Lot 40DEEP PURPLE-MADE IN JAPAN -1972-FIRST PRESS (CONTRACT) UK-PURPLE-NMINT/NMINT

MOORE GARY-STILL GOT THE BLUES-1990-FIRST PRESS EU GERMANY-VIRGIN-210558. A rare European original legend in rock music. Still Got the Blues is the eighth studio album by Northern Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 1990. The album marked a significant change in style for Moore, [1] [2] who prior to this album was primarily known for his hard rock work with Thin Lizzy, G-Force, Greg Lake, and during his extensive solo career, as well as his jazz fusion work with Colosseum II. As the name suggests, Still Got The Blues demonstrates Moore's commitment to electric blues. The title track was released as a single and peaked at # 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 16, 1991. [4] To date, it is Moore's only single to chart on this chart. On February 16, 1991, the album peaked at number 83 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1995. It was Gary Moore's most successful album in both sales and chart positions in the United States. ...more

ABBA-RING RING-1973-THE FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS 242-Matrix A/B2. Reduced label without arrows. A rare Swedish original of the legendary band's first album. Ring Ring is the debut studio album by Swedish band ABBA, originally recorded simply as Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Frida. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 on the Polar Music label. The album topped the charts in Belgium and was a great success in the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. ...more

COLLINS, PHIL-NO JACKET REQUIRED-1985-UK FIRST PRESS-VIRGIN-V2345. Rare British original. No Jacket Required is the third Studio album by British singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Released 25 Jan 1985. The album was attended by such musicians as Helen Terry, Peter Gabriel and sting. The drive was very successful, was positively accepted by critics and listeners, which was reflected in the awarding of No Jacket Required by the award "Grammy" in the category "album of the year" and "Best male pop vocal performance". Stephen Holden (eng. Stephen Holden) from The New York Times said that Collins "has made a quiet revolution, and expanded the role of a shock when you create pop music." A columnist for Rolling Stone magazine, David Fricke noted that "Like his early albums Face Value and I Must Be Going!, the album No Jacket Required is not an album that waits to be liked".The album became the most commercially successful Phil Collins topped the charts in many countries including the USA (where it topped the charts for seven weeks), UK and Canada. The album No Jacket Required received the Diamond certificate of the American recording industry Association of America", has sold over two million copies in the UK, he became the six-time platinum. ...more

DAVE PEACE QUARTET-GOOD MORNING MR. BLUES-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-SAGA-STFID2155. A rare British original of blues rockers from Britain, the album is notable for the fact that the band included Dave Pegg-an English multi-instrumentalist and music producer, primarily a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the Board of Directors. British folk rock band Fairport Convention and has been the bassist in a number of folk and rock bands, including the Ian Campbell Folk Group and Jethro Tull.  ...more

JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS -CHR1708.Rare British original . Rock Island is the 17th Studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1989. The album continued the direction of hard rock, which the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). Now the group included Ian Anderson , Martin Barre , Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry is in his first full record with the band, although he was a member of Jethro Tull since 1984. Without a permanent keyboardist, this role was shared Maartin Alcock of Fairport Convention and former member of Tull Peter Vettese .The rock island went gold in the UK, with good sales also in Germany, where it peaked at number 5. Good sales were also single" Kissing Willie," which reached No. 6. ...more