Lot 8ALEXIS KORNER & PETER THORUP-ACCIDENTALLY BORN IN NEW ORLEANS-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-TRANSATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC 26044 . Rare European original. Diamond Life is the debut Studio album by English group Sade .The album spawned four singles, including the singles "Your Love Is King" and " Smooth Operator ". Diamond Life was met with recognition from music critics and subsequently won a Brit Award for best British album in 1985. From a commercial point of view, the album was a success, receiving high praise in the UK and the USA , and then was certified multi-platinum in both regions. Diamond Life sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling debut recordings of the era, and became the best selling debut British singer, which lasted twenty-four years. ...more

FREE-TONS OF SOBS-1968-ORIGINAL UK PRESS 1970-ISLAND ILPS-9089. Matrix A-3U/B-3U. Rare early edition of the iconic album Blues and prog. Tons of Sobs is the debut Studio album by British rock band Free, released by Island Records on 14 March 1969. One of the first albums in the style of Blues-rock. The album hit the UK charts, but reached #197 in the Billboard Hot 200 in the United States.At the time of the recording of the album the band Free was very young: none of them are under the age of twenty, and bass player Andy Fraser was sixteen. They have had some success through constant touring, and their debut album was composed mostly of songs performed at concerts. The budget allocated for the recording of the album was only 800 pounds[2]. Much of the album was recorded over several days in October 1968. The original release of the album was scheduled for November 1968, but then postponed to early 1969 due to late add a cover version of Blues songs "The Hunter" by albert king ...more

JACKSON, MICHAEL-BAD-1987-FIRST PRESS USA-EPIC - 4502901. Very rare American original king of pop. Bad is the seventh Studio album of Michael Jackson. Was released on the label Epic Records on August 31, 1987, the producers of the disc are Sam Jackson and Quincy Jones — Bad was their third and last collaboration. The songs on the album follows in the genres of funk, rhythm-n-Blues, gospel, pop rock, hard rock, swing and Blues. Jackson wrote nine of the eleven songs that appear in the final list of songs. In September 1987, Bad debuted on the tops of the us Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, the album only topped the charts in 25 countries. In the period from 1987 to 1989 . Global sales records according to different sources range from 30 to 45 million copies. In 1988 and 1990, Bad received two awards "Grammy". ...more

DEF LEPPARD-HYSTERIA-1987-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-830675-1. Rare original European released for all of Europe. Hysteria (Rus. "Hysteria") is the fourth Studio album by the band Def Leppard, released in 1987. Made available in both formats, LP and CD. Today it is the most popular album reached the charts Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, released 6 singles became hits and sold 20 million copies. Hysteria is on the 21st position in the rating "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock and 464 th place in the list of 500 best albums of all time by the magazine Rolling Stone. ...more

TRAFFIC-WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN-1971-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND - ILPS9166. Matrix A-2U/B-1U. Stamper 1RA/1GM. Rare original British prog.This is the first live album by English rock band Traffic . It was recorded live at Fairfield Halls , Croydon and The Oz Benefit Concert, London July 1971 and released in September of the same year. It was recorded during the third term of the Dave Mason with the band, which lasted only six performances. The track list includes one song from the first three Traffic albums, two songs from the first solo album Mason's "Alone Together" and "Gimme Some Lovin' " from the former group Steve wynwood art The Spencer Davis Group . (On the wynwood art and rhythm guitar Mason is clearly not in sync for part of "Gimme Some Lovin'".) In the UK the album reached number 26 in the charts and yielding the single "Gimmie Some Lovin' (live)", which peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...more