Lot 88AEROSMITH-GET A GRIP-1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-GEFFEN-NMINT/NMINT

EARTH WIND AND FIRE-LAST DAYS AND TIME-1972-FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-AL31702. A rare American original. Last Days and Time is the third studio album by American band Earth, Wind and Fire, released in October 1972 on Columbia Records, the album rose to number 15 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and number 9 on the UK Blues/ Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. ...more

QUEEN-A DAY AT THE RACES-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI number EMTC104 Matrix A-4U/B-4U.A rare British original. A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on December 10, 1976 in the UK and December 18, 1976 in the USA.The title of the album — "A Day at the Races" — as well as the previous one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers. A Day at the Races immediately came under fire from critics. Queen was accused of an unsuccessful attempt to repeat A Night At The Opera. The album turned out to be really very similar to the previous one, but this was never hidden by the musicians. May said that both records were being prepared at the same time, but one was recorded earlier and the other later. ...more

BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS-RASTAMAN VIBRATION-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-ISLAND-ILPS9383. A rare American original of the cult album. Rastaman Vibration is the eighth studio album by reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in April 1976. Rastaman Vibration was a great success in the US, becoming Bob Marley's first release to hit the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart (reaching number eight), in addition to the release of Marley's most popular American single "Roots, Rock, Reggae", Marley's only single to hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at 51- m place. Synthesizers feature prominently in Rastaman Vibration, adding fresh embellishment to otherwise tough songs with strong rock guitar elements.  ...more

YELLO-SOLID PLEASURE-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VERTIGO -6435094. The rare original Solid Pleasure is the debut album by the Swiss duo Yello . Solid Pleasure was released in 1980. All critics praised Allmusic - 4 stars, Gueardian - 5 stars, Mojo- 4 stars, and the track Bostic took 23rd place in the American charts. ...more

DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-1 CTH/B-1 CTH.  A rare American early edition with the first matrices . 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 has not received 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