Lot 30NUCLEUS-ELASTIC ROCK-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO SWIRL-NMINT/NMINT

BLACK SABBATH-MASTER OF REALITY-1971-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360050. A rare Scandinavian original of the cult album. Master of Reality is the third studio album by the British rock band Black Sabbath, recorded by producer Roger Baingiep at the Record Plant Studio (Los Angeles, California) and released on July 21, 1971. The album rose to number 5 on the UK Album Charts and to number 8 on the Billboard 200. It is ranked 298th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 best albums of all time. ...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

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

HOLLIES-SING DYLAN-1969-THE FIRST UK-PARLOPHONE PRESS-PSC7078 . Matrix A-1G/B-1G, a rare British original of the grandees of the British beat scene.Hollies Sing Dylan is a 1969 cover album containing songs written by Bob Dylan and performed by the Hollies. This is their eighth UK album. There were claims that the album was hated by both fans and critics. However, the album peaked at number 3 in the UK, becoming the third highest of all the band's albums and the second highest in the charts for an album with newly recorded material. However, the band's next album was titled Hollies Sing Hollies, obviously to appease the critics. ...more

YELLO-SOLID PLEASURE-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VERTIGO -6435094. The rare original Solid Pleasure is the debut album by the Swiss duo Yello . Solid Pleasure was released in 1980. All critics praised Allmusic - 4 stars, Gueardian - 5 stars, Mojo- 4 stars, and the track Bostic took 23rd place in the American charts. ...more