Lot 56NAZARETH-NEWS-2009-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-EAR MUSIC-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-DEEP PURPLE-1969-First press UK-HARVEST -SHVL759 Matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 1G/1G (Dream!) A very rare British original of the cult band. Deep Purple (also known as April and Deep Purple III) is the third Studio album by British band Deep Purple. The last album created by the band's original line-up, known as "Mark I". Recorded between January and March 1969) at De Lane Lea Studios in London. Released in the United States in June on Tetragrammaton Records, and in the United Kingdom in September 1969 on Harvest Records. ...more

ERUPTION-LEAVE A LIGHT-1978-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HANSA 200213-320. A rare original of the cult disco album. Eruption (until 1973 — Silent Eruption) — musical group created in 1974 and performed songs in the styles of disco, soul and electro. She is known for performing cover versions of the songs I can't Stand The Rain (1977) and One Way Ticket (1978). ...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

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

CLAPTON, ERIC-SLOWHAND-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-RSO-2479201. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. A very rare original with the first matrices . Slowhand is the fifth Studio album by Eric Clapton, released in London in 1977. Includes such popular singles as the Blues "Cocaine", the ballad "Wonderful Tonight", the country hit "Lay Down Sally" and other songs that have become classics: "The Core" and "Next Time You See Her". The album was very successful, becoming a step forward for the musician after the less successful (although platinum) previous album No Reason to Cry. The album was both a great commercial success and critical success, reaching # 2 on the Billboard albums chart. ...more