Lot 78ABBA-SUPER TROUPER-1980-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR-NMINT/NMINT

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

ROXETTE-JOYRIDE-1991-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-EMI number 7960481. A rare German original. Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette. Per Gessle took the title of the CD from an interview with Paul McCartney, when he stated that "the songwriting process with John Lennon was like Joyride." ...more

A-HA-STAY ON THESE ROADS (+POSTER) - 1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-925733-1. A rare original of the cult pop-rock wave album with a promo poster. Stay on These Roads is the third studio album by Norwegian music group A-ha. It was released on May 3, 1988. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The album was recorded in 1987 and released on May 3, 1988. In 1987, the single "The Living Daylights" was released, which became the theme to the film "Sparks from the Eyes" about James Bond and was later included in the album. Of the singles, the most popular was "Stay on These Roads", which reached number one on the Norwegian chart, and performed well in other European countries. Less popular was the single "Touchy!" and even less popular were "The Blood That Moves The Body" and "You Are The One". The latest single There's Never A Forever Thing didn't make it to any of the national charts at all. In 1992, a remix of the single "The Blood That Moves The Body"was released. The album peaked at number 148 on the US Billboard 200, [5] but none of the singles reached the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland.  ...more

GROUNDHOGS-THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-LBS83295. Matrix A1/B1 is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band. It is the third studio album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by Liberty Records in 1970. It was developed by Martin Birch, who previously worked on albums by Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Green. On June 20, 1970, the album reached number 27 on the UK Melody Maker Albums Chart, and it had only 3 positions. ...more

STATUS QUO-IN THE ARMY NOW-1986-THE FIRST EU/HOLLAND-VERTIGO PRESS-830049-1.A rare European original of the iconic album.  In the army now is the seventeenth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released on August 29, 1986 on the Vertigo label. Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire and Jacobs Studios in Surrey, it was the first album with a post-Live Aid lineup that included bassist Reno Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich, both joined in March 1986. The album has reached high places in the charts of many countries. Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)- 12th place, Dutch albums (Top 100 albums)- 50th place, French albums (SNEP) - 16th place, German albums (Offizielle Top 100) -14th place, Swiss albums (Schweizer Hitparade)- 1st place, UK Albums (OCC) - 7th place. ...more