Lot 32COLOSSEUM-VALENTYNE SUITE-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-NMINT/NMINT

FORTUNES- SAME -1965-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-LK4736 is a rare original of the cult beat group. he Fortunes is an English harmony-beat band. Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first gained fame and international recognition in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the Top 10 of the USA, Canada and the UK. They subsequently had a string of hits, including "Here It Comes Again" and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again", and in the 1970s they released even more internationally successful songs such as "Storm in a Teacup" and "Freedom Come, Freedom Go". In 1966, their manager Reginald Calvert was shot dead in a dispute over pirate radio stations. ...more

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER- CATS (2LP'S)-1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-CATX001. A very rare British original of a cult rock opera. "Cats" is a musical musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 collection of poems, The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellykles and the night they make the "Jellykles choice", deciding which cat will rise to the Heaviside layer and return to a new life. As of 2024, "Cats" remains the fifth longest-running Broadway show and the eighth longest-running show in the West End. Lloyd Webber began writing music based on Eliot's poems in 1977, and in 1980 these compositions were first presented as a song cycle. Then producer Cameron Mackintosh invited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynn to turn the songs into a full-fledged musical. "Cats" received positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, followed by mixed reviews at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. They have won numerous awards, including the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical. Despite the unusual idea, which initially scared off investors, the musical was an unprecedented commercial success: by 2012, its box office worldwide totaled 3.5 billion US dollars. ...more

AC/DC-THE RAZORS EDGE-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY -ATCO-7567-91413-1/WX364. The album includes the songs "Thunderstruck" and "Moneytalks", one of the most famous tracks of AC/DC. A huge commercial success the group returned to popularity in the late 70's-early 80-ies. The album is at # 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US and in 4th place in the UK. "The Razor's Edge" was certified five-time platinum album (which has sold 5 million copies), and in 2003, remastered, was included in a series of "AC/DC Remasters". ...more

CARAVAN-BLIND DOG AT ST. DUSTANS-1976-THE FIRST UK PRESS -BTM-.1007 .  A rare British original of a cult album. Blind Dog at St. Dunstans is the seventh studio album by the Canterbury rock band Caravan. It was released in 1976. This album sounds lighter than previous Caravan releases, it has more short, "pop" songs. The lightness of the sound is partly due to the fact that there is a lot of Pie Hastings in the album. He wrote and performed eight of the nine songs. In addition, Jan Schelhaas replaced Dave Sinclair on keyboards, abandoning long organ parts in favor of piano and synthesizer. ...more

ROLLING STONES-ROLLING STONES (MONO)-1964-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-LK4605.  Matrices A-2A/B-4A. A very rare original of the first RS album. The Rolling Stones is the debut studio album by the British rock band The Rolling Stones. The album held the first position in the UK Albums Chart from May 2 to July 25, 1964 and in the Australian Kent Music Report from January 16 to February 5, 1965. However, the album reached only 11th position on the US Billboard 200. ...more