Lot 109SANDRA-MIRRORS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY RCA-NMINT/NMINT

STEVE VAI- PASSION AND WARFARE - 1990- FIRST PRESS UK-FFT- GRUB17. A rare British original. Passion and Warfare is the second studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on May 22, 1990 on Relativity and Epic Records. He received a gold certificate from the RIAA. Passion and Warfare was written based on a series of episodes of dreams that Vai had when he was younger, and in the album's guitar notes book Vai summarizes it this way: "Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur arranged for Mel Blanc." It was all recorded at Mothership Studios in his Hollywood Hills home, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) building that also recorded his guitar parts for Whitesnake's 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has small spoken parts on the album; Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg and Rudy Sarzo are credited with backing vocals. Vai claims that planning for the album began back in 1982, but was postponed after joining David Lee Roth's band and was not resumed until the breakup with Roth in 1989. ...more

U2-ACHTUNG BABY-1991-First press UK/EU-GERMANY -ISLAND - 212110 Rare original cult album. Achtung Baby is the seventh Studio album Irish rock band U2 produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno and was released on 19 November 1991 on the Island Records label.Achtung Baby is one of the most successful recordings of U2. The album was warmly received by critics and debuted at first place in the American Billboard Top 200 and topped the charts in several other countries. The record sold more than 18 million copies worldwide, in addition, he was awarded the prize "Grammy" in the nomination "the Best vocal rock performance by a Duo or group". Achtung Baby is one of the most famous recordings of the 1990s, it regularly makes the list of best albums of all time. ...more

URIAH HEEP-LIVE-1973-The first UK-BRONZE press-ISDL1/2 matrix number disc1-A2/B2, disc2-A1/B1. Uriah Heep Live is a double live album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released in April 1973 in the USA on Mercury Records and in May 1973 in UK on Bronze Records. It was the band's first live album. The album was recorded by the Pye Mobile division with Alan Perkins as engineer. In addition to the live version of the band's hit "Easy Livin'", the record included live recordings such as "Sweet Lorraine", "Sunrise" and an extended live version of "July Morning". While the band toured the United States, the album reached number 23 on the UK Albums Chart. Uriah Heep Live was certified gold by the RIAA on October 12, 1973; it was the band's third gold album in the United States. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-TYR-1990-THE FIRST PRESS OF THE EU-GERMANY-I.R.S -064-241070-1 . A mega rare European original. The album is named after the god of military prowess Tyr from Scandinavian mythology. The composition "The Battle of Tyr" and the songs: "In Odin's Court", "Valhalla" are dedicated to Scandinavian mythology and Vikings. In support of the album, a single and a video clip with the ballad Feels Good to Me were released, as well as a concert tour. ...more

LIVIN' BLUES-ROCKING AT THE TWEED MILL-1973-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PHILIPS-6423052. A rare German original of the cult album. .Rocking At The Tweed Mill is the fourth studio album by Dutch rock band Livin' Blues. It was released in 1973 with the support of the Philips label. In 1972, the band broke up with Eggermont and began collaborating with British producer Mike Vernon. Their first record together was "Rocking At The Tweed Mill", on which Arjen Cumming drummed. The album received high marks and hit all European charts. ...more