Lot 25TRAFFIC-WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-NMINT/NMINT

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-DRIVING RAIN-2001-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-MPL PARLOPHONE - 724353551018. Mega rare original in new condition.Driving Rain is the twelfth solo Studio album by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 2001. This is the first album after a public announcement about the relationship McCartney to former model and activist against landmines, Heather mills, whom he married in 2002. Album cover made based on a photo taken Floors, built-in camera of his wristwatch. Two songs in the album are co-written Floors and his son James.The album Driving Rain was released 12 November 2001; the reviews were mostly very good, but many were struck by the low number of sales, especially considering that the previous album McCartney with "svezhenanesennyj" songs (and not as Run Devil Run, which were recorded mostly rock-n-roll of the late 1950-ies), Flaming Pie, got to the list of top 20 albums both in the US and UK. Perhaps due to the fact that it was not released hit single to support the album, Driving Rain got in the British albums chart is only up to the 46th position[9] and became the most poorly sold album McCartney in the UK. The public reaction in the U.S. was a bit better, though without enthusiasm, and the album climbed into the American charts until the 26th position and was certified gold. In the United States in support of the album was not released a single single with "hit" song. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-IV-1971-ORIGINAL 1976 UK PRESS-ATLANTIC - K50008. Rare early British edition of the iconic album. Led Zeppelin IV is the fourth Studio album by the British rock group Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 label Atlantic Records. Sales of Led Zeppelin IV represent more than 37 million copies, making it not only the most commercially successful album in the band's history, but also one of the best selling albums in the world. In particular, Led Zeppelin IV is the most commercially successful hard rock plate of all time, and it released the song "Stairway to Heaven" is still the most played piece of music, any genre on American radio and one of the most famous songs in music history.Led Zeppelin IV regularly features in various lists of "best albums ever". So, in 2003 the American magazine Rolling Stone put him on 66-th place in its ranking of "the 500 greatest albums of all time". In turn, the British newspaper New Musical Express said it on 106-th row the same vote. In addition, Led Zeppelin IV takes 1st place in the rankings of Classic Rock magazine's "100 greatest British rock albums" "100 greatest rock albums ever", and also 4th position in the list of "200 greatest albums of version of Hall of fame rock n 'roll", compiled with the participation of the Association of the music business of the United States . In 1999 the record was included in the Hall of fame award "the Grammy" became the first album of the group, awarded this privilege. ...more

BEN WEBSTER-AT EASY-1969-UK FIRST PRESS-EMBER-CJS822. Rare British original iconic tenor saxophone. Ben Webster (eng. Ben Webster; March 27, 1909, Kansas city, mo — September 20, 1973, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, a performer of swing. The owner of phenomenal sultonovoj sound. Had a huge impact on all tenor saxophone players of the next generations. ...more

JACKSON, MICHAEL-THRILLER-1982-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC-EPC85930. European rare original king of pop. Thriller (with eng. — "Thriller") is the sixth Studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released on the label Epic Records on 30 November 1982.Thriller explores such genres as pop, rock, postdisco, rhythm and Blues and funk. All seven singles released from the Thriller, got into top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Just over a year, Thriller became the best selling album of all time and remains so still.At the ceremony "Grammy" in 1984 the album received eight awards. In 2003, Thriller was ranked 20th place in the list of "the 500 greatest albums of all time" by Rolling Stone magazine. The album was included in the Library of Congress as "culturally significant"entry.In 2012, critics Slant Magazine put sport in first place in its list of "Best albums of the 1980s". ...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