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

JOHN, ELTON-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPX1. A rare British original . This album is one of the peaks of ELTON JOHN's creativity . Complete set ( two booklets and a large poster).Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer Elton John, released in 1975. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and remained there for seven weeks; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the first album to reach this chart. It was certified gold in May 1975, and was certified platinum and triple platinum in March 1993 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album also debuted at #1 on the national RPM Top Albums chart. The UK Albums Chart reached #2. In 2003, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was ranked at #158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more

BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PSC7027 Matrix Numbers: Side 1: YEX 637-1; Side 2: YEX 638-1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more

GUNS N' ROSES - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-GEFFEN - 924148-1. Very rare original cult album .  Appetite for Destruction is the debut Studio album by American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, Geffen released July 21, 1987. According to some estimates, the total circulation of the plate was 27 million copies, according to the other 32 million. According to Billboard 200, the most successful debut album in the US in the number of copies sold. Originally the album cover was an illustration by Robert Williams depicting a monster with daggers for teeth, attacking the robot, bent over the insensible woman in a torn dress and with pants down. Numerous complaints from various religious and social organizations have forced many stores to sell CD's wrapped in brown paper or some other way to close the figure, or to opt out of album sales. As a result, the cover design was changed - he was placed the drawing of the tattoo which makes it the Axl Rose. It depicts the heads of the members of the group in the form of skulls, set against the backdrop of the cross. The picture that was on the cover of the original, was subsequently printed inside liner of the CD. ...more

SWEET-GIVE US A WINK-1976-THE FIRST UK PRESS-RCA-RS1036 matrix-A2/B2 . A very rare British original. The fourth studio album by the British rock band Sweet. It was the first album entirely written and produced by the band members. Previously, they relied on the material of the songwriting team of Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The album was released by RCA Records in Europe and Australia and by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada and Japan.  The album completed the band's transition to the hard rock style, which has always been the hallmark of their self-composed B-sides. Give Us a Wink reached 3rd place in Sweden, 9th in Germany and entered the Top 20 in Norway and Australia. The album failed to chart in Sweet's home country, the UK. The European album contains two singles, "Action" and "The Lies in Your Eyes", which were recorded and released before the rest of the album was released. "Action" hit the top 10 in 1975 in many European countries, but stopped at number 15 in the UK singles chart. Although "Lies in Your Eyes" only reached number 35 in the UK, it was popular in other parts of Europe as well as in Australia. ...more

WINGS-BAND ON THE RUN-1973-UK FIRST APPLE PRESS - number PAS10007 matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 1GR/3PR(Very early!!!) One of the outstanding albums of the 70s. Band on the Run is the third studio album by the English band Wings (Paul McCartney's fifth solo album), released in 1973. Commercially the most successful and one of the most famous albums of the band. One of the best-selling albums of 1974 in the UK. Recognized by many critics as the best album by Paul McCartney. In 2003, he was included in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine at number 418. According to New Musical Express, the album ranks 333rd among the 500 greatest albums of all time. "Perhaps the best album released by one of the four musicians who were once called The Beatles" (Rolling Stone magazine music critic John Landau, January 1974) ...more