Lot 5LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-PAWN HEARTS-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 UK-CHARISMA-CAS1051. Matrices A-1/B-1 . A rare early edition of the cult album of the British prog rock legend. Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by the English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in October 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album included only three tracks, including the suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers". The album was not a commercial success in the UK, but reached number one in Italy. ...more

ANIMALS-ANIMALISMS-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA- LK4797. Matrices A-1A/B-1A .1U/1U Stamper (A dream!). A rare British original of a cult rock band. Animalisms is the third studio album by the British band The Animals, released in 1966, on Decca Records. Two months later, the album was released in the US under the name Animalizationruen with a slightly different order of songs. In the summer of the same year 1966, the record took 4th place in the UK Albums Chart. ...more

BONEY M-EVE DANCE-1985-First Press GERMANY - HANSA 42448-1. A rare original of the cult album.  Eye Dance is the eighth and final studio album by the vocal group Boney M., released in 1985. The cover was a symbol of the state the band was in at the time, as neither the famous "Boney M." logo nor the band members appeared on the cover, but were replaced by an anonymous drawing. The Dance with Eyes was recorded with several session singers. Original band members Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett only appeared on a few tracks, focusing on Reggie Cibo. The singles "My Cherie Amour" and "Young Free and Single" were released by Boney M. as a quintet, in which former band member Bobby Farrell returned; both these singles and the album suffered a resounding failure, both critically and commercially, and in early 1986, the band and producer Frank Farian parted ways after a special television release "10 years of Boney M.", dedicated to the anniversary. ...more

SADE-BEST OF-1994-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC- EPC477793 1. A very rare double original of the best SADE tracks.  The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by the English band Sade, released on Epic Records in the United Kingdom on October 31, 1994 and in the United States on November 4, 1994. The compilation contains tracks from Sade's first four studio albums, and also includes unreleased tracks "Jezebel", "Like a Tattoo" and "Pearls", as well as "Please Send Me Somebody to Love", which was included in the soundtrack to the film "Philadelphia". The album was placed in the top 20 charts of all countries of Europe and America. ...more

YES-YES ALBUM-1971-FIRST PRESS (PROMO)UK-ATLANTIC- 2400101. Matrices A-1// 1-1-1-3/ B-1//1-1-1-3 A rare British original of the cult album. Yes album is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on February 19, 1971 on Atlantic Records. It was the band's first album featuring guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, as well as their last album featuring keyboardist Tony Kaye until the album 90125 in 1983.The album was a critical success and became a major commercial breakthrough for Yes, who risked being dropped by Atlantic due to the commercial failures of their first two albums. It reached number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in the United States, and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with over a million copies.  ...more