughter of the famous Australian rock/blues singer Jimmy Barnes, who has absorbed soul, blues and rock and roll music since childhood. Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder have always been her idols. Last year, in the studio, she performed several Betty Davis songs in the presence of renowned producer Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Led Zeppelin, Journey). So the idea of a whole disc was born, which was willingly supported by Joe Bonamassa, who took a full-scale part in these recordings. "OOH YEA” is an ambitious work by a young singer, a modern interpretation of Betty Davis' music. The participation in the recording of great musicians (including Mahalia's father) and the described producer guarantee a high level of material. Bonamassa fans can also add this CD to the collection.   ...more