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SPACE-DELIVERANCE-1977-FIRST PRESS OF FRANCE-VOGUE - LDA20317.A rare French original . Deliverance is the second Studio album by Space, released in 1977.The CD was recorded at Sydney Bechett studios in 1977. Ray Cooper, Elton John's drummer, took part in the recording. The song "Deliverance" was recorded at Abbey road studios. In addition to Madeline bell, it was performed by Jan Lozet (at the 1983 concert) and Eric Bami (2002 concert). Deliverance is designed in the styles of spacesynth, disco, and Synthpop. Starting with this album, "the disco component of the band's music began to gradually prevail over electronic music» ...more

SWINGING BLUE JEANS-BLUE JEANS A' SWINGING-1964-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELECTROLA STE83772 A very rare German original of the first album of the brilliant British beat band. The Swinging Blue Jeans were a British merseybeat band that formed in Liverpool, England in 1960 (initially as Blue Jeans) and remained in history, mainly due to the performance of American singer Chen Romero's hit "Hippy Hippy Shake", followed by the (moderately successful) singles "Good Golly Miss Molly", "you're No Good" and "Don't Make Me Over" (which marked the last appearance Quartet in the charts in 1966). Despite limited commercial success, The Swinging Blue Jeans, according to Allmusic, were considered one of the strongest Liverpool bands of the "British invasion" of the mid-1960s ...more

DEEP PURPLE-BURN-1974-FIRST PRESS (TEST) GERMANY-PURPLE-1C062-94837. A very rare German TEST of the original of the cult album. Burn is the eighth Studio album by the British band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the Mark 3 line — up, released in February 1974 on EMI/Purple (in the UK) and Warner Bros. in the USA. ...more

BADFINGER-BADFINGER-1973-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) GERMANY-WARNER-WB56023. Mega rare promo original of the cult album. Badfinger is the sixth Studio album by British rock band Badfinger. The album was recorded in the fall of 1973 and released in 1974 on the Warner Bros. label .Records. It was the first of two albums released by the band on the Warner label. When Badfinger were finishing work on their last album for Apple Records, Ass, the band's Manager, Stan Polley, signed them to a three-year, six-album deal with Warner Bros.Records. As a result, shortly after the band and producer Chris Thomas completed recording Ass , they returned to the Studio to make a new album for Warner. Originally scheduled for release on December 28, 1973, the album was delayed due to Ass being released the same month. After the release of Badfinger has received an unfavorable review in Rolling Stone magazine. The UK single released after the album "Love is Easy" failed to chart. The follow-up single released in the US, "I Miss You", also failed. In the United States, the album peaked at number 161 on the BillboardTop 200 LPs & Tape list, making it Badfinger's lowest-charting album there. Part of the reason for the poor commercial performance was that due to legal proceedings with Apple, this album and Ass came out within a few months of each other; in fact, in the UK, Badfinger actually preceded Ass. ...more

ALPHAVILLE-FOREVER YOUNG ( +POSTER) -1984-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATCO-240481-1. A rare original of the cult album of one of the founders of the new wave.Forever Young is the debut Studio album by German Synthpop band Alphaville, released on September 27, 1984 by Warner Music Group. The album was preceded by the release of several singles — "Big In Japan" in January, Sounds Like A Melody in may, and Forever Young in September, just before the album's release. The album sold over 2,000,000 copies. The song Forever Young did not initially become a popular hit, but has since been considered a classic of the 1980s. Some copies of German vinyl albums were enclosed with large posters. ...more