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ABBA-WATERLOO-1974-SECOND PRESS 1976 SWEDEN-POLAR--POLS252. A rare Swedish second press of the iconic album, after which ABBA became famous all over the world. Waterloo is the second studio album by Swedish pop band ABBA, the first to be released internationally. It was originally released on March 4, 1974 in Sweden on the Polar Music label. The album's title track won ABBA the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 and became a worldwide hit, launching the band's career. "Waterloo" won the Swedish qualifying round, and the band represented Sweden in Brighton at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. ABBA won the competition, and "Waterloo" became a hit not only in Europe, but also around the world (for example, taking 6th place in the USA). The album has already been released in Sweden and topped the Swedish charts for 12 weeks, becoming one of the best-selling Swedish albums at that time. In the UK, the album peaked at number 28, becoming the first album by a foreign artist to chart, and performed well in the rest of Europe. ...more

SHOCKING BLUE-SCORPIO'S DANCE-1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-METRONOME-MLP 15.377. A very rare German original of the cult album.  Scorpio's Dance is the third studio album by the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1970 on the Pink Elephant label. In this album, the band decided to experiment with country and Americana (in the tracks "Alaska Country" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl"), while maintaining their rock orientation. Despite the band's growing popularity, the record was not popular in the United States. ...more

SEEKERS - A WORLD OF OUR OWN-1965-THE FIRST UK PRESS-COLUMBIA-33SX1722.  The rare British original "A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield that became an international hit by the Australian pop group The Seekers. The single reached number 19 on the US Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Easy Listening chart. It reached number 3 in the UK and number 2 in Australia. Three years later, the song "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James. It was his sixth number one in a row and his 26th hit on the US country Music chart. The single lasted three weeks at number one and a total of 17 weeks on the chart. ...more

AC/DC-DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP-1976-1977 ORIGINAL PRESS AUSTRALIA ALBERT PRODUCTIONS room APLP020. Very rare second press of iconic Australian group. The album blew the music market in Australia finishing in 4th place ,and in the US Billboard 200 - the 3rd place. ...more

RAINBOW-BENT OUT OF SHAPE-1983-First PRESS UK-POLYDOR - POLD5116. Matrix A-1/B-2 very rare British original of the cult album. Bent Out of Shape is the seventh Studio album by British hard rock band Rainbow. It was released in August 1983 on LP and cassette. The album was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks. Bent Out of Shape will be Rainbow's last Studio album before their twelve-year hiatus from the Studio. It also proved to be the band's last Studio album with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, bassist Roger Glover, and keyboardist David Rosenthal, as well as their only drummer, Chuck Burgee, who replaced Bobby Rondinelli shortly before the album was recorded.  The album went high on the charts : Sweden-6th place, Norway - 6th place, UK-11th place, Germany-25th place, Billboard 200 - 34th place. ...more