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OUT OF FOCUS-WAKE UP!-1971-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-KUCKUCK- 2375006. One of the best prog albums in Germany on a prestigious label. Out Of Focus is a German krautrock-rock fusion band formed at the end of 1968 in Munich: Hennes Herring - keyboards (mainly Hammond organ), Remigius Drexler - guitar, Hans-Georg Neumuller - vocals and brass, Klaus Speri - drums and Stefan Visheu - bass. Out of Focus got their name from the track Blue Cheer, but were also influenced by Soft Machine and Xhol Caravan and quickly created a special style mixing rock, jazz and psychedelic overtones. The band's music was known for the socio-political propaganda present in Moran Neumuller's songs. Despite the typical Munich style, they are often compared to the Canterbury fusion of Britain and Scandinavian jazz-rock.  ...more

SWEET-COLLECTION ( 2LP'S)-1989-First press UK-CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS - CCSLP230. Rare British original double compilation album for the 1974-77 year. The album includes all tracks from the album FUNNY ADAMS. ...more

KOSSOFF, PAUL-BACK STREET CRAWLER1973-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND -ILPS9264 matrix A-1U/B-1U stamper 1RG/1RR . The first solo album after the breakup of FREE. Very highly appreciated by kuritiks and musicians. ...more

SUPERTRAMP-FREE AS A BIRD-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-A&M-395181-1. Rare German original album from legendary group. Free as a Bird is the ninth Studio album English rock band Supertramp, released in 1987 . The album was a kind of turn directions, and most of the songs retreated from its progressive rock sound with synthesized dance beats and rhythms. Chief songwriter Rick Davies later recalled "Free as a Bird was an experiment to try to be a modern album. ...more

METALLICA-SAME-1991-First press HOLLAND-VERTIGO SWIRL-510022- A very rare original of the cult album on a collector's label. Metallica is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as the Black Album due to its packaging design. His recording took place in a one-on-one studio in Los Angeles for eight months, during which Metallica often clashed with its new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier and more refined sound. Metallica performed Metallica in full during the 2012 Black Albums European Tour. In 2020, the album was ranked 235th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest Albums of all time. In December 2019, Metallica became the fourth release in American history to reach the 550-week milestone on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the second longest-running traditional title in chart history and the second to spend 550 weeks on the album charts. ...more