Lot 31GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-SURVIVAL-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1973 USA-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-MADE IN JAPAN (2LP'S) - 1972-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 UK-PURPLE-TPSP351.-Matrices A-2U/B-1U/A-2/B-2U PORKY/PESKIE.  Rare Early Original Edition (second press)  Made in Japan is a double live album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, and in the US in April 1973, and became a super commercial success. The album was an immediate commercial success, especially in the US, where it was accompanied by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water" and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. A Rolling Stone readers ' poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan as the sixth best live album of all time. ...more

U2-ACHTUNG BABY-1991-First press UK/EU-GERMANY -ISLAND - 212110 Rare original cult album. Achtung Baby is the seventh Studio album Irish rock band U2 produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno and was released on 19 November 1991 on the Island Records label.Achtung Baby is one of the most successful recordings of U2. The album was warmly received by critics and debuted at first place in the American Billboard Top 200 and topped the charts in several other countries. The record sold more than 18 million copies worldwide, in addition, he was awarded the prize "Grammy" in the nomination "the Best vocal rock performance by a Duo or group". Achtung Baby is one of the most famous recordings of the 1990s, it regularly makes the list of best albums of all time. ...more

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE ROARING SILENCE-1976-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE -ILPS9357 matrix A1/B1 . A rare British original. CBS contract press. The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 27, 1976 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. The album rose to #10 on the Billboard 200 and is the most commercially successful of the band's entire existence. ...more

STEVIE WONDER-SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE (2LP+SINGLE) - 1976-FIRST PRESS UK-MOTOWN-TMSP-6002. A rare British original of the cult album. The eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. The double album was regarded by music journalists as the culmination of the" classic period "of Wonder's recording. By 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music; Wonder's previous albums" The Talking Book"," Innervations "and the first finale of" Self-Realization " were critical successes. The album was released as a double with a bonus EP of four songs. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, becoming only the third album to reach this level, and the first American artist of that time. Both the lead single "I Wish "and the follow-up single" Sir Duke " reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Songs in the Key of Life spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year. It was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the United States. In 2005, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America  ...more

CARAVAN-CUNNING STUNTS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-SKL-R-5210 . Matrices A-P2W/B-P2W, a rare British original of the cult prog band. The sixth studio album by the progressive rock band Caravan, released in 1975. It was their first album with bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mike Wedgwood. The album's title is a spoonerism for "Stunning Cunts", which is characteristic of their bold use of language. The three previous Caravan albums with titles that are also sexual word games, If I Could Do It Again, I Would Do It Again With You (1970), In the Land of Gray and Pink (1971) and For Girls Who Plump at Night (1973). ...more