Lot 59QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-ORIGINAL PRESS 1997 UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-FIREBALL-1971-FIRST PRESS (TRANSITION 1974) UK-HARVEST - SHVL793 of the Matrix A-2U/B-3U . A very rare early edition of the cult album. Fireball is the fifth Studio album by British rock band Deep Purple. Recorded between September 1970 and June 1971, released in September 1971 on Harvest Records. The album was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios (like its predecessor). Compared to Deep Purple in Rock, this album was recorded in a more experimental style. Allmusic named it one of the band's four most important albums, along with Machine Head, In Rock, and Burn. Ian Gillan, unlike the rest of the band, considers this album a classic of Deep Purple. However, he noted that the album's inclusion of" Anyone's Daughter "(in country style and with humorous lyrics) was fun, but a mistake ("A good bit of fun, but a mistake"). Jon Lord highlighted several of the album's tracks, such as" No No No "and" Fools", and particularly noted pace's playing in the title track. The track "Strange Kind of Woman", released as a single in February 1971 and rose to number eight in the UK charts. It sold 20,000 copies in its first week. The album was highly acclaimed by the public and critics, becoming multi-gold on both sides of the Atlantic. ...more

JIMI HENDRIX-BAND OF GIPSIES-1970-FIRST PRESS-UK-TRACK-2406002. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Mega rare original with the rarest alternative cover, the last lifetime album by HENDRIX. Band of Gypsys is a live album by American musician Jimi Hendrix, recorded with Billy Cox and buddy miles. This album was Hendrix's first project after the disbanding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the last to be released during the musician's lifetime, as well as the only album Hendrix released on Capitol Records, a condition of a forgotten contract signed in 1965, before Jimi became famous. ...more

QUEEN-AT THE BEEB-1973-FIRST UK PRESS 1989-QUEEN PROD.-BOJLP001. Rare British original released only in 1989. At the Beeb is a live album by English rock band Queen, released in 1989. The album At the Beeb was released on vinyl, cassette and CD. In the USA the album was released under the title Queen at The BBC on compact disc and with a different cover. The album includes recording 8 songs that were recorded on the program "Sound of the 70s" Radio station BBC Radio 1. The first four were recorded February 5, 1973, the remaining 3 December the same year. All tracks, except one, from the album "Queen", only the song "Ogre Battle" from the album "Queen II". The songs are not performed as they then appeared on the albums. They played in this variant, which they later performed at concerts. The recording of "Ogre Battle" was a corrupted entry, so in the beginning minute of the song had to be cut. ...more

SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC 26044 . Rare European original. Diamond Life is the debut Studio album by English group Sade .The album spawned four singles, including the singles "Your Love Is King" and " Smooth Operator ". Diamond Life was met with recognition from music critics and subsequently won a Brit Award for best British album in 1985. From a commercial point of view, the album was a success, receiving high praise in the UK and the USA , and then was certified multi-platinum in both regions. Diamond Life sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling debut recordings of the era, and became the best selling debut British singer, which lasted twenty-four years. ...more

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