Lot 68SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-NMINT/NMINT

LAWS, HUBERT-IN THE BEGINNING-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-CTX-3+3. Master disk-Van Gelder. In the Beginning is a double album by flautist Hubert Laws, released on CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1974. The album was later re-released on CTI as two separate volumes under the title Then There Was Light. Critics praised the album stating: "In this double album, flautist Hubert Lawes is in all his glory. The music ranges from classical pieces to straight-forward jazz with hints of ' 70s funk included in the mix... this record is one of the most significant of Hubert Laws ' career."  The Penguin Encyclopedia of Jazz Recordings describes it as “the best album and a good, complete representation of flute playing."” ...more

KEEF HARTLEY BAND-THE BATTLE OF NORTH WEST SIX-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML-1054. A very rare British original in archival condition. The Battle of North West Six is the second album by Keefe Hartley. At the time, Hartley's six-piece band was appearing with an expanded brass section as Keefe Hartley's Big Band, and a number of songs on the album include this expanded line-up. His professional music career began when he replaced Ringo Starr in the band Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a popular Liverpool band at the time. He subsequently played and recorded with The Artwoods, and became a member of the John Mayall Bluesbreakers. After that, he formed his own band "The Keef Hartley (Big) Band", whose style included elements of jazz, blues, rock and roll. The band performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and released 4 popular albums including Halfbreed and The Battle of North West Six. The band featured guitarist Miller Anderson and bassist Gary Thane (Uriah Heep). ...more

ABBA-ARRIVAL-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC-EPC86018. A rare British original. Arrival is the fourth studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1976. Arrival reached the top of the sales rankings in Sweden, Holland, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand. The single from this album — "Dancing Queen" - reached the first position in the US charts and is ABBA's most successful record in this country. ...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

BELLE EPOQUE-NOW-1979-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-POLYDOR -2374143. Very rare original third album of the famous disco group. Despite the fact that almost the whole of 1978, the group held in tours, Evelyn Lenton and albert Waymen has penned enough new music for the third album of the group, but felt that dance rhythms podnadoest Evelyn and is influenced by the fact that the new album was more focused on the rhythm-and-Blues than disco. The record finished by the end of January 1979 as the first single was released a ballad Now , followed by a dance Jump Down and Com’ on Tonight . Album, NOW , was no less interesting musically than the first two drives of the BELLE EPOQUE , and was warmly received by fans of the band worldwide. ...more