Lot 51GILLAN, IAN-DOUBLE TROUBLE(2LP'S)-1981-FIRST PRESS UK-VIRGIN-NMINT/NMINT

PAT METHENY -NEW CHAUTAUQUA-1979-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-ECM-ECM1131.  A rare original of the cult jazzman of the third wave (the beginning of the 70s) New Chautauqua is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in August 1978 and released on ECM in April 1979. The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote: "For all its charms, and they are significant, Metheny's first solo album is an exercise in arrangement and effect, how music can drift and the listener's attention does the same. " The album reached #3 on the Jazz Billboard, and #44 on the Pop/rock Billboard in 1979. ...more

SLADE-SLADE IN FLAME-1974-THE FIRST UK-POLYDOR PRESS- 2442-126. A rare British original. Slade in Flame is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on November 29, 1974, ranked 6th in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI in February 1975.  ...more

ABBA-VISITORS-1981 - FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - - POLS342 Rare Swedish original in top condition. The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish band ABBA. It was released on November 30, 1981 on the Swedish record label Polar. Recording for the album began in March and ended in November 1981 at Polar Music Studios in Stockholm. Like the previous albums, it went multi-platinum in all European countries and gold in the United States, Canada, and Australia. ...more

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

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE -HAPPY TRAILS-1969-THE FIRST USA-CAPITOL-ST-120 PRESS. A rare American original of the iconic album. Happy Trails is the second album by the American band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Most of the album was recorded from two performances at Fillmore East and Fillmore West, although it is unclear which parts were recorded at which Fillmore. The record was released by Capitol Records in 1969 in stereo format.  The album was an unexpected commercial success, peaking at number 27 on Billboard and eventually received a gold certification (over 500,000 copies sold in the United States) in 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was voted at number 553 in Colin Larkin's album "1000 Best Albums of All Time" 3rd edition (2000). In 2003, the album was ranked 189th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, retaining the ranking in the revised 2012 list. He was ranked 44th in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records." Quicksilver's "Mona" was ranked 88th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.   ...more