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CHARLES, RAY-GENIUS OF-1960-first press (MONO) uk-london-LTZK15190HAK2284 matrix A-1B/B-1B. A rare British original of the legend of the jazz scene. The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 album by Ray Charles, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since Ray Charles ' debut in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop music with big band arrangements. It includes the first half of a big band song and the second half of a line covering a ballad. The Genius of Ray Charles has sold over 500,000 copies and is ranked # 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. ...more

BLIND FAITH-BLIND FAITH-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-583059. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Mega rare original of the cult album in top condition. Blind Faith is the only album by the British rock band of the same name, which was released in August 1969 and immediately topped the US and UK charts. Recording took place in London, first at Morgan Studios, and then at Olympic Studios, under the direction of producer Jimmy Miller. All tracks on this album belong to the band members, except for a cover version of "Well All Right" from the Buddy Holly repertoire. The album received positive reviews from critics, was a great commercial success and immediately topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The cover of the album, published in the UK, shows a young topless girl (the younger sister of photographer Bob Seidemann, the creator of the cover) holding a model airplane. In the US, this picture was considered not quite decent, and the album was also released with an alternative cover, which featured a photo of the band members. The album went platinum in five countries, and triple platinum in Australia.  ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-ASYLUM-K53051 .  A rare British original of a cult album with a rare sticker cover. In 2001, the album Hotel California was ranked 15th on VH1's list of the greatest albums of all time. In 2002, the album was ranked number 11 on the "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" by Classic Rock magazine. Songs from the album - "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" - topped the US sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), and the latter was also awarded a Grammy . ...more

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE-BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-MERCURY-6338482. A rare British original in archival condition.Bachman-Turner Overdrive II is the second album by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released in 1973. The album features the well-known single "Taking' Care of Business"." Although the song never reached the top 10 of the US singles charts (peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974), it became one of the band's most enduring hits and remained on the Billboard chart for 20 weeks.[3] The album also produced another hit single, "Let It Ride", which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard chart. Both singles would reach # 3 on the Canadian charts . ...more

SWEET-DESOLATION BOULEVARD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-LPL1 5080 Rare British Original . Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two markedly different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and the other by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada, and Japan.The RCA version contains the single "Turn It Down" and the original recording of "Fox on the Run"." The Capitol version, released in the United States in July 1975, includes the 1973 hit single "The Ballroom Blitz "and the single version"Fox on the Run"." In the United States, the album peaked at number 25 on October 25, 1975.Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band never intended to be just a template, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet's history." ...more