Lot 89BONEY M-TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HANSA-NMINT/NMINT

DEPECHE MODE-101-1989- THE FIRST SCANDINAVIA-MUTE-STUMM01 PRESS is a rare double original of the founders of the synth-pop. 101 style (or Mass, Eng. Mass[5]) is the first live album by Depeche Mode, released in 1989.. In 1987, Depeche Mode's sixth studio album, Music for the Masses, was released, in support of which the band embarked on a large-scale world tour, including exactly 101 concerts. The last, 101st performance took place on June 18, 1988 at the Rose Bowl Stadium, in Pasadena, California, in the presence of 80 thousand people.  ...more

LENNON, JOHN-MIND GAMES1973-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE - PCS7165 matrix YEX 927-1U /YEX 928-1U . A rare British original. It was the first Lennona record made independently, without the help of Phil Spector. The album reached No. 13 in the UK and No. 9 in the US, where it was certified gold. The album was recorded when Lennon was having difficulties with immigration to the United States and at the beginning of his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono. ...more

LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-THE FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE-PAS10004. YEX 865-1U/YEX 866-1U-RORKY/PESCO matrices. A rare British original in full configuration. Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on September 9, 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's rich sound contrasts with the basic arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), [1] while the opening title track is widely considered his signature song.Imagine it was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Along with John Lennon's band / Plastic Ono, it is considered one of Lennon's best solo albums. In 2012, the album was ranked 80th in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. ...more

EAGLES-GREATEST HITS (1971-1975)-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-ASYLUM-7E1052 . PRC PRESS . A rare American original of the cult collection . The first compilation album by the American rock band the Eagles, released on February 17, 1976 by Asylum Records. The album contains a selection of songs from the first four Eagles albums released between the formation of the Eagles in 1971 and 1975. Their greatest hits (1971-1975) reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, where they remained for five weeks. "One of These Nights" and "The Best of My Love" topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album is notable for being the first album to receive platinum certification by the RIAA, which was introduced in 1976 to recognize albums sold a million copies in the United States. It peaked at number four on the Billboard year-end Albums chart in 1976 and spent a total of 239 weeks on the Billboard 200 as of August 2018. Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) was the best-selling album of the 20th century in the United States, and it remained so for several years until it was surpassed by Michael Jackson's thriller after the artist's death in 2009.. But he regained this title in August 2018. In 2017, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Register of Records as "culturally, historically, or artistically significant." ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-PART TWO-1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF EU-ELAP-4518. ELO Part II is a band created by Electric Light Orchestra drummer and co-founder Bev Bevan. The band also included former ELO bassist and vocalist Kelly Grukatti, violinist Mick Kaminsky for most of his career, as well as conductor Louis Clark, who toured as a guest with ELO in its final years. After Bevan left the band at the end of 1999, he sold his half of the rights to the Electric Light Orchestra name to Jeff Lynn, and the band changed its name to Orchestra. Electric Light Orchestra Part Two is the debut album by ELO Part II, released in 1991. In March 1991, the single "Honest Men" reached number 60 in the UK Singles chart and 36th in the Dutch Top 40 chart. ...more