Lot 40MCCARTNEY, PAUL-PRESS TO PLAY-1986-FIRST PRESS JAPAN-ODEON-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

SILENT CIRCLE-N1-1986-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-BLOW UP - INT145.519. Very rare original cult album disco. "Sílent Circle" (Rus. Silent circle) is a German pop band performing in the style of Euro-disco and sintipop. Was formed in the city of Dresden in 1985. In the current team consists of Martin Tychsen (vocals), Harald Schaefer (keyboards), and drummer jürgen Behrens (drums).The band founded the team and first performed in 1979, but after that their ways parted. And only in 1985 the band reunited to record their debut album. Their first album was the disc "No. 1", released in 1986. Following the debut single "Hide Away — Man Is Comin'!" — eight of the album's songs were released as singles. Among them the most popular was "Touch In The Night" and "Stop The Rain In The Night". The album became multi-platinum on the European continent. ...more

VAN CLIBURN- TCHAIKOVSKY CON.1/ RACHMANINOFF CON.2-1965-THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) JAPAN-VICTOR-SRA2065. A rare Japanese original by a great pianist. The album is complete with promo photos by VAN CLIBURN. ...more

DIO-STRANGE HIGHWAYS-1993-THE FIRST UK/EU PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-518486-1. A very rare European original of the cult album by the famous vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Strange Highways is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio. It is also their first album since the reunion of Ronnie James Dio and Vinnie Appice with Black Sabbath. The European release took place on Vertigo Records in October 1993; the American release took place on Reprise Records in January 1994. ...more