Lot 32CAMEL-SNOW GOOSE-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-NMINT/NMINT

JOHN, ELTON- VERY BEST OF -1990 -FIRST PRESS EU-ROCKET-846949-1. A rare European original . The Very Best of Elton John is a compilation of the greatest hits of English musician Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career retrospective compilation album and fourth official greatest hits album overall, it was released in the UK and across Europe, as well as in other countries. The album took 1st place for the first two weeks, and then took 2nd place for nine weeks. In total, the compilation spent 145 weeks on the UK Top 200 Albums chart, and was certified 9x platinum by the BPI on March 1, 1995. ...more

QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-7E-1053 SP Specialty pressing. A rare American original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list. ...more

COLOSSEUM-THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-FONTANA-STL5510. A very rare British original of the cult album.The debut album of Colosseum, released in 1969 by Fontana label. This is one of the innovative albums in the style of jazz fusion. The name is a translation of the Latin phrase morituri te salutant, which, according to popular belief (but not academic agreement), gladiators addressed to the emperor before the start of a gladiatorial duel. The original vinyl album had the name "Colosseum" on the record label and on the spine of the cover, but the album is better known as "Those Who are About to Die Greet You". The album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-BACKLESS-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-RSO RSD5001 Rare album in the English edition. Backless is the sixth Studio album by Eric Clapton, released through Polydor Records in November 1978. Although Backless could not repeat the success of the album Slowhand, it was silver in UK and platinum in Canada and the United States, and also reached position 8 on the Billboard 200. ...more

REA, CHRIS-TENNIS-1980-THE FIRST UK PRESS-MAGNET -MAGL5032. A rare British original. Tennis is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1980. The album includes two singles, one of which includes a non-album B-side.  This is his first album where he performed as a producer. ...more