Lot 61PINK FLOYD-WISH YOU WERE HERE-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-NMINT/NMINT

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

DEEP PURPLE-MACHINE HEAD-1972-THE FIRST PRESS (EXPORT) GERMANY-PURPLE- TPSA7504 matrix A-1U/B-1U. Mega rare export German original issued with British matrices and a number for sale to NATO soldiers in Europe. Machine Head is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple, released in 1972. The album is often cited as having had a major influence on the development of early metal and heavy metal, in particular; in 2002, it was ranked 10th in the "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" by Classic Rock magazine. Commercially, it is Deep Purple's most successful album, topping the charts in ten countries, including the UK. The album remained in the top 40 of this country for 20 weeks, and in the top of the Billboard 200 for 118 weeks, reaching a maximum position at number 7.  ...more

ALPHAVILLE-AFTERNOONS IN UTOPIA -1986-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA-240948-1. A rare original of the cult album of one of the founders of the new wave. Afternoons in Utopia is the second studio album by Alphaville, released in 1986 on the Warner Music label. It was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986 and Alphaville attracted at least 27 specially invited musicians and performers to record songs. The disc received mostly positive reviews. The album entered the ratings of the "best twenty" in five European countries. 500,000 copies of this album have been sold. ...more

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-HOLLAND-AM number 396405-1. A very rare European original is the original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on January 22, 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages", the latter won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more

ERIC BURDON BAND -STOP-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-SMAS11425. A rare original in a very rare top condition. Stop is a hard rock/R and B album by the first incarnation of Eric Burdon's band, which included Burdon, John Sterling, Kim Kesterson and Terry Ryan. The band was formed in 1971, after Burdon left his previous band War to record an album with Jimmy Witherspoon. They recorded the 1971 album Guilty! and then, without Witherspoon, this album. Released only in July 1975, it did not have a single hit, but enjoyed some success on the American chart, reaching both American and Canadian albums. A bright red and white cover cut octagonally in the shape of a traffic stop sign. Inside the spread, a large black-and-white portrait of Burdon is depicted on one surface. The album received high marks and broke into the top 20 charts on both sides of the Atlantic. ...more