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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

URIAH HEEP -WAKE THE SLEEPER-2008-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -SANCTUARY-1767594. Mega rare original of the cult group.  Wake The Sleeper is the 21st Studio album by rock band Uriah Heep, released on June 2, 2008 in Europe and August 26, 2008 in the United States. The announced release in September 2007 was postponed (initially to March 2008) as a result of the purchase of Sanctuary Records by Universal Music. This was to ensure that the album was properly promoted, not that it was "lost" during the shift, and although this was unpleasant for them, the band members supported it. This is their first Studio album since 1998's Sonic Origami. It is also their first album since 1980's Conquest without long-time drummer Lee Kerslake, who was forced to leave the band due to ill health in 2007, ending the band's longest-running line-up of 21 years. Wake The Sleeper was nominated by the British Classic Rock magazine as Album of the year. ...more

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

ROLLING STONES-GOAT'S HEAD SOUP-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-RS-COC59101. Matrix A-3/B-3. a rare British original in full configuration. Goats Head Soup is the eleventh Studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1973 on the band's own label. The album's main hit was the song "Angie", which reached the top of the US charts and became the fifth in the UK chart. ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-GREEN RIVER-1969-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-FANTASY-F8393 Mega rare promo original of the cult group. Green River is the third Studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, recorded at Wally Hyder studios and released by Fantasy Records in 1969. The album rose to the top of the Billboard 200 (later becoming multi-platinum and reaching #20 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2003, it was ranked #95 on Rolling Stone magazine's" 500 best albums of all time " list.  ...more