Lot 64MADNESS-ABSOLUTELY-1980-FIRST PRESS UK-STIFF-NMINT/NMINT

NOTTING HILLBILLIES (EX-DIRE STRAITS)-MISSING... PRESUMED HAVING A GOOD TIME-1990-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO - 842671-1.A rare British original by guitarist and vocalist DIRE STRAITS. The Notting Hillbillies is a British rock band formed in 1986 by Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), who invited old acquaintances to perform music in the style of blues, country rock. The band released a single album. ...more

BILLY IDOL-11 OF THE BEST (2LP'S) LIMITED BONUS LP-1988-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-BILTVD1. A very rare original of the cult album. Idol Songs: 11 of the Best is an album by English rock singer Billy Idol, released on June 20, 1988 by Chrysalis Records.[3] It includes all the singles released from his first three studio albums — Billy Idol, Rebel Yell and Whiplash Smile, as well as a live version of "Mony Mony" and the re-recorded Generation X song "Dancing with Myself", both of which appeared on Idol's debut EP Don't Stop. The limited edition of the album contains four additional remixes. The album reached number two on the UK Albums chart. and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). ...more

YES-RELAYER-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC- K50096 Matrix A-4/B-1 Pesky/Porky. A rare British original of the cult album. Relayer is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released in November 1974 by Atlantic Records. After keyboardist Rick Wakeman left the band in May 1974 due to disagreements with the band's management after their double concept album Tales from Topographical Oceans (1973), Yes began rehearsals as a four-piece in Buckinghamshire. The album reached No. 4 on the UK Albums chart and No. 5 on the US Billboard 200. A single from the final part of "The Gates of Delirium" titled "Soon" was released in January 1975. Relayer continued to sell and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States. ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-E PLURIBUS FUNK-1972-THE FIRST UK-CAPITOL-EASW-2853 PRESS. A rare British original of the cult album . E Pluribus Funk is the fifth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released on November 15, 1971 by Capitol Records. Like the previous Grand Funk Railroad albums, it was recorded at the Cleveland Recording Company and is the last album produced by Terry Knight. The name is a play on the motto of the United States of America, E pluribus unum, and in Latin means "Of many, Funk". The original exhaust cap (designed by Ernie Cefalu) was completely round and covered with a silver film resembling a large coin. The back cover of this album included a cast image of Shea Stadium. The album was very successful, placing in the charts of the second ten in many countries. ...more

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