Lot 75DIRE STRAITS-BROTHERS IN ARMS1985-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-NMINT/NMINT

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - HUMAN TOUCH -1992-THE FIRST UK/EU PRESS-COLUMBIA-4714231. A rare European original of a cult album. . Human Touch is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 27, 1992, the same day as Lucky Town. It was the more popular of the two albums, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, while the title single, Human Touch (a double single featuring the song Better Days by Lucky Town), reached number one on the Mainstream Rock chart and number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since then, "Human Touch" has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for over one million copies sold in the United States and was nominated for Best Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards in 1993. ...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

SINATRA, FRANK -SINATRA SWINGS-1961-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-REPRISE-R9-10002.  A rare British original of a cult album. Sinatra Swings (originally titled "Swing with Me") is an album by Frank Sinatra featuring Billy May and his orchestra, released in 1961. The two album titles stem from the fact that Capitol believed that this album, originally titled "Rock with Me," was so close in sound and title to Sinatra's earlier Capitol album, "Come Rock with Me!" what the label sought and was satisfied with was a court order requiring Reprise to change the name of this, only his second Reprise album, to Sinatra Swings. Reprinting was not required to recall the already shipped records, but new labels and covers had to be printed, and the album cover announced that it contained "twelve of the most uninhibited Sinatra pieces ever recorded." The tracks were arranged and conducted by Billy May and his orchestra. Sinatra had a minor hit with the single "Granada" included on this album. ...more

JUDAS PRIEST-PAINKILLER-1990-THE FIRST PRESS UK/EU- HOLLAND-CBS-467290-1. A rare European original by a cult hard band. Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on September 17, 1990 and September 18 in the United States. It was the last Judas Priest album to feature longtime vocalist Rob Halford before his return in 2005 to record Angel of Retribution, and the first album to feature drummer Scott Travis. In January 1991, the album was certified gold by the RIAA. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Metallica's cover of Queen's song "Stone Cold Crazy". ...more

BEATLES-A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES (STEREO)-1966-FIRST UK PRESS-PARLOPHONE- PCS7016.Matrix numbers:Side 1: XEX 619-1G; Side 2: XEX 620-1G. 1O/1H stamps.(A dream!)  The first press was released on December 10, 1966. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. Gramophone Co. LTD.” printed at the beginning of the perimeter print and “sold in the UK on the theme...” the text. With or without the CT tax code on the label. ...more