Lot 99SINATRA, FRANK -THE WORLD WE KNEW -1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-REPRISE-NMINT/NMINT

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH -1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 UK-VERTIGO-VO6/847903VTY. Matrices A-1/B-1. A mega rare original of the second press of the first album, which is one of the icons in rock music. Black Sabbath is the debut album by the rock band Black Sabbath, released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 1970. On March 7, 1970, the album rose to #8 on the UK Albums Chart and to #23 on the Billboard 200. Recorded in just three days (8 hours of studio work) and costing the band only 1,200 pounds, Black Sabbath's debut album is now considered a heavy metal classic. In the IGN Music list (Top 25 Metal Albums), he is in 13th place (the band's second album, Paranoid, is second here, behind Master of Puppets (Metallica)).  ...more

BLACK SABBATH-PARANOID-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360011. Mega rare original of the first press in a non-laminated matte cover with six-line credits.  Paranoid is the second studio album by the British rock band Black Sabbath, recorded at London's Regent Sound Studios by producer Roger Baingiep and released in 1970. On October 10, 1970, the album rose to the top of the UK Albums Chart, displacing Simon and Garfunkle's Bridge Over Troubled Water from the first place; in the United States, it reached number 12. ...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

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

A-HA-STAY ON THESE ROADS (+POSTER) - 1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-925733-1. A rare original of the cult pop-rock wave album with a promo poster. Stay on These Roads is the third studio album by Norwegian music group A-ha. It was released on May 3, 1988. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The album was recorded in 1987 and released on May 3, 1988. In 1987, the single "The Living Daylights" was released, which became the theme to the film "Sparks from the Eyes" about James Bond and was later included in the album. Of the singles, the most popular was "Stay on These Roads", which reached number one on the Norwegian chart, and performed well in other European countries. Less popular was the single "Touchy!" and even less popular were "The Blood That Moves The Body" and "You Are The One". The latest single There's Never A Forever Thing didn't make it to any of the national charts at all. In 1992, a remix of the single "The Blood That Moves The Body"was released. The album peaked at number 148 on the US Billboard 200, [5] but none of the singles reached the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland.  ...more