Lot 92SIMONE, NINA - NINA SIMONE AND PIANO-1969-FIRST PRESS-USA-RCA-NMINT/NMINT

FERRY, BRYAN-BETE NOIRE-1987-FIRST PRESS EU GERMANY-VIRGIN -208711-630. A rare European original. Bête Noire is the seventh solo studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry. The album was released in November 1987 on Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. It peaked at No. 9 in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI . ...more

STEVE HACKETT (EX-GENESIS) - SPECTRAL MORNINGS - 1979-FIRST PRESS UK-CHARISMA-CDS4017. Matrix A-1/B-2, A rare British original solo album by guitarist GENESIS. Spectral Mornings is the third studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Steve Hackett, released in May 1979 on Charisma Records. This is his first performance with members of his touring band, which many Hackett fans consider to be a "classic line-up". The musicians are his brother John Hackett, Nick Magnus, Dick Cadbury, John Shearer and Pete Hicks. The album is highly rated at 4 stars by Allmusic.  ...more

CRABBY APPLETON-ROTTEN TO THE CORE!-1971-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ELEKTRA-EKS74106. A rare promo original of cult rockers.  Crabby Appleton is an American rock band of the early 1970s. Vocalist and songwriter Michael Fennelly hit the Top 40 with his first single "Go Back".  Crabby Appleton signed with Elektra Records and recorded their first album Crabby Appleton, produced by Don Gallucci and released in 1970.[1] The band's debut single "Go Back" rose to number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The band opened for the Doors, Sly and the Family Stone, Three Dog Night, Guess Who, ABBA and George Carlin. They appeared on the American Bandstand, the Real Don Steele Show, What's Happening with John Byner and enjoyed critical acclaim. Both their albums, Crabby Appleton and Rotten to the Core, received rave reviews in Rolling Stone and Creem magazines. The band's second album, Rotten to the Core, was recorded in 1971, but sales were disappointing and the band broke up.[1] After the breakup of the band, Fennelly recorded two solo albums: Lane Changer, recorded in England in 1974; and Stranger's Bed, recorded in Los Angeles the following year.  ...more

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER/.TIM RICE-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR-1970-FIRST PRESS (STANDARD) UK-MCA-MKPS2011/12. A very rare first standard edition after the promo, which was released in November 1970. Matrix Numbers : 7-214-2 / 7-215 / 7-216-2/ 7-217 . On the booklet there is a gift inscription for Christmas 1971 by the member of the album BARRY DENNON. In the album Jesus Christ Superstar, released in 1970, the title role was performed by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Other famous artists took part in the recording: Murray Head, Mike D'Abo (ex Manfred Mann), bluesman Victor Brox (Caiaphas), as well as Paul Raven (aka Gary Glitter) and Yvonne Elliman, who became famous later. The album Jesus Christ Superstar topped the Billboard 200 in 1971 and rose to No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1972. The single from it "Superstar rose to No. 14 on the Billboard charts "I Don't Know How to Love Him" performed by Helen Reddy rose to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...more

GENESIS-DUKE-1980-THE FIRST UK-CHARISMA -CBR101 PRESS. Matrices A-2/B-2. A rare British original in top condition. Duke is the tenth studio album by the British progrock band Genesis, and the second recorded by her as a trio, released on March 31, 1980. The recording of the album took place at Phil Collins' house, who was simultaneously working on his solo debut Face Value. According to Collins, he was "kind of obsessed with Duke." The compositions "Behind The Lines", "Duchess", "Guide Vocal", "Turn It On Again", "Duke's Travels" and "Duke's End" were originally a whole piece called "Duke Suite" with the central character Albert, but the band decided to split it up to avoid comparisons with 23-minute "Supper's Ready" from the album Foxtrot. This simplification reflected the group's departure from complex compositions, its desire to become more straightforward and well suited to the era of the 80s.  Duke became the band's first album to reach number one in the UK charts. In the same year, Duke received platinum status at home, and in 1988 — in the USA In support of the album, a tour of Britain and North America was arranged from April to June 1980, which began with a tour of 40 concerts in the UK, where all 106,000 tickets were sold within a few hours of going on sale ...more