Lot 85PRINCE -SING "O" THE TIMES (2LP'S)-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-NMINT/NMINT

PLANT, ROBERT-CALLING TO YOU (MAXI-6 TRACK'S)-1993-FIRST UK PRESS-FONTANA-FATE312. Mega rare original MAXI for the FATE OF NATIONS album. Fate of Nations is the sixth studio album by British singer Robert Plant. It was released on May 25, 1993. "From the very beginning of this project, around January 1991, right after the Manic Nirvana tour, I knew what I was going to do: go back in time, listen to [Moby] Grape, [Jefferson] Airplane, Tim Hardin, Quicksilver, Traffic and other rock musicians. These people were trying to tell the listener something by joining various traditions, with the understanding that the search was planned and intertwined in their acoustic and electronic themes. I'm also proud of the fact that I tried to make the album lyrical, trying to tell vivid stories that come from heartfelt traditional prose."Robert Plant. The Fate Of Nations album appeared by the middle of 1993. This album features not only Plant's regular band, but also many guest musicians such as Maire Brennan, Nigel Kennedy, and Richard Thompson. Guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael also contributed significantly to the album. Fate Of Nations has absorbed a variety of styles and influences, some of which come from Led Zeppelin. Two songs from the album were released as singles (29 Palms and If I Were A Carpenter), followed by a world tour that ended in South America in early 1994.  ...more

ANIMALS-ANIMALISMS-1966-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA- LK4797. Matrices A-1A/B-1A .1BU/1UK stamper. (A dream!) A rare British original of the iconic rock band. Animalisms is the third studio album by the British band The Animals, released in 1966, on the Decca Records label. Two months later, the album was released in the USA under the name Animalizationruen with a slightly different song order. In the summer of 1966, the album reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more

ROXETTE-JOYRIDE-1991-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-EMI number 7960481. A rare German original. Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette. Per Gessle took the title of the CD from an interview with Paul McCartney, when he stated that "the songwriting process with John Lennon was like Joyride." ...more

JOHN, ELTON-"DON'T SHOOT ME" I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-DJM- DJLPH427. Matrices A-3/B-3. A rare British original. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by British musician Elton John, released in 1972. The best-selling English album of the year, Don't Shoot Me I'm only the Piano Player stands out among other Elton John albums, combining various musical and semantic interpretations. The album has sold over 19 million copies worldwide, becoming multi-platinum on both sides of the ocean. ...more

JOHN, ELTON-TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPS410 The rare British original of the cult album Tumbleweed Connection is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Elton John. It was recorded at Trident Studios in London in March 1970 and released in October 1970 in the UK and January 1971 in the USA. This is a concept album based on the themes of country and western and Americana. All songs written by John and Bernie Taupin, except "Love Song" by Leslie Duncan. In 2012, Tumbleweed Connection was ranked 458th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the United States, it received gold status in March 1971 and platinum status in August 1998 from the RIAA. ...more