Lot 60GABRIEL, PETER-SAME II-1978-FIRST PRESS UK - CHARISMA-NMINT/NMINT

VENTURES- GUITAR FREAKOUT-1967-FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-SLBY1345 Rare original of the cult album..The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time. ...more

ARMY OF LOVERS-MASSIVE LUXURY OVERDOSE-1991-SWEDEN'S FIRST PRESS-TON SON TON-ARMYLP-2. A very rare original of the cult album of the pop disc Swedish band. Massive Luxury Overdose is the second studio album by the Swedish pop band Army of Lovers, released in 1991, Massive Luxury Overdose includes a number of the band's most famous songs, including Obsession and Crucified, which became a No. 1 hit on the charts of Finland, Belgium and 11 other countries[1]. The album also includes a new version of the song Ride The Bullet, which had previously been released on the 1990 album Disco Extravaganza. In March 1992, the first Army Of Lovers tour took place. The tour began in Sweden, and subsequently covered a number of European countries. By that time, more than 500,000 copies had already been sold worldwide, and the final circulation of the album was at least 2 million copies; of these, about 70 thousand were sold in Sweden. ...more

SWEET-DESOLATION BOULEVARD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-LPL1 5080 Rare British Original . Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two markedly different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and the other by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada, and Japan.The RCA version contains the single "Turn It Down" and the original recording of "Fox on the Run"." The Capitol version, released in the United States in July 1975, includes the 1973 hit single "The Ballroom Blitz "and the single version"Fox on the Run"." In the United States, the album peaked at number 25 on October 25, 1975.Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band never intended to be just a template, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet's history." ...more

DIRE STRAITS-MAKING MOVIES-1980-FIRST PRESS CANADA-MERCURY-SRM1-8857 . A rare American original.  Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 October 1980 by Vertigo Records International, Warner Bros. in the United States and Mercury in Canada. The album includes the single "Romeo and Juliet", which reached number 8 on the UK singles chart, the album reached number one on the album charts in Italy and Norway, number 19 in the United States, and number 4 in the United Kingdom. It was later certified platinum in the United States and double platinum in the United Kingdom. It is considered one of the best Dire Straits albums. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH -1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 UK-VERTIGO-VO6/847903VTY. Matrices A-1/B-1. A mega rare original of the second press of the first album, which is one of the icons in rock music. Black Sabbath is the debut album by the rock band Black Sabbath, released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 1970. On March 7, 1970, the album rose to #8 on the UK Albums Chart and to #23 on the Billboard 200. Recorded in just three days (8 hours of studio work) and costing the band only 1,200 pounds, Black Sabbath's debut album is now considered a heavy metal classic. In the IGN Music list (Top 25 Metal Albums), he is in 13th place (the band's second album, Paranoid, is second here, behind Master of Puppets (Metallica)).  ...more