Lot 26GROUNDHOGS-WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-NMINT/NMINT

STARR, RINGO-BLAST FROM YOUR PAST-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE -PCS7170. matrix YEX 951-1/YEX 952-1 stamper 1AG/1GA (Dream). A rare British original of the iconic album. A compilation album by English rock musician Ringo Starr, released on Apple Records in 1975. This is both Starr's first compilation and his last release under contract with EMI. It was also the last album released on the Beatles' Apple label[7] until it was revived in the 1990s. The album provides an overview of Starr's most successful period as a solo artist. The songs include his RIAA gold-certified singles "It Don't Come Easy", "Photography" and "You're Sixteen", as well as other international hits such as "Back Off Boogaloo" and "Only You". The album peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Pop Records chart, but did not chart in the UK. ...more

GORKY PARK - GORKY PARK-1989-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO-838628-1. A rare European original of the cult album. Gorky Park is the debut studio album by Soviet glam metal band Gorky Park. Was released in August 1989. In August 1989, Gorky Park released their self-titled debut album. Music videos for the songs "My Generation" and "Bang"were shot in New York in support of him. The single "Bang" hit the "top 15" on American MTV and lasted there for two months, reaching number 3. The single "Try to Find Me" reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Gorky Park the first Russian band to enter the US national chart. The album itself reached number 80 on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 300,000 copies in three weeks. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-BOOK OF TALIESYN (STEREO)-1968-THE FIRST UK-HARVEST PRESS -SHVL751 Matrix A-1G/B-1G , stamper 1R/1O (Dream!) Mega rare British original of the first press (4-line sold in uk....) The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by British band Deep Purple. It was released in the USA in October 1968 on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in June 1969 on the EMI label. The musical style of The Book of Taliesyn is a mix of progressive rock, psychedelic rock and hard rock[1][16][17][18][19]. Many reviewers believe that on this album the band demonstrated greater maturity and complexity of musical compositions than on the previous one. The album received a good rating in the USA, but like the previous one, it went completely unnoticed in the homeland of the musicians, in the UK. Five tracks out of seven were placed on the Billboard Hot100 in the middle of the hundred. ...more

KISS-DRESSED TO KILL-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7016.A very rare original by Richmond Pressing. in the Black Label Text version.. The cult album Dressed to Kill is the third studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on March 19, 1975. It was produced by Casablanca Records president Bill Bogart and the band itself, as the label's financial situation at the time did not allow hiring a professional producer. Dressed to Kill peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA on February 28, 1977. "Come On, Love Me" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" were released as singles, but failed to climb the charts. The live version of "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Alive!, released as a single later that year, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. ...more

MANOWAR-FIGHTING THE WORLD-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU - ATCO-790563-1. A very rare original of the cult heavy metal band. Fighting the World is the fifth Studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987. The CD includes the song "Defender", which was recorded in 1982 with Director, actor and writer Orson Welles. BVMI certification (Germany) — gold, the band's first album to achieve such success in Germany. The status was granted in 1994. ...more