Lot 34PROCOL HARUM-GRAND HOTEL-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-NMINT/NMINT

VAYA CON DIOS-SAME-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-ARIOLA-92094004 Rare original popular rock group. Vaya Con Dios is the debut album by Belgian Blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios released on Ariola Records in October 1988. The singles from the album were the songs "Just a Friend of Mine", "Puerto Rico", "Don't Cry for Louie" and "Johnny", the only song in French on the record. Vaya Con Dios was written with the cooperation of various artists, one of them — Burt Dekort, a former member of staff of the Mistress, worked to create "Puerto Rico". The singles "Puerto Rico", "Just a Friend of Mine", "Don't Cry for Louie" has brought fame to the group. After the success of the singles from the album Vaya Con Dios team opened the way to many hit-parades of Europe. The album got platinum status in Finland and gold in thirty countries around the world. ...more

WAKEMAN, RICK-NO EARTHLY CONNECTION-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M-AMLK64583. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original as a complete package. No Earthly Connection-Studio album by British keyboardist Rick Weikman, released in April 1976 on the label A&M. After a tour around the world in late 1975 in support of his previous Studio album, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975), vacman back in Herouville , France, to record a new Studio album with his rock band. He created his own material on a fictional and not fictional autobiography, which includes historical, futuristic and science fiction themes. Album Dustin peak 9 in the British album chart and 67 in the us Billboard 200 . The front cover shows a distorted image of Wakeman, which is fixed with a mirror sheet supplied with the album. ...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

ISAAK, CHRIS - CHRIS ISAAK-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY - WARNER-925536-1, Original cult album. Chris Isaak is the second Studio album by American rock and roll musician Chris Isaak, released in 1986. The song "Blue Hotel" was released as a single in 1987 and reached a wide popularity, becoming the first hit Isaac. The album received gold status in Australia and Spain. ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-ELO 2-1973-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-HARVEST -1C-06205243. Rare German original in top condition. ELO 2 (US: Electric Light Orchestra II) is the second Studio album by the British band Electric Light Orchestra, released in January 1973, the label "Harvest Records" in UK and "United Artists Records" in the United States. The album received high marks from 35 place in Britain, and 53 in the US. ...more