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ABBA-RING RING-1973-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS 242-A2/B2 matrices. A rare Swedish original of the legendary band's first album. Ring Ring is the debut studio album by Swedish band ABBA, originally recorded simply as Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Frida. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 on the Polar Music label. The album topped the charts in Belgium and was a great success in the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. ...more

EAGLES-GREATEST HITS (1971-1975)-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-ASYLUM-7E1052 . PRC PRESS . A rare American original of the cult collection . The first compilation album by the American rock band the Eagles, released on February 17, 1976 by Asylum Records. The album contains a selection of songs from the first four Eagles albums released between the formation of the Eagles in 1971 and 1975. Their greatest hits (1971-1975) reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, where they remained for five weeks. "One of These Nights" and "The Best of My Love" topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album is notable for being the first album to receive platinum certification by the RIAA, which was introduced in 1976 to recognize albums sold a million copies in the United States. It peaked at number four on the Billboard year-end Albums chart in 1976 and spent a total of 239 weeks on the Billboard 200 as of August 2018. Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) was the best-selling album of the 20th century in the United States, and it remained so for several years until it was surpassed by Michael Jackson's thriller after the artist's death in 2009.. But he regained this title in August 2018. In 2017, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Register of Records as "culturally, historically, or artistically significant." ...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

MOORE GARY-AFTER HOUR-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-VIRGIN-212558. A rare original legend in rock music. After Hours is a studio album by Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released on March 10, 1992. After a busy tour in 1990, Moore recorded the album "After Hours", which, like its predecessor, was sustained in the style of blues-rock, but with a great soul influence and with the addition of a brass section that played in the style of soul. Despite the fact that the album turned out to be very similar to "Still Got The Blues", its success was more modest. After Hours includes both Moore's original songs and well-known blues standards. The Memphis band The Memphis Horns took part in the recording, as well as guest musicians: BB King ("Since I Met You Baby") and Albert Collins ("The Blues Is Alright"). The album reached the 1st place in the charts of Switzerland and Sweden, as well as the 2nd place in Germany and Norway. In general, he received favorable reviews. Allmusic reviewer David Genzen called After Hours "as impressive" as Still Got the Blues. ...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