Lot 82COCKER, JOE- COCKER-1986-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

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

LAID BACK-SEE YOU IN THE LOBBY-1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY - WEA-254867-1. A rare original of the cult disco album.  The fourth studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1987. The album reached number 123 on The Billboard 200 chart.  ...more

DONNA SUMMER-BAD GIRL (2LP) - 1979-FIRST PRESS UK-CASABLANCA-CALD5007-1. A rare British original of the queen of soul disco. Bad Girls is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, released on April 25, 1979 through Casablanca Records. Originally released as a double album, Bad Girls became the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Summer's career. It was also her last studio album on the Casablanca Records label. Bad Girls reached the top of the US Billboard 200 chart, where it lasted six weeks. Bad Girls received universal acclaim and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) just a week after its release. At the 1980 Grammy Awards, Bad Girls was nominated for Album of the Year and Hot Stuff was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In addition, "Bad Girls "was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Female R/B Vocal Performance, and" Dim All the Lights " was nominated for Best Disco Recording. Bad Girls is considered one of the greatest disco albums. "Rolling Stone" in the category of women's 50 greatest albums of all time, put the album at number 23.  ...more

RAINBOW-STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES-1982-FIRST PRESS (EXPORT) UK-POLYDOR 2391542. The A/B STERLING matrix is a rare British 'export' original. Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow , released in 1982. ...more

WINGS-BAND ON THE RUN-1973-UK FIRST PRESS-APPLE-PAS10007-A-2/B-2 One of the outstanding albums of THE 70s. Band on the Run is the third studio album by the English band Wings (the fifth solo album by Paul McCartney), released in 1973. Commercially the most successful and one of the most famous albums of the band. One of the best-selling albums of 1974 in the UK. Recognized by many critics as the best album by Paul McCartney. In 2003, he was ranked # 418 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. According to New Musical Express, the album is ranked 333rd among the 500 greatest albums of all time. "Perhaps the best album released by one of the four musicians who were once called The Beatles" (Rolling Stone magazine music critic John Landau, January 1974) ...more