Lot 34BAD COMPANY-RUN WITH THE PACK-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-SWAN SONG-NMINT/NMINT

JACKSON, MICHAEL-BAD-1987-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-4502901. A rare European original of the king of pop music. Bad is the seventh Studio album by Michael Jackson. Released on Epic Records on August 31, 1987, the album was produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones-Bad was their third and final collaboration. The songs on the album are composed in the genres of funk, rhythm and Blues, gospel, pop rock, hard rock, swing and Blues. Jackson wrote nine of the eleven songs on the final track list. In September 1987, Bad debuted at the top of the us Billboard 200 chart and the UK albums Chart, and the album topped the charts in 25 countries. Between 1987 and 1989 . Worldwide sales of the record according to various sources range from 30 to 45 million copies. Bad received two Grammy awards in 1988 and 1990. ...more

HILLAGE, STEVE (EX-GONG) - FISH RISING-1975-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976-UK-VIRGIN-V2031. A1/B1 Matrices. A rare British second edition of the cult album in prog music.  Fish Rising is the debut solo album by British progressive guitarist Steve Hillage, recorded and released in 1975. The album was recorded on the eve of hillage's departure from Gong, and many artists on this album represent The band, including bassist Mike Howlett, drummer Pierre Merlin, keyboardist Tim Blake, and saxophonist Didier Malherbe. Hilledge wrote some of the material for his former band Khan, and in the lyrics and sound, Hilledge also developed the ideas and mythology of Gong. The album's long compositions in the style of space and psychedelic rock were brilliantly arranged and performed, with Hillage's magnificent guitar solo playing particularly prominent in the sound. In 1975, the album reached number 33 on the UK albums chart, where it lasted a total of 3 weeks.  ...more

PALADIN-PALADIN-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-IPS9150. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1 . Stampers 2A/1G (Dream!) Mega rare British original hard Blues progressive album. They were founded in 1970 by classical multi-instrumentalist Peter Solly and jazz drummer Keith Webb, two members of Terry reed's band that was part of the opening act for The Rolling Stones on their 1969 American tour . Other band members were Derek Foley (guitar and vocals), formerly of Grisby Dyke; Lou Stonebridge (keyboards and vocals) of Glass Menagerie, who released five progressive rock and psychedelic rock singles, as well as lead singer Grisby Dyke; and Peter Beckett (bass guitar, vocals), who came from Liverpool-based Winston G and the Wicked, and later in the final incarnation of World of Oz .They played at venues across the UK, working to develop their sound by performing a mix of rock, Blues, soul, jazz and Latin music. The paladin's use of a double keyboard also created a unique sound. These performances were noticed by Bronze Records (who also recorded Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann). On January 8, 1971, paladin entered Olympic Studios in London to record his debut self-titled first album, produced by Filamore Lincoln. Reviews were good, but sales were disappointing. ...more

C. C. CATCH-HEAR WHAT I SAY-1989-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-METRONOME-841609-1. Rare original cult album disco. Hear What I Say — the fifth and last to date album of the German singer C. C. Catch, released in 1989. The CD was produced by Andy Taylor, former guitarist of the bands Duran Duran and The Power Station. It was the first album of the singer, which had no relationship with her former producer Dieter Bohlen. The album contains two singles — "Big Time" (#26 chart position in Germany) and "Midnight Hour". The album is very different from previous albums of the singer, executed in the style of Euro-disco, and contains music of various genres, particularly house, funk and one of the most popular musical genres of the time new Jack swing. ...more

SADE-PROMISE-1985-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC- EPC86318. Rare European original. Promise is the second Studio album by Sade. Almost every second song on the album took the top of the billboards ("Is It a Crime" and "Fear"), several songs became hit singles ("Never as Good as the First Time" and "The Sweetest Taboo"). Promise became four times platinum in U.S., double platinum in the UK and Canada and platinum in Germany. ...more