Lot 62HARRISON, GEORGE-BEST OF (1976-1989) -1989-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY - WARNER-NMINT/NMINT

SECRET SERVICE-OH,SUSIE-1979-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-SONET-SLP-2655. A very rare Swedish original of the cult group. The band's first album to receive double platinum. ...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

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

LENNON, JOHN-ROCK 'N' ROLL-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE- PCS7169 of the Matrix A-1U/B-3U . The first album with no songs written by John Lennon. Rose to sixth place in the British and U.S. charts and was later certified as gold. The single "Stand by Me", released on March 10, 1975, reached No. 20 in the American charts. The album consists of cover versions of hits of rock-n-roll of the late 1950's-early 1960-ies. ...more

URIAH HEEP-RETURN TO FANTASY-1975-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9335. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare original of the CBS contract press. Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released on May 13, 1975 by Bronze in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The album is known for the title song "Return to Fantasy". On the eve of the recording, there was another change of composition. Bassist Gary Thane left by mutual consent, because due to drug addiction he was physically unable to cope with a tight schedule of touring and recording. Later, on December 8, 1975, Gary Thane died at the age of 27 from an overdose. He was replaced from Roxy Music by bass guitarist John Wetton, who had previously played in the bands Family and King Crimson. Return to Fantasy is the only album of the band that hit the top ten in the UK charts, rose to 7th place. At the same time , the album received devastating criticism in the British press ...more