Lot 39PROCOL HARUM-GRAND HOTEL-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-NMINT/NMINT

LED ZEPPELIN-HOUSES OF THE HOLY-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-ATLANTIC - K50014 matrix A2/B2 STERLING. Very rare British original with the first matrix .Houses of the Holy is the fifth Studio album by the British rock group Led Zeppelin released 28 March 1973 on Atlantic Records. Paige described the concept of the cover as "a symbol of innocence, the expression of the idea that we are all beings who aspire to the heavens promised". Posed six-year-old Samantha gates and her four year old brother Stefan. The photo on the cover is a collage of over thirty shots. The cover of the album did not contain any information about artists or the title. In the US the title was written on ribbons that were taped children's buttocks. Despite this precaution, the album was banned in many States in the Bible belt. "Anything like that today we would do not allowed, immediately would be accused of propaganda of pedophilia, says Powell. But we were hippies, walking around naked was quite ordinary". In 2011, the cover of the album took 28 th place in the list of best album covers of all time according to the online edition Music Radar. The musical rating of the album immediately took the 1 to 10 place in the charts of countries in all continents, becoming immediately multiplatinovymi. ...more

BELLE EPOQUE-NOW-1979-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-POLYDOR -2374143. Very rare original third album of the famous disco group. Despite the fact that almost the whole of 1978, the group held in tours, Evelyn Lenton and albert Waymen has penned enough new music for the third album of the group, but felt that dance rhythms podnadoest Evelyn and is influenced by the fact that the new album was more focused on the rhythm-and-Blues than disco. The record finished by the end of January 1979 as the first single was released a ballad Now , followed by a dance Jump Down and Com’ on Tonight . Album, NOW , was no less interesting musically than the first two drives of the BELLE EPOQUE , and was warmly received by fans of the band worldwide. ...more

WISHBONE ASH-NEW ENGLAND-1976-UK FIRST PRESS-MCA-MCG3523.Rare original cult British prog group. New England is the seventh Studio album rock band Wishbone Ash . It was a success compared to the band's Locked In, but still didn't hit the charts as high as most of their previous albums. It peaked at number 22 in the British album chart .This album marked the "Americanization" Wishbone Ash, as the group moved from England to the northeastern United States ( New England ) for tax purposes. NEW ENGLAND contained an even balance of hard rock songs and light rock ballads, the continuance of which will follow on the next album. ...more

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & TIM RICE-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2LP)-1970-UK FIRST PRESS-MCA - MKPS2011/12. The first edition of the album was released in early July 1970, several months before official release. It is an extremely rare because it was stamped only a few hundred copies. The album went on sale and were sent out as promotion for the press and managers industry. Cover is an envelope, unfolding in the form of four-pointed stars (all stars is made of shiny foil) and the "buttoned" rear. Illustration with the image of Christ here is not on a separate attachment, but posted on the bottom of the envelope. All subsequent English editions were produced either in a box or in a conventional double envelope.Labels MCA Records old design of the late 1960-ies, yellow on the background of the "drill". The subsequent English editions of the labels had design "bow tie". Matrix number of 1st press: 7-214-2 1 B / 7-215 1 C / 1 C 7-216-2 / 7-217. ...more

VARIOUS – THE BODYGUARD (WHITNEY HOUSTON/ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM)-1992-FIRST PRESS EU/ITALY-ARISTA-07822186991. The Bodyguard is the soundtrack from the film the Bodyguard, released on November 17, 1992 under the label of Arista Records, includes songs like Whitney Houston, and songs from different artists. Co-Executive producers of the album were Whitney Houston and Clive Davis. Bodyguard - best-selling album soundtracks of all time , sold 45 million copies worldwide. ...more