Lot 80ENIGMA-MCMXC a.D.-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-VIRGIN-NMINT/NMINT

SEARCHERS-TAKE ME FOR WHAT I'M WORTH-1965-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PYE-NSPL18120. A rare British original album by the iconic beat group. It's the Searchers is the fifth studio album by the English rock band The Searchers and the first album by the band that did not enter the official Top 20 albums chart in the United Kingdom. Released in late 1965, it was the last album by the Searchers before the departure of band leader Chris Curtis. The album includes several songs written by the band members, as well as cover versions of some famous tracks originally recorded by The Ronettes ("Be My Baby"), Fats Domino ("I'm Ready"), Marvin Gaye ("I'll Be Doggone") or Ian and Sylvia ("Four Strong Winds"). The title track, written by P. F. Sloan, became the band's last Top 20 hit in the UK. ...more

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET-ANGEL EYES-1965-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-CBS-SBPG62557. A rare British original of the iconic album. Angel Eyes is a 1965 studio album by Dave Brubeck and his musical quartet Matt Dennis. The album peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200. On the cover is a photo of model Terry Reno, who also appeared on the cover of My Favorite Things. ...more

GEORDIE-DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE NAME-1974-THE FIRST DENMARK PRESS-EMI- EMA764. Matrix A-3/B-3. A very rare Danish original hard rock style icon in top condition. Geordie's second album "Don't be fooled by the name" (1974) became both the most interesting and the most successful work of the band: Melody Maker noted their "incredible drive", and NME recognized that "Malcolm writes great songs, and Johnson brilliantly performs them." One of the most interesting numbers on the record was the hard rock version of the standard "The House of the Rising Sun" (later that year, it was released as a single and reached the Top 20). Oddly enough, this was Geordie's last hit on the popularity lists of Britain or Western Europe. Throughout 1975, the band traveled continuously around Britain and Europe, exploiting their unexpected success. The only single released in the same year, "Wizard", went unnoticed. The failure also befell the concept album Save the world, released in early 1976, their rather clumsy attempt to stake out a plot in the territory of art rock. Geordie's star set as quickly as it rose. Deciding that the bandmates were to blame for everything, Johnson left Geordie in the summer of 1976 and signed a personal contract with MCA Records. Recorded with new partners and released in the same year, the album "Brian Johnson and Geordie" included reworking of the band's old hits, but did not return success. Johnson's second and last solo album "Strange man" was released on New Year's Eve, but it was also met with little enthusiasm by listeners. Johnson returned to Newcastle, where, forgetting to think about rock, he worked as a technician at a gas station until someone from AC/DC's entourage (some unknown fan) mentioned him, trying to find a replacement for the deceased Bon Scott. In April 1980, Johnson was officially announced as the new vocalist of the band. ...more

STING-NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP) - 1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-AM-393912-1. ... A rare original of a cult album.  Nothing Like the Sun is the second studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 13 October 1987. The title for the album was inspired by a line from William Shakespeare's 130th sonnet "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun " The album won Best British Album at the Brit Awards, in 1988. ...more

DOORS-SOUNDTRACK AN OLIVER STONE FILM-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ELEKTRA-EKT85/7559-61085-1. A rare European original of the iconic soundtrack.The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack to Oliver Stone's 1991 film Doors. It contains several studio recordings by the Doors, as well as "Heroin" by the Velvet Underground and "Carmina Burana" by Earl Orff. None of Val Kilmer's renditions of the Doors songs featured in the film are included in the soundtrack. The album cover features Jim Morrison performed by Val Kilmer. This is a photo of Kilmer looking directly into the camera lens. His face is black and white, and his hair is the color of a burning flame, the same effect is created on movie posters and promotional materials. ...more