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WHAM (GEORGE MICHAEL AND ANDREW RIDGELEY) - THE FINAL-1986-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND -EPIC-EPC88681. The Final album in 1986, British Duo Wham!. In the UK was the third and last Studio album. (In North America and Japan did not come out. There instead then issued a single album Music from the Edge of Heaven. The Final included many of the same songs that were on Music from the Edge of Heaven, and in addition the biggest hits.) In his (modern) review on the website AllMusic music critic Jose F. promis praises this album as the "most accurate/precise (accurate) hits duet", noting that it contains exactly those versions that were released on singles and some of which albums to buy was impossible. (As on the albums of the songs appeared in a different version or Remix. ...more

GABRIEL, PETER-SAME II-1978-THE FIRST UK PRESS- CDS4013. A rare British original of the iconic album. Is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on June 2, 1978 by Charisma Records. Gabriel began recording the album in November 1977, the same month he completed a tour in support of his debut solo release. He hired former King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, who was part of Gabriel's early touring band, to produce the album and incorporated its Frippertronic effects into his co-written composition "Exposure". The album was released in the USA under the name Peter Gabriel II. Later, he became informally known as Scratch, referring to the design of the Hipgnosis album. The album reached number 10 on the UK Albums chart and number 45 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE GOOD EARTH-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE -ILPS9306. matrices A-2U/B-2U, The Good Earth is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on October 11, 1974 by Bronze Records in the UK and the label "Warner Bros. Records" in the USA.  The CD rose to #157 on the Billboard 200 of All Rock Albums hierarchy. ...more

MAYALL, JOHN-BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON-1968-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA -SKL4972.Matrices A-1W/B-1W. John Mayall's 1968 album featuring British blues music. It was his first album after the breakup of his band the Bluesbreakers in May 1968,[3] although others claim it was July 14, 1968. It was also his last album with Decca before moving to Polydor.John Mayall sings and plays harmonica, organ and guitar on the album. The other band members are a young Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums) and Steven Thompson (bass). Guitarist Peter Green is featured in the track "First Time Alone". The engineer was Derek Varnals. All the songs on the album were written by Mayall.The album's title comes from Laurel Canyon, California, USA (in the Los Angeles area), where John Mayall subsequently lived from 1969 to 1979. This is an account of his visit there before moving to the United States on a more permanent basis. At that time, this area was loved by many musicians. It was recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London, England from August 26-28, 1968 and released on the Decca label. The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more

REA, CHRIS-AUBERGE-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EASTWEST - 9031-73580-1 Auberge — the eleventh Studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1991. The name is of French origin, means "tavern", "tavern". The cover shows the car of Chris Rea Lotus Seven. In 1991, the album ranked first in the UK and the eponymous song reaches the sixteenth position in the UK charts, which is one of the greatest success Ri. The album became multi-platinum with over 4 million copies. ...more