Lot 71POLICE-REGGATTA DE BLANC-1979-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-A&M-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

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

JOHN LEE HOOKER-MR. LUCKY-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-SILVERTONE-ZL75087. A rare European original by one of the fathers of the blues. Mr. Lucky is a 1991 album by American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist John Lee Hooker . Produced by Ry Cooder, Roy Rogers, and Carlos Santana under executive production by Mike Kappus, the album featured musicians including Keith Richards , Blues Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Winter ; and three Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Van Morrison, Booker T. Jones, and Johnny Johnson . Released on Virgin Records, including on his Classic Records imprint label, Mr. Lucky reached No. 101 on the "Billboard 200". ...more

ABBA-SUPER TROUPER-1980 - THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS322. A rare Swedish original of the cult album. Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1980. It became the band's sixth album to top the UK charts, as well as the top selling album in the UK in 1980. In Europe, the album took places from 1 to 5 in all countries of the continent, instantly became multi-platinum. ...more