Lot 93DAVE BRUBECK -BRAVO BRUBECK-1967-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-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

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH -1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 UK-VERTIGO-VO6/847903VTY. Matrices A-1/B-1. A mega rare original of the second press of the first album, which is one of the icons in rock music. Black Sabbath is the debut album by the rock band Black Sabbath, released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 1970. On March 7, 1970, the album rose to #8 on the UK Albums Chart and to #23 on the Billboard 200. Recorded in just three days (8 hours of studio work) and costing the band only 1,200 pounds, Black Sabbath's debut album is now considered a heavy metal classic. In the IGN Music list (Top 25 Metal Albums), he is in 13th place (the band's second album, Paranoid, is second here, behind Master of Puppets (Metallica)).  ...more

HAWKWIND-QUARK STRANGENESS AND CHARM-1977-THE FIRST UK-CHARISMA PRESS-CDS4008. Matrix A-3/B-3. A rare British original of the cult prog band. PXR5 is the seventh studio album by the English space rock band Hawkwind, released in 1977. The album spent six weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 30. This is the band's first album without co-founder Nick Turner, and drummer Alan Powell has also left. Additionally, Adrian "Ade" Shaw of Magic Muscle replaced Paul Rudolph during the recording session. The music on this album is more pop-oriented than their previous offerings. The cover is the only Hawkwind design by Hipgnosis, featuring interior photographs of Battersea Power Station, edited by Richard Manning, and graphics by Jeff Halpin. ...more

BEE GEES-HIGH CIVILIZATION-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-7599-26530-1. A rare original of the cult group. High Civilization is the nineteenth studio album by the British pop group the Bee Gees, released on March 25, 1991 in the United Kingdom, and on May 14, 1991 in the United States-their last album recorded for Warner Bros. Records, after a four-year contract (they will return to WB through a subsidiary company Reprise Records in 2006: having obtained the rights to their previously released material, they will reissue each album through Reprise). Perhaps in response to the firm resistance of American radio to the two previous albums-E. S. P. (1987) and One (1989), which proved well in other countries, the American Warner Bros. gave this advertisement one less share and did not release remixes. They recorded this album, and their next album size is not everything with engineer Femi Gia.  In the US, the album was only available on CD and cassette, but the LP version was released in limited quantities in some countries. While it failed to chart in the US, it reached No. 6 in Switzerland, No. 2 in Germany (achieving platinum certification in both countries), No. 24 in the UK. ...more

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME -1966-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-SBPG62860. A rare British original of the iconic album. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third studio album by American folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album was released on October 24, 1966 in the United States on Columbia Records. Many critics consider it a breakthrough recording for the duo and one of their best works. "Homeward Bound" has already entered the top five hits in many countries, and "Scarborough Fair / Chant" went similarly. The album reached number four on the Pop Albums chart and was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 1999, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame ...more