Lot 37BEATLES-A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (STEREO)-1964 FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHON-NMINT/NMINT

BEATLES-REVOLVER-1966-FIRST pressing(STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE - PCS7009 Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 605-1; Side 2: YEX 606-1. tempera 3AG/2AM .First pressing, August 5, 1966. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K. subject...” text. Plain white or white & black “LP advertising” inner sleeves. With or without KT tax code on the label. Matrix numbers: Side 1: XEX 605-1 or -2; Side 2: XEX 606-1. This is how the labels first appeared on the shelves. Still using the sans serif Arial typeset. Also, these early labels misprint the side 2 track Doctor Robert as “Dr. Robert”. These early Sans-serif labels have each song title starting on a new line with the first line purely for “Taxman” and have “Eleanor Rigby” starting on the second line down. Also something to note on these original labels is that each song title was followed by the song credits and then lead vocalist. ...more

ROLLING STONES-THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST (STEREO)-1967-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA - number TXS103 matrix ZAL8126T2-5K/ZAL8127T2-6K Stamper 1M/1M (Dream!!!!) ...more

BEATLES-RUBBER SOUL (STEREO)-1965-FIRST UK PRESS-PARLOPHONE number PCS3075.Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 178-2; Side 2: YEX 179-2. stemper- 1GR/1M (Dream!) First pressing. December 3, 1965. Black label with yellow logo and silver print. “The Gramophone Co. Ltd.” printed at the start perimeter print and “Sold in U.K. subject…” text. Tracing-paper-lined “Use Emitex” die-cut inner sleeve. With or without KT tax code on the label.  Labels have bigger “STEREO”. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 178-2; Side 2: YEX 179-2. Version has a number of matrices -2/-2 issued not very long. Almost all records with this matrix numbers has one-letter stamper codes. ...more

KESTREL-KESTREL-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-CUBE-HIFLY-19. Mega rare original prog school in Britain. Kestrel was self-sufficient musicians, and not pestered the recording companies. In the early 1970s, this symphonic rock quintet was playing in his pleasure in one of the London colleges. There guys have noticed, one John worth, an employee of a small division of the company Decca. So he helped young friends to produce in 1975 the first (and last)album, after thirty years of internationally recognized music lovers one of the most exciting releases of the second wave of the British art-rock. The basis of the disc was copyrighted material guitarist Dave Blake. Juicy, perfectly recorded compositions show excellent level of performance. The release is perceived in one breath, and only the goals set by the great Genesis, YES, Jethro Tull and King Crimson, not allows you to place it in the register of masterpieces. Strange, of course, it was limited to the sole plate. From the album just loaded to the gills with positive... Remains to add that in the future their abilities Dave Blake showed in the group of David Bowie and several own projects. ...more

BEATLES-PLEASE PLEASE ME-1963-FIRST pressing(MONO) UK GOLD PARLOPHONE - PMC1202 Matrix numbers: Side 1: XEX 421-1N; side 2: XEX 422-1N Stamper 2GM/1GA Mega rare original in excellent condition.The first press. On March 22, 1963. First press has black labels with gold print and “Parlophone Co ltd.” the beginning of the press around the perimeter of the label. “"DICK JAMES" credits on the tracks “I Saw Her Standing There”, “Misery”, “Do You Want To Know A Secret” & “There's A Place”. With or without the tax code and with 33 1/3 on the label. The polyethylene within the tab “USE Emitex”. The original mono with the credit "DICK JAMES" gold on the label. ...more