Lot 22CLAPTON, ERIC-BACKLESS-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-RSO-NMINT/NMINT

JAMES GANG-STRAIGHT SHOOTER-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-PROBE-SPB1056. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. 1G/1G Stamper (Dream!) .  A very rare British original Blues-progressive band.  Straight Shooter is the fourth Studio album by the James Gang, released in July 1972 on ABC Records in the United States and Probe Records in the United Kingdom. This is the first James Gang album recorded after their guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Joe Walsh left the band and went on to form the band Barnstorm. The album is ranked # 58 on the Billboard 200. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-ANGEL STATION-1979-First press UK-BRONZE -BRON516 VERY rare British original..One of the best albums of British rock giants . Angel Station is the ninth album by the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on 9 March 1979 by Bronze Records in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. Recorded at The Workhouse Studios (London) and Noel's House (Clonakilty) in August 1978 – January 1979. Rose to #144 on the Billboard 200 and #30 in the UK. ...more

URIAH HEEP -WAKE THE SLEEPER-2008-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -SANCTUARY-1767594. Mega rare original of the cult group.  Wake The Sleeper is the 21st Studio album by rock band Uriah Heep, released on June 2, 2008 in Europe and August 26, 2008 in the United States. The announced release in September 2007 was postponed (initially to March 2008) as a result of the purchase of Sanctuary Records by Universal Music. This was to ensure that the album was properly promoted, not that it was "lost" during the shift, and although this was unpleasant for them, the band members supported it. This is their first Studio album since 1998's Sonic Origami. It is also their first album since 1980's Conquest without long-time drummer Lee Kerslake, who was forced to leave the band due to ill health in 2007, ending the band's longest-running line-up of 21 years. Wake The Sleeper was nominated by the British Classic Rock magazine as Album of the year. ...more

DEPECHE MODE-MUSIC FOR THE MASSES-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-MUTE-- INT146833. Rare German original on colored vinyl. Music for the Masses is the sixth Studio album by British band Depeche Mode, released on 28 September 1987. The record led the band to mainstream success in the US for the first time since Some Great Reward. The album has a less experimental sound, but Alan Wilder paid more attention to arrangements and samples when recording the album. You can also hear a lot of full-fledged guitar parts in the album's tracks. The sound and style on Music for the Masses is significantly different from previous works by Depeche Mode — the songs have a disturbing and melancholic sound. Music for the Masses led to a surge in the popularity of Depeche Mode in the US. The songs "Strangelove", "Never Let Me Down Again", "Behind the Wheel" and "Little 15" became world hits. The album peaked at number 10 in the UK , number 2 in Germany, and number 30 in the US. ...more

ALICE COOPER-MUSCLE OF LOVE -1973-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-WARNER-BS2748. Rare American promo of the original. Muscle of Love is the seventh Studio album by American rock singer Alice Cooper, released in 1973. This is the last Studio album recorded by him as part of the rock band of the same name. This is a concept album about teen angst, life on the streets of new York, and male prostitution. Instead of the usual packaging, the original LP was issued in small corrugated cardboard, hinting that such packaging may have contained something other than a record, and the "spot" was deliberately printed along the bottom. The song "Man with the Golden Gun" was planned as the title song for the Film the man with the Golden Gun, until the producers strongly opposed it. Liza Minnelli sings backing vocals on "Teenage Lament '74". The album peaked at number 10 in the US[7] and number 34 in the UK ...more