Lot 48JOHN, ELTON-"DON'T SHOOT ME" I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-DJM-NMINT/NMINT

DIRE STRAITS-BROTHERS IN ARMS-1985-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO 824499-1.A rare European original of Dire Straits ' fifth studio album.  Multi-platinum and the most successful in creativity. ...more

PINK FLOYD-THE WALL (2VINYL)-1979-THE FIRST UK HARVEST PRESS - SHDW411 Matrices A-2U/B-2U/C-1U/D-2U (Very early!!!!)  The Wall is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on November 30, 1979 on two discs. This is the last release of the band, recorded in a classic line-up.: David Gilmour (guitar), Roger Waters (bass), Nick Mason (drums) and Richard Wright (keyboards). The Wall was one of the most commercially successful albums of 1980, reaching the top of several charts, including Billboard; by 1999, it had sold over 23 million copies in the United States, making The Wall one of the three best-selling albums in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine ranked this record 87th in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." ...more

JUDAS PRIEST-POINT OF ENTRY-1981-THE FIRST EU PRESS- HOLLAND-CBS-84834. A rare European original by a cult hard band. Judas Priest is the seventh studio album by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on February 26, 1981 by Columbia Records. Following the commercial success of their previous album British Steel (1980), in 2005 Point of Entry was ranked 352nd on Rock Hard Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Rock and Metal Albums of All time. ...more

MINOGUE, KYLIE-RHYTHM OF LOVE-1990-FIRST UK PRESS-PWL number PWLHF18.A rare original of the famous pop diva.  Rhythm of Love is the third studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on November 12, 1990 in the UK on the PWL label and on December 3 of the same year in Australia on Mushroom Records. The recording of the album began in March 1990 and lasted until September. The main producers of the album were Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Minogue has also collaborated with a number of American authors and producers, including Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay. The singer began to take part in songwriting: Rhythm of Love includes four compositions, co-authored by Minogue. Rhythm of Love is an album in the style of dance pop music, different from the singer's early works in the style of bubblegum pop. The compositions of the record are characterized by a more danceable sound, with its release, Minogue's image has become more liberated and sexy. The CD received positive reviews from music critics, who called it the best work of the performer during her collaboration with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Compared to Minogue's previous albums, Rhythm of Love turned out to be less successful in terms of sales: the record reached the ninth line of the British charts, thus becoming the singer's first studio release not to reach the first line. In the Australian music ranking, the album secured the tenth position, which allowed it to become Minogue's third work to enter the top ten of this chart. In addition, Rhythm of Love reached the top twenty of the charts in Ireland, Spain and France. ...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