Lot 44OMEGA - OMEGA-1974 FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BELLAPHON-NMINT/NMINT

ROLLING STONES-STONE AGE-1971-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) GERMANY-DECCA-SLK16702. A rare German promo original. Stone Age is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released on the Decca label in 1971. It reached number four in the UK charts. RS were surprised by the release of the album and stated: "We didn't know that this record would be released. In our opinion, it is below the standard that we are trying to keep up with, both in the choice of content and in the design of the cover." These 12 songs, dating from the mid-1960s, were chosen because they never appeared on British studio albums, some of them were originally released only on singles, and some up to that point were released only on American studio albums. ...more

GETZ, STAN-REFLECTIONS-1964-THE FIRST PRESS-UK-VERVE-VLP9069. Matrix A-1N/B-1N is a rare British original of the cult jazz album. Reflections is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz, released on the Verve label in 1964.  The Allmusic review by Pemberton Roach stated: "A bold and brilliant attempt by the artist to find pure music, blurring the boundaries between jazz and pop music" Rating the album 4 stars. ...more

SMOKIE-BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BACK ALLEYS-1977-THE FIRST PRESS UK-RAK-SRAK530. Matrices A-1/B-1 . The 1GA/2GH stamper is a rare British original. Bright Lights and Back Alleys is the fourth studio album by Smokie, released on September 29, 1977 in Europe and October 7 in the United Kingdom. In the charts of 1977, it was in the top ten in all European countries and became gold in Germany and silver in Britain. ...more

BEATLES-LET IT BE-1970-FIRST PRESS 1978 (LIMITED EXPORT COLOR) UK-APPLE-PCS7096. A rare limited export original on white vinyl. Let It Be is the latest studio album by The Beatles. Released in May 1970, most of the songs were recorded in January 1969, even before the recording of the Abbey Road album. Let It Be topped the album charts in both America and the UK, and the singles "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road" also reached number one in the US. ...more

PRESLEY, ELVIS-G. I. BLUES-1960-THE FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-27192. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Elvis Presley-G. I. Blues is the third soundtrack album and the seventh (overall) album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo format LPM/LSP 2256 in October 1960. This is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name, in which he starred. Recording sessions took place on April 27 and 28, and on May 6, 1960 at RCA Victor Studio C and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. The album topped the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. It was certified gold on March 13, 1963 and platinum on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album remained at #1 for eleven weeks. ...more