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DEEP PURPLE-BOOK OF TALIESYN (STEREO)-1968-THE FIRST UK-HARVEST PRESS -SHVL751 Matrix A-1G/B-1G , stamper 1R/1O (Dream!) Mega rare British original of the first press (4-line sold in uk....) The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by British band Deep Purple. It was released in the USA in October 1968 on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in June 1969 on the EMI label. The musical style of The Book of Taliesyn is a mix of progressive rock, psychedelic rock and hard rock[1][16][17][18][19]. Many reviewers believe that on this album the band demonstrated greater maturity and complexity of musical compositions than on the previous one. The album received a good rating in the USA, but like the previous one, it went completely unnoticed in the homeland of the musicians, in the UK. Five tracks out of seven were placed on the Billboard Hot100 in the middle of the hundred. ...more

KISS-DRESSED TO KILL-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7016.A very rare original by Richmond Pressing. in the Black Label Text version.. The cult album Dressed to Kill is the third studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on March 19, 1975. It was produced by Casablanca Records president Bill Bogart and the band itself, as the label's financial situation at the time did not allow hiring a professional producer. Dressed to Kill peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA on February 28, 1977. "Come On, Love Me" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" were released as singles, but failed to climb the charts. The live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Alive!, released as a single later that year, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. ...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

T.REX-THE SLIDER-1972-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-BLN-5001. Matrices A-1U/B-2U .A rare British original. Slider is the seventh studio album by English rock band T. Rex and the third since their name was shortened from Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was released on July 21, 1972 by the record companies EMI and Reprise. Two number-one singles, "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru", were released to promote the album. Released at the peak of the band's popularity, the album Slider received critical acclaim and reached number 4 on the UK Albums chart and number 17 in the USA. ...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