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URIAH HEEP-FIREFLY-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE ILPS9483. matrices A-1/B-1 . A very rare British original of the iconic album. Firefly is the 10th studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in February 1977 on Bronze Records in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It was the band's first album without David Byron, the former lead vocalist and founding member of the band, who was replaced by John Lawton. Bassist Trevor Bolder made his debut with Uriah Heep on this album and, apart from an 18-month hiatus in the early 1980s, he was a member of this band until his death in 2013. The album was successful and placed in the top 20 of the European charts. In the Billboard 200 Rock Albums of All Time, it ranks 166th. ...more

EAST OF EDEN-SNAFU-1970-THE FIRST UK-DERAM-SML1050 Matrix A-1W/B-1W PRESS. A rare original from the iconic British prog band. East of Eden were a British progressive rock band who had a Top 10 hit in the UK with the single "Jig-a-Jig" in 1970. The track was stylistically different from any of their other work. Although some may consider them a symphonic progressive band, others claim that their style is mainly jazz-oriented.In 1968 they moved to London and signed a recording contract with Deram Records. In 1969 they released the album Mercator Projected, followed by Snafu (1970)  which entered the Top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, while the single "Ramadhan" took second place in France. ...more

MOBY GRAPE- WOW-1968-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63271 Matrix A-1/B-1 . A rare original of the iconic American band. WOW is the second album by the rock band Moby Grape. It was first released in April 1968. It was Moby Grape's highest-charting release in the United States, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Guitarist Mike Bloomfield and keyboardist Al Cooper recorded several songs from the album, most notably "Never", which was listed as the source for the later Led Zeppelin song "Since I've Been Loving You". ...more

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG -DEJA VU - 1970-THE FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-SD-7200. PR - Presswell Pressing, Faux-Leather Gatefold Rare American original cult album. Déjà Vu is the second studio album by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, their first album as a quartet with Neil Young. Released in March 1970 on Atlantic Records. Déjà Vu topped the pop albums chart for a week, three singles from it ("Woodstock", "Teach Your Children" and "Our House") hit the top 40, while the album's presales alone brought in $2 million. By 2021, the record had been certified platinum by the RIAA seven times, and the number of copies sold exceeded 8 million, which is the best result for both the band and all its members individually. ...more

KISS-DRESSED TO KILL-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7016.A very rare original by Richmond Pressing. in the Black Label Text version.. The cult album Dressed to Kill is the third studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on March 19, 1975. It was produced by Casablanca Records president Bill Bogart and the band itself, as the label's financial situation at the time did not allow hiring a professional producer. Dressed to Kill peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA on February 28, 1977. "Come On, Love Me" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" were released as singles, but failed to climb the charts. The live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Alive!, released as a single later that year, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. ...more