Lot 107RALPH TOWNER -CITY OF EYES-1989-FIRST PRESS GERMANY- ECM-NMINT/NMINT

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

BUDDY GUY-DAMN RIGHT, I'VE GOT THE BLUES-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY -SILVERTONE-ZL74979. Damn Right, I've Got the Blues is the seventh studio album by blues guitarist Buddy Guy. The album was described by Allmusic and Rolling Stone as a very successful commercial album that was released after ten years of silence. The album entered the top 50 places in the ratings in all countries.  Australian Albums (ARIA)-29, Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)- 45, New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)-18, Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)- 38, Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)- 42, UK Albums (OCC)- 43, US Billboard 200- 136.   ...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

LAID BACK-KEEP SMILING-1983-FIRST PRESS DANISH / HOLLAND-MEDLEY-MDLP6133. A rare original of the cult disco album. Keep Smiling is the second studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1983. The album peaked at number 87 on The Billboard 200 chart. Separately released from this album, the single "White Horse"in the same chart managed to reach number 26 and number 15 on the Canadian CHUM Chart. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-PARANOID-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360011. Mega rare original of the first press in a non-laminated matte cover with six-line credits.  Paranoid is the second studio album by the British rock band Black Sabbath, recorded at London's Regent Sound Studios by producer Roger Baingiep and released in 1970. On October 10, 1970, the album rose to the top of the UK Albums Chart, displacing Simon and Garfunkle's Bridge Over Troubled Water from the first place; in the United States, it reached number 12. ...more