Lot 21IRON BUTTERFLY-BALL-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-ATCO-NMINT/NMINT

ROLLING STONES-BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS) - 1966-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-DECCA-TXL101. Matrices XARL-7503-1A, XARL-7504-3A. A very rare British original of the cult ROLLING STONES album. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)is the first compilation album by The Rolling Stones. With various covers and track listings, it was released on March 28, 1966 on London Records in the United States and on November 4, 1966 on Decca Records in the United Kingdom. The American edition focused on the songs of 1964 and 1965 with two new melodies: the recent "19th Nervous Breakdown" and the re-recorded "Time Is on My Side" with a guitar intro. The British version covered a longer period, starting with the band's first A-side single in 1963, "Come On", and ending with several songs from 1966, including the recent hit "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200 chart[1] and number four on the UK albums chart.[2] It remained on the chart for 99 weeks in the United States, where the RIAA certified the album as double platinum, which meant more than two million copies sold. ...more

ABBA-RING RING-1973-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS 242-A2/B2 matrices. A rare Swedish original of the legendary band's first album. Ring Ring is the debut studio album by Swedish band ABBA, originally recorded simply as Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Frida. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 on the Polar Music label. The album topped the charts in Belgium and was a great success in the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. ...more

STEWART, ROD - AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 UK-VERTIGO(SWIRL) - VO4/847200VTY. A very rare second press of the debut album of the legend of the British scene. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the debut solo album by British singer Rod Stewart, released in the UK in February 1970. In the United States, the CD was released in November 1969 under the name The Rod Stewart Album and reached number 139 on the Billboard 200 chart. As guest musicians on this record, the following were noted: some members of the band The Faces, the drummer of The Jeff Beck Group — Mickey Waller, Keith Emerson and the guitarists of the band Steamhammerruen-Martin Pug and Martin Quittenton. ...more

CREMATORIUM-DOUBLE ALBUM (+ POSTER) - 1993-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-CREMATORIUM-K1-K4. A rare original of the cult rock-blues-folk band."Double Album" is a collection of the best songs of the Russian rock band "Crematorium", recorded in the period from October 26, 1992 to January 24, 1993 in the tone studio of the Gorky Film Studio and released in 1993 for the 10th anniversary of the group. The music of the album is diverse - waltzes, ballads, rock and roll and blues. The album includes songs from previous albums, re-recorded by the new line-up, and two new compositions. One of the most famous and striking compilation recordings in the band's discography  ...more

JAMES BROWN-SHOW TIME-1964-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-BL-7630. A rare British original of the King of soul. Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964 by Smash Records. It was a transitional album from King Records to Smash Records. The album is highly regarded by music lovers and collectors.  ...more