Lot 74COCKER, JOE -LIVE-1990-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

MICHAEL, GEORGE-FAITH-1987-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-EPC4600001. A rare European original. Faith is the debut solo studio album by British musician George Michael, released in October 1987. The CD is recognized as one of the greatest in the history of pop music, and has won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year. The album was an instant success in the US, selling more than a million copies in its debut week — the largest number of discs sold per week ever by a British pop artist. To date, more than 25 million records have been sold worldwide. Six singles were released from the album, which largely helped it dominate the charts in 1988.  ...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

ROLLING STONES-ROLLING STONES NO.2 (MONO)-1965-THE FIRST UK-DECCA -LK4661 matrix PRESS XARL-6619-2A, XARL-6620-1A.  1O/1U Stamper (A Dream!) A rare British original of the legendary ROLLING STONES' second album. The Rolling Stones No. 2 is the second British studio album by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965 on Decca Records. After the huge success of The Rolling Stones' debut CD, it's no surprise that The Rolling Stones No. 2 follows the trend of its predecessor and contains a large number of rhythm and blues covers. Nevertheless, the album also contains three compositions by the famous author's duo Jagger/Richards.The album stayed at number one on the UK Albums Chart for ten weeks, becoming one of the best-selling British albums of 1965. ...more

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE- GREATEST HITS -1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1972 UK-EPIC-SEPC69002. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare early edition of the grandees of funk music. This is a compilation album by the American band Sly and the Family Stone. It was first released on November 21, 1970 by Epic Records. The album includes all the singles from the albums Dance to the Music (1968), Life (1968) and Stand! (1969). Three tracks released as singles in 1969 first appear on the album here: "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "Everybody Is a Star" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)". The recordings in this compilation do not always match the versions of the singles; some songs are presented here in their album version and mixes. Mixes sometimes have different editing and vocal and/or instrumentation changes. Greatest Hits was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling five million copies in the United States. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album 60th on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 61st on its revised 2012 list, and 343rd in its 2020 ranking. ...more

ROXY MUSIC-HEART STILL BEATING-1990-FIRST PRESS EU (GERMANY)-VIRGIN- 304069.  A rare European original.  Heart Still Beating is the third live album by Roxy Music, released on October 22, 1990. It was recorded during a concert in Frejus, France, on August 27, 1982 as part of a tour in support of Avalon's latest studio album. The album cover features model Amanda Cazalet. The Frejus concert was filmed by Robin Nash for the BBC and released on home video in 1983 under the title The High Road with songs in a different sequence. However, the album The High Road, also released in 1983, consists of audio recordings of another concert of the tour, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 30, 1982. The High Road was discontinued by 1990 and replaced by the album Heart Still Beating, which included both concerts. ...more