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DOORS-MORRISON HOTEL-1970-THE FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75007. Matrices A-2CTH/B-1CTH Terre Haute Pressing  A rare American original of the cult album.. Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Doors. On the front side of the album cover is a photo of the band through the glass in the lobby of the Morrison Hotel, which really existed in Los Angeles at 1246 South Hope Street, on the back-a photo of a diner called "Hard Rock Cafe" The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and performed better abroad than the previous album (it was the highest charting studio album of the band in the UK, where it peaked at No. 12). ...more

BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PSC7027 Matrix Numbers: Side 1: YEX 637-1; Side 2: YEX 638-1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more

JOHN, ELTON-GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD (2LP)-1973-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM - DJLPD1001 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has become the most commercially successful album of the singer's career. He took first place in the charts of the USA and Great Britain and received a platinum disc certificate from the British Phonogram Producers Association and platinum seven times from the American Recording Industry Association. Its worldwide circulation is over 30 million copies. ...more

DONNA SUMMER - BAD GIRL (2LP)-1979-FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA-NBLP27150. A rare American original of the queen of soul disco. Bad Girls is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, released on April 25, 1979 on the label Casablanca Records. Originally released as a double album, Bad Girls became the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Summer's career. In addition, it was her last studio album on the label Casablanca Records. Bad Girls reached the top of the US Billboard 200 chart, where it lasted six weeks. Bad Girls received universal acclaim and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) just a week after its release. At the 1980 Grammy Awards, Bad Girls was nominated for Album of the Year, and Hot Stuff was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In addition, "Bad Girls" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Female R/B Vocal Performance, while "Dim All the Lights" was nominated for Best Disco Recording. Bad Girls is considered one of the greatest disco albums. Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 23 in the Women's 50 Greatest Albums of All Time.  ...more

DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE (2LP'S 45RPM)-1979-ORIGINAL PRESS 2019 USA-MOFI-MFSL 2-467. A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records recorded at 45 speed. .Communiqué is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1979. Communiqué was recorded in November-December 1978, at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album became the first to debut on the German charts at number 1 in the first week of sales (their debut album Dire Straits was still at number 3 in that country). It has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. It sold 3,600,000 copies in Europe, and reached gold status in the United States. ...more