Lot 11MUNGO JERRY-SAME-1970-FIRST PRESS-UK-DAWN-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

KEEF HARTLEY-LANCASHIRE HUSTLER-1973-THE FIRST UK-DERAM-SDL-13 PRESS. A very rare British original of the iconic album. Keef Hartley - Lancashire Hustler  After the breakup of the Keef Hartley Band, drummer Keith "Keef" Hartley (April 8, 1944 - November 26, 2011) released another album, Lancashire Hustler, considered his solo album... He uses mostly the services of sessions, and took Jess Roden on vocals.In late 1974, Hartley and Anderson Miller settled their differences and formed a new band, Dog Soldier, which also included guitarist Derek Griffiths (ex-Artwoods), keyboardist Mel Simpson and bassist Paul Bliss. But after the release of the album title (1975), Hartley announced his departure from the band. ...more

LAID BACK-SEE YOU IN THE LOBBY-1987-THE FIRST DANISH/HOLLAND - MEDLEY MDLP6300 PRESS. A rare original of the cult disco album.  The fourth studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1987. The album reached number 123 on The Billboard 200 chart.  ...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