Lot 48B.B.KING & CLAPTON, ERIC-RIDING WITH THE KING-2000-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-REPRISE-NMINT/NMINT

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-UK-AM-396405-1 Very rare British original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 22 January 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You"," Why Should I Cry For You "and" The Soul Cages", the latter winning a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more

STING-MERCURY FALLING-1996-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-540 486-1. Mega rare original of one of the best works of STING. Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 8 March 1996. It marked Sting's transition to adult-oriented music. So, the second single was released ballad - "You Still Touch Me", characteristic of this genre. The album begins and ends with the words "Mercury Falling" The success of the album was not long in coming, two Grammy Awards in 1997 - best pop album and best male performance. In the same year, it became multi-platinum. ...more

DEF LEPPARD-HYSTERIA-1987-FIRST PRESS UK-MERCURY-HYSLP1. A rare British original of the iconic album. Hysteria is the fourth studio album by Def Leppard, released in 1987. Released simultaneously in both record and CD formats. To date, this is the most popular album of the group: reached the top of the Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart, released 6 hit singles, sold 20 million copies. Hysteria is ranked at number 21 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" and at number 464 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Best Albums of All Time.  ...more

  The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 15, 1984, and is ranked # 428 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more

GOLDEN EARRING-SEVEN TEARS-1971-FIRST HOLLAND-POLYDOR PRESS-2344008. Matrices 1Y 1 670 111/ 2Y 1 670 112.A rare Gollan original of the cult group. Seven Tears is the seventh studio album by The Hague, South Holland - based rock band Golden Earring, originally (and until 1969) titled The Golden Earrings. 1971 began with the single Holy Holy Life, which had a heavy rock sound. The song, which cursed the hypocrisy of the official religion, reached number 5 in the Netherlands. The single was followed by the album Seven Tears, the title of which reflected, firstly, that it was the band's seventh album, and secondly, that it included seven songs.One long single, She Flies On Strange Wings, was selected from the album, which should be noted for the unusual saxophone of Barry Hay. Due to its length, the song occupied both sides of the vinyl single. The Dutch charts marked it at No. 4. Inspired by the Beatles ' film Let It Be, a film was made for this single, in which Golden Earring performed on the roof of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. The album Seven Tears ended with the song You're Better Off Free, sung by Coymans and featuring a thumping guitar solo. During the recording of Seven Tears, Kooijmans, Gerritsen and Suderwijk, along with several other Dutch musicians, teamed up and recorded a rock version of the traditional Dutch music Hans Brinker Symphony, which was released by Polydor under the overall name "Holland" and was a great success in the Dutch charts. ...more