Lot 68DIRE STRAITS-ALCHEMY LIVE-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-NMINT/NMINT

MATIA BAZAR-TANGO-1983-THE FIRST PRESS OF ITALY-CDG-ARLP12402. A rare Italian original by a cult rock-pop band. Tango is the seventh studio album by the band Matia Bazar, released in 1983 by Ariston (catalog AR LP 12402). The album was produced by Roberto Colombo. In 1983, Italy was ranked 72nd in the 100 most Beautiful Italian albums in the history of Rolling Stone. The album, presented by the band at the Sanremo Festival in 1983, takes the fourth place and receives the critics' award[. It was composed by Carlo Marrale with text by Aldo Stellita, who forced him to sign Giancarlo Golzi for SIAE rights.  ...more

INXS-WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE-1992-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-512507-1.  A rare European original of the cult group. Welcome to Wherever You Are is the eighth studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on August 3, 1992.Taking a course on the grunge and alternative rock that was relevant in the first half of the 90s, INXS tried to find a new direction for themselves, a la U2 (Achtung Baby), the use of a sitar, a 60-string orchestra and a much more "raw" sound. Producer Mark Opitz described the writing process as follows: "There's a lot of Michael, Andrew and me on the album. The opinion of everyone and everyone is not present here, because some of them were busy with significant changes in their personal lives." The mixing was handled by Bob Klimauntin.While working on the album, INXS performed at the Concert for Life in March 1992, performing some of the songs to the accompaniment of the orchestra[8] and presenting two new songs - "Taste It" and "All Around".The CD took 1st place in the UK chart, 16th place in the US Billboard 200 chart and was among the top ten albums of the year according to Q and The Independent magazines. However, due to insufficient promotion of the album by the record company and the lack of a tour in support of the album (after successful tours in support of Kick and X, the band took a vacation with the intention of returning with a tour in support of two albums), the album sold worse than its predecessors - gold in Britain in 1992, platinum in the USA in 1997. The band performed at the 1993 Australian Record Industry Awards (nominated for "Best Band"), performing "Heaven Sent" to the soundtrack of instruments, but with live vocals. ...more

DIRE STRAITS--MAKING MOVIES (2LP'S 45RPM)-1980-ORIGINAL PRESS 2019 USA-MOFI-MFSL 2-468 . A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records recorded at 45 speed.  Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on October 17, 1980 by Vertigo Records International, Warner Bros. in the United States and Mercury in Canada. The album includes the single "Romeo and Juliet", which reached number 8 on the UK Singles chart, the album reached number one on the album charts in Italy and Norway, number 19 in the United States and number 4 in the United Kingdom. It was later certified platinum in the United States and double platinum in the United Kingdom. It is considered one of Dire Straits' best albums. ...more

SADE-LOVE DELUXE-1992-FIRST UK-EPIC PRESS number 4726261. A very rare British original of SADE's best album (the black diamond of the British scene). Love Deluxe is the fourth studio album by the English band Sade, released by Epic Records in October 1992 in the United Kingdom and in November 1992 in the United States. It differs from Sade's previous three albums by using modern recording and production techniques. Love Deluxe features a "luxurious" aesthetic and lyrics about the complexities of love and loss. Love Deluxe reached the top ten albums in several countries and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its performance, sound and subject matter. It is included in several lists of the best albums of the 1990s and all time, including Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list and Apple Music's "100 Best Albums" list. ...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