Lot 36GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SHININ' ON-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

DIO-HOLY DIVER-1983-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-MERCURY-811021-1. A very rare European original of the iconic album by the famous vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Holy Diver is the debut studio album by Dio, released in 1983. After leaving Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio put together a new band, which included drummer Vinnie Appisi, bassist Jimmy Bain and guitarist Vivian Campbell. Holy Diver's debut album was recorded in the style of Black Sabbath's latest works, which attracted many fans of this band to Ronnie's new band. Holy Diver reached number 13 in the UK charts and number 56 in the US (but here it went gold and subsequently platinum). Critics rate the album highly, and many of the songs from it are considered anthems and classics of heavy rock. Ronnie James Dio himself was recognized by the readers of Kerrang! magazine as the best vocalist, and his band was recognized as the best new band of 1983. In a 2005 interview, the band leader said that there are three flawless albums for him: Rainbow Rising, Heaven and Hell and Holy Diver. ...more

QUEEN- THE GAME-1980-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-5E513. A rare American original. The Game is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on June 30, 1980. The album was recorded at the Musicland Studio in Munich (Germany) from June 1979 to May 1980. The album was well received by listeners: it became five times platinum in Canada alone. This is the only Queen album to reach the top of the UK and US charts.  ...more

CREAM-DISRAELI GEARS-1967- THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-REACTION-534003 Matrix A-2/B-3. A very rare original of the cult album. A version of the cover with a one-sided laminate.  Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by Cream, recorded from May 11 to May 15 in New York City on the American label Atco, a division of Atlantic Records, and released in November 1967. The album reached the 5th position in the UK chart and the 4th place in America, it features two new singles: "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love" (the second of them is considered the best composition of the Cream group for all time). In 2003, VH1 named Disraeli Gears the 87th greatest album of all time. It was also ranked number 114 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time. ...more

FLEETWOOD MAC-SAME-1975-SECOND PRESS UK-REPRISE-K54043. A rare British early edition . Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on July 11, 1975 by Reprise Records. It was the band's second album of the same name, the first was the 1968 debut album. It was Fleetwood Mac's first album with Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist, after Bob Welch (guitarist, singer and songwriter) left the band at the end of 1974. On September 4, 1976, the album topped the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, 58 weeks after its release. In support of the record, three singles were released — "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me" — each of which hit the top twenty of the charts, with the last two stopping a step away from the Top 10 - both at 11th place. The record received seven times platinum certification in the United States, with a total circulation of more than seven million copies. The record was less successful in the United Kingdom, taking only 23rd place there, but it became a prelude to a series of local bestsellers - the four next Fleetwood Mac albums — Rumours, Tusk (English)rus., Tango in the Night and Behind the Mask (English)rus. — each of which topped the national hit parade ...more

ROXY MUSIC-HEART STILL BEATING-1990-FIRST PRESS EU (GERMANY)-VIRGIN- 304069.  A rare European original.  Heart Still Beating is the third live album by Roxy Music, released on October 22, 1990. It was recorded during a concert in Frejus, France, on August 27, 1982 as part of a tour in support of Avalon's latest studio album. The album cover features model Amanda Cazalet. The Frejus concert was filmed by Robin Nash for the BBC and released on home video in 1983 under the title The High Road with songs in a different sequence. However, the album The High Road, also released in 1983, consists of audio recordings of another concert of the tour, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 30, 1982. The High Road was discontinued by 1990 and replaced by the album Heart Still Beating, which included both concerts. ...more