Lot 74ALICE COOPER-LACE AND WHISKEY -1977-FIRST PRESS UK-WARNER-NMINT/NMINT

BECK, JEFF-TRUTH-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-COLUMBIA- SCX6293. Matrices A-1/B-1 . 1H/1O Stamper (A dream!) A very rare British original of the blues rock grandee. Truth is the debut album by Jeff Beck, released in 1968 in the UK on Columbia Records and in the USA on Epic Records. He introduced the talents of his backing band The Jeff Beck Group, in particular Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, to a wider audience and reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 . ...more

ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-PYRAMID-1978-First Press UK-ARISTA-SPART1054 matrix A1/B1 Pyramid is the third studio album by the English art rock band "The Alan Parsons Project", released in 1978. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978 in the category "Best Production Work in the genre of Modern Music". The main theme of the album was the Great Pyramid of Giza and ancient Egyptian culture, which were at the peak of popularity in the USA and Great Britain in those years ...more

BEATLES-SGT.PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-PICTURE-FIRST PRESS 1978 USA-CAPITOL-SEAX-11840 Original Picture 1978. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics call Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums — world leaders in sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the UK (on June 2 of the same year, the album went on sale in the USA). The record has won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. The best contemporary performance by the band, 3. The best sound engineering work of the album, 4. The best album cover. ...more

PRINCE -SING "O" THE TIMES (2LP'S)-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX88/925577-1. A very rare original of the cult album. Sign "☮" The Times (pronounced Sign of the Times) is the 9th album by American singer and musician Prince. Released on March 31, 1987. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) called the album "Prince's best album, the most holistic example of the breadth of his artistry, and perhaps the best album of the 1980s." The reviewer of Afisha Daily in a retrospective review gave the album a similar assessment. In 2017, the album Sign "☮" the Times was inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release. It also entered the top 10 in Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the UK and took first place in Switzerland. "Sign o' the Times", "U Got the Look" and "I Can never Take Your Man's Place" all made the top 10 hits of the Billboard Hot 100. After Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 20. ...more

T.REX-BOLAN'S ZIP GUN-1974-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI -BLNA7752. Matrices A-1/B-2 . 1M/1A stampers (A dream!) A rare British original. Bolan's Zip Gun is the tenth studio album by British and Australian rock band T. Rex, released on February 16, 1975 by EMI. Eight of the album's eleven songs have already been released in the US last year on the label Casablanca Records. Zip Gun was a repackaging with three additional tracks.  However, it was the only T. Rex album that did not chart in the UK, although highly appreciated by critics and fans. ...more