Lot 40PLANT, ROBERT-NOW AND ZEN-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU/GERMANY-ES PARANZA-NMINT/NMINT

BLUE CHEER - BC#5 THE ORIGINAL HUMAN BEING- 1970-THE FIRST USA PRESS-PHILIPS-PHS-600347. A very rare American original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. The Original Human Being is Blue Cheer's fifth album. It was released in 1970 and shows Blue Cheer exploring more psychedelic and laid‑back rock and roll with musical sections in several songs. There is a very unusual song for Blue Cheer in this album: "Babaji (Twilight Raga)", which makes extensive use of sitar and synthesizer. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK -THE WORLD WE KNEW -1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-REPRISE-RLP1022.  A rare British original of the iconic album. The Frank Sinatra Album is a 1967 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. The album's title track reached number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Easy Listening chart in 1967. His second track "Somethin' Stupid" — a duet between Sinatra and his daughter Nancy — reached No. 1 on both charts. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-ON EVERY STREET-1991-First HOLLAND press-VERTIGO - 510160-1 On Every Street is the sixth and final Studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991. Reached the highest positions in the UK charts becoming double-platinum. It is worth noting that the album was kept in 20 countries to 44 weeks everywhere received platinum or double platinum, and in France received a diamond status. ...more

VENTURES- GUITAR FREAKOUT-1967-FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-SLBY1345 Rare original of the cult album..The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time. ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-OFF THE GROUND-1993-THE FIRST UK PRESS-MPL PARLOPHONE-PCSD125. A very rare British original of the iconic album. Off the Ground (from English — "From the ground") is the ninth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993, McCartney's first studio album in the 1990s, following Flowers in the Dirt released in 1989. The album Off the Ground itself was released on February 1, 1993. The album rose to number 5 on the UK chart, and to number 17 on the US chart (it was certified gold there). The album was the first McCartney album in which no single became a notable hit in the United States; this has not been the case in McCartney's practice since the Wings Wild Life album in 1971. While the single "Hope of Deliverance" was floundering somewhere in the depths of the American singles chart, it rose to number 18 in the UK; "C'mon People" was less successful in the UK chart, and almost unnoticeable in the US. The album rose to number 5 on the UK Top 100 Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for only 6 weeks. In Germany, the album achieved relatively greater success, rose to number 2 and stayed there for 4 weeks, was certified platinum; the single "Hope of Deliverance" rose to number 3 on the singles chart. In the United States, the single "Off the Ground" rose to number 27 on the Adult Contemporary chart.A few weeks after the release of the album, McCartney and the band began a world tour ("The New World Tour"); the tour lasted 6 months, and many successful concerts were given in different countries. Recordings from the concerts of this tour were released in late 1993 on McCartney's next album, Paul Is Live. The legs on the album cover belong to Paul, Linda and the rest of the accompanying band. ...more