Lot 23ABBA-ABBA-1975-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR-NMINT/NMINT

THE ROLLING STONES-EMOTIONAL RESCUE(+POSTER)-1980-FIRST UK PRESS-ROLLING STONES CUN39111. Rare English original fully loaded (large poster 20 turns). Emotional Rescue is the 15th British and 17th American Studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1980. After the success of the previous album Some Girls, which became their biggest hit to date, The Rolling Stones returned to the Studio in early 1979, to begin writing and to write its sequel. Members Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Ronnie wood (guitar), bill Wyman (bass guitar) and Charlie watts (drums) joined by frequent collaborators Ian Stewart (guitar), Nicky Hopkins (keyboards), Bobby keys (saxophone) and sugar blue (harmonica).After the release, he topped the charts in at least six countries, including the US, UK and Canada. The hit singles from the album include the title track, which reached No. 1 in Canada, # 3 in USA and # 9 in the UK, as well as "She's So Cold", which entered the top 40 singles in several countries. Recording sessions for Emotional Rescue was so productive that a few tracks left on the album would be the core of the follow-up album, 1981, Tattoo You . ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-E. C. WAS HERE-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-RSO-2394160. Of The Matrix A-1/B-3. Very rare original live album from a Blues master. E. C. Was Here — live album by Blues-rock musician Eric Clapton, released in August 1975 the label of RSO. The album was recorded during a concert tour of Clapton in the US and UK, 19-20 July 1974 (The Long Beach Arena, California, USA) 4 December 1974 (The Hammersmith Odeon, London) – 25 June 1975 (The Providence Civic Center, Providence, USA).In this tour along with Clapton took part vocalist Yvonne Elliman. The list of songs selected for the album includes four cover versions of songs by well-known American Blues artists, and two, written in the period Clapton in the band Blind Faith. ...more

ABBA-GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA-1980 - FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-SEPTIMA-SRLM-1. Very rare Swedish original Spanish-language album. Gracias Por La Música is an album by the Swedish band ABBA, released in 1980. The release of Gracias Por La Música was prompted by the band's unexpected rise in popularity in Latin American countries such as Mexico and Argentina, following the release of Spanish-language versions of the songs " Chiquitita "and"I Have a Dream". The band members decided to record eight more songs in Spanish and release a full-length album specifically for this market. Buddy and Mary McCluskey, who worked at RCA Records in Argentina, were invited to translate the lyrics. The tracks were recorded in January 1980 at Polar Music Studios, with lead vocalists Agnete Faltskoog and Anni-Frid Lingstad assisted by Spanish-Swedish journalist Ana Martinez. The soundtracks of the songs, some of which date back to 1974-1975, have been modified to give them a more modern sound. The works were supervised by the engineer of the group Michael Tretow. ...more

FERRY, BRYAN-BETE NOIRE-1987-FIRST UK PRESS-VIRGIN- V2474. Rare British original. Bête Noire is the seventh solo Studio album by British singer Bryan Ferry. The album was released in November 1987 on Virgin Records in United Kingdom and Reprise Records in the United States. It reached number 9 in the UK and was certified gold by BPI . ...more

QUEEN - THE GAME-1980-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-EMA795 of the Matrix A-3U/B-7U MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L. A., CALIF. Very rare British original. The Game ("Game") is the eighth Studio album by British rock band Queen released 30 June 1980. The album was recorded in Studio "Musicland" in Munich (Germany) from June 1979 to may 1980. The album was well received: it became five times platinum in Canada alone. This is the only album of Queen, took first place in the charts in the UK and USA. ...more