Lot 43CAMEL-MIRAGE-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-NMINT/NMINT

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

BADFINGER-BADFINGER-1973-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) GERMANY-WARNER-WB56023. Mega rare promo original of the cult album. Badfinger is the sixth Studio album by British rock band Badfinger. The album was recorded in the fall of 1973 and released in 1974 on the Warner Bros. label .Records. It was the first of two albums released by the band on the Warner label. When Badfinger were finishing work on their last album for Apple Records, Ass, the band's Manager, Stan Polley, signed them to a three-year, six-album deal with Warner Bros.Records. As a result, shortly after the band and producer Chris Thomas completed recording Ass , they returned to the Studio to make a new album for Warner. Originally scheduled for release on December 28, 1973, the album was delayed due to Ass being released the same month. After the release of Badfinger has received an unfavorable review in Rolling Stone magazine. The UK single released after the album "Love is Easy" failed to chart. The follow-up single released in the US, "I Miss You", also failed. In the United States, the album peaked at number 161 on the BillboardTop 200 LPs & Tape list, making it Badfinger's lowest-charting album there. Part of the reason for the poor commercial performance was that due to legal proceedings with Apple, this album and Ass came out within a few months of each other; in fact, in the UK, Badfinger actually preceded Ass. ...more

PRESLEY, ELVIS - CALIFORNIA HOLIDAY-1966-THE FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-7820. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Elvis Presley - California Holiday (1966, Soundtrack) is a studio album by Elvis Presley, which was the soundtrack to the film of the same name with his participation ("Weekend in California", released in 1966). The album went on sale on October 31, 1966. In the US, it rose to number 18 on the Billboard Top LP's album chart ...more

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

STANLEY TURRENTINE -HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAINE-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-FANTASY-F9496.  A rare original of the cult jazzman. This is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his third album recorded for the Fantasy label, with performances by Turrentine with Freddie Hubbard and an orchestra conducted by Gene Page This album unites trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, two very individual players who have always brought out the best in each other.  ...more