Lot 88ABBA-ARRIVAL-1976-ORIGINAL PRESS 1978 JAPAN-DISCO MATE-NMINT/NMINT

ELTON, JOHN-CAPTAIN AND THE KID-2006-THE FIRST UK PRESS-ROCKET-1705730. A mega rare original of a cult album .The Captain and the Kid is the twenty—eighth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 2006. This is his second autobiographical album with songwriter Bernie Taupin, continuing the theme of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975). The Captain and the Kid tells about the events in their lives over the past three decades. The Captain and the Kid reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, which was a significant improvement over John's previous album Peachtree Road in 2004, which reached number 21. Captain reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200, but quickly dropped off the charts. At concerts in early 2007, John made it clear that he was unhappy with the promotion of the album by Interscope Records, and threatened to terminate the contract with the label. Because of this, John did not release a solo album until 2013, when The Diving Board was released. ...more

BOWIE, DAVID-ALADDIN SANE-1973-THE FIRST UK PRESS-RCA-RS1001 Matrix A-3T/B-3T Rare British original cult album. Aladdin Sane is the sixth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on April 19, 1973 on the RCA Records label. A follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, it was the first album he wrote and released from a star position. The album was produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features performances by Bowie's backing band The Spiders from Mars — Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey — with pianist Mike Garson, two saxophonists and three backing vocalists. Recorded in London and New York during the breaks between the stages of the Ziggy Stardust tour, the album was Bowie's last with the full line-up of The Spiders. Aladdin Sane was released in the UK on the RCA label on April 19, 1973. With an estimated order of 100,000 copies, the album debuted at the top of the UK Albums chart, where it lasted five weeks. In the United States, where Bowie has already had three albums on the charts, Aladdin Sane reached 17th place on the Billboard Top LPs chart.  Tape, which became Bowie's most successful commercial album in both countries at the time. According to Pegg, this was unheard of at the time and guaranteed Aladdin Sane's status as the best-selling album in the UK since The Beatles. In other countries, the album reached the top five in France, the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as the top ten in Australia. Aladdin Sane has sold an estimated 4.6 million copies worldwide, making it one of Bowie's best-selling records. The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums notes that Bowie "ruled the [British] album chart, spending an unprecedented 182 weeks on the list with six different titles in 1973." ...more

LIVIN' BLUES-ROCKING AT THE TWEED MILL-1973-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-PHILIPS-6413044. A rare German original of the cult album. .Rocking At The Tweed Mill is the fourth studio album by Dutch rock band Livin' Blues. It was released in 1973 with the support of the Philips label. In 1972, the band broke up with Eggermont and began collaborating with British producer Mike Vernon. Their first record together was "Rocking At The Tweed Mill", on which Arjen Cumming drummed. The album received high marks and hit all European charts. ...more

STARR, RINGO-RINGO THE 4TH-1977-THE FIRST JAPAN-POLYDOR-MPF-1104 PRESS. A rare Japanese original of a cult album. Ringo the 4th is the sixth studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released on September 20, 1977. Its name is sometimes associated with the fact that Ringo was the fourth member of The Beatles. Others suggest that this is his fourth mainstream album, not counting Sentimental Journey and Beaucoups of Blues. Ringo the 4th is a dance record created for him by his producer from Atlantic Records Arif Mardin. ...more

SUPERMAX-FLY WITH ME(+PROMO POSTER)-1979-GERMANY's FIRST PRESS-ELEKTRA- ELK52128. In 1979, the band's third album, Fly With Me, was released, which was also very popular and is considered an absolute classic today. ...more