Lot 99HUBBARD, FREDDIE/ STANLEY TURRENTINE -IN CONCERT-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-CTI-NMINT/NMINT

RINGO STARR-GOODNIGHT VIENNA-1974-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) UK-APPLE - PCS7168. Rare British original solo album RINGO. Goodnight Vienna is the fourth Studio album by British musician, drummer of the Beatles Ringo Starr, recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later the same year. Although all members of the Beatles contributed to the previous album Ringo, only John Lennon was Goodnight Vienna. The album became a hit, but less successful than the previous one.Single from the album, a cover version of the song The Platters "Only You (And You Alone)", reached 6th place in the charts in the United States. The album reached 8 on the Oricon chart in the US, in the end got the gold, and the reviews were generally favorable. The second single, "No No Song" reached No. 3 in the American charts. Nevertheless, the album reached only number 30 in the UK, and this remained the best achievement Starr in the charts in his homeland until 1998. ...more

WAKEMAN, RICK-JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M-AMLH63621. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original .Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the third album by keyboardist Rick Weikman, released on may 3, 1974 record label A&m Records . This is a live recording of the second of his two concerts at the Royal festival hall on 18 January 1974 premiere of his 40-minute orchestral rock piece based on the eponymous science fiction novel by Jules Verne in 1864 . It tells the story of a Professor Lidenbrok, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans, who follow a passage to the center of the Earth, initially opened Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic alchemist . Vacman performs with the London Symphony orchestra, English chamber choir and a select group of musicians for his rock band, which later became the English rock ensemble. Actor David Hemmings tells the story. Journey to the center of the Earth was generally well received by music critics. It reached No. 1 in the British album chart, the first album from A&M to do it, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the recording industry Association of America in October 1974 for sales of 500,000 copies. The album brought Veikmane a nomination for the Ivor Novello Award and a Grammy award for Best pop Instrumental performance . ...more

RUSH-HOLD YOUR FIRE-1987-FIRST USA PRESS-MERCURY-8324640-1. Rare American original. Hold Your Fire is the twelfth Studio album by canadian rock band Rush, was published in 1987. It was the last work of the group issued on such labels as PolyGram/Mercury, which are regularly released from the disk group outside of Canada. On this disc, Rush continued to experiment with new musical directions. The song "Tai Shan" was written under the influence of classical Chinese music, its name refers to mount tai in China's Shandong province. ...more

STING-DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES-1985-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M DREAM1 room. Rare British original debut solo album from legendary British rock musician. The track "RUSSIANS" got all the charts, and STING became a celebrity. ...more

LENNOX, ANNIE-SONGS OF MASS DESTRUCTION-2007-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY - SONY-88697154521, Mega rare original solo album, A, Lennox, Songs of Mass Destruction is the fourth Studio album by Annie Lennox , released on 1 October 2007. It was her first album of new material since 2003 and today is her last. The album received positive reviews from critics and showed a high rate of sales.The album debuted at number 7 in the UK charts, where it has since been certified silver by the British Phonographic industry . It peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200, where it sold 78,000 copies in its first week. according to Nielsen SoundScan , the album has sold 275 000 copies in the US as of October 2010 71 000 copies in the UK. ...more