Lot 58CAMEL-MOONMADNESS-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-NMINT/NMINT

NAZARETH-CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ROCK'N'ROLL-1976-First press (PROMO) ITALY-VERTIGO SWIRL -6370 412A . A very rare Italian original is the only edition on VERTIGO-SWIRL . Close Enough for Rock ' n ' Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1976. The album was released in March 1976. The album was produced, as well as the previous one, by Manny Charlton. The highlight of the album is the composition Telegram, which is a four-part work describing the difficult touring life of rock musicians. Dan McCafferty: "The first album we recorded in Canada at Le Studio. And since then, Telegram has always opened concerts." In Britain, the album enjoyed modest success, but in Canada, Close Enough for Rock ' n ' Roll was able to rise to the 12th position of the national chart ...more

DEEP PURPLE-COME TASTE THE BAND-1975-First UK Press-PURPLE REC. - TPSA7515 matrix A-1U/B-1U. A rare British original of the cult album. Come Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by Deep Purple, released in October 1975. The first and only album (not counting live ones) recorded as part of Mark IV. A reviewer of Classic Rock magazine, reviewing the anniversary reissue of Come Taste the Band in 2010, noted the amazing work of Kevin Shirley on the second disc and stated that the album (which received a cold reception at the time of release) has passed the test of time and is one of the best in the Deep Purple catalog. ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-ASYLUM - K53051 . Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original. In 2001, the album Hotel California was 15th in the list of the greatest albums of all time, VH1 version. In 2002, the album took the 11th line of "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock. The song from the album- "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" -topped the U.S. sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), the latter was also awarded a Grammy. ...more

RAINBOW-DOWN TO EARTH-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-POLD5023. Matrices A-5/B-5. A rare British limited edition original of the cult album. Down to Earth is the fourth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow. This is their last album with drummer Cozy Powell and the only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet. Released in 1979, it contains Rainbow's first hit single "Since You've Been Gone", marking the more commercial direction of the band's sound. In 2005, Down to Earth was ranked 431st in the list of the 500 greatest rock and metal albums of all time by Rock Hard Magazine  ...more

DOORS-DOORS-1967 - THE FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS-74007. Matrices EKS-74007A-(A)/ EKS-74007B-(A), Allentown Pressing. Mega rare original icon in rock music. The Doors is the debut album by the American band The Doors, recorded in 1966 and released in 1967 (Elektra EKS-74007). It includes the song "Light My Fire" (the solo release of which allowed the band to break into the music charts), significantly expanded instrumentally compared to the single version. The album was released in early 1967. The author of the front cover of the record was Guy Webster (Eng. Guy Webster), the back-Joel Brodsky (Eng. Joel Brodsky), who continued to work with the team after that. The album was recorded on 4-channel equipment, a full stereo version was released later. In January 2007, the American Recording Industry Association (RIAA) awarded the album the status of "four times multi-platinum", which means the sale of more than 4 million legal copies.  In 2015, the album was included in the US National Register of Audio Recordings ...more