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

BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCS7089 Matrix A2/B1. stamper 4GLO/2GOH . A very rare British original of the iconic album. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and was the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sold four million copies in its first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, before being pushed out by The Rolling Stones ' Let It Bleed for one week. It then returned to # 1 again (in the Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until it was displaced by Led Zeppelin's second record, Led Zeppelin II. In total, Abbey Road spent 81 weeks on the UK albums chart. The situation was similar abroad. The album held the top spot on the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Recording Industry Association, and also one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s. ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-ASYLUM - K53051 . Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare British original. In 2001, the album Hotel California became the 15th in the list of the greatest albums of all time, VH1 version. In 2002, the album was ranked 11th in the "100 best Rock Albums of all Time" by Classic Rock magazine. Songs from the album - "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" -topped the US sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), and the latter was also awarded a Grammy. ...more

C.C. CATCH-WELCOME TO THE HEARTBREAK HOTEL-1986-FIRST PRESS (EXPORT) GERMANY-MEGA-MRLP3052 Rare export press of the cult disco album. Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel is the second album by C. C. Catch. Like the debut album, it was a success, and almost all the tracks from the album are well known ...more

BLIND FAITH-BLIND FAITH-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-583059. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Mega rare original of the cult album in top condition. Blind Faith is the only album by the British rock band of the same name, which was released in August 1969 and immediately topped the US and UK charts. Recording took place in London, first at Morgan Studios, and then at Olympic Studios, under the direction of producer Jimmy Miller. All tracks on this album belong to the band members, except for a cover version of "Well All Right" from the Buddy Holly repertoire. The album received positive reviews from critics, was a great commercial success and immediately topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The cover of the album, published in the UK, shows a young topless girl (the younger sister of photographer Bob Seidemann, the creator of the cover) holding a model airplane. In the US, this picture was considered not quite decent, and the album was also released with an alternative cover, which featured a photo of the band members. The album went platinum in five countries, and triple platinum in Australia.  ...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