Lot 95ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-PARLOPHONE-NMINT/NMINT

GILLAN, IAN BAND CHILD-IN TIME-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-OYSTER-2391232. A rare German original of the cult album. Child in Time is the debut album by the British jazz rock band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1976. The album got its name from the Deep Purple song "Child in Time", a version of which appeared on the record. The album reached number 36 in the Swedish charts and number 55 in the UK.It was Ian Gillan's first release after leaving Deep Purple, as well as his former Deep Purple bandmate bassist Roger Glover as the album's producer. ...more

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

GENESIS-GENESIS-1983-THE FIRST UK-VIRGIN - GENLP1 PRESS. A rare British original of the cult album. Genesis is the twelfth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on October 3, 1983 by Charisma and Virgin Records in the UK and Atlantic Records in the USA and Canada.Genesis was the band's biggest commercial success at the time of release, becoming the band's third album in a row to reach number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. It also reached #9 on the US Billboard 200, where it has sold over 4 million copies. Five singles were released between 1983 and 1984; "Mama" was the lead single and remains Genesis' highest-charting single in the UK, peaking at number 4 on the charts. ...more

ARTWOODS-ART GALLERY-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-LK4830. Matrices A-1A/B-1A. Mega rare original of the cult album. Artwoods is a British rock band formed in 1963 and worked between 1964 and 1967.Singer Arthur Wood, from whom the band took its name, was the older brother of Ronnie Wood (who later became famous thanks to Faces and Rolling Stones). Art Wood was the lead singer of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated for a short period in 1962, while also leading his own band ART WOOD COMBO. When keyboardist Jon Lord (later founded DEEP PURPLE)   and guitarist Derek Griffiths of Red Bludd's Bluesicians joined the ART WOOD COMBO, ARTWOODS was formed.  They were very popular competing with the ANIMALS group, but sales did not reflect this popularity.   ...more

PINK FLOYD-WISH YOU WERE HERE-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-number SHVL814 matrix A-1/B-3 .Mega rare British original with the first matrices in a complete set. The album was ranked 209th in the list of the five hundred greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Richard Wright and David Gilmour named Wish You Were Here their favorite album recorded as part of Pink Floyd. In the first week after the release, the record went gold in the UK.  By May 1997 , the album had already gone platinum six times ...more