Lot 21ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA-SAME-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-DIRECTION-NMINT/NMINT

ABBA-THE ALBUM-1977-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282. Rare original Swedish cult band. The Album is the fifth Studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977. It is considered to be more "Americanized" compared to previous, as evidenced by the confessions of the group members and, indirectly, the success of the singles from the album in the American charts. ...more

SLADE-RETURN TO BASE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-BARN -NARB003. Mega rare British original. It is considered the rarest record in the discography of SLADE. Return to Base is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Slade. The album was released on October 1, 1979 by Barn Records. The album was a success in Belgium in 1980, reaching No. 1 on the Albums chart. Since the album was not available in Belgium, fans in the country initially had to buy the album as an import. The album soon rose to No. 1 on the Telemoustique chart, a weekly rock chart compiled by public vote. In Britain, the album failed.  ...more

EXTREME-III SIDES TO EVERY STORY (2LP)-1992-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-A?M - 540006-1. A very rare original of hard rock monsters mixed with glam and funk. III Sides to Every Story is the third studio album by American rock band Extreme, released in 1992. This is a concept album with a conditional division into three sections or "sides", called "Yours", "Mine" and "The Truth", each of which has its own sound and lyrical images. Despite the fact that fans and music critics consider the album Extreme one of the best, III Sides to Every Story suffered a commercial failure (it sold only about 700,000 copies compared to the double platinum Pornograffitti), because it did not have a hit single such as "More Than Words" (which took first place in the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1991), from its predecessor Pornograffitti (although the single "Rest in Peace" reached number one on the mainstream rock chart). ...more

DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-CP/B-CP-1.  Mega rare American promo original of the cult album. The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released on July 18, 1969 on the Elektra label. The Soft Parade did not receive approval from either critics or listeners. So, in the Billboard 200, the record reached only the sixth position, and in the charts of the UK and other European countries, the disc did not debut at all, unlike its predecessor Waiting for the Sun (1968). Of all the singles released in support of the album — "Touch Me", "Wishful Sinful", "Tell All the People"ruen and "Runnin' Blue" — only the first achieved sales success: it reached the third line in the Billboard Hot 100 and then received gold certification by the RIAA. Many music publications, for example, Rolling Stone, were dissatisfied with the record, mainly due to The Doors' attempt to move away from their style to the use of orchestral arrangements. Over time, music historians have changed their opinion about The Soft Parade for the better, but the CD is still recognized as one of the weakest works of the band during Morrison's lifetime. ...more

SUPERMAX-TYPES OF SKIN-1980-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELEKTRA - ELK52253.A very rare original. "Supermax" is a musical project by the Austrian composer Kurt Hauenstein, created in collaboration with producer Peter Hauke. The best album for the entire activity of the project, "Types of Skin", is dedicated to the police massacre of the black population of the Soweto reservation. Officially released on October 3, 1980, while all the compositions of the album became hits after a short time. ...more