Lot 19ELECTRIC FLAG ‎– AN AMERICAN MUSIC BAND-1969-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-CBS-NMINT/NMINT

ELTON, JOHN-MADE IN ENGLAND-1995-FIRST PRESS USA-ROCKET-314-526-915-1.  Mega rare original of the cult album from Maestro . Made in England is the twenty-fifth Studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 20 March 1995. The CD is dedicated to John's future husband David Furnish, as well as such famous personalities as Peter William and Denis Gowder. When Elton John finished his work on the Lion King soundtrack, and immediately started recording his new album, called it Made in England. Also by this time, his new single Believe was released. And as soon as it came out, it immediately gained huge popularity, taking also the 15th place in the UK and the 13th place in the US. In November 1994, the singer's Grand tour took place in the UK, France, Chile, USA, Argentina, Poland, Switzerland, Peru, Italy and Japan. And while it lasted, three more singles were released. This is Made in England, Blessed and Pain. When the tour ended and John returned home, by this time the album was slowly going on sale and the sales results exceeded all expectations.  The album just blew up the music market. The album went multi-platinum in more than 30 countries. And the list of positions in 1995 is not surprising.  Austria - 1st place.Austria - 1st place.Switzerland - 1st place.France - 2nd place.Spain -3 place.Canada - 3rd place.Great Britain - 3rd place.Italy - 4th place.Germany - 4th place.Denmark - 5th place.Australia-6th place.Portugal - 6th place.Belgium - 8th place.New Zealand-10th place.Netherlands - 11th place.USA-13th place. Japan-13th place. ...more

TROWER, ROBIN-FOR EARTH BELOW-1975-THE FIRST PRESS USA-CHRYSALIS - CHR1073. A rare American original of the guitarist's third solo album from PROCOL HARUM in 1967-1971. The album received high ratings with Allmusic rating it 4 stars out of 5.  ...more

BADFINGER-NO DICE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-SAPCOR 16. matrix A-2U/B-2U Stamper 1M/1O (Dream!) Mega rare original of the cult album. No Dice is the third Studio album by the British rock band Badfinger, released by Apple Records and released on 9 November 1970. Their second album called Badfinger and the first to include guitarist Joey Molland, No Dice significantly expanded the popularity of the British band, especially abroad. The album included both the hit single "No Matter What "and the song" Without You", which was to become one of the most successful tracks of the rock era. No Dice reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. Widely praised in music reviews at the time, Rolling Stone magazine opined that it represented what the Beatles would have sounded like if they had kept their original formula. The single from this record, "No Matter What", peaked in the United States at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. ...more

ASTRUD GILBERTO HOLIDAY-1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1971 UK-VERVE-2317022 Rare promo edition of one of the most significant in the discography of the jazz singer. ASTRUD is from Brazil, born on March 30, 1940 in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. She became famous in the early 1960s for recording the Bossa Nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema", performing with Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (to whom she was married).  ...more

RENAISSANCE-ASHES ARE BURNING-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-SOVEREIGN-SVNA7261. A-2U/B-5 matrices. A rare British early edition of the cult prog band.  Are Burning is the fourth Studio album by English progressive rock band Renaissance , released in 1973. This was the first of several Renaissance albums in which (in some songs) the orchestra played with the band. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard 200 at number 171. ...more