Lot 11KINKS- KINKS-1964-ORIGINAL PRESS 1965 (STEREO) UK-PYE-NMINT/NMINT

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

KIDS-NAUGHTY KIDS-1978-THE FIRST PRESS OF BELGIUM-FONTANA-91999152. The only original produced in Belgium. A punk band from Antwerp (Belgium). It originally existed from 1976 to 1986, and was formed in 1976. They are Belgium's most famous punk band, most remembered for their songs "Fascist Cops" (1978) and "There Won't Be a Next Time" (1981). The band broke up in 1985, but reunited in 1996 to record the soundtrack to the Belgian film Dief (Thief). ...more

ALICE COOPER-HEY STOOPID-1991-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC- 4684161 Rare European original of the cult album.  Hey stoopid is the twelfth solo studio album by American rock singer Alice Cooper, released on July 2, 1991 on Epic Records. After his high-profile 1989 hit album "Trash", Cooper tried to follow up his success with the next album, which featured Lance Bulen, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (both from Motley Crüe). Hey Stoopid was Cooper's last album featuring bassist Hugh McDonald before he joined Bon Jovi in 1994.  According to Cooper's assistant Brian Renfield, an alternative cover was initially considered, which Renfield described as "hardcore with syringe needles, pills ..." It is noteworthy that in the track "Feed My Frankenstein" the famous guitar duo of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani plays together accompanied by Nikki Sixx on bass. The album reached high places in the charts of many countries. Australian albums (ARIA) -15th place, Austrian albums (Ö3 Austria)-5th place, Dutch albums (Top 100 albums)-54th place, German Albums (Offizielle Top 100-7th place,UK Albums (OCC) - 4th place, USA Billboard 200- 47th place. ...more

PLANT, ROBERT-MANIC NIRVANA-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-ES PARANZA -WX339/0756791336 Rare original vocalist LED ZEPPELIN. Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by Robert Plant, released on March 19, 1990 on his own label Es Paranza. This album became commercially less successful in comparison with Plant's previous record, Now and Zen, receiving gold certification by the RIAA and reaching the 13th and 15th places in the US and UK music charts, respectively. Several singles were released on the album's songs, the most popular of which was "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", which stayed at number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for 6 weeks. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK-CLOSE TO YOU-1957(STEREO)-SECOND PRESS 1965 UK-CAPITOL -SREG1058. Close to You is the eleventh studio album by American musician Frank Sinatra accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet. The album was recorded over eight months and five different sessions, arranged by Nelson Riddle.Nelson Riddle commented that the structure of popular songs did not lend itself to an arrangement in the style of a classical string quartet, and felt that he had not actually achieved what he had hoped for. However, when the album was released, it was highly praised by critics, and as Riddle remarked, "Sinatra loved it!". ...more