Lot 25MAYALL, JOHN-PLAYS JOHN MAYALL-1965-ORIGINAL PRESS 1967 (MONO) UK-DECCA-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR POLH16  A very rare original in top condition. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the reunited "classic line-up" of the band, released in November 1984.  In early October, Perfect Strangers was mixed, and on November 16 it went on sale, rising to the 5th place in Britain and to the 17th-in the USA. Blackmore, known for his inconsistency, joked that the album should finally be called the album of 1974, hinting that the last album recorded in this line-up was released back in 1973 (Who Do We Think We Are). Such zeal did not remain without consequences: the album turned out to be very successful, quickly became platinum, took 5th place in the UK charts and 17th place in the USA. Deep Purple embarked on a world tour, culminating in a performance in front of 80,000 British fans at Knebworth Park in June 1985. ...more

GABRIEL, PETER-SAME-1977-First Press UK-CHARISMA - CDS4006. A rare British original . The debut solo studio album by English progressive rock singer Peter Gabriel and the first of four albums with the same name. Released on February 25, 1977, it was produced by Bob Ezrin. Gabriel and Ezrin gathered musicians, including guitarist Robert Fripp and his future King Crimson bandmate Tony Levin on bass. After the release of the album, Gabriel began touring with a group of seven people under his own name. The album reached # 7 in the UK and # 38 in the US. This album is often referred to as either Peter Gabriel I or Car, referring to the album cover by London-based artist Peter Christopherson. Music streaming services are currently calling it Peter Gabriel 1: Car. ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-SURVIVAL-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1973 USA-CAPITOL-SW-764. Rare Early Edition in full (3 photos) Survival is the fourth studio album by Grand Funk Railroad, released by Capitol Records in April 1971. ...more

BONEY M-TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HANSA-27573OT A rare original of the first album of the disco legend in a complete set (large poster) Take the Heat Off Me is the debut album by Euro-Caribbean band Boney M. The album became a big seller in Europe, especially in the Scandinavian countries (number 1 in Sweden and Finland, number 2 in Norway), but in the US the album simply did not enter the album chart. The tracks include the hits " Daddy Cool "(number 1 in eight European countries, number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 11 on the US Club Play Singles chart)," Sunny "(top 5 in many European countries) and the debut single"Baby Do You Wanna Bump". ...more

CAMEL-BREATHLESS-1978-The first press of the UK-DECCA-TXS-R132 matrix A-P1/B-P1. A rare British original of the cult prog band.  Breathless is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released in 1978. This is the last album featuring the band's original keyboardist Peter Bardens, who left the band before the album tour. The album focuses on shorter, radio-friendly songs, while maintaining their progressive rock sound. The album received high critical acclaim , according to Allmusic it has 4 stars. ...more