Lot 29T.REX-THE SLIDER-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

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

MANHATTAN TRANSFER - MACCA FOR MODERNS -1981-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ATLANTIC-ST-A-814701.A rare promo original of the cult album.  MACCA FOR MODERNS is the sixth studio album by the Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 by Atlantic Records.This album became the band's highest-paid album to date, peaking at number 22 on Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. With this album, the Manhattan Transfer became the first band to win Grammy Awards in both pop and jazz categories in the same year. ...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

PINK FLOYD-OBSCURED BY CLOUDS-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST- SHSP4020 matrix A1/B1 A very rare British original of the iconic album. Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on June 3, 1972, the soundtrack to the French film La Vallée by Barbé Schroeder. He also directed the film "More", for which Pink Floyd also recorded the soundtrack. The CD was recorded in six days in France, at the Chateau d’Erouville. As in the case of the soundtrack to the movie "More", several modified versions of the tracks can be heard on the album. "Obscured by Clouds" reached number six on the charts in the UK and number 46 in the US.  ...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