AUCTION N 47 - Online general (rare and collectable vinyl records) 05 december - 08 december 2025

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH VOL 4 -1972- FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360071. 1Y-1/2Y-1 matrices. Stamper 1-1-20 PORKY/1-1-19 PESKO. A very rare original of a cult album . The album reached 8 on the UK Albums Chart and 13 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang Magazine! He ranked the album 48th in the list of "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time."In 2000, Q magazine put Vol.Ranked No. 4 on the 60th place in the list of "100 Greatest British Albums". ...more

SCORPIONS-BEST OF ROCKERS N' BALLADS-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-EMD1014. A rare British original album featuring the best ballad and rock tracks from albums from 1978-1988. Scorpions is a German English-language rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover. The band's style is characterized by both classic hard rock and lyrical guitar ballads. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS (2LP'S 45RPM)-1978-ORIGINAL PRESS 2019 USA-MOFI-MFSL 2-466. A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records recorded at 45 speed.   Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in October 1978. On October 7, 1978, the Dire Straits album was officially released on the Phonogram label. Since 1979, the album has been released under the Vertigo label. The album's sales results are quite impressive, with four million copies sold in Europe and two million copies sold in the United States. The fate of the singles is diametrically different — Sultans of Swing was accepted by the public, reached the 8th position in the UK chart. Water of Love was released in some countries and the best achievement was the 54th position in the Australian chart. ...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

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

DIRE STRAITS--LOVE OVER GOLD (2LP'S 45RPM)-1982-ORIGINAL PRESS 2019 USA-MOFI-MFSL 2-469 . A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records recorded at 45 speed. Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on September 20, 1982 on Vertigo Records and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The album's extensive musical compositions with long instrumental passages brings it closer in style to progressive rock. This is the last CD of the band recorded with the participation of the original drummer Peak Withers. The singles from the album, "Private Investigations", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Industrial Disease" reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The album topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and reached No. 19 in the United States. Love over Gold was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in France and Germany, and double platinum in Canada and the United Kingdom. ...more

DIRE STRAITS--BROTHERS IN ARMS (2LP'S 45RPM)-1985-ORIGINAL PRESS 2014 USA-MOFI-MFSL 2-441. .A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records recorded at 45 speed.. Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on May 17, 1985 on Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Brothers in Arms spent a total of 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Albums chart (including ten consecutive weeks from January 18 to March 22, 1986), nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, and 34 consecutive weeks at number one on the Australian Albums chart. It was the first album to receive a tenfold platinum certification in the UK[6] and became the eighth best-selling album in the history of the British charts. It has been certified nine times platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and is one of the best-selling albums in the world, selling over 30 million copies worldwide.[8][9][10] To promote the album, Dire Straits embarked on the Brothers in Arms Tour, which ran from 1985 to 1986.  The album won a Grammy Award in 1986 in the category "Best Non-Classical Album in terms of Sound Engineering" and was recognized as the Best British Album at the Brit Awards in 1987; the 20th anniversary reissue of the album won another Grammy Award in 2006 in the category "Best Surround Sound Album". In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Brothers in Arms at number 418 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." Q magazine ranked it 51st in its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums of All Time". ...more

DIRE STRAITS-ALCHEMY LIVE-1984-First UK Press-VERTIGO-issue VERYC 11. A rare British original of an iconic concert. Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the debut live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on March 14, 1984. The album was recorded during two shows (July 22-23, 1983) at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, the band performed their most famous and fan-favorite hits, many of the compositions were performed with a revised arrangement and contained improvisational segments. ...more

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MARK KNOPFLER-ALL THE ROADRUNNUNG-2006-FIRST PRESS USA-WARNER-44154-1. Mega rare original (the only) edition of the iconic album. All the Roadrunning is a collaboration between the British singer and guitarist mark Knopfler and American singer and composer Emmylou Harris , released on 24 April 2006, Mercury Records and Universal Music International and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album received positive reviews, and attained the position of number one in the albums charts in Denmark, Norway and Switzerland. The album peaked at eighth place in the UK and 17th in the list Billboard 200 in the United States. ...more

GOTAN PROJECT - TANGO 3.0 (2LP)-2010-FIRST UK/EU PRESS-YA BASTA -YAB053LP Rare original of the cult album. Tango 3.0 is the third album by the electronic band Gotan Project. It was released in 2010 on the ¡Ya Basta label! Records under license from XL Recordings for the UK and US markets and Universal Music for the rest of the world. ...more

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER- CATS (2LP'S)-1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-CATX001. A very rare British original of a cult rock opera. "Cats" is a musical musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 collection of poems, The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellykles and the night they make the "Jellykles choice", deciding which cat will rise to the Heaviside layer and return to a new life. As of 2024, "Cats" remains the fifth longest-running Broadway show and the eighth longest-running show in the West End. Lloyd Webber began writing music based on Eliot's poems in 1977, and in 1980 these compositions were first presented as a song cycle. Then producer Cameron Mackintosh invited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynn to turn the songs into a full-fledged musical. "Cats" received positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, followed by mixed reviews at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. They have won numerous awards, including the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical. Despite the unusual idea, which initially scared off investors, the musical was an unprecedented commercial success: by 2012, its box office worldwide totaled 3.5 billion US dollars. ...more

SPACE-MAGIC FLY-1977-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-HANSA- 25150 OT.. A rare original of the iconic album. Magic Fly is the debut studio album by the French band Space, released in 1977. The CD was recorded at Sydney Bechett Studios, recorded and mixed by Patrick Fraigneau. Magic Fly is designed in the styles of synthpop, disco. The track "Magic Fly" was used as the soundtrack to the television footage of the Buran landing. ...more

CELENTANO, ADRIANO-AZZURRO (2 LP'S) -1971-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ARIOLA-85219XBT. A rare European compilation of the best album tracks of the 60s.  ...more

CELENTANO, ADRIANO-ADRIAN (3 LP'S) -2019-FIRST PRESS (LIM ED. 856/3000) ITALY-CLAN-602577424595. A rare Italian original of a cult album. The soundtrack to the animated film "Adrian" contains music composed by Nicola Piovani and some of the most important pieces of music from Adriano Celentano's repertoire. The project also includes a series of important hits and a remix by Benny Bennassi of some historical songs by Adriano Celentano. Limited edition. The print run is 3,000 copies. ...more

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

MATIA BAZAR-MELANCHOLIA-1985-THE FIRST PRESS OF ITALY-CDG-ARLP12426. A rare Italian original by a cult rock-pop band. The ninth album by the Italian band. The first album with the new keyboardist Sergio Cossu. The album's title is inspired by Jean Paul Sartre's novel Nausea, as Sartre wanted to call it Melancholia. "Melancholia" becomes an extremely successful album. The song "Souvenir", this time dedicated to the French capital, although it takes only 10th place in Sanremo, but again receives the "Critics Award", reaches 8th place in the national charts. The song "I Feel You" ("Ti sento"), reached number 1 in Italian and Belgian, number 2 in Dutch and number 11 in German charts in 1986, and became a worldwide hit, including in English-speaking countries, recorded in English ("I Feel You"). The English version of Ti sento is I Feel You, a single that was also released successfully in Italy. Thanks to the new electronic sound, Ti sento became a classic of the band and one of the most famous songs of the 80s. In 1985, the band made a long tour of Japan, France, Germany, other European and Latin American countries, and also visited the USSR for the first time. ...more

RICCHI AND POVERTY-MAMMA MARIA-1982-The first press OF ITALY-BABY-number BR56042. A rare Italian original of a cult disco album. "Mamma Maria" is a song written by Cristiano Minellono and Dario Farina and performed by the Europop band Ricchi e Poverty. The single became an international hit and charted in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium. ...more

A-HA-STAY ON THESE ROADS (+POSTER) - 1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-925733-1. A rare original of the cult pop-rock wave album with a promo poster. Stay on These Roads is the third studio album by Norwegian music group A-ha. It was released on May 3, 1988. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The album was recorded in 1987 and released on May 3, 1988. In 1987, the single "The Living Daylights" was released, which became the theme to the film "Sparks from the Eyes" about James Bond and was later included in the album. Of the singles, the most popular was "Stay on These Roads", which reached number one on the Norwegian chart, and performed well in other European countries. Less popular was the single "Touchy!" and even less popular were "The Blood That Moves The Body" and "You Are The One". The latest single There's Never A Forever Thing didn't make it to any of the national charts at all. In 1992, a remix of the single "The Blood That Moves The Body"was released. The album peaked at number 148 on the US Billboard 200, [5] but none of the singles reached the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland.  ...more

ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-PARLOPHONE- 7910981. Rare Swedish original legendary band. This is a breakthrough album of Roxette, includes such songs as "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous" and "Listen to Your Heart" which were released as singles and became popular hits worldwide. Depicted on the cover of Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, cutting through the crowd of fans in order to get into a black limousine Cadilac brand. To popular the Duo got in the car, the police took 25 minutes for "clearing" the way. ...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

STREISAND, BARBRA - ONE VOICE-1987-FIRST PRESS USA- COLUMBIA-OC40788. A rare American original pop diva of the 60s. One Voice is the third live album released by Barbra Streisand. Her first full-fledged concert in twenty years, One Voice, began as a charity performance at Streisand's house in Malibu, California on September 6, 1986. The concert was broadcast on HBO in December of the same year, and the album was released in April 1987. The album includes Streisand's only recordings of two Harold Arlen classics, Over the Rainbow and It's a New World, as well as her version of America the Beautiful. The concert and the release of the album raised millions for Democratic Party candidates and charities involved in anti-nuclear activities and environmental protection, civil liberties and human rights. ...more

ENYA-WATERMARK-1988-THE FIRST USA-GEFFEN-GHS24233 PRESS. A rare original of a cult album. Watermark is the second studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya. The album received many positive reviews from critics, and it became a commercial success that propelled Enya to international fame. ...more

SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST UK PRESS-EPIC - 26044. Rare British original. Diamond Life is the debut Studio album by English group Sade .The album spawned four singles, including the singles "Your Love Is King" and " Smooth Operator ". Diamond Life was met with recognition from music critics and subsequently won a Brit Award for best British album in 1985. From a commercial point of view, the album was a success, receiving high praise in the UK and the USA , and then was certified multi-platinum in both regions. Diamond Life sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling debut recordings of the era, and became the best selling debut British singer, which lasted twenty-four years. ...more

SADE-STRONGER THAN PRIDE-1988-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC- EPC4604971. Rare European original. Third Studio album Sade, released in 1988.In September 2018 Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 in its list of 200 best albums of the 1980-ies. ...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

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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

SUPERMAX-TYPES OF SKIN-1980-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELEKTRA - ELK52253.A very rare original. "Supermax" is a musical project by the Austrian composer Kurt Hauenstein, created in collaboration with producer Peter Hauke. The best album for the entire activity of the project, "Types of Skin", is dedicated to the police massacre of the black population of the Soweto reservation. Officially released on October 3, 1980, while all the compositions of the album became hits after a short time. ...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

SANDRA-LONG PLAY-1985-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VIRGIN-207356. A rare original of the cult disco album. The Long Play is the debut studio album by German singer Sandra, released on November 11, 1985 by Virgin Records. The album was a great commercial success and spawned Sandra's signature number one single "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", as well as the international top five single"In the Heat of the Night". ...more

GILLA-I LIKE SOME COOL ROCK'n'ROLL 1980-FIRST GERMANY EXPORT  PRESS-HANSA - 201406-320. Very rare original one of the best albums in the disco style. Gill and Roelofs 1980 record a new album, preceded by its release of the single We Gotta Get Out Of This Place. The album was called I Like Some Cool Rock'n'roll, and it was produced by himself, Roelofs, and Farian remained in the project as a viewer and a producer, for which, however, had the final word. The album was attended by interesting disco song Go Down Main Street, Tom Cat, as well as a few songs Roelofs, co-written by Fred Jay, including a beautiful lyrical Take Your Time. What prevented this album to be a bestseller, unknown, but, apparently, the role played by the fact that in 1980 disco began to experience hard times. Nevertheless, the album became fairly common in Europe (especially Eastern) and South-East Asia, where Euro-disco was very popular. ...more

NORAH JONES - COME AWAY WITH ME-2002-FIRST PRESS UK/EU- BLUE NOTE-7243532088-13. A rare European original of the cult album. Come Away with Me is the debut studio album by American singer Nora Jones, released on February 26, 2002 by Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York and Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York. Come Away with Me reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. It was later certified diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005, with over ten million copies sold in the United States, and as of 2016 has sold over 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. ...more

SONNY ROLLINS-REEL LIFE-1982-THE FIRST USA PRESS-MILESTONE-M9108. A rare American original by an iconic saxophonist. Reel Life is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1982. It includes performances by Rollins with Bobby Broome, Yoshiaki Masuo, Bob Crenshaw and Jack DeJohnette. In the Allmusic review by Michael J. Nastosa says: "As Rollins' career gained momentum, his love of hard bop, Caribbean music, and funk styles continued to attract loyal fans and urban audiences. Rollins, who has an incomparably melodious tenor saxophone, continued in the same spirit." ...more

MINGUS, CHARLES-RIGHT NOW-1966-FRANCE-AMERICA FIRST PRESS-30AM 6063.  A rare French original of a cult album.  Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded in San Francisco in 1964 and released on the Fantasy label in 1966. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says: "Although this underrated band does not reach the passionate level of the Mingus-Dolphy quintet, it is quite independent." Rolling stones Jazz rated the album 5 stars.  ...more

QUINCY JONES- I HEARD THAT!!-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-AMLM63705. A rare British original by an iconic musician. Quincy Jones - I Heard That! . The album gives Quincy an unusual format in '76 - on the first record, the listener gets new material, on the second, a collection of the best things during his stay on the A./M. label. The idea is, frankly, questionable - for obvious reasons, the first record can't be compared to the second, the opening straightforward dance I Heard That is no match for the opening perhaps iconic arrangement of Summer In The City from the album 73rd You've Got It Bad Girl. Nevertheless, after many years, the doppelganger listens well as just a selection of the best from Quincy. ...more

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