Lot 15FOCUS-IN OUT OF FOCUS-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

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

BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-GONE TO EARTH-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2442148.A rare British original of the cult prog band. GONE TO EARTH is the eighth studio album by English rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1977. Gone to Earth reached number 30 on the UK Albums chart; in Germany, the album reached number 10 and stayed for 197 weeks on the German albums chart. As of 2011, it ranks 6th on the list of the longest-running albums in the German album charts. ...more

QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI - EMTC103.Matrices A-2/B. (on the second side, the matrix is Scandinavian without a digit.) A rare British original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and it held the top position in the UK charts for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is generally believed that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the British national anthem arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably ended each concert of the band. The album was ranked number 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and number 128 on the 2020 list. ...more

BOWIE, DAVID-LODGER -1979-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-PL13254. A rare British original of the cult album..Lodger is the 13th studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on May 25, 1979 by RCA Records. After an eventful year, during which two studio albums, Low and Heroes, were released in 1977, as well as many other side projects, Bowie embarked on the Isolar II world tour in 1978. During a break from the tour, Bowie regrouped with co-writer Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti to record his next album. Lodger was a great commercial success, reaching number 4 on the UK Albums chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Top LPs, Tape chart. ...more

COCKER, JOE -LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD-1978-FIRST PRESS USA-ASYLUM-6E-145. A rare American original of the iconic album.Joe Cocker - Luxury You Can Afford (1978) Luxury You Can Afford is the seventh studio album by Joe Cocker. It became Cocker's only release released by Asylum Records and was Joe's last album before a four-year hiatus due to a creative crisis and alcohol problems. The album was produced by Alan Toussaint, and such figures as Dr. John, Steve Gadd, Rick Danko, Billy Preston and George Terry took part in the recording. The album charted in the top 100 in all countries on both sides of the Atlantic.  ...more