Lot 88BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS-BRAND NEW DAY-1977-FIRST PRESS USA-ABC-NMINT/NMINT

ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-PARLOPHONE - 7910981. A rare European original of the legendary band. This is Roxette's breakthrough album, featuring songs such as "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous" and "Listen to Your Heart", which were released as singles and became popular hits worldwide. The cover depicts Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson breaking through a crowd of fans to get into a black Cadillac limousine. It took the police 25 minutes to "clear" the way for the popular duo to get into the car.  ...more

ROXETTE-PEARLS OF PASSION-1986-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-EMI -1362451. A rare Swedish original of the cult band's debut album. The debut album of the Swedish pop-rock band Roxette. Pearls of Passion was recorded at EMI Studios in Stockholm in 1986, and was released only in Scandinavia and Canada. The first edition of the Swedish record has an engraved inscription on the rim: "T'WAS A PLEASURE - CAPTAIN AND KANGAROO". The inscription has a hidden meaning, but Per Gessle does not reveal the secret and wants it to remain a secret. ...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

LED ZEPPELIN-HOUSES OF THE HOLY-1973-THE FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC- K50014 A2/B2 STERLING matrix. A very rare British original with the first matrices .Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released on March 28, 1973 on Atlantic Records. Page described the idea of the cover as "a symbol of innocence, an expression of the idea that we are all beings who aspire to the promised heaven." Six-year-old Samantha Gates and her four-year-old brother Stefan posed. The cover photo is a collage of more than thirty pictures. The album cover did not contain any information about the artists or the title. In the USA, the headline was written on ribbons that were taped over children's buttocks. Despite this precaution, the record was banned in many states of the "Bible Belt". "They wouldn't let us do anything like that today, they would immediately accuse us of pedophilia propaganda," says Powell, "but we were hippies, walking around naked was completely commonplace for us." In 2011, the album cover was ranked 28th in the list of the best album covers of all time by the online edition of Music Radar. In the music ranking, the album immediately took 1st to 10th places in the charts of countries on all continents, becoming immediately multi-platinum.  ...more

WARHORSE-WARHORSE-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360015. A mega rare original of the first album by the iconic British prog band.  Warhorse is a band formed by ex-Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper. The band existed from 1970 to 1974 (partial reunions in 1985, 2005). The band's sound was close to the style of the early Deep Purple.  After his forced departure from Deep Purple, Nick Simper started organizing a new band. Initially, he planned to involve well-known musicians Albert Lee and Mick Underwood in the collaboration, but this alliance did not take place. The new band was based on guitarist Jed Pack and drummer Mac Poole, musicians who played with Simper in the accompanying Marsha Hunt line—up. The new band also includes vocalist Ashley Holt and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The band received the name "Iron Horse", which was soon changed to "Warhorse". Wakeman proved to be an unreliable partner and left the band in April, before the band had even made any recordings. Instead, keyboardist Frank Wilson was recruited into the band, with whom the debut demo "Miss Jane" was made. In 1970, the band signed a contract with Phonograms, a division of Vertigo Records, and began recording their debut album. The Warhorse album was released in November 1970. The song "St. Louis" (a cover of "Easybeats") was released as a single and was most popular with the public. The album itself was also a success, but mostly in continental Europe, in particular in Germany. The band toured extensively for the next year and a half. ...more