Lot 55ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-OUT OF THE BLUE-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-JET-NMINT/NMINT

VAYA CON DIOS-NIGHT OWLS-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-BMG-210600. A rare original of a popular rock band. Night Owls is the second studio album by the Belgian blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios, released on the Ariola Records label in 1990. Vaya Con Dios have been working on this album for three years. The songs "Nah Neh Nah", "What's a Woman?", "Night Owls" were released as singles. "Nah Neh Nah" became a hit not only in Belgium, but also in Europe, remaining a popular hit for a long time. To this day, this composition is considered one of the best in the work of the collective, as well as the most famous song of the group. Night Owls has sold 2 million copies. For successful sales, the disc received a gold certificate in Sweden and Finland, and in Germany it was awarded platinum status ...more

BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-THE FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE- PCS7089 Matrix A2/B1. stamper 1RA/8HL . A very rare British original of the cult album. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Work on Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and became the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sales totaled four million copies in the first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, after which it was supplanted by The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed for one week. Then he returned to the 1st place again (in the Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until he was displaced by the second Led Zeppelin record - Led Zeppelin II. Abbey Road spent a total of 81 weeks on the UK Albums chart. There was a similar situation abroad. The record occupied the top spot of the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Association of Recording Companies, as well as one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s. ...more

SANDRA-CLOSE TO SEVEN-1992-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VIRGIN-LP212576/LPVIR13-PM264 is a very rare original of the cult album released only in Germany. Close to Seven is the fifth studio album by German singer Sandra, released in February 1992. Close to Seven was entirely produced by Michel Cretu. The style of the songs departs from the dance and leans towards the meditative. Three songs from the album — "Don't Be Aggressive", "I Need Love", "No Taboo" - were also released as separate singles. The song "Shadows" is a new version of Michel Cretu's song "Shadows over My Head" from his 1979 album "Moon, Light and Flowers". "Steady Me— - the album's promotional single - was not released separately Although the album Close to Seven did not sell as well as its predecessors, it was a commercial success and remains Sandra's second album to reach number 7 on the German charts. It also entered the top 20 in Switzerland and Norway. ...more

GEORGE MICHAEL-LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC-467295-1. A rare original of the cult album pop lyrics of Britain. Listen Without Prejudice is the second studio album by British pop singer George Michael, released on 3 September 1990 on the Columbia and Epic labels. It is the singer's first album in three years after his successful Faith, which was released in 1987. The album won the BRIT Awards in the Best British Album category in 1991 and was included in the book " A Thousand and One Music Albums worth Listening to Before You Die "(1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die) The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. The first single released from the album was "Praying for Time", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Freedom ' 90", reached number 8 in the US, and in the early spring of 1991," Waiting for That Day " reached number 27 in the US. The album went double platinum, reaching sales of two million.  ...more

JOPLIN, JANIS-I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! -1969- FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-63546 Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original of the cult album. Is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, released on September 11, 1969. It was the first album that Joplin recorded after leaving her former band, Big brother and holding company, and the only solo album released during her lifetime. ...more