Lot 81DIRE STRAITS-ALCHEMY LIVE-1984-fist press uk-vertigo-nmint/nmint

SCORPIONS-VIRGIN KILLER-1976-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-RCA PPL1-4225. Very rare original cult album. Virgin Killer is the fourth Studio album by the German band Scorpions, released in 1976, the band's first album, known outside Europe. The title song, Virgin Killer, illuminates the subject of human depravity, it gave the idea covers with naked young virgin who was banned in the United States and several other countries. As with the previous album, In Trance, the cover was censored in some countries the album was released with an alternative version of the cover. The artwork was Steffan Böhle, Manager of RCA Records. He depicted a naked minor girl on black background; broken glass effect covering her genitals. In Japan, the album reached the 32nd line in the hit parade. It was another step the group on the way from psychedelic rock to hard rock. ...more

QUEEN-THE WORKS-1984-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-EMI-1C064-2400141. Rare German original. The Works is the eleventh Studio album by British rock band Queen, released on 27 February 1984. The album became a kind of return to roots. After a failed attempt to release a dance album, the group understands that people want the old Queen with a powerful hard fast numbers (Now I'm Here, Dead On Time, Tie Your Mother Down), lyrical ballads (Love Of My Life, Jealousy), hard-rock ballads in the spirit of "waving flag" (We Are The Champions, In The Lap Of The Gods), Opera mnogogolovy (The Prothet''s Song, Somebody To Love) and metal quick strikes (Stone Cold Crazy Let Me Entertain You). As mentioned Brian may, The Works is "A Night At The Opera" with several strokes from The Game. The Works gave the world two great hit songs: "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free". The album went double platinum and was sold over five million copies. ...more

LAWS, HUBERT-THE CHICAGO THEME 1975-FIRST PRESS USA-CTI-CTI6058S1. Master disk - Van Gelder. The Chicago Theme is an album by flautist Hubert Laws recorded at Studio Rudy Van Gelder''s in new Jersey in 1974 and released in 1975, nullable CTI . The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars. ...more

TONY JOE WHITE – ...CONTINUED-1969-UK FIRST PRESS-MONUMENT-SMO5035. Very rare original Blues master. Continued is the second album by Tony Joe White. It was released on Monument Records and contained the single Roosevelt and Ira Lee. It was recorded at Monument Studios, Nashville and Lyn-Lou Studios, Memphis in 1969. It reached # 4 pop single and # 2 Adult Contemporary chart , respectively. RIAA certified the single gold for sales of one million copies. In 2004, he took the 498-th place in the list of the 500 greatest songs of all time Rolling Stone . ...more

URIAH HEEP-ABOMINOG-1982-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BRONZE-204532-270. Abominog - the 14th Studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep , released in March 1982 on Bronze Records in the UK and in September 1982 on Mercury Records in the United States. It was their first album without keyboardist Ken Hensley. The album was commercially successful, partly due to the fact that the group has converted and updated their sound to the modern style and put the "more elegant, breathalyse the era of pop-metal". ...more