Lot 51PINK FLOYD-A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS-1968-FIRST PRESS(STEREO) UK-COLUMBIA-NMINT/NMINT

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

CREAM-DISRAELI GEARS-1967- THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-REACTION-534003 Matrix A-2/B-3. A very rare original of the cult album. A version of the cover with a one-sided laminate.  Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by Cream, recorded from May 11 to May 15 in New York City on the American label Atco, a division of Atlantic Records, and released in November 1967. The album reached the 5th position in the UK chart and the 4th place in America, it features two new singles: "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love" (the second of them is considered the best composition of the Cream group for all time). In 2003, VH1 named Disraeli Gears the 87th greatest album of all time. It was also ranked number 114 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-STORMBRINGER-1974-THE FIRST USA PRESS-WARNER- PR2832 Rare American original.Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974, and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup, including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. ...more

ABBA-WATERLOO-1974-SECOND PRESS 1976 SWEDEN-POLAR--POLS252. A rare Swedish second press of the iconic album, after which ABBA became famous all over the world. Waterloo is the second studio album by Swedish pop band ABBA, the first to be released internationally. It was originally released on March 4, 1974 in Sweden on the Polar Music label. The album's title track won ABBA the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and became a worldwide hit, launching the band's career. "Waterloo" won the Swedish qualifying round, and the band represented Sweden in Brighton at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. ABBA won the competition, and "Waterloo" became a hit not only in Europe, but also around the world (for example, taking 6th place in the USA). The album has already been released in Sweden and topped the Swedish charts for 12 weeks, becoming one of the best-selling Swedish albums at that time. In the UK, the album peaked at number 28, becoming the first album by a foreign artist to chart, and performed well in the rest of Europe. ...more

ROLLING STONES-BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS) - 1966-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-DECCA-TXL101. Matrices XARL-7503-2A, XARL-7504-4A. A very rare British original of the cult ROLLING STONES album. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)is the first compilation album by The Rolling Stones. With various covers and track listings, it was released on March 28, 1966 on London Records in the United States and on November 4, 1966 on Decca Records in the United Kingdom. The American edition focused on the songs of 1964 and 1965 with two new melodies: the recent "19th Nervous Breakdown" and the re-recorded "Time Is on My Side" with a guitar intro. The British version covered a longer period, starting with the band's first A-side single in 1963, "Come On", and ending with several songs from 1966, including the recent hit "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200 chart[1] and number four on the UK albums chart. It remained on the chart for 99 weeks in the United States, where the RIAA certified the album as double platinum, which meant more than two million copies sold. ...more