Lot 10JOHN, ELTON-ONE-1992-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-ROCKET RECORD COMPANY-NMINT/NMINT

JOHN, ELTON - ELTON JOHN-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPS406. A3/B1 matrices are a rare version without "Made in England" on labels.  A rare British original of the master of the British stage. The second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It was released on April 10, 1970 on DJM Records. Including John's breakthrough single "Your Song", the album helped establish his career in the heyday of popular music as a singer and songwriter. In the USA, Elton John was certified gold in February 1971 by the RIAA. In the same year, he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Album of the Year". In 2003, the album was ranked 468th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. On November 27, 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album marked as having "qualitative or historical significance". ...more

ROXETTE-TOURISM (2 LP'S) - 1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-EMI-077779992911. A very rare original of the cult album..Tourism: Songs from Studios, Stages, Hotelrooms and Other Strange Places is the fourth studio album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on August 28, 1992 by EMI. Despite the fact that Roxette was often mistaken for a live album, the album was described in its comments as a "touring album": the band recorded most of their material in numerous recording studios in between concerts of their world-famous band " Join the Joyride! Excursion". The album contains three live concert recordings, while another track was recorded live in an empty nightclub in Sao Paulo. Two more tracks were recorded in Buenos Aires' The Alvear Palace Hotel.The album received mixed reviews from American publications upon its release, with some confusing its concept and incorrectly describing it as containing only five previously unreleased songs. It also underperformed the Billboard 200, peaking at number 117 on the chart and selling about 278,000 copies-far short of the million-dollar joyride. However, the album was a commercial success in Europe and was certified platinum in many territories. As of 2001, Tourism has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. ...more

ENYA-SHEPHERD MOONS-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA - WX431/9031-75572-1. Rare original famous singer. Shepherd Moons is the third Studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya , released on 4 November 1991, WEA. The album received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. He took first place in album chart in the UK and reached the 17th place on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The album was certified multi-platinum by the British Association of the Phonographic industry and the recording industry of America for parties 1.2 million and five million copies respectively. In the period from 1991 to 1994 Enya has released four singles from Shepherd Moons : "Caribbean Blue", "How Can I Keep from Singing?", "Book of Days", which took first place in the UK at number ten, and" Marble Halls ". In 1993, the Enya album received a Grammy Award for Best New Age album , the first of four, which she won in her career. ...more

GROUNDHOGS-WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAG29237. Matrix A-1U/B-1U is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band. WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-A 1972 album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by United Artists Records in 1972, The cover is in the form of a comic book featuring groundhogs depicted by superheroes, drawn by comic book artist Neil Adams. In the story, they are fighting the personified evils of overpopulation, environmental pollution, war, "Pig Business" and "Sacred Cow" (religion), as well as a drug-addicted Monkey. Each of the band members is fighting their own evil, which has been hindering them from the very beginning, only for them to stand out and wreak havoc in another part of the globe. The lyrics of each song touch on these themes, and despite the comic nature of the cover, the lyrics are quite serious because they are politically and socially motivated.This was the first Groundhogs album to go beyond guitar/bass/percussion instruments, with McPhee using keyboards (mellotron and harmonium) on a number of tracks. ...more

MANOWAR-FIGHTING THE WORLD-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU - ATCO-790563-1. A very rare original of the cult heavy metal band. Fighting the World is the fifth Studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987. The CD includes the song "Defender", which was recorded in 1982 with Director, actor and writer Orson Welles. BVMI certification (Germany) — gold, the band's first album to achieve such success in Germany. The status was granted in 1994. ...more