Lot 38PLANT, ROBERT-PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-1983-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

MAYALL, JOHN-LOOKING BACK-1969-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-SKL5010. Matrix A-2W/B-2W is a very rare stereo original of blues monsters. Looking Back is the seventh album released by John Mayall in August 1969 by Decca Records. The album reached No. 79 on the Billboard 200. ...more

QUEEN-INNUENDO-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PARLOPHONE-058-7958871. A very rare German original of the cult album. Innuendo is the fourteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen. Released on February 4, 1991. The last album "Queen", recorded and released during the life of Freddie Mercury. The name Innuendo contains an "indirect hint" that the band will not last long in this line-up. The last songs were very difficult for Freddie, who was already seriously ill. Nevertheless, the album was finished and well received by the public. Several music videos were made in support of him, one of which, "These Are The Days of Our Lives", was the last video featuring Mercury.Despite mixed reviews from critics, Queen's new album peaked at number one on the album charts in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and her native United Kingdom, going double platinum. ...more

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

GROUNDHOGS-THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-LBS83295. Matrix A1/B1 is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band. It is the third studio album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by Liberty Records in 1970. It was developed by Martin Birch, who previously worked on albums by Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Green. On June 20, 1970, the album reached number 27 on the UK Melody Maker Albums Chart, and it had only 3 positions. ...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