Lot 53GENESIS-A TRICK OF THE TAIL-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-CHARISMA-NMINT/NMINT

ABBA-ABBA-1975 - THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS262. A rare Swedish original. ABBA is the third studio album by Swedish pop band ABBA, released in 1975. The song "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do", which topped the charts in Australia, giving rise to "abbamania" on the Green Continent, " SOS " and "Mamma Mia", respectively, became No. 6 and No. 1 hits in the UK — a rare success for musicians from continental Europe at the time. ...more

THIN LIZZY-CHINATOWN-1980-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6359030. A rare British original by British hard rockers.  Chinatown is the tenth studio album by the Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980. He introduced guitarist Snowy White, who would also perform on the next album, and also toured with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as the permanent guitarist. White has previously worked with Cliff Richard, Peter Green, and Pink Floyd. Eighteen-year-old Darren Wharton also played keyboards in Chinatown, and later that year he joined Thin Lizzy as a permanent member.  The album reached high positions in the charts, although according to critics it was weaker than Black rose, UK Albums Chart-7 place, Billboard 200 (USA) - 120 place.  ...more

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH VOL 4-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360071. Matrices 1Y-1/2Y-1. Stamper 1-21-9 PORKY/11-11 PESKO. A very rare original of the cult album . The album rose to 8 on the UK Albums Chart and 13 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang Magazine! ranked the album at number 48 on the list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".In 2000, Q magazine delivered Vol.4 at number 60 on the list of the "100 Greatest British Albums". ...more

DIRE STRAITS-ON EVERY STREET-1991-First HOLLAND press-VERTIGO - 510160-1 On Every Street is the sixth and final Studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991. Reached the highest positions in the UK charts becoming double-platinum. It is worth noting that the album was kept in 20 countries to 44 weeks everywhere received platinum or double platinum, and in France received a diamond status. ...more

ALAN PRICE-O LUCKY MAN-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-WARNER-K46227. Matrix A-2/B-1. A rare early edition of the cult album. Alan Price said that Lindsay Anderson wanted to make a documentary about Price and his band touring England, but the cost of licensing the songs they performed was too high. While Sherwin and McDowell were developing the script, Anderson decided that Price should write the score, and sent him the script, indicating where he would like to see the songs. Price wrote almost all of the songs before filming began. The soundtrack was released as a vinyl album by Warner Bros. Records, in 1973. In the United States, it entered the top LPs and Tape Chart on August 11, 1973, and spent 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at # 117. The score won the 1974 BAFTA Award for Best Film Score.  ...more