Lot 92MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE GOOD EARTH-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-NMINT/NMINT

LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-THE FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE-PAS10004. YEX 865-1U/YEX 866-1U-RORKY/PESCO matrices. A rare British original in full configuration. Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on September 9, 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's rich sound contrasts with the basic arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), [1] while the opening title track is widely considered his signature song.Imagine it was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Along with John Lennon's band / Plastic Ono, it is considered one of Lennon's best solo albums. In 2012, the album was ranked 80th in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone 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

STREISAND, BARBRA - MY NAME BARBRA-1965-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-SBPG-62534. A rare British original pop diva of the 60s.  This is the first of two studio albums related to Barbra Streisand's Emmy Award-winning debut on CBS-TV. A special edition of "My Name is Barbra", which aired on April 28, 1965 and was choreographed by Joe Layton. The album was certified gold and reached number 2 on the US charts. Streisand's brother Sheldon took the cover photo when she was five years old. By 1966, the album had sold more than a million copies worldwide.  ...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

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