Lot 37OLDFIELD, MIKE-TUBULAR BELLS-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-VIRGIN-NMINT/NMINT

BEATLES-RUBBER SOUL (STEREO)-1965-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 JAPAN-APPLE-AP8156. A very rare Japanese early edition in a complete package. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by The Beatles, released on December 3, 1965. The album was recorded in just four weeks, and the rush was driven by the desire to release the album in time for the Christmas holidays. According to many musicologists, it was with the Rubber Soul album that fundamental changes began in the band's work, which led to the development of many unusual sub-trends in rock music.  ...more

URIAH HEEP-RETURN TO FANTASY-1975-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9335. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare original of the CBS contract press. Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released on May 13, 1975 by Bronze in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The album is known for the title song "Return to Fantasy". On the eve of the recording, there was another change of composition. Bassist Gary Thane left by mutual consent, because due to drug addiction he was physically unable to cope with a tight schedule of touring and recording. Later, on December 8, 1975, Gary Thane died at the age of 27 from an overdose. He was replaced from Roxy Music by bass guitarist John Wetton, who had previously played in the bands Family and King Crimson. Return to Fantasy is the only album of the band that hit the top ten in the UK charts, rose to 7th place. At the same time , the album received devastating criticism in the British press ...more

ALICE COOPER-SCHOOL'S OUT-1972-FIRST PRESS (CLUB) USA-WARNER-BS2623 A very rare American club original of the cult album. School's Out is the fifth studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in June 1972. After the success of Killer, the album reached number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the Canadian RPM 100 Top Albums chart, holding the leading position for four weeks. The single "School's Out" reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 3 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE ROARING SILENCE-1976-SECOND PRESS 1978 JAPAN-BRONZE-WBS-71020 . A rare Japanese edition of the iconic album. The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 27, 1976 by Bronze Records in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. The album rose to #10 on the Billboard 200 and is the most commercially successful album of the band's existence. ...more

THE BEATLES-1962-1966- THE FIRST PRESS -1973-UK-APPLE-PCSP717/OC192o05307-8. Matrices A-1/B-3/C-2/D-1. Collection of the best songs of the group of 1962-66. The first edition was on black vinyl, later it was released on red colored vinyl. 1962-1966 (also known as the "Red Album") is a collection of hits by the English rock band The Beatles, covering the years indicated in the title. Released together with its 1967-1970 counterpart (The Blue Album) in 1973, the double album reached number 3 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it topped the Cash Box Albums chart and reached number 3 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.  Tape, while in 1967-1970 it took the first place. The album was re-released in September 1993 on CD, reaching number 3 in the UK. ...more