Lot 69SMOKIE-BRIGHT LIGHTS & BACK ALLEYS-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-RAK-NMINT/NMINT

JOHN, ELTON-CARIBOU-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-DJM-DJLPH439. A rare British original of the master of the British stage. Caribou is the eighth studio album by Elton John, released in 1974. The album peaked at number four in the US and number three in the UK. The album contains the singles "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", which peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles chart and number two in the US, and "The Bitch Is Back", which peaked at number 15 in the UK and number four in the US. Both singles reached number one in Canada on the national RPM 100 Top Singles Chart, as did the album itself. The album was met with lukewarm reviews on its release, and legacy reviews do not consider this record one of John's best works from his peak period of the early 1970s. However, the album was a commercial success and was certified double platinum in the US, as well as being certified gold in the UK. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 17th Annual Grammy Awards.  ...more

ABBA-RING RING-1973-THE FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS 242-Matrix A/B2. Reduced label without arrows. A rare Swedish original of the legendary band's first album. Ring Ring is the debut studio album by Swedish band ABBA, originally recorded simply as Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Frida. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 on the Polar Music label. The album topped the charts in Belgium and was a great success in the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. ...more

CONNIE FRANCIS-16 OF CONNIE'S BIGGEST HITS-1963-FIRST PRESS UK-MGM-MGM-C-970. A rare British original of the hits of the jazz-pop-soul pop star of the 50-60s. Connie Francis-an American singer of Italian origin, according to Allmusic — "the prototype of a modern pop singer, still vying with Madonna for the title of the most successful pop artist of all time»  ...more

SSUPERTRAMP-EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS,,,-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-A/M-AMLK64634 Matrix A/B-2. A rare British original. The fifth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1977 . It was recorded primarily at Caribou Ranch Studios in Colorado with overdubs, vocals, and mixing completed at the Los Angeles Recording plant. It was the first Supertramp album to feature engineer Peter Henderson, who would work with the band on the next three albums as well. The album ... reached number 16 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1977 and a few months later became the first gold (500,000 copies or more) Supertramp album sold in the United States. In addition, "A Little Bit" became an American Top 20 single and reached # 29 on the UK chart.. In 1978, the album... was ranked 63rd in the World Critics ' lists, which recognized the 200 greatest albums of all time, voted for by well-known rock critics and DJs. ...more

DURAN DURAN-NOTORIOUS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EMI-062-240659-1. A rare European original. Notorious is the fourth studio album by British new wave band Duran Duran, released on 18 November 1986. The producer of this release this time was the guitarist of the band Chic — Niall Rogers, who had previously worked with the band when producing the singles "The Reflex" and "Wild Boys". He also played guitar on the album's lead single, "Notorious". It is the only single from the album to achieve its former commercial success (#2 in the US and # 7 in the UK).    ...more