Lot 104DEPECHE MODE-THE SINGLES 81 → 85-1985-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MUTE-NMINT/NMINT

KEITH MOON (EX-WHO) -TWO SIDES OF THE MOON-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR- 2442134. Two Sides of the Moon is the only solo studio album by English rock musician Keith Moon, drummer of the Who. The album reached number 155 on the Billboard 200. The title of the album belongs to Ringo Starr. Instead of using the album as a chance to showcase his drumming skills, Moon performed lead vocals on all tracks and played drums on only three of them ("Crazy Like a Fox", "The Kids Are Alright" and "Move Over Ms. L"), although he played percussion on "Don't Worry Baby". The album was recorded by Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh from the Eagles, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, Klaus Woermann, John Sebastian, Flo and Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan from the Turtles), Spencer Davis, Dick Dale, Suzy Quatro's sister Patti Quatro, Patti's bandmates from Fanny Gene Millington and Nikki Barclay and future actor Miguel Ferrer. Despite the fact that the album received modest reviews, it did not allow it to become a cult in Britain. ...more

BECK, JEFF-TRUTH-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-COLUMBIA- SCX6293. Matrices A-1/B-1 . 1H/1O Stamper (A dream!) A very rare British original of the blues rock grandee. Truth is the debut album by Jeff Beck, released in 1968 in the UK on Columbia Records and in the USA on Epic Records. He introduced the talents of his backing band The Jeff Beck Group, in particular Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, to a wider audience and reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 . ...more

PET SHOP BOYS-DISCO-1986-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PARLOPHONE-PRG1001. A rare original of the cult group. Disco is the first remix album by the English electronic duo Pet Shop Boys, released on November 17, 1986 by Parlophone Records in the UK and EMI America Records in the USA. Disco consists of remixes of tracks from the band's debut album Please and its respective B-sides. The album includes remixes by Arthur Baker, Shep Pettibone and the Pet Shop Boys themselves. ...more

PETE BROWN AND HIS BATTERED ORNAMENTS-A MEAL YOU CAN SHAKE HANDS .....-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-SHVL752. Matrices A-2/B-2 , stampers 1P/1O (A dream!) . A very rare original of the cult band in prog blues psychedelia.  The album A MEAL YOU CAN SHAKE HANDS ....., closer to progressive, even more complex and interesting than the early work. The compositions became longer, up to 17 minutes, the mellotron that had previously surfaced only sporadically became more active, decorations in the form of a saxophone appeared, and the material became much more diverse and finely arranged. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-THE FIRST HOLLAND-POLYDOR 823777-1 PRESS is a rare European original in top condition. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the reunited "classic line—up" of the band, released in November 1984.  At the beginning of October, Perfect Strangers was mixed, and on November 16 it went on sale, rising to 5th place in Britain and 17th in the USA. Blackmore, known for his clumsiness, joked that the album should finally be called the 1974 album, hinting that the last album recorded in this line-up was released back in 1973 (Who Do We Think We Are). Such zeal did not remain without consequences: the album turned out to be very successful, quickly became platinum, took 5th place in the UK charts and 17th place in the USA. Deep Purple embarked on a world tour, culminating in a performance in front of 80,000 British fans at Knebworth Park in June 1985. ...more