Lot 50MERCURY, FREDDIE-MR.BAD GUY-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU HOLLAND-CBS-NMINT/NMINT

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-GRAND FUNK-1969-THE SECOND PRESS OF USA -SKAO-406 is a very rare second press of the cult album.  Grand Funk (also known as The Red Album) is the second studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released in December 1969 on Capitol Records four months after their debut On Time. The producer was Terry Knight and the sound engineer was Ken Hamann. It became the band's first album to be awarded gold status by the RIAA. It included a cover of The Animals' song "Inside Looking Out", which is performed at the band's concerts to this day. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-STORMBRINGER-1974-THE FIRST USA PRESS-WARNER- PR2832 Rare American original.Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974, and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup, including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. ...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

MICHAEL, GEORGE-FAITH-1987-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-EPC4600001. A rare European original. Faith is the debut solo studio album by British musician George Michael, released in October 1987. The CD is recognized as one of the greatest in the history of pop music, and has won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year. The album was an instant success in the US, selling more than a million copies in its debut week — the largest number of discs sold per week ever by a British pop artist. To date, more than 25 million records have been sold worldwide. Six singles were released from the album, which largely helped it dominate the charts in 1988.  ...more

TOE FAT- SAME-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE-PSC7097. TOE FAT is a British rock band formed in 1969 in London, England. Toe Fat, who performed blues-rock with progressive elements, released two albums and remained in history, mainly due to the fact that two future Uriah Heep members, Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake, passed through its composition. ...more