Lot 39KANSAS-LEFTOVERTURE-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-KIRSHNER-NMINT/NMINT

FERRY, BRYAN-AVONMORE (+ CD)-2014-FIRST PRESS UK-BMG-538013701. A rare European original. Avonmore is the fifteenth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, released on November 17, 2014 by BMG Rights Management. The album was named after the location of Ferry's studio in London, where it was recorded. The album was announced on September 23, 2014 with a preview of the song "Loop De Li". The album was produced by Ferry with longtime collaborator Rhett Davis, who has released several albums for Ferry and Roxy Music. The album also features regular Ferry members such as Fonzie Thornton, Nile Rodgers, Marcus Miller and Johnny Marr (who co-wrote the track "Soldier of Fortune"). The album includes two cover versions, a rendition of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and a version of "Johnny and Mary", originally written by Robert Palmer. The latter track was created in collaboration with Norwegian DJ/producer Todd Terje and first appeared on Terje's album It's Album Time, which was released earlier in 2014. Avonmore reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number 72 on the US Billboard 200. ...more

KANSAS-MONOLITH-1979-THE FIRST PRESS USA-KIRSHNER-PZ36008. A very rare American original of the cult album.  Monolith is the sixth studio album by the American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1979.  Initially, about 800,000 copies of Monolith were sold, which gave it gold status, but it eventually went platinum in the early 1990s. Kerry Livgren donated his platinum record to the Kansas State Historical Society. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Albums Chart, becoming their third consecutive (and last) studio album to reach the top ten. The album remained on the Billboard Albums chart for a total of 24 weeks and was one of the top 100 albums of the charts (#100) for the calendar year 1979. ...more

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-HOLLAND-AM number 396405-1. A very rare European original is the original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on January 22, 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages", the latter won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more

AC/DC-DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP- 1976-FIRST PRESS 1980 SPAIN -ATLANTIC-S90.274. A very rare Spanish original, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released only in Europe and Australia in 1976. The album was not released in the United States until 1981, more than a year after the death of vocalist Bon Scott. The Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album received a 6x platinum certification in both Australia and the USA, sold at least six million copies, becoming the third best-selling AC/DC album in the USA after Highway to Hell (7× platinum) and Back in Black (25× platinum). ...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