Lot 5BEATLES-LIVE AT THE BBC-1994-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

STEVE VAI- PASSION AND WARFARE - 1990- FIRST PRESS UK-FFT- GRUB17. A rare British original. Passion and Warfare is the second studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on May 22, 1990 on Relativity and Epic Records. He received a gold certificate from the RIAA. Passion and Warfare was written based on a series of episodes of dreams that Vai had when he was younger, and in the album's guitar notes book Vai summarizes it this way: "Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur arranged for Mel Blanc." It was all recorded at Mothership Studios in his Hollywood Hills home, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) building that also recorded his guitar parts for Whitesnake's 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has small spoken parts on the album; Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg and Rudy Sarzo are credited with backing vocals. Vai claims that planning for the album began back in 1982, but was postponed after joining David Lee Roth's band and was not resumed until the breakup with Roth in 1989. ...more

URIAH HEEP-LIVE-1973-The first UK-BRONZE press-ISDL1/2 matrix number disc1-A2/B2, disc2-A1/B1. Uriah Heep Live is a double live album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released in April 1973 in the USA on Mercury Records and in May 1973 in UK on Bronze Records. It was the band's first live album. The album was recorded by the Pye Mobile division with Alan Perkins as engineer. In addition to the live version of the band's hit "Easy Livin'", the record included live recordings such as "Sweet Lorraine", "Sunrise" and an extended live version of "July Morning". While the band toured the United States, the album reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart. Uriah Heep Live was certified gold by the RIAA on October 12, 1973; it was the band's third gold album in the United States. ...more

DONNA SUMMER - ONCE UPON A TIME.. (2LP) - 1977-FIRST PRESS UK-CASABLANCA-CALD5003-1. A rare British original of the queen of soul disco. Once Upon a Time is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 31, 1977, and peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, number thirteen on the Top R/B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and number 24 on the UK Albums Chart. Placed at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. Once Upon a Time includes the singles "I Love You", "Fairy Tale High"," Once Upon a Time "and"Rumour Has It". ...more

ABBA-SUPER TROUPER-1980 - THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS322. A rare Swedish original of the cult album. Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1980. It became the band's sixth album to top the UK charts, as well as the top selling album in the UK in 1980. In Europe, the album took places from 1 to 5 in all countries of the continent, instantly became multi-platinum. ...more

GENESIS-NURSERY CRYME-1971-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CHARISMA -CAS1052. Matrices A-1U/B-2U . 1G/1G Stampers (A Dream!)  A mega rare original print from the first 300 pieces of Nursery Cryme is the third studio album by the British progrock band Genesis, released in November 1971 by Charisma Records, and the first album by the band recorded in a "classic" line—up: Peter Gabriel — Tony Banks — Mike Rutherford — Steve Hackett — Phil Collins. The album ranks 13th in the list of the Top 25 best progressive Rock albums according to Progarchives.com ...more