Lot 22EAGLES-EAGLES-1972-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 USA-ASYLUM-NMINT/NMINT

SHOCKING BLUE-3RD ALBUM-1971-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-METRONOME-MLP15410. A very rare cult album. Third Album is the fourth studio album by the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1971 on the Pink Elephant label. Despite the name, this is the band's fourth album, but it is the third with the participation of vocalist Mariska Veresh.At the beginning of 1971, having enjoyed the success of the previous album Scorpio's Dance and the single "Never marry a railroad man", which took high positions in the European charts, Shocking Blue started recording a new album in Blarikum, near Amsterdam. For a few months, guitarist Leo Van Der Kettery joined the band, mainly engaged in the compilation and production of records. After releasing the singles "Blossom lady" and "Out of sight out of mind", the band went on a world tour, and on July 28-30, 1971, the band's live album "Live in Japan" was recorded in Japan.  ...more

DIRE STRAITS-LOVE OVER GOLD-1982-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO - 6359109 . Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on September 20, 1982 on Vertigo Records and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The presence of detailed musical compositions with long instrumental passages in the album brings it closer in style to progressive rock. This is the last CD of the band recorded with the participation of the original drummer Peak Withers. The singles from the album, "Private Investigations", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Industrial Disease" reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The album topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the UK, and peaked at No. 19 in the US. Love over Gold was later certified gold in the US, platinum in France and Germany, and double platinum in Canada and the UK. ...more

PINK FLOYD-DARK SIDE OF THE MOON-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1975 FRANCE-2C068-05249. A very rare French original in new condition. The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Pink Floyd, released on March 1, 1973. The band's most successful album, which turned Pink Floyd into a global phenomenon. One of the best—selling albums in the history of recording - the total number of copies sold exceeds 45 million. Having sold 4,114,000 copies in the UK, it is one of the UK's top ten best-selling albums in the country, ranking eighth. Remained in the US Top 200 for 742 weeks, including 591 consecutive weeks from 1973 to 1988, hitting the top spot several times. It is one of the most famous concept albums of progressive rock. ...more

FLEETWOOD MAC-SAME-1975-THE FIRST USA-REPRISE-MS2225. Winchester press with WB matrix is a very rare American original. Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on July 11, 1975 by Reprise Records. It was the second album of the same name by the band, the first was the debut album of 1968. It was the first Fleetwood Mac album with Lindsey Buckingham as the guitarist and Stevie Nicks as the vocalist, after Bob Welch (guitarist, singer and composer) left the band at the end of 1974. On September 4, 1976, the album topped the US Billboard 200 chart, 58 weeks after its release. In support of the album, three singles were released — "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me" — each of which hit the top twenty of the chart, with the last two stopping a step away from the Top 10 - both in 11th place. The record received a sevenfold "platinum" certification in the USA, with a total circulation of more than seven million copies. The album was less successful in the United Kingdom, taking only 23rd place there, but it became a prelude to a series of local bestsellers — the next four Fleetwood Mac albums — Rumours, Tusk (English) rus., Tango in the Night and Behind the Mask (English) rus. — each of which topped the national hit parade ...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