Lot 35RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-First press UK-POLYDOR OYSTER- NMINT/NMINT

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

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE ROARING SILENCE-1976-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE -ILPS9357 matrix A1/B1 . A rare British original. CBS contract press. The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 27, 1976 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. The album rose to #10 on the Billboard 200 and is the most commercially successful of the band's entire existence. ...more

SEAL-SEAL -1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ZTT- 903174557-1.  Matrices A-4/B-3 (original standard mixes). A rare European original of the modern king of soul-funk. It is the eponymous title of Seal's debut studio album, released in 1991. It contains the singles "Crazy", "Future Love Paradise", "The Beginning", "Killer" and "Violet". The album debuted at number one in the UK and won Best British Album at the 1992 Brit Awards. There are two versions of the album, with minor and significant differences in the three songs. The shorter version of "Wild" is more rock-oriented and heavy than the original. The abridged version of "Violet" does not contain dialogues during the performance. ...more

GROUNDHOGS-WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAG29237. Matrix A-1U/B-1U is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band. WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-A 1972 album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by United Artists Records in 1972, The cover is in the form of a comic book featuring groundhogs depicted by superheroes, drawn by comic book artist Neil Adams. In the story, they are fighting the personified evils of overpopulation, environmental pollution, war, "Pig Business" and "Sacred Cow" (religion), as well as a drug-addicted Monkey. Each of the band members is fighting their own evil, which has been hindering them from the very beginning, only for them to stand out and wreak havoc in another part of the globe. The lyrics of each song touch on these themes, and despite the comic nature of the cover, the lyrics are quite serious because they are politically and socially motivated.This was the first Groundhogs album to go beyond guitar/bass/percussion instruments, with McPhee using keyboards (mellotron and harmonium) on a number of tracks. ...more

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