Lot 103COCKER, JOE -LIVE-1990-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

SMOKEY-PASS IT AROUND-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-RAK -SRAK510.Mega rare British original. Pass It Around is the debut Studio album by British rock band Smokey (later renamed Smokie). ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD-2005-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-PARLOPHONE -094633795815.Mega rare album as a complete package (posters).Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Rus. Chaos and creation in the backyard) is the thirteenth solo Studio album Paul McCartney, released in 2005. The album, recorded quite a long time (compared to previous albums McCartney — for example, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain or, in a few weeks), was produced known for his collaboration with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, with the support of George Martin. The album was released on 12 September 2005. Many reviews from critics were very friendly and noted that after the release one by one the last four albums Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain and Chaos and Creation in the Backyard — McCartney is again at the peak of his creative career. Many critics and listeners with the experience indicated that this album was unusual for McCartney his reflection and "intimate" sound. An unexpected change of direction in style was seen also as a pleasant surprise. As a result, the album was nominated for a Grammy award in three nominations, including "Best album of the year" (the award but none of them got).In the US the album debuted in the Billboard 200 on the 6th place with the number of sales for the first week 91,545 copies. In the UK the album also hit the top ten, having been on the charts for 3 weeks. According to EMI, the album was sold worldwide in quantities of about 1.3 million copies. ...more

VAYA CON DIOS-SAME-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-ARIOLA-92094004 Rare original popular rock group. Vaya Con Dios is the debut album by Belgian Blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios released on Ariola Records in October 1988. The singles from the album were the songs "Just a Friend of Mine", "Puerto Rico", "Don't Cry for Louie" and "Johnny", the only song in French on the record. Vaya Con Dios was written with the cooperation of various artists, one of them — Burt Dekort, a former member of staff of the Mistress, worked to create "Puerto Rico". The singles "Puerto Rico", "Just a Friend of Mine", "Don't Cry for Louie" has brought fame to the group. After the success of the singles from the album Vaya Con Dios team opened the way to many hit-parades of Europe. The album got platinum status in Finland and gold in thirty countries around the world. ...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

EUROPE-PRISONERS IN PARADISE-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC- 4687551. Prisoners in Paradise is the fifth studio album by Swedish rock band Europe. The album was released on September 23, 1991 on Epic Records and spawned hits such as the title track "Prisoners in Paradise" and "I'll Cry for You". The album did not chart in the US, which is unusual for a major label releasing two recent (multi) platinum albums. Prisoners in Paradise is the latest album featuring guitarist Ki Marcello. Swedish Album Chart - 9th place, Japanese Album Chart-12th place, The top 100 Swiss albums are ranked 17th, and the British Albums Chart is ranked 61st. ...more