Lot 38PLANT, ROBERT-PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS-1983-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATLANTIC-NMINT/NMINT

GABRIEL, PETER-SAME II-1978-THE FIRST UK PRESS- CDS4013. A rare British original of the iconic album. Is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on June 2, 1978 by Charisma Records. Gabriel began recording the album in November 1977, the same month he completed a tour in support of his debut solo release. He hired former King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, who was part of Gabriel's early touring band, to produce the album and incorporated its Frippertronic effects into his co-written composition "Exposure". The album was released in the USA under the name Peter Gabriel II. Later, he became informally known as Scratch, referring to the design of the Hipgnosis album. The album reached number 10 on the UK Albums chart and number 45 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart. ...more

PINK FLOYD-OBSCURED BY CLOUDS-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST- SHSP4020 matrix A1/B1 A very rare British original of the iconic album. Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on June 3, 1972, the soundtrack to the French film La Vallée by Barbé Schroeder. He also directed the film "More", for which Pink Floyd also recorded the soundtrack. The CD was recorded in six days in France, at the Chateau d’Erouville. As in the case of the soundtrack to the movie "More", several modified versions of the tracks can be heard on the album. "Obscured by Clouds" reached number six on the charts in the UK and number 46 in the US.  ...more

ABBA-ARRIVAL-1976 - THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS272. A rare Swedish original. Arrival is the fourth studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1976. Arrival reached the top of the sales rankings in Sweden, Holland, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand. The single from this album — "Dancing Queen" - reached the first position in the US charts and is ABBA's most successful record in this country. ...more

WISHBONE ASH-NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE(+SINGLE)-1978-THE FIRST UK PRESS-MCA-MCG3528.Matrix A-2U/B-2U. A rare British original of the cult prog band. NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE is the ninth studio album by English rock band Wishbone Ash. It was the first album since Argus 1972, produced by Derek Lawrence. The album reached number 43 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more

VAYA CON DIOS-SAME-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-ARIOLA-92094004 Rare original popular rock group. Vaya Con Dios is the debut album by Belgian Blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios released on Ariola Records in October 1988. The singles from the album were the songs "Just a Friend of Mine", "Puerto Rico", "Don't Cry for Louie" and "Johnny", the only song in French on the record. Vaya Con Dios was written with the cooperation of various artists, one of them — Burt Dekort, a former member of staff of the Mistress, worked to create "Puerto Rico". The singles "Puerto Rico", "Just a Friend of Mine", "Don't Cry for Louie" has brought fame to the group. After the success of the singles from the album Vaya Con Dios team opened the way to many hit-parades of Europe. The album got platinum status in Finland and gold in thirty countries around the world. ...more