Lot 123GETZ, STAN / JOHNSON J. J ./ GILLESPIE, DIZZY…- JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC IN EUROPE-1963-FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-NMINT/NMINT

PINK FLOYD-A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON-1987-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI number EMD1003 A-3U matrices-1-1/ B-3U-1-1 .A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by British rock band Pink Floyd, released by EMI Records (September 7, 1987) and Columbia Records (September 8, 1987). This is the first CD recorded by the band after Roger Waters left Pink Floyd. Work on the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason lasted from November 1986 to July 1987 in seven studios in London and Los Angeles. The main part of the material for the new album was written by David Gilmour. In addition, Gilmore took over the duties of producer. Bob Ezrin was invited to record the album as a co-producer. Unlike Pink Floyd's previous works, A Momentary Lapse of Reason is not based on any concept combining the lyrics.A Momentary Lapse of Reason rose to number three on both the US and UK charts. In August 2001, the album went four times platinum in the United States. ...more

FREE-TONS OF SOBS-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1969 UK-ISLAND ILPS-9089. Matrices +A2/+B2. A very rare original of the second press of the cult album of the British blues prog. Tons of Sobs is the debut studio album by the British rock band Free, released by Island Records on March 14, 1969. One of the first albums in the blues-rock style. The album did not chart in the UK, but reached #197 on the Billboard Hot 200 in the US.At the time of recording the album, all the members of the band Free were very young: none of them had turned twenty yet, and bass guitarist Andy Fraser was sixteen years old at all. They achieved some success through constant touring, and their debut album was composed mainly of compositions performed at concerts. The budget allocated for the recording of the album was only 800 pounds[2]. Most of the album was recorded over a few days in October 1968. The album was originally scheduled for release in November 1968, but then postponed to early 1969 due to the late addition of a cover version of the blues composition "The Hunter" by Albert King ...more

BON JOVI-SLIPPERY WHEN WET-1986-UK FIRST PRESS-VERTIGO-VERH38. Rare original British cult rockers. Slippery When Wet is the third Studio album by Bon Jovi, released in August 1986 on Vertigo Records. The album includes songs that are now considered the most famous Bon Jovi songs, such as "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead Or Alive". The album spent eight weeks at No. 1 The Billboard 200. Slippery When Wet is the best-selling album. The U.S. has sold 12 million copies worldwide — more than 28 million. The album received a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. He was named the best selling album of 1987 by Billboard, and is currently 21st all-time. The album also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. ...more

SLADE-SLADE IN FLAME-1974-THE FIRST UK-POLYDOR PRESS- 2442-126. A rare British original. Slade in Flame is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on November 29, 1974, ranked 6th in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI in February 1975.  ...more

DIRE STRAITS-MONEY FOR NOTHING-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-VERTIGO - 836419-1 . Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on October 17, 1988, featuring major hits from the band's first five albums. The first track from the album, "Sultans of Swing", which became the band's first hit, was re-released as a single in the UK in November 1988 to promote the album. ...more