Lot 42QUEEN-NEWS OF THE WORLD-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

MOORE GARY-STILL GOT THE BLUES-1990-first press UK-VIRGIN-V2612. A rare British original legend in rock music. Still Got the Blues is the eighth Studio album by Northern Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 1990. The album marked a significant change in style for Moore, [1][2] who prior to this album was primarily known for his hard rock work with Thin Lizzy, G-Force, Greg lake and during his extensive solo career, as well as his jazz fusion work with Colosseum II. As the name suggests, Still Got The Blues demonstrates Moore's commitment to electric Blues. The title track was released as a single and reached # 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 16, 1991. [4] To date, it is Moore's only single to chart on this chart. on February 16, 1991, the album peaked at number 83 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1995. It was Gary Moore's most successful album in both sales and chart positions in the United States. ...more

SHOCKING BLUE-POP POWER-1972-FIRST PRESS (PROMO)  GERMANY-POLYDOR-2459305. A very rare promo original compilation of hits for the entire period of the Dutch super group, released with an alternative cover in Germany.  ...more

SWINGING BLUE JEANS-BLUE JEANS A' SWINGING-1964-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELECTROLA STE83772 A very rare German original of the first album of the brilliant British beat band. The Swinging Blue Jeans were a British merseybeat band that formed in Liverpool, England in 1960 (initially as Blue Jeans) and remained in history, mainly due to the performance of American singer Chen Romero's hit "Hippy Hippy Shake", followed by the (moderately successful) singles "Good Golly Miss Molly", "you're No Good" and "Don't Make Me Over" (which marked the last appearance Quartet in the charts in 1966). Despite limited commercial success, The Swinging Blue Jeans, according to Allmusic, were considered one of the strongest Liverpool bands of the "British invasion" of the mid-1960s ...more

RAINBOW-BENT OUT OF SHAPE-1983-First PRESS UK-POLYDOR - Matrix A-1/B-1 very rare British original of the cult album. Bent Out of Shape is the seventh Studio album by British hard rock band Rainbow. It was released in August 1983 on LP and cassette. The album was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks. Bent Out of Shape will be Rainbow's last Studio album before their twelve-year hiatus from the Studio. It also proved to be the band's last Studio album with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, bassist Roger Glover, and keyboardist David Rosenthal, as well as their only drummer, Chuck Burgee, who replaced Bobby Rondinelli shortly before the album was recorded.  The album went high on the charts : Sweden-6th place, Norway - 6th place, UK-11th place, Germany-25th place, Billboard 200 - 34th place. ...more

QUEEN-SHEER HEART ATTACK-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI - EMC3061. Of the matrix A-4U/B-4U. A rare British original. The first fame, as well as commercial success, came to the group with this record, and the song "Killer Queen" became their first big hit, reaching number two in England. The album itself also reached number two in the UK and number 12 on the 1975 Billboard charts. ...more