Lot 25GROUNDHOGS-HOGWASH-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-NMINT/NMINT

BEACH BOYS - BEST OF-1966-THE FIRST UK-CAPITOL-ST20856 Matrix A-1G/B-1G PRESS.  A very rare British original of the iconic album. Best of the Beach Boys is the first compilation album released by the American rock band The Beach Boys on the Capitol Records label in 1966. The first version was released in the United States on July 5, 1966, two months after Pet Sounds. Another version of Best of The Beach Boys was released in the UK on November 11, 1966 with a different track listing. Best of The Beach Boys includes a selection of 12 songs in Britain, 14 recorded by the band from 1962 to 1965, many of which were singles or B-sides. The album reached number eight on the US charts and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 12, 1967, and double platinum on December 1, 1991. ...more

REA, CHRIS-ROAD TO HELL-1989-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA - 246285-1. The Road to Hell is the tenth Studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1989. It is considered one of his most popular albums. The record has a platinum status. ...more

GROUNDHOGS-BLACK DIAMOND-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAS29994. Matrix A-1U/B-1U is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band.Black Diamond is the ninth studio album by the British rock band The Groundhogs. Recorded in July-August 1976 at T.S. Studios in Haverhill, England, it was released in the fall by United Artists. This album differs from its predecessors with a much richer sound and a finely honed technique of execution. Tony McPhee tried to make the music of the album even more uncompromising, which he wanted to emphasize with a tougher sound of guitars and amplification of keyboards (synthesizers), which, of course, he played himself. A very big influence on him during this period was exerted by "King Crimson", who later, in turn, themselves learned a lot from the album "Black Diamond", when they were once again revived at the turn of the millennium. Nevertheless, the departure from a purely bluesy sound was not very liked by the fans of "The Groundhogs", which did not slow down to affect the contract with the record company. Black Diamond is the last studio album of the "Golden Age" of the band, after which the band ceased to exist and was revived with a new line-up only in 1985 (the year of the release of the new album). ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-E PLURIBUS FUNK-1972-THE FIRST USA-CAPITOL-SW-853 PRESS. A rare American original of the iconic album . E Pluribus Funk is the fifth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released on November 15, 1971 by Capitol Records. Like the previous Grand Funk Railroad albums, it was recorded at the Cleveland Recording Company and is the last album produced by Terry Knight. The name is a play on the motto of the United States of America, E pluribus unum, and in Latin means "Of many, Funk". The original exhaust cover (designed by Ernie Cefalu) was completely round and covered with a silver film that resembled a large coin. The back cover of this album included a cast image of Shea Stadium. The album was very successful, placing in the charts of the second ten in many countries. ...more

LAID BACK-KEEP SMILING-1983-FIRST PRESS DANISH / HOLLAND-MEDLEY-MDLP6133. A rare original of the cult disco album. Keep Smiling is the second studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1983. The album peaked at number 87 on The Billboard 200 chart. Separately released from this album, the single "White Horse"in the same chart managed to reach number 26 and number 15 on the Canadian CHUM Chart. ...more