Lot 131JACKSON, MICHAEL-THRILLER-1982-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC-NMINT/NMINT

RIVAL SONS-FERAL ROOTS-2019-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-573730-1. Rare limited edition original . Critics and press often compare them with the LED ZEPPELIN of our time. Feral Roots is the sixth Studio album by the American rock band Rival Sons . It was released on 25 January 2019 via Low Country Sound and Atlantic Records . This is the first album since Hollow Bones (2016) and their first release on Atlantic Records. It was preceded by the single "Do Your Worst", which peaked number one in the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs in March 2019. The album was nominated for two awards at the Grammys 2020 , one for best rock album and another for best rock performance. ...more

JETHRO TULL-BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST-1982-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CDL1380. The Broadsword and the Beast is the 14th studio album by the rock band Jethro Tull, released on April 10, 1982. The album is a cross between the dominant synthesizer sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Jethro Tull used in the previous decade. Thus, the band's characteristic acoustic instruments are complemented by electronic soundscapes provided by the new keyboardist Peter-John Vettese. The electronic aspects of this album will be further explored by the band in their next release, In Secret. In the notes to the remastered version of the album, Ian Anderson expresses the opinion that Broadsword contains some of the best music of Jethro Tull. ...more

WAKEMAN, RICK-RHAPSODIES-1979-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M - AMLX68508. Matrix A-3/B-3/C-3/D-4. Rare British original cult keyboardist of progressive music. "Rhapsodies" (Rhapsody) - the 8th album by Rick Wakeman (double), includes Rhapsody works as the Rick and some other authors. Recorded this album in 1978 and early 1979 in a home Studio Wakeman "La Grange Studios", as well as in Switzerland, in the Studio, "Mountain Studios" (Montreux). Produced by Tony Visconti (previously worked with David Bowie, Marc bolana group "sparks"), he played acoustic guitar. The release took place in may 1979 on the label of A&M. Critics praised this album's different, but relatively low compared to previous albums. Sam Wakeman said that he did not plan to create something outstanding, he just tired from the countless tours with the band "Yes" and decided to relax, doing exactly the music which he at that moment was like. Immediately after the release, he terminated the contract with A&M, and the following album was released on Charisma Records. ...more

SCORPIONS-VIRGIN KILLER-1976-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-RCA PPL1-4225. Very rare original cult album. Virgin Killer is the fourth Studio album by the German band Scorpions, released in 1976, the band's first album, known outside Europe. The title song, Virgin Killer, illuminates the subject of human depravity, it gave the idea covers with naked young virgin who was banned in the United States and several other countries. As with the previous album, In Trance, the cover was censored in some countries the album was released with an alternative version of the cover. The artwork was Steffan Böhle, Manager of RCA Records. He depicted a naked minor girl on black background; broken glass effect covering her genitals. In Japan, the album reached the 32nd line in the hit parade. It was another step the group on the way from psychedelic rock to hard rock. ...more

PEARL JAM-VS-1993-FIRST PRESS USA-EPIC-Z53136. Mega rare original cult band of the 90s. This is the second Studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam , released October 19, 1993 by Epic Records . VS-Ranked first on the Billboard 200 for five weeks, the Album was certified seven times platinum in the RIAA in the United States. ...more