Lot 28VAUGHAN, STEVE RAY AND DOUBLE TROUBLE-SOUL TO SOUL-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU HOLLAND-EPIC-NMINT/NMINT

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

RAINBOW-LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR- POLD5002.  Matrix A-1/B-1 is a rare British original of the cult album. In 2002, the album took the 40th position in the ranking of the "100 best rock albums of all time" according to Classic Rock magazine.  ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-COSMO'S FACTORY-1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-FANTASY-F8402 Rare early edition of the cult album. Cosmo's Factory is the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in July 1970 on Fantasy Records. The CD was recorded at Wally Heider's San Francisco studio. The album was named after the building where the band set up a working residence, as well as drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, who for the first time called this building a "Factory". Cosmo's Factory became Creedence Clearwater Revival's most commercially successful album (topping the charts of the USA, UK, Australia) and marked (according to many rock critics) the peak of the band's creativity[1]. The singles from it were "Lookin' Out My Back Door" (#2 USA, #20 UK), "Travelin' Band" (#2 USA, #8 UK), "Up Around the Bend" (#4, USA, #3 UK) ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND-1973-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL- SMAS-11207 Rare original cult album. We're an American Band is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, known as Grand Funk. The album was released by Capitol Records on July 15, 1973 and became RIAA gold a month after its release. Two singles were released from the album. The first single, "We're an American Band", was released on July 2, 1973, and the second, "Walk Like a Man", was released on October 29, 1973. The album ranks 200th in the ranking of 200 albums of all time by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). ...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