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URIAH HEEP-BEST OF-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-BRONZE-ILPS9375. Matrixes A-2/B-2 is a very rare British original of the cult collection of the best tracks. The Best of Uriah Heep (also known as The Best of...) is the title of the most successful compilation album by the British rock band Uriah Heep. It was released by Bronze Records and Mercury Records in three different editions with approximately the same set of songs, but with different covers and track listings. The first edition was released in 1974 in Canada, the second in 1975 in Europe, and the third the following year in the United States. In some European editions, the song "Lady in Black" was replaced by "Suicidal Man". The collection went gold in Germany. ...more

CARAVAN-CUNNING STUNTS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-SKL-R-5210 . Matrices A-P2W/B-P2W, a rare British original of the cult prog band. The sixth studio album by the progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1975. It was their first album with bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mike Wedgwood. The album's title is a spoonerism for "Stunning Cunts", which is characteristic of their bold use of language. The three previous Caravan albums with titles that are also sexual word games, If I Could Do It Again, I Would Do It Again With You (1970), In the Land of Gray and Pink (1971) and For Girls Who Plump at Night (1973). ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-A NEW WORLD RECORD-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAG30017. Matrices A-3U/B-1U. A rare British original of the iconic album. A New World Record is the sixth studio album by the British band Electric Light Orchestra, released in September 1976. The album was remastered and re-released in 2006 with the addition of six bonus tracks. A New World Record was the band's first album to reach the top ten in the UK (the previous three albums were very successful in the US, but not in the musicians ' home country). The album was certified platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States, selling five million copies in its first year of release. Like the previous album, A New World Record was recorded at Munich's Musicland Studios. ...more

DYLAN, BOB-DESIRE-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S86003. Rare British original in top condition. Desire is the seventeenth Studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Released in January 1976 on Columbia Records. The most famous was opening the album is the song "Hurricane". It is a protest against the conviction of the boxer Rubin Carter, nicknamed "Hurricane", accused in the triple murder. The album received good grades and was on the first position on the Billboard Pop Albums chart for five weeks, becoming one of the biggest albums of Dylan (and having the status of double platinum) and rose to third position in the UK. The album entered first position in the list of albums of the year magazine New Musical Express. ...more

DYLAN, BOB-BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME- 1965 -SECOND PRESS UK-CBS-SBRG62515. A-2/B-2 matrices. A rare British original in top condition. Bringing It All Back Home is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in April 1965 by Columbia Records.. It was Dylan's first album to use power tools, which caused controversy and divided many in the modern folk scene. The album is divided into two separate parts; the first part of the album uses electric instruments, and on the first side of the original vinyl disc, Dylan is accompanied by an electro-rock and roll band. The second part mainly features acoustic songs. The album omits the protest music from Dylan's previous recordings in favor of more surreal, complex lyrics.. The album reached number 6 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, becoming Dylan's first album to reach the top 10 in the United States. Later that spring, he also topped the UK charts. The first track, Subterranean Homesick Blues, became Dylan's first single to chart in the United States, peaking at number 39. Bringing It All Back Home has been named one of the greatest albums of all time by many publications. In 2003, it was ranked 31st on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list, and dropped to 181st in 2020. ...more