Lot 20EARTH & FIRE-ATLANTIS-1973-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

QUEEN-A DAY AT THE RACES-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI number EMTC104 of the Matrix A-4U/B-4U.Rare British original. ...more

SECOND HAND-DEATH MAY BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS-1971-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-2C062-92660. A very rare French original of the second album of the top progressive British band Second Hand. In 1970, they recorded their second studio album, Death May Be Your Santa Claus, at Mushroom Studios and invited Second Hand to release their album there. The album was released in April 1971 with a supporting single titled "Funeral", featuring "Hangin' On An Eyelid " (track 2 from the album) as the B-side. This album was much more successful than the previous one, using a heavy symphonic rock style that clearly influenced the vocal style of Arthur Brown(Rob Elliott was a big fan of them). ...more

MANOWAR-THE TRIUMPH OF STEEL (2LP'S)-1992 FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY - ATCO-7567-82423-1. Mega rare limited double original cult heavy the Triumph of Steel (Rus. The triumph of steel) is the seventh Studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1992. The author of the cover by Ken Kelly. Vincent Jeffries (Vincent Jeffries) from Allmusic gave the album 4 stars out of a possible 5, calling the album, possibly the best in the work group in the 90-ies, noting the opening 28-minute opus Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy and the song Ride the Dragon. The maximum score album set and well-known German rock magazine Rock Hard, which also noted the opening of a mini-Opera, in particular highlighting the drum solo and the vocals of Adams. Metal hammer have put 10 stars out of ten. ...more

NIRVANA-NEVERMIND-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU- GERMANY-DGC - GEF24425 Very rare original founders of grunge.Nevermind is the second and most commercially successful album by the American grunge band Nirvana. Was released 24 Sep 1991 record label DGC Records, the producer of the recording was made by Butch Vig. In January 1992, the album was ranked first on the charts of Billboard magazine, ahead of Michael Jackson's album Dangerous, which is seen as a milestone for underground music. Nevermind has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, the American recording industry Association certified the album diamond. After the release of Nevermind, alternative rock was considered part of the mainstream[7] later critics have recognized him as one of the best albums of all time, including such publications as Rolling Stone, NME and Time ...more

GABRIEL, PETER-PASSION (2LP)-1989-FIRST UK PRESS-REAL WORLD - RWLP1. Rare British original. It was originally written as the soundtrack to the film "The Last Temptation of Christ" , but Gabriel spent several months after the release of the film, developing the music, finally releasing it as a full album instead of a soundtrack. It is considered a milestone in the popularization of world music and received a Grammy award for best New Age album in 1990. ...more