Lot 37BEGGAR'S OPERA- ACT ONE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO SWIRL- NMINT/NMINT

ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-PARLOPHONE - 7910981. A rare European original of the legendary band. This is Roxette's breakthrough album, featuring songs such as "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous" and "Listen to Your Heart", which were released as singles and became popular hits worldwide. The cover depicts Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson breaking through a crowd of fans to get into a black Cadillac limousine. It took the police 25 minutes to "clear" the way for the popular duo to get into the car.  ...more

KANSAS-MONOLITH-1979-THE FIRST HOLLAND-KIRSHNER PRESS-KIR83644. A rare European original of a cult album.  Monolith is the sixth studio album by the American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1979.  Monolith initially sold about 800,000 copies, giving it gold status, but it eventually went platinum in the early 1990s. Kerry Livgren donated his platinum plate to the Kansas Historical Society. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard Albums Chart, becoming their third consecutive (and last) studio album to reach the top ten. The album remained on the Billboard Albums chart for a total of 24 weeks and was one of the top 100 albums of the charts (#100) for the calendar year 1979. ...more

PRINCE AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION-DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX432/7599253791. A very rare original of the cult album.Diamonds and Pearls is the 13th studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the first with his new backing band The New Power Generation. It was released on October 1, 1991, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album produced several hit singles, including "Gett Off", "Cream"," Money Don't Matter 2 Night"," Insatiable", and the title track. Dancers Lori Werner (then dancing under the stage name Lori Elle) and Robia Lamort, known as "diamond" and "Pearl" respectively, appeared on the holographic screen. cover art (reprints of the album are not holographic). Diamond and Pearl also appeared in the music videos for "Cream"," Strollin'"," Gett Off " and the title track, and participated in the Prince Diamonds and Pearls Tour. Diamonds and Pearls contains a hybrid of musical styles, from the funky "Daddy Pop", " Jughead "and the first single" Gett Off "to some more mainstream pop/rock songs recorded by Prince over a period of time, such as" Cream"," Money Don't Matter 2 Night " The album was a huge success and placed in the top ten in all countries . In 20 countries, it received the status of gold and platinum, and in the United States two platinum, and in Australia-four platinum.  ...more

GABRIEL, PETER-SO-1986-UK FIRST PRESS-VIRGIN room PG5-1. Matrix A-4U/B-5U. Rare British original.So — most successful album in the career of Gabriel, he reached the top of the British chart, and became #2 in the United States. In the UK, the CD was certified three times platinum in the U.S. — five times. Rolling Stone magazine put it at 14th place in its list of "the 100 best albums of the eighties" ...more

KING CRIMSON-IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-ILPS-9127. Matrices A-1/B-1 is a very rare British original of the cult album. .In the Wake of Poseidon is the second studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1970. In general, the style and general mood of the music remained almost the same as on the first album In the Court of the Crimson King, but the richness of the arrangements and the technical skill of the musicians increased noticeably. In the Wake of Poseidon reached #4 on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position of all the band's albums.  ...more