Lot 44PINK FLOYD-ANIMALS-1977-FIRST PRESS FRANCE (LIMITED)-HARVEST-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE-1973-first uk press-purple rec.-TPSA7508. Matrix A-1U/B-1U . Rare British original cult album. Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh Studio album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 1973. Last album Deep Purple c vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover to release in 1984, Perfect Strangers. The recording sessions took place in July 1972 in Rome[4] and in October of the same year in Frankfurt, using a mobile Studio the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.The group at the time was torn by internal conflicts and the recording of the album turned into a nightmare[4]. Ian Gillan was subsequently compare this album The House of Blue Light 1987: "All the same: great songs, but a complete lack of understanding of the musicians and... weak morale".Who Do We Think We Are not risen above 4-th position in the UK and 15th in the charts in the United States. Nevertheless, Deep Purple was one of the most commercially successful projects in the world thanks to albums Machine Head and Made in Japan, as well as numerous tours. ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-24 NIGHTS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -REPRISE-7599-26420-1. Very rare original cult album recorded live at the Royal albert Hall. 24 Nights — recorded live album by Blues-rock musician Eric Clapton, released in 1991. 24 Nights contains selected songs from the 42 Clapton concerts in the hall the Royal albert hall in London. The album was originally planned to be released in 1990, after 18 concerts Eric in the beginning of the year, but the musician was dissatisfied with the recorded material and the gate 24 Nights was delayed. In 1991, Clapton set a record by playing the Royal albert hall 24 nights in a row. The album, with the inclusion of new records that came out a few months later. ...more

STYX-PIECES OF EIGHT-1978-FIRST PRESS USA-A&M-SP-4724. Rare American original. Pieces Of Eight is the eighth Studio album by Styx , released September 1, 1978. The album reached the top # 6 in the Billboard album chart, and like its predecessor, would be triple platinum. ...more

QUEEN-THE WORKS-1984-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-EMC2400141. Of The Matrix A-1/B-2. Rare British original. The Works is the eleventh Studio album by British rock band Queen, released on 27 February 1984. The album became a kind of return to roots. After a failed attempt to release a dance album, the group understands that people want the old Queen with a powerful hard fast numbers (Now I'm Here, Dead On Time, Tie Your Mother Down), lyrical ballads (Love Of My Life, Jealousy), hard-rock ballads in the spirit of "waving flag" (We Are The Champions, In The Lap Of The Gods), Opera mnogogolovy (The Prothet''s Song, Somebody To Love) and metal quick strikes (Stone Cold Crazy Let Me Entertain You). As mentioned Brian may, The Works is "A Night At The Opera" with several strokes from The Game. The Works gave the world two great hit songs: "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free". The album went double platinum and was sold over five million copies. ...more

ALICE COOPER-WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-SD18130. Rare American original. Welcome to My Nightmare is the eighth Studio album by Alice Cooper, recorded with producer Bob Ezrin and released by Atlantic Records in March 1975. This is the first album Cooper, interpreted as a solo work.The disc climbed to 5th place in the U.S., until the 19th in the UK[1] in both countries, becoming platinum. The singles from it came "Only Women Bleed" (under the heading "Women Only", # 12 US), "Department of Youth" (# 67 US) and "Welcome to My Nightmare" (# 45 US). Cover plate (by drew Struzan) subsequently joined the list of "Best album covers of all time" of Rolling Stone magazine. ...more