Lot 76SADE-PROMISE-1985-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC-NMINT/NMINT

EUROPE-PRISONERS IN PARADISE-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC- 4687551. Prisoners in Paradise is the fifth studio album by Swedish rock band Europe. The album was released on September 23, 1991 on Epic Records and spawned hits such as the title track "Prisoners in Paradise" and "I'll Cry for You". The album did not chart in the US, which is unusual for a major label releasing two recent (multi) platinum albums. Prisoners in Paradise is the latest album featuring guitarist Ki Marcello. Swedish Album Chart - 9th place, Japanese Album Chart-12th place, The top 100 Swiss albums are ranked 17th, and the British Albums Chart is ranked 61st. ...more

KRAFTWERK-RALF AND FLORIAN-1973-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PHILIPS-6305197 Mega rare original in full configuration, with a poster for 8 spreads. The third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips. In it, the band moved towards their signature electronic sound.. In 1975, it reached number 160 on the US Top 200 Albums chart. Along with Kraftwerk's first two albums, Ralf und Florian has not been officially reissued anywhere to date, and the band has not performed any of their material live since the late 70s. Nevertheless, the album remains an influential and sought-after work. In 2008, Fact named it one of the 20 greatest ambient albums ever made.   The record included a "musical" poster with caricatures of Emil Schult, who played the electric violin live with the band (although he does not appear on the album recordings). Schult remained an employee of Kraftwerk. Cartoons illustrated each track of the album, as well as the city of Dusseldorf with the caption "In Dusseldorf on the Rhine, klingt es bald!", which literally translates from English as "In Dusseldorf on the Rhine it will sound soon" ...more

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63699. A rare British original of the iconic album.Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Bridge consists of two of the duo's most critically and commercially successful songs, "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer", which was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Critically and commercially successful, the album topped the charts in more than ten countries and won two Grammy Awards, plus four more for the title song. About 25 million records were sold, and the album was included in various lists, including 51 places in the 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine. ...more

LAID BACK-KEEP SMILING-1983-FIRST PRESS DANISH / HOLLAND-MEDLEY-MDLP6133. A rare original of the cult disco album. Keep Smiling is the second studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1983. The album peaked at number 87 on The Billboard 200 chart. Separately released from this album, the single "White Horse"in the same chart managed to reach number 26 and number 15 on the Canadian CHUM Chart. ...more

PAT METHENY GROUP -FIRST CIRCLE-1984-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ECM-ECM1278. A rare original of the cult jazzman of the third wave (the beginning of the 70s) First Circle is the fourth studio album by Pat Metheny's band, recorded over four days in February 1984 and released on ECM later that year. Metheny was joined by Lyle Mays on keyboards, Steve Rodby on bass, Paul Verty on drums and Pedro Aznar on vocals, percussion and guitar. For the first time, he received a Grammy Award for best jazz fusion performance. ...more