Lot 57WAITS, TOM-HEARTATTACK AND VINE-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ASYLUM-NMINT/NMINT

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

R. E. M.-OUT OF TIME-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-7599-26496-1. A rare original of the cult album. Out of Time is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band R. E. M., released on March 12, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. Since Out of time, the status of R. E. M. has grown from a cult group into a massive international act. The album topped the album sales charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on the US album charts and enjoying two separate periods at the top, as well as spending 183 weeks on the UK charts and one week at the top. The album has sold more than four and a half million copies in the United States and more than 18 million copies worldwide. In 1992, the album won three Grammy Awards: one for Best Alternative Music Album and two for the first single " Losing My Religion."  ...more

DOORS-WAITING FOR THE SUN-1968-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS74024. Matrices A-AL/B-AL. ALLENTOWN PRESS.  A very rare American original of the cult album. Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released in July 1968. The CD was recorded at Sunset Sound Studio (Los Angeles). It was originally planned that it would be based on a 25-minute composition "The Celebration of Lizard" ("Praise of the Lizard"), but after listening to the recorded material, which only Morrison was satisfied with, this idea had to be abandoned. The album also did not include the title song, which was transferred to the album Morrison Hotel. While working on the album, Morrison often got drunk, which infuriated producer Paul Rothschild. Despite its roughness, as well as a barrage of criticism, the album reached the first line in the national hit parade. ...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

FITZGERALD, ELLA-THE COLE PORTER SONG BOOK-1956-FIRST PRESS UK-HIS MASTER'S VOICE-CLP1083.A rare British original of the cult album. .Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book is a 1956 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, dedicated to the songs of Cole Porter. It was Fitzgerald's first album for the newly formed Verve Records (and the first album released by the label). Fitzgerald's time on the Verve label allowed her to release her most famous recordings at the peak of her vocal abilities. This album marked the beginning of a series of Fitzgerald songs, each of the eight albums in the series focuses on a different composer's canon, known as the Great American Songbook. The album was recorded on February 7-9 and March 27, 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Fitzgerald's manager and producer of many of her albums, Norman Granz, visited Cole Porter at the Waldorf-Astoria and played him the entire album. Afterwards, Porter simply remarked: "God, what a wonderful diction this girl has." ...more