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LYNNE, JEFF-ARMCHAIR THEATRE-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-REPRISE 7599-26184-1.A rare solo album by the famous maestro.Armchair Theatre is Jeff Lynn's first solo album released on June 12, 1990."Every Little Thing" and "Lift Me Up" were released as singles. Lynn wrote and recorded "Now You're Gone" as a tribute to his late mother. The album also features cover versions of two classic pieces: "September Song" and "Stormy Weather".The album was recorded by former ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy and a former member of the Traveling Wilburys joint project, as well as Jeff's friend, George Harrison. Despite the positive reviews, the album remained in the shadows, being located in the middle of hundreds of international charts. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-HEADLESS CROSS-1989-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-IRS-064-241005-1 A mega rare European original. Headless Cross is the fourteenth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1989. Headless Cross is the band's first CD with drummer Cozy Powell. Bass guitarist Lawrence Cottle took part in the recording of the album, but was never officially part of the band. ...more

BEATLES-YELLOW SUBMARINE SONGTRACK -1999-JAPAN'S FIRST PRESS-APPLE-TOJP-60145  A very rare Japanese limited edition original in full package. The Yellow Submarine Songtrack was released in 2004, a collection of songs by The Beatles, played in the 1968 film Yellow Submarine, released in 1999 during the reissue of the restored film. The re-release of the film was released on September 13, 1999 in the UK, and on September 14 in the USA. The album started in the UK charts from the 8th place, with sales of 19 thousand copies in the first week. It rose to number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 68,000 copies sold in its first week. In France, the album reached number 13 on the charts.The full version of the soundtrack is published for the first time. ...more

A-HA-HUNTING HIGH AND LOW-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY- WARNER-925300-1. A rare original of the cult album of the pop-rock wave . Hunting High and Low is the debut studio album by Norwegian band a-ha, released on June 1, 1985 in the United States and October 28, 1985 in the United Kingdom by Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, reaching high chart positions around the world. Hunting High and Low became a-ha's breakthrough album. After its release in October 1985, the album Hunting High and Low reached number 15 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. The album brought a-ha international recognition. Hunting High and Low has received 3x Platinum status in the UK, Platinum status in the United States and Germany, and Gold status in Brazil and the Netherlands. The album reached number 11 on the European Top 100 Album sales chart. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK -SINATRA'S SWINGING SESSION-1961-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-CAPITOL-SW-1491.  A rare American original of the iconic album. Sinatra Swings (originally titled "Swing with Me") is an album by Frank Sinatra with Billy May and his orchestra, released in 1961. The two album titles stem from the fact that Capitol believed that this album, originally titled "Rock with Me", was so close in sound and title to Sinatra's earlier Capitol album "Let's Rock with Me!" that the label sought and was satisfied with a court order requiring Reprise to change the name of this, only his second Reprise album, to Sinatra Swings. Re-printing was not required to recall the already shipped records, but new labels and covers had to be printed, and the album cover announced that it contained "twelve of the most uninhibited things Sinatra has ever recorded." The tracks were arranged and conducted by Billy May and his orchestra. Sinatra had a minor hit with the single "Granada" included on this album. ...more