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PINK FLOYD-A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS-1968-FIRST PRESS(STEREO) UK-COLUMBIA- number SCX6258 of the XAX matrix-3633-1/ XAX-3634-1, 1R/1A stamper (very early!)  A mega rare British original of the iconic album. A Saucerful of Secrets is the second studio album by the British rock band Pink Floyd, released on June 29, 1968 by Columbia, owned by EMI, in the United Kingdom and on July 27 of the same year by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was recorded on August 7-8, 1967 and January 18 — May 3, 1968 at Abbey Road Studios in London and on October 9-11 and October 19, 1967 at De Lane Lee. A Saucerful of Secrets reached number nine in the UK charts.  A Saucerful of Secrets was the last album to be recorded by Syd Barrett. Starting with this album, David Gilmour became a permanent member of the Pink Floyd collective. In January 1968, he officially took Barrett's place in the band. ...more

DIO-HOLY DIVER-1983-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-MERCURY-811021-1. A very rare European original of the iconic album by the famous vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Holy Diver is the debut studio album by Dio, released in 1983. After leaving Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio put together a new band, which included drummer Vinnie Appisi, bassist Jimmy Bain and guitarist Vivian Campbell. Holy Diver's debut album was recorded in the style of Black Sabbath's latest works, which attracted many fans of this band to Ronnie's new band. Holy Diver reached number 13 in the UK charts and number 56 in the US (but here it went gold and subsequently platinum). Critics rate the album highly, and many of the songs from it are considered anthems and classics of heavy rock. Ronnie James Dio himself was recognized by the readers of Kerrang! magazine as the best vocalist, and his band was recognized as the best new band of 1983. In a 2005 interview, the band leader said that there are three flawless albums for him: Rainbow Rising, Heaven and Hell and Holy Diver. ...more

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63699. A rare British original of the iconic album.Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Bridge consists of two of the duo's most critically and commercially successful songs, "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer", which was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Critically and commercially successful, the album topped the charts in more than ten countries and won two Grammy Awards, plus four more for the title song. About 25 million records were sold, and the album was included in various lists, including 51 places in the 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine. ...more

SSUPERTRAMP-EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS,,,-1977-FIRST PRESS (EXPORT) UK-A/M-SP4634 Matrix A-1OMD/B-1OMD. A rare British export original. The fifth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1977. It was recorded primarily at Caribou Ranch Studios in Colorado with overdubs, vocals and mixing completed at the Los Angeles recording plant. This was the first Supertramp album featuring engineer Peter Henderson, who would work with the band on the next three albums as well. The album... reached number 16 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1977 and a few months later became the first gold (500,000 copies or more) Supertramp album sold in the United States. In addition, "A Little Bit" became an American Top 20 single and reached #29 on the UK chart.. In 1978, the album... was ranked 63rd in the World's Critics' Lists, which recognized the 200 greatest albums of all time, voted for by famous rock critics and DJs. ...more

ENYA-SHEPHERD MOONS-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA - WX431/9031-75572-1. Rare original famous singer. Shepherd Moons is the third Studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya , released on 4 November 1991, WEA. The album received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. He took first place in album chart in the UK and reached the 17th place on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The album was certified multi-platinum by the British Association of the Phonographic industry and the recording industry of America for parties 1.2 million and five million copies respectively. In the period from 1991 to 1994 Enya has released four singles from Shepherd Moons : "Caribbean Blue", "How Can I Keep from Singing?", "Book of Days", which took first place in the UK at number ten, and" Marble Halls ". In 1993, the Enya album received a Grammy Award for Best New Age album , the first of four, which she won in her career. ...more