Lot 46KEITH MOON (EX-WHO) -TWO SIDES OF THE MOON-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-NMINT/NMINT

INXS-X-1990-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-866668-1.  A rare European original of the cult group. X is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 25 September 1990. After a massive seller hit, X scored hits with "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US). Both singles were later used on the soundtrack to the 1991 American teen comedy Mystery Date. X was the third consecutive INXS album produced by Chris Thomas. The name, Roman numeral "10", represents the band's tenth year of existence since the release of their debut album in 1980.  The album was certified platinum in January 1991 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 300,000 copies. X proved successful across Europe, reaching number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in France, number 9 in Germany, number 10 in Sweden, and number 13 in Norway. The album quickly gained gold accreditation in all of these regions, subsequently reaching platinum status in both France and Switzerland. In the United States, Album X peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 chart on October 20, 1990. As in the UK, the album spent a total of 43 weeks on the charts.Less than two months after its release, the X was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 13, 1990 for shipments of 500,000 units. The album eventually went double platinum on December 16, 1997, with sales of two million copies in the United States alone. The X was also certified double platinum in Canada in February 1991 for shipments of 200,000 units. ...more

PLANT, ROBERT-MANIC NIRVANA-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-ES PARANZA -WX339/0756791336 Rare original vocalist LED ZEPPELIN. Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by Robert Plant, released on March 19, 1990 on his own label Es Paranza. This album became commercially less successful in comparison with Plant's previous record, Now and Zen, receiving gold certification by the RIAA and reaching the 13th and 15th places in the US and UK music charts, respectively. Several singles were released on the album's songs, the most popular of which was "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", which stayed at number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for 6 weeks. ...more

GUNS N' ROSES-G N' R LIES-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-GEFFEN 24198. A very rare club original of a cult band. G N’ R Lies (also known as Lies) is the second studio album by Guns N’ Roses, released in 1988. According to the RIAA, it has sold over five million copies in the United States alone, becoming instantly multi-platinum. The first four tracks were previously released on the EP Live?!*@ Like a Suicide. The last four songs were recorded using acoustic guitars. They were written and recorded in just a few sessions in the studio (with the exception of "You're Crazy", which was included on the alternate version of the album Appetite for Destruction).In later interviews, Axl Rose said that he liked the way the band sounded on the last four songs, but he hated the sound of his voice. Rose recalled that his voice was hoarse and rough due to the band's long tours at that time, and if he could, he would have re-recorded his vocal parts. "You're Crazy" was released earlier on the band's debut album, Appetite for Destruction and is recorded in this album as originally intended. ...more

ROXETTE-JOYRIDE-1991-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-EMI - 7960481. Rare Swedish original. Joyride is the third Studio album Swedish pop rock Duo Roxette. Disc title Per Gessle took from an interview with Paul McCartney when he said that "the process of songwriting with John Lennon was similar to the Joyride." ...more

LAID BACK-SEE YOU IN THE LOBBY-1987-THE FIRST DANISH/HOLLAND - MEDLEY MDLP6300 PRESS. A rare original of the cult disco album.  The fourth studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1987. The album reached number 123 on The Billboard 200 chart.  ...more