Lot 81REA, CHRIS-AUBERGE-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EASTWEST- NMINT/NMINT

HAMMILL, PETER-THE SILENT CORNER AND THE EMPTY STAGE-1974 - ORIGINAL 1975 UK PRESS-CHARISMA - CAS1083 Third solo album by British frontman of VAN DER GRAAF - Peter Hammill. It was released on Charisma Records in 1974, during a break in activities of group Van der Graaf Generator. The cover was designed by Bettina Hohls , ex-member of the psychedelic German rock band Ash Ra Tempel . ...more

DEEP PURPLE-IN ROCK-1970- THE FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST- SHVL777. Matrices A-2/B-1. Contract press at the Gryphon APS factory. There are no stampers. Experts note the great sound of this edition.  A rare British original contract press in top condition. Deep Purple in Rock is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple, released on June 5, 1970 on Harvest Records. This is the first studio album recorded with the classic band line-up called "Mark II" (a little earlier, this line-up recorded the live album Concerto for Group and Orchestra). Since this album, the band's style has changed dramatically. Deep Purple started playing hard rock almost simultaneously with such bands as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, and are considered one of the founders and classics of this genre. According to the music critic, "the record became the epicenter of destruction, a fresh stream in the rock of the 1970s and a turn in history, in which the roots of the heavy metal style were laid." Deep Purple in Rock became the band's breakthrough album in Europe and reached number four on the UK national charts, remaining on the charts for over a year. His accompanying single "Black Night" reached the 2nd line. It has been included in various lists of the best albums, including Classic Rock magazine's list of the "100 Greatest British Albums of All Time" and Q magazine's list of the "50 Best Albums of the 70s." In 2015, the American website Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the album at the top of its ranking of Deep Purple's best works. Certified as a gold disc in the UK, USA, France, the Netherlands and Argentina. ...more

COCKER, JOE -BEST OF JOE COCKER-1992-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL-7805141. Double original of the best JOE COCKER tracks.  In Europe, he received the status from gold to platinum, entering the top ten charts in all European countries. ...more

BEATLES-HEY JUDE-1970- FIRST PRESS GERMANY - UK-APPLE-1C062-04348. Hey Jude or The Beatles Again is a compilation album by The Beatles, released in 1970 in the USA. The collection includes singles previously unreleased on albums; the B-sides of singles; as well as the songs "I Should Have Known Better" and "Can't Buy Me Love", previously released as singles by Capitol Records. The album rose to number two on the Billboard 200 chart. ...more

GILLAN, IAN-NAKED THUNDER-1990-THE FIRST UK/EU PRESS-TELDEC-9031-71899-1 A rare solo album by the DEEP PURPLE vocalist. Naked Thunder is the debut solo album by Ian Gillan, released shortly after his departure from Deep Purple in 1989. It includes a diverse selection of songs, including one of Gillan's most passionate and impressive ballads, "Loving on Borrowed Time," and the traditional folk song "No More Cane on the Brazos." It was also the first album to feature Ian Gillan's longtime collaborator Steve Morris. Naked Thunder was produced by Leif Meizes and features performances by several notable guest musicians, including drummer Simon Phillips and former Grease Band and SAHB keyboardist Tommy Eyre[6] along with Sensational Alex Harvey Band rhythm section Chris Glen (bass guitar) and Ted McKenna (drums). ...more