Lot 65ABBA-ALBUM-1977-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR-NMINT/NMINT

CLAPTON, ERIC-BACKLESS-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-RSO RSD5001 Rare album in the English edition. Backless is the sixth Studio album by Eric Clapton, released through Polydor Records in November 1978. Although Backless could not repeat the success of the album Slowhand, it was silver in UK and platinum in Canada and the United States, and also reached position 8 on the Billboard 200. ...more

BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCS7089 Matrix A2/B1. stamper 4GLO/2GOH . A very rare British original of the iconic album. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and was the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sold four million copies in its first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, before being pushed out by The Rolling Stones ' Let It Bleed for one week. It then returned to # 1 again (in the Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until it was displaced by Led Zeppelin's second record, Led Zeppelin II. In total, Abbey Road spent 81 weeks on the UK albums chart. The situation was similar abroad. The album held the top spot on the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Recording Industry Association, and also one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s. ...more

DONNA SUMMER - ONCE UPON A TIME.. (2LP) - 1977-FIRST PRESS UK-CASABLANCA-CALD5003-1. A rare British original of the queen of soul disco. Once Upon a Time is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 31, 1977, and peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, number thirteen on the Top R/B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and number 24 on the UK Albums Chart. Placed at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. Once Upon a Time includes the singles "I Love You", "Fairy Tale High"," Once Upon a Time "and"Rumour Has It". ...more

JOHN, ELTON-CARIBOU-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-DJM-DJLPH439. A rare British original of the master of the British stage. Caribou is the eighth studio album by Elton John, released in 1974. The album peaked at number four in the US and number three in the UK. The album contains the singles "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", which peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles chart and number two in the US, and "The Bitch Is Back", which peaked at number 15 in the UK and number four in the US. Both singles reached number one in Canada on the national RPM 100 Top Singles Chart, as did the album itself. The album was met with lukewarm reviews on its release, and legacy reviews do not consider this record one of John's best works from his peak period of the early 1970s. However, the album was a commercial success and was certified double platinum in the US, as well as being certified gold in the UK. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 17th Annual Grammy Awards.  ...more

ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-PARLOPHONE- 7910981. Rare Swedish original legendary band. This is a breakthrough album of Roxette, includes such songs as "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous" and "Listen to Your Heart" which were released as singles and became popular hits worldwide. Depicted on the cover of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, cutting through the crowd of fans in order to get into a black limousine Cadilac brand. To popular the Duo got in the car, the police took 25 minutes for "clearing" the way. ...more