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WAITS, TOM-SWORDFISHTROMBONE-1983-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ISLAND-205774 A rare German original of the eighth album from the master of tavern blues. Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits released himself. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from traditional piano songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach. The cover is a photo of Michael A. Russavin, in which Waits is depicted with actors Angelo Rossitto and Lee Colima. The album reached number 164 on the Billboard Pop Albums and 200 Albums charts. It was ranked 2nd among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME In 1989, Spin named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time. In 2006, Company Q placed the album at number 36 on their list of "The 40 Best Albums of the 80s." Pitchfork listed Swordfishtrombones as the 11th best album of the 1980s. Slant Magazine listed the album ranked 26th on its list of "the best albums of the 1980s". In 2000, it was ranked number 374 in Colin Larkin's Top 1000 Albums of All Time ...more

PINK FLOYD-ANIMALS-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-7C064-98434 Rare Scandinavian original. Animals is the tenth studio album by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on January 23, 1977. Recorded at Britannia Row Studios (London). It reached number two in the UK charts and number three in the US. The album was originally released in the United Kingdom on January 23, 1977 on the Harvest Records label, then on Columbia Records in the United States on February 2, 1977.The album is ranked 14th in the list of" The 25 best classic progressive rock albums " according to PopMatters. ...more

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BEATLES-YELLOW SUBMARINE (STEREO) - 1969-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PMC7070 Matrix Numbers: Side 1: XEX 715-1; Side 2: XEX 716-1. stamper 1O/1M (Dream!!!) Yellow Submarine is the tenth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles, released on January 13, 1969 in the United States and January 17 in the United Kingdom. It was released as the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, which premiered in London in July 1968. The album contains six songs by The Beatles, including four new songs and the previously released "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love". The rest of the album is a re-recording of the film's orchestral soundtrack by the band's producer George Martin. The yellow submarine entered the top 5 in the UK and the USA. ...more

MUNGO JERRY-SAME-1970-The first press-UK-DAWN-DNLS-3008. A very rare British original of the cult group.Mungo Jerry's debut album, released in 1970. The original UK release had lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside that appeared three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the package. That summer, it reached number 14 in the UK charts.   ...more