Lot 88LAID BACK-SEE YOU IN THE LOBBY-1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY - WEA-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

JUICY LUCY-SAME-1969-FIRST HOLLAND-FONTANA PRESS-847901VTY. A very rare Dutch original of the cult album of the blues-progressive British band. Juicy Lucy is the debut album by the English-American rock band Juicy Lucy, released in 1969. This music is a surprisingly heavy form of blues rock, often played at breakneck speed. The album was a moderate success, peaking at number 41 on the UK albums chart, but became a hit single with their version of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?".  ...more

RAINBOW-DOWN TO EARTH-1979-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-POLD5023. Matrix A-1/B-1. A rare British original of the cult album. Down to Earth is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band Rainbow. This is their last album with drummer Cozy Powell and the only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet. Released in 1979, it contains Rainbow's first hit single "Since You've Been Gone", marking the band's more commercial sound direction. In 2005, Down to Earth was ranked 431st on Rock Hard Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Rock and Metal Albums of All time  ...more

DIRE STRAITS-BROTHERS IN ARMS-1985-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO 824499-1.A rare European original of Dire Straits ' fifth studio album.  Multi-platinum and the most successful in creativity. ...more

SSUPERTRAMP-EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS,,,-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-A/M-AMLK64634 Matrix A/B-2. A rare British original. The fifth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1977 . It was recorded primarily at Caribou Ranch Studios in Colorado with overdubs, vocals, and mixing completed at the Los Angeles Recording plant. It was the first Supertramp album to feature engineer Peter Henderson, who would work with the band on the next three albums as well. The album ... reached number 16 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1977 and a few months later became the first gold (500,000 copies or more) Supertramp album sold in the United States. In addition, "A Little Bit" became an American Top 20 single and reached # 29 on the UK chart.. In 1978, the album... was ranked 63rd in the World Critics ' lists, which recognized the 200 greatest albums of all time, voted for by well-known rock critics and DJs. ...more