Lot 5STARR, RINGO-BLAST FROM YOUR PAST-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

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

DIRE STRAITS-ON EVERY STREET-1991-First HOLLAND press-VERTIGO - 510160-1 On Every Street is the sixth and final Studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991. Reached the highest positions in the UK charts becoming double-platinum. It is worth noting that the album was kept in 20 countries to 44 weeks everywhere received platinum or double platinum, and in France received a diamond status. ...more

JOHN, ELTON - ELTON JOHN-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPS406. A3/B1 matrices are a rare version without "Made in England" on labels.  A rare British original of the master of the British stage. The second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It was released on April 10, 1970 on DJM Records. Including John's breakthrough single "Your Song", the album helped establish his career in the heyday of popular music as a singer and songwriter. In the USA, Elton John was certified gold in February 1971 by the RIAA. In the same year, he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Album of the Year". In 2003, the album was ranked 468th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. On November 27, 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album marked as having "qualitative or historical significance". ...more