Lot 69HENSLEY, KEN (EX-URIAH HEEP) -EAGER TO PLEASE-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-NMINT/NMINT

CLIFF RICHARD AND SHADOWS - SUMMER HOLIDAY -1963-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-33SX1472.  A rare British original rock beat band. Summer Vacation is an album of soundtracks by Cliff Richard and The Shadows for the film of the same name. This is their second soundtrack album for the film and Richard's eighth album overall. The album topped the UK Albums chart for 14 weeks. Three singles were released from the album. Before the album's release, the songs "The Next Time" and "Bachelor Boy" (on side A and side B respectively) were already hits. It was followed by "Summer Holiday" and finally "Foot Tapper" (performed by The Shadows). All three singles topped the UK singles chart. ...more

BEATLES-A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (STEREO)-1964-ORIGINAL PRESS 1965 UK-PARLOPHONE-PCS 3058. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 126-1; Side 2: YEX 127-1. stamper 3OL/2MD (VERY EARLY!) The third press since the end of 1965. Black label with yellow logo and silver print.  Gramophone Co. LTD.” printed at the beginning of the perimeter of the seal. "Record first published 1964" and "sold in the UK on the subject of..." With or without the CT Tax Code on the label.  ...more

NIRVANA-NEVERMIND-1991-THE FIRST UK/EU-GERMANY-DGC-GEF24425 PRESS is a very rare original by the founders of grunge.Nevermind is the second and most commercially successful album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on September 24, 1991 on the DGC Records label, produced by Butch Vig. In January 1992, the album reached number one on the Billboard magazine chart, ahead of Michael Jackson with the Dangerous CD, which is regarded as a landmark event for underground music. Nevermind has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and has been certified "diamond" by the Recording Industry Association of America. After the release of Nevermind, alternative rock began to be considered part of the mainstream[7], subsequently critics recognized it as one of the best albums of all time, including publications such as Rolling Stone, NME and Time ...more

SLADE-SLADEST-1973-THE FIRST JAPAN -POLYDOR-MP2342 PRESS.  A very rare Japanese original in full package. Sladest was released by Polydor on September 28, 1973 and was certified British silver by the BPI that month. It stayed on the charts for 24 weeks. The album was certified British gold by the BPI in November 1973. ...more

JOHN, ELTON-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPX1. A rare British original . This album is one of the peaks of ELTON JOHN's creativity . Complete set ( two booklets and a large poster).Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer Elton John, released in 1975. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and remained there for seven weeks; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the first album to reach this chart. It was certified gold in May 1975, and was certified platinum and triple platinum in March 1993 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album also debuted at #1 on the national RPM Top Albums chart. The UK Albums Chart reached #2. In 2003, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was ranked at #158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more