Lot 68URIAH HEEP-BEST OF-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-NMINT/NMINT

MEGADETH - RUST IN PEACE -1990 - THE FIRST EU-CAPITOL PRESS-064-791935-1 A very rare original of a cult metal album. Rust in Peace is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 24, 1990 by Capitol Records. It was Megadeth's first album featuring guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. The songs "Hangar 18" and "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" were released as singles. Since its release, Rust in Peace has often been called one of the best thrash metal albums of all time by publications such as Decibel and Kerrang!, as well as in the directory 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category at the 33rd Grammy Awards. At the Foundations Forum in 1991, the album won the Concrete Foundations Award in the "Best Radio Album" category, and the single "Hangar 18" won the "Best Radio Single" award. ...more

NIRVANA-NEVERMIND-1991-THE FIRST UK/EU-GERMANY-DGC-GEF24425 PRESS is a very rare original by the founders of grunge.Nevermind is the second and most commercially successful album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on September 24, 1991 on the DGC Records label, produced by Butch Vig. In January 1992, the album reached number one on the Billboard magazine chart, ahead of Michael Jackson with the Dangerous CD, which is regarded as a landmark event for underground music. Nevermind has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and has been certified "diamond" by the Recording Industry Association of America. After the release of Nevermind, alternative rock began to be considered part of the mainstream[7], subsequently critics recognized it as one of the best albums of all time, including publications such as Rolling Stone, NME and Time ...more

LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE- PAS10004. YEX 865-1U/YEX 866-1U -RORKY/PESCO matrices. A rare British original . Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on September 9, 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's mellow sound contrasts with the basic arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970),[1] while the opening title track is widely considered his signature song.Imagine it was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Along with John Lennon's band/Plastic Ono, it is considered one of Lennon's best solo albums. In 2012, the album was ranked 80th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time. ...more

DONNA SUMMER - ONCE UPON A TIME.. (2LP)-1977-THE FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA-NBLP7078CALD5003-1. A rare American original by the queen of soul disco. Once Upon a Time is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer. It was released on October 31, 1977 and reached number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, number thirteen on the Top R/B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart and number 24 on the UK Albums Chart. Placed at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. Once Upon a Time includes the singles "I Love You", "Fairy Tale High", "Once Upon a Time" and "Rumour Has It". ...more

ROBERT CALVERT - CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS -1974- FIRST PRESS RELEASE UK-UNITED ARTISTS- UAG29507. A-1U/B-1U matrices. A rare British original of a cult album. The first solo album by Robert Calvert, an eccentric character who was still a full-time Hawkwind poet at that time and had not yet managed to become their full-time frontman. This is a very peculiar story album - the real story of the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter, which in the 60s was, it turns out, purchased by the West German Air Force in terrible quantities with such modifications that made the aircraft terribly emergency, as a result of which it earned the nickname "Widowmaker". Calvert is drawn here on two counts at once: firstly, he expresses his love and knowledge of military history; secondly, he demonstrates colorful sarcasm and a sense of humor. His targets, of course, are German generals (banter against Germans, as you know, is a traditional genre of British humor). The album actually resembles a radio play, in which song numbers alternate with comic skits brilliantly played by characters such as Vivian Stanshall from Bonzo Dog Band and, of course, Calvert himself. For music lovers, it is valuable here that Calvert was supported by almost the entire Hawkwind line-up at that time. ...more