Lot 16CLAPTON, ERIC-24 NIGHTS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -REPRISE-NMINT/NMINT

QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI - EMTC103.Matrices A-4/B-4. A rare British original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album "God Save the Queen" is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list. ...more

PINK FLOYD-FINAL CUT-1983-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-HARVEST-1C064-65042 Matrix A-E2/B-E2. This is the last Pink Floyd album to feature Roger Waters, and is dedicated to Roger Waters ' father who died in World War II. The Final Cut was released in the UK on 21 March 1983, and in the US on 2 April, it reached number one in the UK, surpassing The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. It was less successful in America, peaking at number six on the Billboard album charts. With over 1,000,000 units shipped in the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Final Cut Platinum in May 1983. It was certified double platinum in 1997. ...more

LOVE-FOUR SAIL-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS74049. Mega rare original of the cult group. Four Sale is the fourth studio album by the Californian rock band Love, released in December 1969. In 2014, Four Sail took 1st place in the list of 101 NME albums worth listening to in life. In 2019, Bob Stanley wrote in Record Collector magazine that "there was a time when people rejected the very beautiful 1969 Love album Four Sail simply because it didn't sound like a continuation of Forever Changes," but noted that later the opinion changed a lot. ...more

REA, CHRIS-AUBERGE-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EASTWEST - 9031-73580-1 Auberge — the eleventh Studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1991. The name is of French origin, means "tavern", "tavern". The cover shows the car of Chris Rea Lotus Seven. In 1991, the album ranked first in the UK and the eponymous song reaches the sixteenth position in the UK charts, which is one of the greatest success Ri. The album became multi-platinum with over 4 million copies. ...more

B.B. KING-TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU-1973-FIRST PRESS USA-ABC-ABCX-794. A rare American original of the cult album. . To Know You Is to Love You is an electric blues album by B.B. King, released in 1973. Produced by Dave Crawford in Philadelphia, it features the participation of Stevie Wonder, the Memphis Horns and members of MFSB, a Philadelphia International Records house band in the early and mid-1970s. The album was highly praised by critics and music agencies.   ...more