Lot 40PLANT, ROBERT-NOW AND ZEN-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU/GERMANY-ES PARANZA-NMINT/NMINT

PLANT, ROBERT-SHAKEN'N STIRRED-1985-THE FIRST UK/EU-GERMANY-ES PARANZA PRESS number 790265-1. The only European edition of LED ZEPPELIN's third solo work. Shaken 'n' Stirred is the third solo studio album by English singer Robert Plant, released on May 20, 1985 by Es Paranza, his own label. Plant, Benji Le Fevre and Tim Palmer produced the album. Shaken 'n' Stirred reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number 20 on the US Billboard 200. The album includes his second popular rock tracks, which became the hit "Little by Little", which was No. 1 on the chart for two weeks and No. 36 on the Hot 100. "Sixes and Sevens" also hit the main chart, peaking at number 18. ...more

VAYA CON DIOS-NIGHT OWLS-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-BMG-210600. A rare original of a popular rock band. Night Owls is the second studio album by the Belgian blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios, released on the Ariola Records label in 1990. Vaya Con Dios have been working on this album for three years. The songs "Nah Neh Nah", "What's a Woman?", "Night Owls" were released as singles. "Nah Neh Nah" became a hit not only in Belgium, but also in Europe, remaining a popular hit for a long time. To this day, this composition is considered one of the best in the work of the collective, as well as the most famous song of the group. Night Owls has sold 2 million copies. For successful sales, the disc received a gold certificate in Sweden and Finland, and in Germany it was awarded platinum status ...more

BLUE CHEER - BC#5 THE ORIGINAL HUMAN BEING- 1970-THE FIRST USA PRESS-PHILIPS-PHS-600347. A very rare American original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. The Original Human Being is Blue Cheer's fifth album. It was released in 1970 and shows Blue Cheer exploring more psychedelic and laid‑back rock and roll with musical sections in several songs. There is a very unusual song for Blue Cheer in this album: "Babaji (Twilight Raga)", which makes extensive use of sitar and synthesizer. ...more

 RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-The first UK-POLYDOR OYSTER press- OYA2001 KENDUN A-1U/B-1U matrices. Stamper 1MP/3OR. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album by the British-American band Rainbow, released in May 1975. This CD took 11th place in the UK charts, and 30th in the USA. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James Dio, according to him.  ...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