Lot 66MANOWAR-FIGHTING THE WORLD-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY - ATCO-NMINT/NMINT.

MICHAEL, GEORGE-FAITH-1987-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-EPC4600001. A rare European original. Faith is the debut solo studio album by British musician George Michael, released in October 1987. The CD is recognized as one of the greatest in the history of pop music, and has won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year. The album was an instant success in the US, selling more than a million copies in its debut week — the largest number of discs sold per week ever by a British pop artist. To date, more than 25 million records have been sold worldwide. Six singles were released from the album, which largely helped it dominate the charts in 1988.  ...more

VENTURES- GUITAR FREAKOUT-1967-FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-SLBY1345 Rare original of the cult album..The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time. ...more

LENNOX, ANNIE-DIVA-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-RCA-PL75326. A rare Oscar-winning album of the 90s, vocalist EURYTHMICS. The debut solo album by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released in 1992. The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and has since sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK alone, being certified quadruple platinum. It was also successful in the US, where it was a top 30 hit and was certified double platinum. DIVA won the Brit Award for Album of the Year at the 1993 Brit Awards. The album received the nominations "Album of the Year", "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" and "Best Long Form Music Video", winning the last award at the Grammy Awards. in the same year. ...more

STARR, RINGO-BLAST FROM YOUR PAST-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE -PCS7170. matrix YEX 951-1/YEX 952-1 stamper 1AG/1GA (Dream). A rare British original of the iconic album. A compilation album by English rock musician Ringo Starr, released on Apple Records in 1975. This is both Starr's first compilation and his last release under contract with EMI. It was also the last album released on the Beatles' Apple label[7] until it was revived in the 1990s. The album provides an overview of Starr's most successful period as a solo artist. The songs include his RIAA gold-certified singles "It Don't Come Easy", "Photography" and "You're Sixteen", as well as other international hits such as "Back Off Boogaloo" and "Only You". The album peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Pop Records chart, but did not chart in the UK. ...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