Lot 47BOWIE, DAVID -NEVER LET ME DOWN-1987-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE- PAS10004. YEX 865-1U/YEX 866-1U -RORKY/PESCO matrices. A rare British original . Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on September 9, 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's mellow sound contrasts with the basic arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970),[1] while the opening title track is widely considered his signature song.Imagine it was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Along with John Lennon's band/Plastic Ono, it is considered one of Lennon's best solo albums. In 2012, the album was ranked 80th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time. ...more

BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM- 1967-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-SBL7839. A very rare British original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. Vincebus Eruptum is the debut album by American rock band BLUE CHEER. Released on January 16, 1968, the album features a thunderous bluesy sound that would later become known as heavy metal. Due to commercial success and critical acclaim, Vincebus Eruptum reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart and secured the 14th line of the cover version of Eddie Cochran's song "Summertime Blues". Being an example of hard rock, it is also considered one of the first heavy metal albums. Spin magazine placed it at number 22 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal albums. ...more

QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-7E-1053 SP Specialty pressing. A rare American original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list. ...more

THE WHO-LIVE AT LEEDS (RED LETTERING)-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-TRACK-2406001. A very rare British original, in a red print version on the cover. Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band The Who. It was recorded at the Refectory of the University of Leeds on February 14, 1970 and is their only live album The album was released on May 23, 1970 by Decca and MCA in the United States, as well as Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It has been reprinted several times and in several different formats. Since its release, Live at Leeds has been named by several music critics as the best live rock record of all time. ...more

TEN YEARS AFTER-CRICKLEWOOD GREEN (+POSTER)-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML1065. Matrices A-1W/B-1W. A very rare original of blues giants.  Cricklewood Green is the fourth studio album by blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970. Allmusic gave Cricklewood Green an exceptionally positive retrospective review, praising each individual track and summarizing that "the band and engineer Andy Jones mix studio tricks and sound effects, blues-based song structures, a driving rhythm section and Alvin Lee's signature lightning-fast guitar playing into a single album that perfectly blends from start to finish" The album reached in 1970 in the USA -14 place, Australia -19 place. ...more