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MILES DAVIS-FOUR AND MORE RECORDED LIVE IN CONCERT-1966-FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-SBPG62655 . A-3/B-1 matrices. A very rare British original of the iconic jazz album is a live album by Miles Davis. It was recorded at the Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall on February 12, 1964 and released two years later. ...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

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

W.A.S.P.-HEADLESS CHILDREN-1989-THE FIRST PRESS OF EU-CAPITOL -064748942-1 A rare original of famous American heavy rockers.The sound of this album has significantly moved away from the shock rock of W.A.S.P.'s early works towards more classic melodic heavy metal. The lyrics have become more diverse. On the cover. On the cover of this record, political figures are depicted against the background of a giant skull: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Pol Pot, Idi Amin and Heinrich Himmler; criminals Al Capone and Charles Manson, as well as members of the Ku Klux Klan in their traditional garb. The Headless Children became one of W.A.S.P.'s most commercially successful albums and retains this status to this day. It is worth noting that KEN HENSLEY (URIAH HEEP) was invited as a keyboardist, who contributed to the creation of the 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