Lot 65FOREIGNER-HEAD GAMES-1979-FIRST PRESS (CLUB) USA-ATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

FREE-TONS OF SOBS-1968-ORIGINAL UK PRESS 1970-ISLAND ILPS-9089. Matrix A-3U/B-3U. Rare early edition of the iconic album Blues and prog. Tons of Sobs is the debut Studio album by British rock band Free, released by Island Records on 14 March 1969. One of the first albums in the style of Blues-rock. The album hit the UK charts, but reached #197 in the Billboard Hot 200 in the United States.At the time of the recording of the album the band Free was very young: none of them are under the age of twenty, and bass player Andy Fraser was sixteen. They have had some success through constant touring, and their debut album was composed mostly of songs performed at concerts. The budget allocated for the recording of the album was only 800 pounds[2]. Much of the album was recorded over several days in October 1968. The original release of the album was scheduled for November 1968, but then postponed to early 1969 due to late add a cover version of Blues songs "The Hunter" by albert king ...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

LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO-YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND-1970-UK FIRST PRESS-APPLE - PCS7124. Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1MT/2MR First solo album, LENNON and ONO at the JOHN LENNON version.John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the first official solo album by John Lennon, released in 1970.The album cover is almost identical to the cover of the Yoko Ono album "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band". The difference is that on the album "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" Yoko is lying on Lennon's body, and on the album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" on the contrary.On the back cover in the original edition have not been delivered the track listing for the album, instead, on the back of the album was a photograph of John Lennon at school age, around 1946.Plastic Ono Band - a Supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969. Among the various members of the group were Eric Clapton, two former member of The Beatles, old friend Klaus Voormann, future Yes drummer Alan white, Delaney and Bonnie, drummer for The Who Keith moon, new York band Elephant's Memory, Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Phil Spector, and drummer Jim Keltner ...more

DEEP PURPLE-COME TASTE THE BAND-1975-First UK press - PURPLE REC. - TPSA7515 of the matrix A-1U/B-1U. Rare British original cult album. Come Taste the Band is the tenth Studio album Deep Purple, released in October 1975. The first and only album (not counting live), recorded in the composition of Mark IV. Reviewer of Classic Rock magazine, making a review of the anniversary reissue of Come Taste the Band 2010, noted the amazing work of Kevin Shirley on the second drive and stated that the album (received at the time of the cold reception), passed the test of time and is one of the best in the Deep Purple catalogue. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-IV-1971-ORIGINAL 1976 UK PRESS-ATLANTIC - K50008. Rare early British edition of the iconic album. Led Zeppelin IV is the fourth Studio album by the British rock group Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 label Atlantic Records. Sales of Led Zeppelin IV represent more than 37 million copies, making it not only the most commercially successful album in the band's history, but also one of the best selling albums in the world. In particular, Led Zeppelin IV is the most commercially successful hard rock plate of all time, and it released the song "Stairway to Heaven" is still the most played piece of music, any genre on American radio and one of the most famous songs in music history.Led Zeppelin IV regularly features in various lists of "best albums ever". So, in 2003 the American magazine Rolling Stone put him on 66-th place in its ranking of "the 500 greatest albums of all time". In turn, the British newspaper New Musical Express said it on 106-th row the same vote. In addition, Led Zeppelin IV takes 1st place in the rankings of Classic Rock magazine's "100 greatest British rock albums" "100 greatest rock albums ever", and also 4th position in the list of "200 greatest albums of version of Hall of fame rock n 'roll", compiled with the participation of the Association of the music business of the United States . In 1999 the record was included in the Hall of fame award "the Grammy" became the first album of the group, awarded this privilege. ...more