Lot 48LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND-SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

PLANET P-SAME-1983-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) JAPAN-GEFFEN-25AP2611. A very rare original promo in full configuration (OBI, STICKER, POSTER-INS) Tony Carey is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, composer. He is best known as the keyboardist of the band "Rainbow". After "Rainbow" he performed as a solo artist and a session musician. In 1983, the album Planet P was released and the songs "A fine, fine day", "First day of summer" and "Why me?" hit the chats on both sides of the Atlantic. After that, Carey found international success, both solo and in Planet P.  ...more

ROLLING STONES-ROLLING STONES-1964-FIRST PRESS 1970 (CLUB PROMO) GERMANY-DECCA-S17005. A rare German promo original. club release of the first album with a large poster 96 cm x 65 cm The Rolling Stones is the debut studio album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on April 16, 1964. The American edition of the LP, with a slightly different track list, was released on London Records on May 30, 1964 with the subtitle England's Newest Hit Makers, which later became its official title. Upon its release, the Rolling Stones became one of the biggest sellers of 1964 in the UK, remaining at No. 1 for twelve weeks. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was ranked number 418 on Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 albums.. ...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

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

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-AMOEBA'S SECRET (MAXI SINGLE 4 TRACKS) - 2007-FIRST PRESS USA-MPL-HMLP-30607.  A limited edition EP with a rare performance from Sir Paul. Amoeba's Secret is a live mini-album by Paul McCartney, released in 2007, recorded during a" secret " (not advertised in advance) performance of McCartney and his band at the Amoeba Music music store in Hollywood on June 27, 2007. The mini-album reached number 119 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, although the album's advertising was minimal. Two tracks from the mini-album were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for the 51st Award Ceremony held on February 8, 2009: "That Was Me" in the category "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in the category "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"  ...more