Lot 74ABBA-ALBUM-1977-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR-NMINT/NMINT

LED ZEPPELIN-PRESENCE-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-SWAN SONG - SSK59402. Matrices A-2/B-2 . A rare British original.  Presence is the seventh studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released on March 31, 1976 on the Swan Song label. The CD was recorded at a difficult time for the band, when Robert Plant was recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car accident and was in a cast, it was unknown if he would be able to walk at all, and the future of the band was in doubt. In addition, the group was in time pressure. The album was made in 18 days and on average the musicians worked 18-20 hours a day. Highly appreciated by the public and critics, 1st place in the UK Chart, 1st place in the US Billboard 200. ...more

NORAH JONES - PICK ME UP OFF THE FLOOR-2020-FIRST PRESS UK/EU- BLUE NOTE-00602508748868. Rare European original of the cult album. Pick Me Up Off the Floor is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Nora Jones. The album was released on June 12, 2020 by Blue Note Records. Moving away from Jones' lounge tastes of the past, the album Pick Me Up Off the Floor is predominantly jazz pop and jazz folk with elements of orchestral pop, blues, gospel, soul, country, funk and hip-hop. "Pick Me Up Off the Floor" received an average score of 83 out of 100 in 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim" Pick Me Up Off the Floor debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 10,100 album equivalent units according to the Rolling Stone charts. It was her first studio album that didn't make the top ten. ...more

NORAH JONES - COME AWAY WITH ME-2002-FIRST PRESS UK/EU- BLUE NOTE-7243532088-13. A rare European original of the cult album. Come Away with Me is the debut studio album by American singer Nora Jones, released on February 26, 2002 by Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York and Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York. Come Away with Me reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. It was later certified diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005, with over ten million copies sold in the United States, and as of 2016 has sold over 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. ...more

CRABBY APPLETON-ROTTEN TO THE CORE!-1971-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ELEKTRA-EKS74106. A rare promo original of cult rockers.  Crabby Appleton is an American rock band of the early 1970s. Vocalist and songwriter Michael Fennelly hit the Top 40 with his first single "Go Back".  Crabby Appleton signed with Elektra Records and recorded their first album Crabby Appleton, produced by Don Gallucci and released in 1970.[1] The band's debut single "Go Back" rose to number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The band opened for the Doors, Sly and the Family Stone, Three Dog Night, Guess Who, ABBA and George Carlin. They appeared on the American Bandstand, the Real Don Steele Show, What's Happening with John Byner and enjoyed critical acclaim. Both their albums, Crabby Appleton and Rotten to the Core, received rave reviews in Rolling Stone and Creem magazines. The band's second album, Rotten to the Core, was recorded in 1971, but sales were disappointing and the band broke up.[1] After the breakup of the band, Fennelly recorded two solo albums: Lane Changer, recorded in England in 1974; and Stranger's Bed, recorded in Los Angeles the following year.  ...more

MADONNA-IMMACULATE COLLECTION (2LP'S) - 1990-FIRST PRESS USA-SIRE/WARNER-1-26440. A very rare American original of the Queen of pop.  The Immaculate Collection is Madonna's first greatest hits compilation, released on November 9, 1990. It is considered the best and most commercially successful collection of the singer's hits. The first single released was Justify My Love, which was released the day before the compilation was released. The Immaculate Collection reached number two on the Billboard charts. More than 30 million copies were sold worldwide, including nine million in the United States and five million in the United Kingdom.  ...more