Lot 59KIDS-NAUGHTY KIDS-1978-FIRST PRESS BELGIUM-FONTANA-NMINT/NMINT

JOHN, ELTON-ONE-1992-THE FIRST PRESS OF HOLLAND-ROCKET RECORD COMPANY- 512360-1.  The One is the twenty-third studio album by British recording engineer Elton John, released on June 22, 1992. It was recorded at Guillaume Tell Studio in Paris, produced by Chris Thomas, and its cover was designed by Gianni Versace. The album held the 2nd place for three weeks in a row, not reaching the 1st place in the UK, being removed from the first line by Lionel Richie's compilation Back to Front. However, it was John's best-selling album in the United States since 1976, and it was certified 2× platinum in that country by the RIAA. It is also John's only studio album to reach number one in Germany. ...more

ROLLING STONES-SOME GIRLS-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-ROLLING STONES- CUN39108. A3U/B-3U matrices.  A rare British original in the first color version of the cover.  Some Girls is the fourteenth British and sixteenth American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1978 on the band's own label. The longplay reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart and became one of the band's most successful albums in the United States, with over six million copies sold. The CD received rave reviews from the press, many reviewers called it the Rolling Stones' return to the roots and their best album since Exile on Main St. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-PHYSICAL GRAFFITI-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-SWAN SONG-SSK89400 matrix A1/B5/C1/D1 .A very rare original with a standard matrix, version B5. The sixth studio double album. The band recorded new material lasting 52 minutes, which was too much for 1 record, but not enough for a double album — so Zeppelin turned to their studio archive in search of suitable tracks, thus 6 more tracks appeared on full-fledged two records.  . In 2002, the album took the 5th position in the ranking of the "100 best rock albums of all time" according to Classic Rock magazine. In 2011, the album cover was ranked 12th on Music Radar's list of the best album covers of all time. ...more

MANFRED MANN-FACE FACES OF MANFRED MANN-1964-FIRST PRESS UK-HMV-CLP1731 Rare original of the cult album..FACE FACES OF MANFRED MANN is the debut British and second American studio album by Manfred Mann. It was first released in the United Kingdom on September 11, 1964, by the voice of Its Owner. In late October/early November, the album was released in Canada by Capitol Records. The Canadian track listing was almost the same as the British version, except that it included the hit "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" instead of "I've Got My Mojo Working". The record has been called "one of the great blues albums of British invasion; it's a hot, rousing record that also features virtuoso playing." ...more

BAUHAUS-IN THE FLAT FIELD-1980-THE FIRST UK-4AD-CAD13 PRESS. A rare British original of the iconic post-punk band. IN THE FLAT FIELD is the debut studio album by the English Gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was recorded between December 1979 and July 1980 and released on November 3, 1980 by the 4AD record label, the first full-length release on that label. The cover is a reproduction of a 1949 Duane Michals photograph, a tribute to Puvy de Chavannes. The album is considered one of the first albums in the Gothic rock style. the Flat Field was ranked 4th in its list of "10 Key Albums for the Gothic Scene" ...more