Lot 83DIO-STRANGE HIGHWAYS-1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-VERTIGO SWIRL-NMINT/NMINT

SWEET-DESOLATION BOULEVARD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-LPL1 5080 Rare British Original . Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two markedly different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and the other by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada, and Japan.The RCA version contains the single "Turn It Down" and the original recording of "Fox on the Run"." The Capitol version, released in the United States in July 1975, includes the 1973 hit single "The Ballroom Blitz "and the single version"Fox on the Run"." In the United States, the album peaked at number 25 on October 25, 1975.Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band never intended to be just a template, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet's history." ...more

JULIE LONDON - BEST OF JULIE-1962-THE FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-LBY1023. A very rare British original Julie London. Best of is the first compilation album by American singer Julie London, released in 1962 on the Liberty Records label. It is noteworthy that she herself participated in the selection of tracks for the album. ...more

FLEETWOOD MAC-FLEETWOOD MAC-1968-UK FIRST PRESS-BLUE HORIZON 7-63200. Very rare original cult British Blues group. Fleetwood Mac, also known as Fleetwood Mac Peter green is the debut album by English Blues-rock band, released February 24, 1968. The album is a mixture of Blues covers and originals written by guitarists Peter green and Jeremy Spencer, who also share vocal duties. The release of the album brought the band overnight success; in the UK the album reached No. 4 and stayed on the charts 37 weeks. ...more

BOWIE, DAVID-ALADDIN SANE-1973-THE FIRST UK PRESS-RCA-RS1001 Matrix A-3T/B-3T Rare British original cult album. Aladdin Sane is the sixth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on April 19, 1973 on the RCA Records label. A follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, it was the first album he wrote and released from a star position. The album was produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features performances by Bowie's backing band The Spiders from Mars — Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey — with pianist Mike Garson, two saxophonists and three backing vocalists. Recorded in London and New York during the breaks between the stages of the Ziggy Stardust tour, the album was Bowie's last with the full line-up of The Spiders. Aladdin Sane was released in the UK on the RCA label on April 19, 1973. With an estimated order of 100,000 copies, the album debuted at the top of the UK Albums chart, where it lasted five weeks. In the United States, where Bowie has already had three albums on the charts, Aladdin Sane reached 17th place on the Billboard Top LPs chart.  Tape, which became Bowie's most successful commercial album in both countries at the time. According to Pegg, this was unheard of at the time and guaranteed Aladdin Sane's status as the best-selling album in the UK since The Beatles. In other countries, the album reached the top five in France, the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as the top ten in Australia. Aladdin Sane has sold an estimated 4.6 million copies worldwide, making it one of Bowie's best-selling records. The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums notes that Bowie "ruled the [British] album chart, spending an unprecedented 182 weeks on the list with six different titles in 1973." ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-PRESS TO PLAY-1986-FIRST JAPAN PRESS-ODEON -EPS91180. Rare Japan original. This album is considered to be sir Paul's most romantic album.Press to Play is the sixth solo Studio album Paul McCartney, released on 22 August 1986. After all, McCartney issued over the last three years (after released in 1983 Pipes of Peace) album again contained new songs McCartney. In the work on the album was attended by such famous musicians as guitarist Eric Stewart (ex-10cc; also co-wrote 6 of 10 songs in the main track list of the album), guitarist Pete Townsend (The Who), drummer Phil Collins (Genesis), percussionist ray Cooper. The co-producer of the album was Hugh Padgham (known for his work with Genesis and Phil Collins). The album was a big success in Britain -8 place album of the year in the United States - # 30 on the Billboard 200 in the different countries of Europe is located in 20 rows of the charts. ...more