Lot 80SEAL-SEAL -1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ZTT-NMINT/NMINT

ROXETTE-JOYRIDE-1991-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-EMI number 7960481. A rare German original. Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette. Per Gessle took the title of the CD from an interview with Paul McCartney, when he stated that "the songwriting process with John Lennon was like Joyride." ...more

VENTURES- GUITAR FREAKOUT-1967-FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-SLBY1345 Rare original of the cult album..The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped popularize the electric guitar around the world in the 1960s. Although their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the band remains especially revered in Japan, where they tour regularly. The classic line-up consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (originally lead guitar, later bass), Noki Edwards (originally bass, later lead guitar) and Mel Taylor (drums). Their first widely released single, "Walk, Don't Run" (1960), brought the band international fame and is often cited as one of the best songs ever recorded for guitar. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the United States, peaking at number 6 on the Best Albums charts of the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time. ...more

SINATRA, FRANK-CLOSE TO YOU-1957(STEREO)-SECOND PRESS 1965 UK-CAPITOL -SREG1058. Close to You is the eleventh studio album by American musician Frank Sinatra accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet. The album was recorded over eight months and five different sessions, arranged by Nelson Riddle.Nelson Riddle commented that the structure of popular songs did not lend itself to an arrangement in the style of a classical string quartet, and felt that he had not actually achieved what he had hoped for. However, when the album was released, it was highly praised by critics, and as Riddle remarked, "Sinatra loved it!". ...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

JOHN, ELTON - ELTON JOHN-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPS406. A3/B1 matrices are a rare version without "Made in England" on labels.  A rare British original of the master of the British stage. The second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It was released on April 10, 1970 on DJM Records. Including John's breakthrough single "Your Song", the album helped establish his career in the heyday of popular music as a singer and songwriter. In the USA, Elton John was certified gold in February 1971 by the RIAA. In the same year, he was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Album of the Year". In 2003, the album was ranked 468th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. On November 27, 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as an album marked as having "qualitative or historical significance". ...more