Lot 69DEEP PURPLE-MADE IN JAPAN -1972-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-PURPLE-NMINT/NMINT

F-R DAVID-WORDS-1982 - THE FIRST PRESS OF EU-CARRERA-CARS67920. A rare original of the cult disco album.  Is the debut album of the band F. R. David. Its title track, "Words", became a huge European hit, reaching number one in ten countries across the continent, as well as reaching number 2 in the UK, France and the Netherlands.  ...more

RINGO STARR-GOODNIGHT VIENNA-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCS7168. A rare British original of the solo album RINGO. Goodnight Vienna (slang. It's Over) is the fourth studio album by British musician, drummer of The Beatles band Ringo Starr, recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year.Although all the members of the Beatles contributed to the previous Ringo album, only John Lennon participated in the recording of Goodnight Vienna. The album became a hit, but less successful than the previous one.The single from the album, a cover version of The Platters ' song "Only You (And You Alone)", reached number 6 on the US charts. The album reached the 8th line of the chart in the US, eventually received gold, and the reviews were generally favorable. The second single, "No No Song" reached No. 3 on the US charts. However, the album only reached No. 30 in the UK, and this remained Starr's best achievement in the charts of his homeland until 1998. ...more

STEVIE WONDER-SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE (2LP+SINGLE) - 1976-FIRST PRESS UK-MOTOWN-TMSP-6002. A rare British original of the cult album. The eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. The double album was regarded by music journalists as the culmination of the" classic period "of Wonder's recording. By 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music; Wonder's previous albums" The Talking Book"," Innervations "and the first finale of" Self-Realization " were critical successes. The album was released as a double with a bonus EP of four songs. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, becoming only the third album to reach this level, and the first American artist of that time. Both the lead single "I Wish "and the follow-up single" Sir Duke " reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Songs in the Key of Life spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year. It was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the United States. In 2005, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America  ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-ASYLUM - K53051 . Of The Matrix A-1/B-2. 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

JETHRO TULL-MINSTREL IN THE GALLERY-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1082 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1GR/2RM. A rare British original of the cult prog band. Minstrel in the Gallery is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released in September 1975. The album shows the band as returning to a mix of electric and acoustic compositions, thus closer to their early 70s albums such as Benefit (1970), Aqualung(1971) and Thick as a Brick (1972). The album was the first Jethro Tull album recorded outside the UK, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This was Jethro Tull's last album with bassist Jeffrey Hammond, who left the band after the album's tour ended in late 1975 and was replaced by former Carmen bassist John Glascock. AllMusic has a favorable review stating that the album is "the most artistically successful and carefully crafted album since Thick as a Brick". ...more