Lot 55MERCURY, FREDDIE/CABALLE, MONTSERRAT- BARCELONA-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

GILLAN, IAN DOUBLE TROUBLE(2LP'S)-1981-FIRST UK PRESS-VIRGIN - number VGD3506 Rare limited edition album on two vinyls. ...more

GUNS N' ROSES-G N' R LIES-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-GEFFEN 24198. A very rare club original of a cult band. G N’ R Lies (also known as Lies) is the second studio album by Guns N’ Roses, released in 1988. According to the RIAA, it has sold over five million copies in the United States alone, becoming instantly multi-platinum. The first four tracks were previously released on the EP Live?!*@ Like a Suicide. The last four songs were recorded using acoustic guitars. They were written and recorded in just a few sessions in the studio (with the exception of "You're Crazy", which was included on the alternate version of the album Appetite for Destruction).In later interviews, Axl Rose said that he liked the way the band sounded on the last four songs, but he hated the sound of his voice. Rose recalled that his voice was hoarse and rough due to the band's long tours at that time, and if he could, he would have re-recorded his vocal parts. "You're Crazy" was released earlier on the band's debut album, Appetite for Destruction and is recorded in this album as originally intended. ...more

JOPLIN, JANIS-PEARL-1971- FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-64189. Maritsa A-1/B-1 is a rare British original of the cult album. Pearl is the fourth studio album by Janis Joplin, recorded by producer Paul Rothchild in September - October 1970 and released by Columbia Records on January 11, 1971, four months after the singer's death. The CD received the highest critical acclaim, was declared a masterpiece, the best album of the singer, one of the best works of white blues. Pearl topped the Billboard 200 lists. ...more

INXS-X-1990-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-866668-1.  A rare European original of the cult group. X is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 25 September 1990. After a massive seller hit, X scored hits with "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US). Both singles were later used on the soundtrack to the 1991 American teen comedy Mystery Date. X was the third consecutive INXS album produced by Chris Thomas. The name, Roman numeral "10", represents the band's tenth year of existence since the release of their debut album in 1980.  The album was certified platinum in January 1991 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 300,000 copies. X proved successful across Europe, reaching number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in France, number 9 in Germany, number 10 in Sweden, and number 13 in Norway. The album quickly gained gold accreditation in all of these regions, subsequently reaching platinum status in both France and Switzerland. In the United States, Album X peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 chart on October 20, 1990. As in the UK, the album spent a total of 43 weeks on the charts.Less than two months after its release, the X was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 13, 1990 for shipments of 500,000 units. The album eventually went double platinum on December 16, 1997, with sales of two million copies in the United States alone. The X was also certified double platinum in Canada in February 1991 for shipments of 200,000 units. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH -1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 UK-VERTIGO-VO6/847903VTY. Matrices A-1/B-1. A mega rare original of the second press of the first album, which is one of the icons in rock music. Black Sabbath is the debut album by the rock band Black Sabbath, released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 1970. On March 7, 1970, the album rose to #8 on the UK Albums Chart and to #23 on the Billboard 200. Recorded in just three days (8 hours of studio work) and costing the band only 1,200 pounds, Black Sabbath's debut album is now considered a heavy metal classic. In the IGN Music list (Top 25 Metal Albums), he is in 13th place (the band's second album, Paranoid, is second here, behind Master of Puppets (Metallica)).  ...more