Lot 104VARIOUS ‎– THE BODYGUARD (WHITNEY HOUSTON / ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM)-1992-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-ARISTA-NMINT/NMINT

JOPLIN, JANIS-IN CONCERT (2LP'S)-1972- FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-AL31162.  A rare American original of the cult album. In Concert is a live album by Janis Joplin. It was released in 1972, after Joplin's death, as a double album. The first record contains performances with Big Brother and the Holding Company, and the second with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, recorded in different locations in 1968 and 1970. There are no live recordings from her first solo work with the Kozmic Blues band on the album, although the songs produced with this group were performed in Full Tilt Boogie Band recordings. The photographs used for the gatefold album were taken by photographer David Gar in New York in 1969 and 1970. The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 in the US. ...more

BONEY M-LOVE FOR SALE-1977-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HANSA - 28888OT. A rare second album of a disco legend in a complete set (large poster) Love for Sale is the second studio album by Euro-Caribbean band Boney M., released in 1977 by Atlantic Records and Hansa Records. The album includes such hits as "Ma Baker" and "Belfast". It also includes cover versions of the songs: "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter): "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) and "Still I'm Sad" (The Yardbirds). ...more

QUEEN-QUEEN II-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-EMI- EMA767 Matrix A-4U/B-4U .  Stamper 1O/1A (A dream!) A rare British original in top condition. Queen II is the second studio album by the British rock band Queen, released in 1974. The disc is divided into "White" and "Black" sides instead of the usual "A" side and "B" side. The fantasy theme of the album echoes the work of Led Zeppelin of those years, although the fairies and Queen trolls were a more mannered gathering than the queens and giants of Led Zeppelin. ...more

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

DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-1 CTH/B-1 CTH.  A rare American early edition with the first matrices . The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released on July 18, 1969 on the Elektra label. The Soft Parade has not received approval from either critics or listeners. So, in the Billboard 200, the record reached only the sixth position, and in the charts of the UK and other European countries, the disc did not debut at all, unlike its predecessor Waiting for the Sun (1968). Of all the singles released in support of the album — "Touch Me", "Wishful Sinful", "Tell All the People"ruen and "Runnin' Blue" — only the first achieved sales success: it reached the third line in the Billboard Hot 100 and then received gold certification by the RIAA. Many music publications, for example, Rolling Stone, were dissatisfied with the record, mainly due to The Doors' attempt to move away from their style to the use of orchestral arrangements. Over time, music historians have changed their opinion about The Soft Parade for the better, but the CD is still recognized as one of the weakest works of the band during Morrison's lifetime. ...more