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

QUEEN-SHEER HEART ATTACK-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI - EMC3061. Of the matrix A-4U/B-4U. A rare British original. The first fame, as well as commercial success, came to the group with this record, and the song "Killer Queen" became their first big hit, reaching number two in England. The album itself also reached number two in the UK and number 12 on the 1975 Billboard charts. ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SAME-1971-The first press UK-HARVEST-SHVL797 matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1RG/2RL (Very early!!!) The first album of the famous band, a rare British original. The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut studio album by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records. In the United States, the album was released in March 1972 under the title "No Answer" after a United Artists Records employee misunderstood a phone call and asked for the album's name; the caller, unable to contact ELO, wrote "no answer" in his notes, and this was misinterpreted as the album's title. The album is dedicated to the main trio of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, who were the remaining members of the rock band The Move. The Move continued to release singles in the UK at the same time that the project was launched, but interest in Wood's former band soon waned. In fact, The Move's latest album, Message from the Country, was recorded simultaneously with The Electric Light Orchestra. ...more

KISS-DESTROYER-1976-ORIGINAL PRESS 1977 USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7025. Santa Maria Pressing. Matrices NBLP-7025 A-12 CP AZ / NBLP-7025-B-BU-CP AZ is a rare American second press of a cult album. Destroyer is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on March 15, 1976 by Casablanca Records in the United States. It was the third consecutive Kiss album to reach the top 40 in the United States, as well as the first album to chart in Germany and New Zealand. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976 and platinum on November 11 of the same year, becoming the first Kiss album to receive platinum status.[2] The album marked a departure from the rough sound of the band's first three albums. ...more

MOORE GARY-WILD FRONTIER-1987-FIRST PRESS UK-10 RECORDS- DIX56. A rare British original by a great guitarist. Wild Frontier is the sixth solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released on March 2, 1987. This is his first studio work after returning to his native Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1985. The album contains several songs about Ireland. The album is dedicated to the memory of Moore's close friend and former Thin Lizzy member Phil Lynott, who died on January 4, 1986. It says "Philippe" on the back cover. Wild Frontier contains the hit single "Over the Hills and Far Away", which reached number 20 in the UK, as well as a cover version of the Easybeats song "Friday on My Mind". Max Middleton's song "The Loner" was originally recorded by Cozy Powell for his album Over the Top in 1979 (on which Moore performed, although not on Powell's recording of "The Loner"). Moore significantly changed the track for his recording, so he is listed as a co-author. The song "Crying in the Shadows", which was released as the B-side of the single "Over the Hills and Far Away" in December 1986 and featured as a bonus track on the Wild Frontier CD, was also recorded by Japanese singer Minako Honda under the name "The Cross (Ai No Jujika)"with Moore as the guitarist. ...more

INXS-LISTEN LIKE THIEVES-1985-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-MERCURY-824957-1. A rare European original of the cult group. Listen Like Thieves is the fifth studio album by the Australian rock band INXS, released on October 14, 1985. It is considered the breakthrough album in the band's career, it was on it that the single "What You Need" was released, which hit the Top 5 of the US charts (the best result for INXS at that time). This album also marked the beginning of the band's successful collaboration with producer Chris Thomas, who had a hand in recording the band's next most successful albums, Kick (1987) and X (1990). In the USA, the album received double platinum status. The album had a circulation of 2 million copies. ...more