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LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO / PLASTIC ONO BAND-SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCSP716. Matrix A-1/B-1/C-1/D-1 Some Time in New York City — double album by John Lennon, recorded with Yoko Ono and released in 1972. The studio recording of the new material, paired with a Live Jam recording, makes up the third album in Lennon's own discography, after leaving the Beatles, and the fifth — recorded with Yoko Ono. The album was produced by Phil Spector, who had previously collaborated with the singer on two of his solo records. The album was a commercial failure and did not receive high critical acclaim, compared to the previous albums — John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. ...more

DURAN DURAN-NOTORIOUS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EMI-062-240659-1. A rare European original. Notorious is the fourth studio album by British new wave band Duran Duran, released on 18 November 1986. The producer of this release this time was the guitarist of the band Chic — Niall Rogers, who had previously worked with the band when producing the singles "The Reflex" and "Wild Boys". He also played guitar on the album's lead single, "Notorious". It is the only single from the album to achieve its former commercial success (#2 in the US and # 7 in the UK).    ...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

GILMOUR, DAVID-SAME-1978-First Press UK-HARVEST-SHVL 817, OC 064/60774. The A-2U/B-1U Stamper matrices are 1M/3AM (Very early!). The first solo album by the PINK FLOYD guitarist, a rare British original.David Gilmour is the debut solo studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour . The album was released in May and June 1978 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the US Billboard album charts; it was certified gold in the US by the RIAA . The album was produced by Gilmore and consists mainly of blues, guitar-oriented rock songs, with the exception of the piano ballad "So Far Away". ...more

INXS-X-1990-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-866668-1.  A rare European original of the cult group. X is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 25 September 1990. After a massive seller hit, X scored hits with "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US). Both singles were later used on the soundtrack to the 1991 American teen comedy Mystery Date. X was the third consecutive INXS album produced by Chris Thomas. The name, Roman numeral "10", represents the band's tenth year of existence since the release of their debut album in 1980.  The album was certified platinum in January 1991 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 300,000 copies. X proved successful across Europe, reaching number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in France, number 9 in Germany, number 10 in Sweden, and number 13 in Norway. The album quickly gained gold accreditation in all of these regions, subsequently reaching platinum status in both France and Switzerland. In the United States, Album X peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 chart on October 20, 1990. As in the UK, the album spent a total of 43 weeks on the charts.Less than two months after its release, the X was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 13, 1990 for shipments of 500,000 units. The album eventually went double platinum on December 16, 1997, with sales of two million copies in the United States alone. The X was also certified double platinum in Canada in February 1991 for shipments of 200,000 units. ...more