Lot 41RAINBOW-DOWN TO EARTH-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR -NMINT/NMINT

GENESIS-AND THEN THERE WERE-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-CHARISMA - CDS4010. Matrix A-4/B-1. Rare British original. The band's first album to reach platinum status in the United States. ...more

JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS -CHR1708.Rare British original . Rock Island is the 17th Studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1989. The album continued the direction of hard rock, which the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). Now the group included Ian Anderson , Martin Barre , Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry is in his first full record with the band, although he was a member of Jethro Tull since 1984. Without a permanent keyboardist, this role was shared Maartin Alcock of Fairport Convention and former member of Tull Peter Vettese .The rock island went gold in the UK, with good sales also in Germany, where it peaked at number 5. Good sales were also single" Kissing Willie," which reached No. 6. ...more

A-HA-STAY ON THESE ROADS (+POSTER) - 1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-925733-1. A rare original of the cult pop-rock wave album with a promo poster. Stay on These Roads is the third studio album by Norwegian music group A-ha. It was released on May 3, 1988. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The album was recorded in 1987 and released on May 3, 1988. In 1987, the single "The Living Daylights" was released, which became the theme to the film "Sparks from the Eyes" about James Bond and was later included in the album. Of the singles, the most popular was "Stay on These Roads", which reached number one on the Norwegian chart, and performed well in other European countries. Less popular was the single "Touchy!" and even less popular were "The Blood That Moves The Body" and "You Are The One". The latest single There's Never A Forever Thing didn't make it to any of the national charts at all. In 1992, a remix of the single "The Blood That Moves The Body"was released. The album peaked at number 148 on the US Billboard 200, [5] but none of the singles reached the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland.  ...more

FISH-VIGIL IN A WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS-1990-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EMI-064-793634-1. A rare European original . Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors is the debut solo album by Scottish vocalist Marillion, released in 1990. Fish left Marillion in 1988. Although the recording sessions for this album ended in June 1989, EMI Records decided to postpone the release until early 1990 to avoid a clash with the Marillion Seasons End album released in September. However, the track "State of Mind", featuring guest musician John Keeble of Spandau Ballet on drums, was released as a single on October 16, 1989, more than three months before the album's release.  The only Fish album released by EMI), it was also his most commercially successful. In February 1990, the album peaked at number 5 in the UK, as well as placing in the top fifteen places of all European charts.  ...more

SANDRA-MIRRORS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY RCA-PL71162. A rare original disco diva, Mirrors is the second studio album by German singer Sandra, released on October 13, 1986 by Virgin Records. The album spawned the European top 10 singles "Innocent Love" and " Hi! Hi! Hello!". The album reached the top 20 in Germany, Switzerland, Finland and Norway. ...more