Lot 22ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-SECRET MESSAGES-1983-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-NMINT/NMINT

PLANT, ROBERT-CARRY FIRE (2LP'S)-2017-FIRST PRESS USA/UK/EU -NONESUCH-563057-1 Rare original by LED ZEPPELIN vocalist. Carry Fire is the eleventh solo studio album by English rock singer, songwriter and musician Robert Plant, released on October 13, 2017 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records. It was also Plant's second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the band is not listed on the cover. Carry Fire received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album was given a score of 84/100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The album was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as the 37th best album of 2017. The album was voted the best-selling UK Americana album of 2018 at the UK Americana Awards. ...more

PAT METHENY GROUP -FIRST CIRCLE-1984-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ECM-ECM1278. A rare original of the cult jazzman of the third wave (the beginning of the 70s) First Circle is the fourth studio album by Pat Metheny's band, recorded over four days in February 1984 and released on ECM later that year. Metheny was joined by Lyle Mays on keyboards, Steve Rodby on bass, Paul Verty on drums and Pedro Aznar on vocals, percussion and guitar. For the first time, he received a Grammy Award for best jazz fusion performance. ...more

KRAFTWERK-RALF AND FLORIAN-1973-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PHILIPS-6305197 Mega rare original in full configuration, with a poster for 8 spreads. The third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips. In it, the band moved towards their signature electronic sound.. In 1975, it reached number 160 on the US Top 200 Albums chart. Along with Kraftwerk's first two albums, Ralf und Florian has not been officially reissued anywhere to date, and the band has not performed any of their material live since the late 70s. Nevertheless, the album remains an influential and sought-after work. In 2008, Fact named it one of the 20 greatest ambient albums ever made.   The record included a "musical" poster with caricatures of Emil Schult, who played the electric violin live with the band (although he does not appear on the album recordings). Schult remained an employee of Kraftwerk. Cartoons illustrated each track of the album, as well as the city of Dusseldorf with the caption "In Dusseldorf on the Rhine, klingt es bald!", which literally translates from English as "In Dusseldorf on the Rhine it will sound soon" ...more

MEN AT WORK-BUSINESS IS USUAL -1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS- EPIC-EPC85669. A rare British original of the iconic album. Business as Usual is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band People at Work, which was released in November 1981 in Australia and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums chart from December 1981 to March 1982. The Australian version had a black and white cover; the foreign releases had a similar design, but in a black and yellow color scheme. Business as Usual was one of the Australian band's most successful albums internationally. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983; and five weeks at number one on the United Kingdom Albums chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the best-selling Australian albums in the early 1980s, selling 6 million copies in the US. ...more

SADE-PROMISE-1985-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EPIC - EPC86318. A rare British original. Promise is the second studio album by the band Sade. Almost every second song from the album reached the top of the billboards ("Is It a Crime" and "Fear"), several songs became singles ("Never as Good as the First Time" and "The Sweetest Taboo"). Promise became four times platinum in the USA, twice platinum in the UK and Canada, and platinum in Germany. ...more