Lot 28CLAPTON, ERIC-24 NIGHTS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -REPRISE-NMINT/NMINT

PINK FLOYD-WISH YOU WERE HERE-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-number SHVL814-a-1/B-3 .Mega rare British original with the first matrices in the complete set. The album was ranked 209th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the five hundred greatest albums of all time. Richard Wright and David Gilmour named Wish You Were Here their favorite album recorded as part of Pink Floyd. The album went gold in the UK in its first week of release.  By may 1997 the album had already gone platinum six times ...more

DEEP PURPLE-FIREBALL-1971-FIRST PRESS (TRANSITION 1974) UK-HARVEST - SHVL793 of the Matrix A-2U/B-3U . A very rare early edition of the cult album. Fireball is the fifth Studio album by British rock band Deep Purple. Recorded between September 1970 and June 1971, released in September 1971 on Harvest Records. The album was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios (like its predecessor). Compared to Deep Purple in Rock, this album was recorded in a more experimental style. Allmusic named it one of the band's four most important albums, along with Machine Head, In Rock, and Burn. Ian Gillan, unlike the rest of the band, considers this album a classic of Deep Purple. However, he noted that the album's inclusion of" Anyone's Daughter "(in country style and with humorous lyrics) was fun, but a mistake ("A good bit of fun, but a mistake"). Jon Lord highlighted several of the album's tracks, such as" No No No "and" Fools", and particularly noted pace's playing in the title track. The track "Strange Kind of Woman", released as a single in February 1971 and rose to number eight in the UK charts. It sold 20,000 copies in its first week. The album was highly acclaimed by the public and critics, becoming multi-gold on both sides of the Atlantic. ...more

BUCKINGHAM NICKS-SAME-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2391093. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Mega rare British original of the cult prog album. Since the album has never been released on CD, the record is always in the passion of searching for collectors. Buckingham Nicks is the only Studio album by American rock Duo Buckingham Nicks. Produced by Keith Olsen, the album was released in September 1973 by Polydor Records. Buckingham Nicks is known as an early commercial collaboration between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who later joined Fleetwood Mac. Allmusic rated the album 4 stars , and ranked it 28j on the us Billboard Midline LPs chart. ...more

FOCUS-FOCUS 3 (2LP'S) - 1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2344038. Of The Matrix A-1/B-3/C-1/D-1. Rare British original. FOCUS 3 is the third Studio album by the Dutch rock band. Focus 3 or Focus III is the third Studio album by Dutch rock band Focus, released as a double album in November 1972 on Imperial Records. Recorded after touring in support of their previous album, Focus II (1971), the album saw the band write extended plays and is their first with bassist Bert Ruyter as part of the band. Focus 3 received a positive reception upon its release. It peaked at # 1 in the Netherlands for one week and reached # 6 on the UK albums chart and # 35 on the us Billboard 200. "Sylvia" was released as the album's only single to reach # 4 in the UK and # 89 in the US. The album was certified gold by the recording industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies. ...more

RENAISSANCE-ASHES ARE BURNING-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-SOVEREIGN-SVNA7261. A-2U/B-5 matrices. A rare British early edition of the cult prog band.  Are Burning is the fourth Studio album by English progressive rock band Renaissance , released in 1973. This was the first of several Renaissance albums in which (in some songs) the orchestra played with the band. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 at number 171. ...more