Lot 38PLANT, ROBERT-MANIC NIRVANA-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-ES PARANZA-NMINT/NMINT

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER AND TIM RICE-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2LP) - 1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-MCA-MAPS 2075/1-2D. A rare German original of a cult album, one of the icons in rock music. On the album Jesus Christ Superstar, released in 1970, the title role was performed by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Other well-known artists took part in the recording: Murray Head, Mike D'Abo (ex-Manfred Mann), bluesman Victor Brox (Caiaphas), as well as Paul Raven (aka Gary Glitter) and Yvonne Elliman, who later became famous. The album Jesus Christ Superstar topped the Billboard 200 in 1971 and rose to No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1972. The single from it "Superstar" rose to No. 14 on the Billboard charts "I Don't Know How to Love Him" performed by Helen Reddy rose to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...more

AC/DC-LIVE- 1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATCO-7567-92212. Rare European original, AC/DC Live is the second live album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on October 27, 1992.This album is among the best live metal albums of the 90s." Classic Rock wrote that "Live is a triumphant rebuttal to everyone who still claims that "DC died with Bon. Johnno [Brian Johnson] has a great voice and a good mood throughout the performance, and the live environment gives Angus the opportunity to relax a little." ...more

SHOCKING BLUE-SAME-1970-THE FIRST USA-COLOSSUS-CS1000 PRESS. A very rare original of the first album released in the USA on a rare label. This is the first recording of the band with singer Mariska Veres. Robbie van Leeuwen acquired Veres in an attempt to emulate the shape of Jefferson's female airplane. Thanks to Veres' remarkable vocal performance and stunning appearance, the band finally had an adequate frontwoman. The band's second album was a mix of influences from pop rock to psychedelic rock. There is also early evidence of their interest in Americana, with tracks such as "California Here I Come" and "Harley Davidson". In general, he is best known for his hit single "Venus- which took first place in the American national charts. Never again has the band achieved such success in the US ...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

CHILLY-SHOWBIZ-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-POLYDOR-2417137.Mega rare disco album of the highest standard. Released in 1980, the Showbiz album became the pinnacle of the Chilly band's career. The singles Come Let's Go and We are the pop kings are the most famous songs of the quartet in the former USSR, which have become their calling card. When recording the second track, many innovative sound engineering techniques were used, since a young Romanian electronic music technology specialist Michel Cretu, the future husband of singer Sandra (also known for her work in the Arabesque disco trio) and the creator of the Enigma project, continued to work with the group. ...more