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ROUSSOS,DEMIS-SOUVENIRS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS OF FRANCE-PHILIPS-6325201. Souvenirs is a studio album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1975 on Philips Records. The album reached No. 25 in the UK and No. 13 in the Netherlands. It also spent 21 weeks on the Norwegian chart, peaking at number 2. ...more

CHRISTIE-CHRISTIE-1970-THE FIRST PRESS-UK-CBS number S64108. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare British original of the legendary band including the hit YELLOW RIVER inscribed in the history of rock music. Christie is a British rock band, created by Jeff Christie with the participation of the musicians of the group The Tremeloes, who performed Power pop with elements of Blues and Country rock. World fame was brought to her by the hits Yellow River (1970 and If Only. ...more

NAZARETH-CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ROCK'N'ROLL-1976-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO-6370 412 . A rare Scandinavian original . Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1976. The album was released in March 1976. The album was produced, as well as the previous one, by Manny Charlton. The highlight of the album is the Telegram composition, which is a four-part work describing the difficult touring life of rock musicians. Dan McCafferty: "The first album we recorded in Canada at Le Studio. And since then, Telegram has always opened concerts." In Britain, the album enjoyed modest success, but in Canada, Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll was able to rise to the 12th position of the national chart ...more

DEEP PURPLE-MACHINE HEAD-1972-THE FIRST UK-PURPLE- TPSA7504 matrix A-1U/B-1U PRESS. A rare British original. Machine Head is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple, released in 1972. The album is often cited as having had a major influence on the development of early metal and heavy metal in particular; in 2002, it was ranked 10th in the "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" by Classic Rock magazine. Commercially, it is Deep Purple's most successful album, topping the charts in ten countries, including the UK. The album remained in the top 40 of this country for 20 weeks, and in the top of the Billboard 200 for 118 weeks, peaking at number 7.  ...more

DEEP PURPLE & THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, MALCOLM ARNOLD-CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST - SHVL767. of the matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 2AR/1AA (Very early!) Concerto for Group and Orchestra (in translation from English. — "Concerto for group and orchestra") is a live album by British rock band Deep Purple, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra. One of the first attempts to blend classical music and rock music in one work. Was released in the U.S. in December 1969, and in the UK in January 1970. At the time of formation of the second Deep Purple line in the group, there was a confrontation between art-rock ambitions of Lord John and the hard-rock of Ritchie Blackmore. The Lord considered the possibility of creating works which will combine the features of classical and rock music. Deep Purple Manager Tony Edwards decides to go for broke and reserves albert Hall on 24 September, leaving John Lord about six months to write the score. Ritchie Blackmore subsequently terribly envious of the Lord, that idea came to mind not to him ...more