Lot 27MOORE GARY-AFTER HOURSE-1992-FIRST PRESS EU-VIRGIN-NMINT/NMINT

DEPECHE MODE-BLACK CELEBRATION-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-MUTE - INT146818. Rare German original on colored vinyl.  Black Celebration is the fifth Studio album by British band Depeche Mode, released on March 17, 1986. Black Celebration is recorded in "dark" tones, which Alan Wilder also used in the album Construction Time Again. The CD features a successful combination of electronica and Gothic rock. The album peaked at number 4 in the UK and number 2 in Germany. ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-PENDULUM-1970-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-FANTASY-F8410.  Mega rare promo original of the cult band. Pendulum is the sixth Studio album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, recorded at Wally Hyder studios in San Francisco and released on the Fantasy label in December 1970. Pendulum is the last CCR album to feature rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, who left the band shortly after the album's release. The record demonstrates the group's desire to expand their own stylistic framework, a number of his compositions are musically much more complex than the CCR recordings of 1968-1969. The most ambitious of the band's seven albums, Pendulum was recorded for about a month — twice as long as the other records. ...more

FOREIGNER-4-1981-first press UK-ATLANTIC - K50796.matrix A-4/B. Foreigner 4 is the fourth Studio album by the hard rock band Foreigner, released in 1981 by Atlantic Records. The songs "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "Urgent" and "Juke Box Hero", released as the album's main singles, became hits. The CD seems to have completed the band's transition to hard rock, started in Head Games. Ian MacDonald, al Greenwood left the band before recording 4, they were not permanently replaced, and the sound of the album changed. As a result, all the songs on the album were written by Lou Gramm and/or Mick Jones. MacDonald and Grievor played saxophone and keyboards, respectively, thus needed musicians who would be able to replace them. Junior Walker's saxophone solo on "Urgent" was probably the best thing on the album. The album was also recorded by a young Thomas Dolby, who later had a successful solo career. "Urgent" was re-released in 1991. Juke Box Hero went gold in the United States, and the single peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200 ...more

GATO BARBIERI-UNDER FIRE-1973-First PRESS USA-FLYING DUTCHMAN-FD10156 Rare American original of the cult jazzman. Under Fire is an album by Argentine jazz composer and saxophonist Gato Barbieri recorded in new York city in 1971 and first released on the Flying Dutchman label in 1973. AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating that"Under Fire is Gato Barbieri in his Prime in the early' 70s , when the Argentine tenorman's transition from avant-garde to exploring South American continental routes had not yet moved beyond fusion."  ...more

DIRE STRAITS-ON EVERY STREET-1991-First HOLLAND press-VERTIGO - 510160-1 On Every Street is the sixth and final Studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991. Reached the highest positions in the UK charts becoming double-platinum. It is worth noting that the album was kept in 20 countries to 44 weeks everywhere received platinum or double platinum, and in France received a diamond status. ...more