Bidspirit auction | 25 Vintage Classic Rock and


25 Vintage Classic Rock and Singer-Songwriter Vinyl LPs Featuring Promotional Copies and Special Pressings - From the Woodstock, New York estate of music manager Albert Grossman, best known for managing artists including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Band, and Peter, Paul and Mary. Collection of 25 vintage 12-inch vinyl LP records, primarily spanning the late 1960s to the early 1980s. The lot features a significant concentration of classic rock, folk-rock, and pop-rock artists. A standout characteristic of this group is the presence of numerous promotional copies, many of which bear gold foil stamps reading Loaned for Promotion Only, Promotional Copy Not For Sale stickers, or clipped corners. Additionally, the collection includes specialty pressings, specifically two Quiex II Limited Edition Pressing albums, noted for their high-quality translucent vinyl construction. Included in the collection are solo projects and related works from members of The Beatles: Paul McCartney's Tug of War (Columbia TC 37462); George Harrison titles including George Harrison (Dark Horse DHK 3277), Somewhere in England (Dark Horse DHK 3492) with promo stamp, and Gone Troppo (Dark Horse 1-23734) with Quiex II sticker; John Lennon's The John Lennon Collection (Geffen GHSP 2023) featuring a Quiex II sticker and promo stamp; John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy (Geffen GHS 2001) with promo stamp; and Yoko Ono's Season of Glass (Geffen GHS 2004). The lot also features works by Buffalo Springfield and Neil Young: Buffalo Springfield Again (Atco SD 33-226), Last Time Around (Atco SD 33-256), and Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield (Atco SD 38-105); and the Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live Rust (Reprise 2RX 2296) 2-LP set. Albums by The Band include: Stage Fright (Capitol SW-425) with Capitol Value sticker, Rock of Ages (Vol. 1) (Capitol SABB-11045), and Anthology Volume II (Capitol SN-16281) with Capitol Value sticker. The singer-songwriter and folk genres are represented by: Arlo Guthrie's Power Of Love (Warner Bros. BSK 3558) and Outlasting the Blues (Warner Bros. BSK 3336), both with promotional stamps; Gordon Lightfoot's Dream Street Rose (Warner Bros. HS 3426) and Shadows (Warner Bros. BSK 3633), both with promotional stamps; Bob Dylan's Shot of Love (Columbia TC 37459); and Janis Joplin's Farewell Song (Columbia PC 37569) with promotional stamp. Further titles in the collection include: Genesis' self-titled album (Atlantic 80116-1-E) with Atlantic Records promotional strip; Chris Isaak's Silvertone (Warner Bros. 25156-1) with promo stamp; The Sutherland Brothers' When The Night Comes Down (Columbia PC 35626); NRBQ's Grooves in Orbit (Bearsville 1-23817) with promo stamp; and Nicole Wills' Tell Me (Bearsville BRK 3762) with promo stamp.