Lot 32BRAND X-MASQUES-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-CHARISMA-NMINT/NMINT

ALICE COOPER-GOES TO HELL-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-WARNER-K56171. Matrix A-1/B-1 is a rare British original of the cult album. Alice Cooper Goes to Hell is the second solo album by Alice Cooper, released in 1976. [6] The sequel to Welcome to My Nightmare as a continuation of Stephen's story, the concept album was written by Cooper together with guitarist Dick Wagner and producer Bob Ezrin. The album was well received and placed-Australia 4th place. Great Britain -23rd place, United States (Billboard 200) - 27th place. ...more

BOWIE, DAVID-LETS DANCE-1983-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-AML3028. Rare British original of the cult album. Let's Dance is the 15th studio album by English singer David Bowie, released on April 14, 1983 by EMI . After the release of the album Scary Monsters (1980), Bowie began a period of numerous musical collaborations and film performances. During this time, he also left RCA Records due to dissatisfaction. After signing a contract with EMI in late 1982, Bowie decided that he wanted to start all over again, and chose Nile Rodgers from the rock disco band Chic to co-produce his next record. The album was recorded in December 1982 at the power plant in New York. The sessions featured a completely new line-up, including then unknown Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar. For the first time, Bowie did not play any instruments on the album, but only sang. Musically, Let's Dance has been described as a post-disco record with elements of dance rock, dance pop and new wave. It contains three cover versions: Iggy Pop's song "China Girl", which Bowie and Pop recorded together for the album Pop's The Idiot (1977); Metro's song" Criminal World " and a reworking of her song. "Cat People (Putting Out the Fire)", originally recorded by Bowie and Giorgio Moroder in 1982 for the film of the same name . Let's Dance was met with huge commercial success, reaching number one in many countries, and turned Bowie into a major superstar; it remains Bowie's best-selling album. The album's four singles, including the title track, were also commercially successful. ...more

ROLLING STONES-STEEL WHEELS-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-ROLLING STONES -CBS 465752-1. Steel Wheels is the 19th British (and 21st American) studio album by the British rock band The Rolling Stones. Released on August 29, 1989, it was the last album of new material that the band recorded for Columbia Records.After the relative disappointment of their previous two albums, Steel Wheels became a hit, reaching multi-platinum status in the US, top 5 status in numerous markets around the world, and spawning two hit singles: "Mixed Feelings", which reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 5 in the US and "Hammer and Anvil", the band's past top 40 hits in the US. ...more

JACKSON, MICHAEL-THRILLER-1982-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC-EPC85930. European rare original king of pop. Thriller (with eng. — "Thriller") is the sixth Studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released on the label Epic Records on 30 November 1982.Thriller explores such genres as pop, rock, postdisco, rhythm and Blues and funk. All seven singles released from the Thriller, got into top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Just over a year, Thriller became the best selling album of all time and remains so still.At the ceremony "Grammy" in 1984 the album received eight awards. In 2003, Thriller was ranked 20th place in the list of "the 500 greatest albums of all time" by Rolling Stone magazine. The album was included in the Library of Congress as "culturally significant"entry.In 2012, critics Slant Magazine put sport in first place in its list of "Best albums of the 1980s". ...more

BEE GEES-SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-1979-FIRST PRESS-UK-RSO-RSBG001. A rare British original of the iconic album. Spirits Having Flown is the fifteenth studio album by the British trio Bee Gees. Recorded in March-November 1978 (at the same time, the band members were filming the film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Orchestra"). It was released in February 1979 and sold a total of 30 million copies. Topping the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia, it became one of the most successful albums in the Bee Gees ' discography, a kind of quintessence of their work. ...more