Lot 32QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

PROCOL HARUM-EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-CHRYSALIS-CHR1058. Original rare British Exotic Birds and Fruit is the seventh Studio album by British progressive rock band Procol Harum . It was released in 1974. Album cover - Jakob Bogdani, the famous Hungarian artist, whose paintings dedicated to exotic birds and fruit. The album reached number 86 in the charts albums Billboard . In Denmark it reached a high of 9 after the release and almost a year later, in early 1975, she re-entered the Top 20, peaking at # 19. ...more

SUPERMAX-MEETS THE ALMIGHTY-1981-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-ELEKTRA- ELK52317. A mega rare original of a cult album.  Meets The Almighty is the fifth studio album by disco-funk classics. Meets the Almighty, released in 1981, was the band's last release to be released by Warner Music Group. Since then, it has never been re-released on vinyl. Despite the fact that the album was a commercial failure at the time of its original release, today Meets the Almighty is considered one of Supermax's best studio works by fans. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-SHADES OF DEEP PURPLE-1968-FIRST PRESS USA-TETRAGRAMMATON- T-102, Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in July 1968 on the Tetragrammaton label in the USA and in September 1968 on the Parlophone label in the UK. The band, originally called Roundabout, was the idea of former Seahawks drummer Chris Curtis, who invited Jon Lord and Richie Blackmore to join the band before leaving the project. In March 1968, the band was joined by vocalist and frontman Rod Evans, as well as bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Pace. After two months of rehearsals, Shades of Deep Purple was recorded in just three days in May 1968. It contains four original songs and four cover versions, carefully arranged with classical interludes added to make the sound more psychedelic. Stylistically, the music is close to psychedelic rock and progressive rock, two genres whose audience was constantly growing in the late 1960s. The album was not widely recognized in the UK, where very few copies were sold and it did not chart. On the other hand, he was a success in the US, and the single "Hush", an energetic rock track written by Joe South and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal, became very popular at the time and reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. ...more

QUEEN-SHEER HEART ATTACK-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-EMC3061. Of the matrix A-4U/B-1U. Stamper 1HO/1OO (Dream!) Mega rare British copy of the original with a unique b-1U second-side matrix. Cover of the first thousand copies of the print ( without TRIDENT LOGO and CREST LOGO). Research leads to the idea that most likely on this combination of matrices was launched the first edition of 300 pieces and only then moved to the combinations 3/3, 3/4, 4/4. About the album: The first fame, as well as commercial success, came to the group with this record, and the song "Killer Queen" became their first big hit, reaching number two in England. The album itself also reached number two in the UK and number 12 on the 1975 Billboard charts. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH MAN-NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-BRONZE- ILPS 9337. The A-2U/B-2U matrices, the 1RD/1RL Stamper are a very rare British original - the pinnacle of the band's creativity. Nightingales AND Bombers is the sixth studio album by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 22, 1975 on the Bronze Records label. The CD rose to #120 on the Billboard 200 of all rock albums.      ...more