Lot 67DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE-1979-ORIGINAL PRESS 1980 UK-VERTIGO-NMINT/NMINT

HENSLEY, KEN-FREE SPIRIT1981-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BRONZE-203456 Rare German original of the cult album. After leaving Uriah Heep, Ken Hensley tried to continue his music career in the UK. But after an unsuccessful attempt to form his own band Shotgun, he moved to the United States, where he gave several concerts as part of the Ken Hensley Band and released his third solo album Free Spirit in 1980 Ken recorded his third solo album, "Free Spirit", in 1980 after leaving Uriah Heep. Under the contract, he still owed Bronze one record, and "Free Spirit" was his final release on the label. ...more

VAYA CON DIOS-SAME-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-ARIOLA-92094004 Rare original popular rock group. Vaya Con Dios is the debut album by Belgian Blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios released on Ariola Records in October 1988. The singles from the album were the songs "Just a Friend of Mine", "Puerto Rico", "Don't Cry for Louie" and "Johnny", the only song in French on the record. Vaya Con Dios was written with the cooperation of various artists, one of them — Burt Dekort, a former member of staff of the Mistress, worked to create "Puerto Rico". The singles "Puerto Rico", "Just a Friend of Mine", "Don't Cry for Louie" has brought fame to the group. After the success of the singles from the album Vaya Con Dios team opened the way to many hit-parades of Europe. The album got platinum status in Finland and gold in thirty countries around the world. ...more

BADFINGER-NO DICE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-SAPCOR 16. matrix A-2U/B-2U Stamper 1M/1O (Dream!) Mega rare original of the cult album. No Dice is the third Studio album by the British rock band Badfinger, released by Apple Records and released on 9 November 1970. Their second album called Badfinger and the first to include guitarist Joey Molland, No Dice significantly expanded the popularity of the British band, especially abroad. The album included both the hit single "No Matter What "and the song" Without You", which was to become one of the most successful tracks of the rock era. No Dice reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. Widely praised in music reviews at the time, Rolling Stone magazine opined that it represented what the Beatles would have sounded like if they had kept their original formula. The single from this record, "No Matter What", peaked in the United States at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. ...more

PALADIN-PALADIN-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-IPS9150. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1 . Stampers 2A/1G (Dream!) Mega rare British original hard Blues progressive album. They were founded in 1970 by classical multi-instrumentalist Peter Solly and jazz drummer Keith Webb, two members of Terry reed's band that was part of the opening act for The Rolling Stones on their 1969 American tour . Other band members were Derek Foley (guitar and vocals), formerly of Grisby Dyke; Lou Stonebridge (keyboards and vocals) of Glass Menagerie, who released five progressive rock and psychedelic rock singles, as well as lead singer Grisby Dyke; and Peter Beckett (bass guitar, vocals), who came from Liverpool-based Winston G and the Wicked, and later in the final incarnation of World of Oz .They played at venues across the UK, working to develop their sound by performing a mix of rock, Blues, soul, jazz and Latin music. The paladin's use of a double keyboard also created a unique sound. These performances were noticed by Bronze Records (who also recorded Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann). On January 8, 1971, paladin entered Olympic Studios in London to record his debut self-titled first album, produced by Filamore Lincoln. Reviews were good, but sales were disappointing. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-COME TASTE THE BAND-1975-First UK press - PURPLE REC. - TPSA7515 of the matrix A-1U/B-1U. Rare British original cult album. Come Taste the Band is the tenth Studio album Deep Purple, released in October 1975. The first and only album (not counting live), recorded in the composition of Mark IV. Reviewer of Classic Rock magazine, making a review of the anniversary reissue of Come Taste the Band 2010, noted the amazing work of Kevin Shirley on the second drive and stated that the album (received at the time of the cold reception), passed the test of time and is one of the best in the Deep Purple catalogue. ...more