Lot 83SUPERMAX-TYPES OF SKIN-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELEKTRA-NMINT/NMINT

ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA-SAME-1968-THE FIRST PRESS OF UK-DIRECTION-S8-63300. A very rare original of the cult album of the British psycho-prog band.  Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, at various times also known as "Velvet Opera", was a British rock band that operated in the late 1960s. The band members, Richard Hudson, John Ford and Paul Brett, disbanded after two albums in 1970. Later they became members of The Strawbs, Hudson Ford and Stretch.  ...more

AC/DC-DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP- 1976-FIRST PRESS 1980 SPAIN -ATLANTIC-S90.274. A very rare Spanish original, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released only in Europe and Australia in 1976. The album was not released in the United States until 1981, more than a year after the death of vocalist Bon Scott. The Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album received a 6x platinum certification in both Australia and the USA, sold at least six million copies, becoming the third best-selling AC/DC album in the USA after Highway to Hell (7× platinum) and Back in Black (25× platinum). ...more

PAICE,ASHTON,LORD-MALICE IN WONDERLAND-1977-First UK press - POLYDOR OYSTER 2391-269 matrix A1/B1.Rare British original. Solo album from DEEP PURPLE . The album was recorded in autumn 1975, and was released in February 1977. The album got good reviews, but sales were not as high as planned. This is not surprising - the music of the new group was not similar to the music of "Deep Purple" , the style is more reminiscent of a heavy funk with roots of DEEP PURPLE. ...more

SLADE-RETURN TO BASE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-BARN -NARB003. Mega rare British original. It is considered the rarest record in the discography of SLADE. Return to Base is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Slade. The album was released on October 1, 1979 by Barn Records. The album was a success in Belgium in 1980, reaching No. 1 on the Albums chart. Since the album was not available in Belgium, fans in the country initially had to buy the album as an import. The album soon rose to No. 1 on the Telemoustique chart, a weekly rock chart compiled by public vote. In Britain, the album failed.  ...more

DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-CP/B-CP-1.  Mega rare American promo original of the cult album. The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released on July 18, 1969 on the Elektra label. The Soft Parade did not receive approval from either critics or listeners. So, in the Billboard 200, the record reached only the sixth position, and in the charts of the UK and other European countries, the disc did not debut at all, unlike its predecessor Waiting for the Sun (1968). Of all the singles released in support of the album — "Touch Me", "Wishful Sinful", "Tell All the People"ruen and "Runnin' Blue" — only the first achieved sales success: it reached the third line in the Billboard Hot 100 and then received gold certification by the RIAA. Many music publications, for example, Rolling Stone, were dissatisfied with the record, mainly due to The Doors' attempt to move away from their style to the use of orchestral arrangements. Over time, music historians have changed their opinion about The Soft Parade for the better, but the CD is still recognized as one of the weakest works of the band during Morrison's lifetime. ...more