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Tuesday's Top Three Including Paul McCartney, Madonna, Radiohead

PAUL MCCARTNEY Dance Tonight (Rare *UNCUT* picture disc for the 2007 UK limited edition shaped vinyl single. This incredible rarity has not been cut to the finished shape and retains a clear vinyl surround around the actual image, measuring 12" in diameter. Uncut picture discs are essentially test pressings, used to check the pressing quality and image alignment in advance of the final run. They are hugely collectable; some of the rarest titles fetch many hundreds of £s - a gem!)

MADONNA Evita Newspaper Movie Prop (Rare, authentic and official double-sided newspaper one-sheet, as featured in the acclaimed 1996 major motion picture 'Evita'. This 23" x 16" newspaper prop was utilized prominently in the film, and features four shots of Madonna as Evita, along with appropriate text befitting the period. On the back page is a full-scale Madonna-as-Evita portrait photograph - See Additional Information for more details:

RADIOHEAD Hail To The Thief (Superb 2003 UK promotional set produced for the 'Hail To The Thief' album consisting of a Slide Viewer with accompanying slides in a custom brown 'Radiohead' stencilled box and an official Jigsaw [which remains shrinkwrapped & sealed]. Also included in this amazing set is a 4" x 3" white puzzle housed inside a custom 'sandwich bag' and finally a black self-inking fold-out rubber stamp, measuring approximately 3"x 1" when closed and which opens out into a triangular stamp with 'Hail To The Thief' text plus belt clip) 
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Monday's Top Three including Cream, Little Anthony And The Imperials & Eric Clapton

CREAM Battle Of Cream & Ginger Baker's Airforce (Rare late 60s Japanese-only 19-track 2-LP vinyl box set, manufactured by Nippon Grammophone. Features one record dedicated to Cream & the other to Ginger Baker's Air Force, both sequenced exclusively for this release, housed in a 12" circular metal tin with images of the artists plus full tracklisting on the back. The tin has naturally started to discolour & corrode a little but this is to minimal effect. Both vinyl discs are clean &in excellent condition MP9375/76)

LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS Hold On! (Monster rare soul 1976 Japanese 9-track vinyl LP. This very limited stock copy was a chance find by our man in Japan, & what a find! This was intended as Anthony & The Imperial's secondalbum for Avco, but was swiftly withdrawn from sale in all countries after the failure of the title track to sell & Avco's subsequent financial difficulties. The album has since become a much-sought after Philly soul collectable, particularly among UK soul music buyers, that's if you can find one. Both the sleeve & vinyl remain in beautiful near 'as new' condition, with Japanese insert. One white label copy achieved a stratospheric price recently so consider this a bargain! SWX-6263)

ERIC CLAPTON Journeyman (Official 1989 UK B.P.I. Certified Gold award issued to commemorate album sales in excess of 100,000 copies and presented to Eric's ex-manager Roger Forrester. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 20" x 16" in size and features a gold LP disc above the artwork miniature and authentic, custom engraved BPI dedication plaque. All mounted on a red felt background with Union 'Jack' Flag in the top left corner and in a golden coloured metal frame)

Saturday's Top Three Including Frank Sinatra, Billie Joe Armstrong, Rock On The Range

FRANK SINATRA & ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM Sinatra Jobim (Legendary 1969 US double sided metal based methyl cellulose lacquer acetate for the unreleased 10-track stereo LP [scheduled for release as Reprise FS 1028], with plain type written labels detailing the original track sequence [the order of which has never been replicated on any subsequent releases]. How many of these exist is unconfirmed, but certainly less than five. What's more, the condition is SPECTACULAR FS1028)
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BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Look For Love (This legendary US 1977 7" vinyl single is the earliest recording by the Green Day frontman, pressed by the Fiat label when Billie was just five years old. It is believed that less than fifty copies were pressed. This one comes with the original A4 fold out sheet music which has a picture of Billie on the front. Both the 7" and the sheet music are in immaculate mint condition - See 'More Info' for further details on this, the rarest Green Day item in existence!) more...

ROCK ON THE RANGE Signed Mounted Festival Poster (Rare authentic 2009 US 24" x 37" mounted display poster - One of the most comprehensive collections of authentic rock signatures, collected by the event organizer over the 2 day festival in Columbus, Ohio on the 16th & 17th May 2009. Among the esteemed signers are key members of Alice in Chains including Jerry Cantrell & William DuVall, Motley Crue including Nikki Sixx, Korn including Fieldy & Jonathan Davis, Salivaincluding Joey Scott, Paul Crosby and Wayne Swinny plus members of Duff McKagan's Loaded, Slipknot, Flyleaf, Buckcherry, The Used, Static X, Halestorm, Black Stone Cherry, Clutch, Shinedown, Billy Talent and MANY more! A truly stunning display piece which would look amazing displayed on any fans wall)
**Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity**

Friday's Top Three Including Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music, Andromeda, Queen

BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC Set Of 10 Test Pressings (Superb Ultra Rare 1986/87 UK EG Records set of single sided white label vinyl test pressings for eight albums, one 12" EP and one double LP. This fantastic collection comprises These Foolish Things, Another Time Another Place, Let's Stick Together & The Bride Stripped Bare by Bryan Ferry, plus Siren, Manifesto, Flesh + Blood & Avalon along with the Street Life double LP & The High Road 12" EP by Roxy Music, all housed in original picture sleevesor date stamped outer sleeves as indicated. Includes 107 tracks in total! Six of the titles are in their commercial picture sleeves - A fantastic, rare opportunity to own this unique set of test pressings!)

ANDROMEDA Andromeda (Superb debut 1969 8-track vinyl LP, transcending the psychedelic & progressive era. The band was formed by John (Du) Cann, previously of The Attack, & blends guitar driven neo classical passages & discordant guitars, an incredible example of hard progressive rock with traces of psych & jazz, front laminated picture sleeve with pinched spine. The sleeve shows a little light creasing to the laminate & both panels remain off white. There is a small sticker tear mark on the back but this is unobtrusive to the print. The labels are clean with no blemishes or spindle marks. The vinyl is super clean & reveals very few signs of play. An excellent copy of this cult rarity! SF8031)

QUEEN Virgin Radio Queen Day Set (Very RARE and complete set of all seven Virgin Radio Queen Day 12" singles comprising individual records for Heaven For Everyone, A Winter's Tale, Mother Love, Let Me Live, You Don't Fool Me, It's A Beautiful Dayand I Was Born To Love You. This set remains in superb MINT condition, having not seen light of day for over a decade. See 'more info' for the full story of this extremely rare and highly prized 'Made In Heaven' collectable...)

Thursday's Top Three Including Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra.

LED ZEPPELIN 1969-1982 Albums (There really is nothing that can be said about this band, simply put they were classic rock's finest pioneers to come out of England in the late 1960s. What we have here is a fantastic set of Ten LPs [twelve disc's in total] comprising the complete studio albums from the self titled masterpiece to the final studio album, Coda, which comprises session outtakes. We have also included the brilliant live release, The Song Remains the Same. All are UK pressings except for Coda which is a German pressing. 
All sleeves remain in at least excellent condition. All vinyl has been professionally cleaned, carefully inspected & remain in at least excellent to 'near as new' grade condition. What more can be said, perfect for the well versed completist or a trip down memory lane for the casual fan to pick up the lot in one swoop!!)
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (Legendary original 1975 Japanese wide centred 7" vinyl single on the CBS Sony orange label, backed with She's The One. The vinyl is near mint, complete with original company inner bag & unique pictureinsert with Japanese text on the back - the rarest of his Japanese single pressings by far & in near mint condition SOPB350)

FRANK SINATRA The Sinatra Collection (RARE 1983 limited edition, numbered Mobile Fidelity box set containing 16 half-speed mastered audiophille pressing vinyl LPs covering the best of the Capitol years, including 'Swing Easy' which is only available in this box set. Also includes the 'Geo-Disc' alignment system, housed in a very stylish silver coloured box with 'Sinatra' embossed in black on each side. A beautifully presented set with only a few minor signs of storage wear evidentto just one or two of the outer box edges, with intact numbered opening lid with ribbon-pull and all contents in stunning condition with 'as new' vinyl; the jewel in any Sinatra collection - anamazing collectable for a legendary artist!)

Tuesday's Top Three Including Mahavishnu Orchestra, David Bowie, Kate Bush

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA Apocalypse (1974 Japanese CBS Sony label issue 5-track vinyl LP produced by George Martin and engineered by Geoff Emerick, featuring John McLaughlin and band performing with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Picture sleeve including 4-page insert with Japanese text biography, lyrics and album discography, plus original obi-strip SOPM125)

DAVID BOWIE The Next Day (2013 UK limited edition 7" single pressed on WHITE COLOURED SQUARE SHAPED VINYL, which plays the same 3:26 album version on both sides, comes in a clear title-stickered clear PVC sleeve)

KATE BUSH Never For Ever (1980 Japanese 11-track white label promo sample vinyl LP, housed in a pasted gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside, plus Japanese insert and matching picture obi-strip. The sleeve has just a little light edgewear and thevinyl is in near 'as new' condition EMS-81336)

 

 

Monday's Top Three including The Mirror, Delaney & Bonnie & Bruce Springsteen

THE MIRROR Faster Than Light (Rare 1968 South African single sided 33RPM mono metal based ultra high grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetate, one of only four tracks known to have been recorded by the Bath based band for a proposed EP that never happened. This was the B Side of their released single 'Gingerbread Man' in the UK, and a nice slice of psych it is, too. The acetate label is plain and hand typed with 18th August 1968 date, the Artist, title of the song, 'Flamingo Music' publishing information & matrix 'XBR-04463'. This copy still has the Philips 'Seven Single' die cut paper sleeve. Notoriously fragile, this copy has survived the last forty five years relatively unscathed and remains in beautiful condition with just a few very light surface scuffs to show for its forty five)

DELANEY & BONNIE Country Life (Ridiculously rare test pressing for Atco's intended 1972 US 12-track LP, scheduled for release under a 'SD33-383' catalogue number, this album was not just withdrawn but never reached the final production stage in this original form [only an 8-track cartridge tape was rushed into final production under this title]. This earliest version features the original mixes, the original running sequence & all eight minutes of TryA Little Harder, not included on D & B Together [Country Life was eventually released in a different form as D & B Together], & also stars Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Duane Allman, Dave Mason, John Hartford, Billy Preston, Tina Turner & Steve Cropper. Please see 'more info' for full details of this one-off, unique rarity... SD33-383)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (Legendary original 1975 Japanese wide centred 7" vinyl single on the CBS Sony orange label, backed with She's The One. The vinyl is near mint, complete with original company inner bag & unique pictureinsert with Japanese text on the back - the rarest of his Japanese single pressings by far & in near mint condition SOPB350)

 

Saturday's Top Three Including Ac/Dc, Art Pepper, Badfinger

AC/DC High Voltage (Rare 1981 New Zealand 8-track vinyl LP on the orange & yellow Albert Productions label with 'Made In N.Z. By E.M.I.' perimeter text, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played. A stunningnear mint copy! APLP009)

ART PEPPER Meets The Rhythm Section (Classic original 1957 first UK issue 9-track mono vinyl LP on a deep groove label, where Art 'borrows' the incredible rhythm section of Miles Davis - At the time, even Miles said; 'I have the best rhythm section in the world' - Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. The picture sleeve is fully laminated with flipbacks & shows just a little light scuffing, discolouring & chipping to the laminate at the edges but nothing major. The vinyl has been professionally cleaned & plays through a treat with no distortion & minimal surface noise. There is an ultra fine hairline visible at the start of side 2 but upon playtesting this is barely audible. All in all, a stunning VG+/EX- copy! LAC12066)

 

BADFINGER Ass (Super rare 1973 Japanese 10-track vinyl LP, picture sleeve with the donkey / carrot picture inner, 8-page illustrated fold-out Japanese lyric / discography booklet + wide picture obi-strip. This album is rarely found with the original picture inner, let alone the obi-strip, and this copy is in amazing condition. The sleeve shows just a little light scuffing at the corners with a small dent to the end of the opening edge and there is some light foxing to the obi-strip, but the vinyl is in MINT condition - An incredible complete copy of this elusive pressing! EAP-80948) 
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Friday's Top Three Including Jon Bon Jovi, The Who, Abba

JON BON JOVI with ELTON JOHN Dyin' Ain't Much Of A Livin' (1991 French-only wide-centred injection label 7" vinyl single including Santa Fe, great picture sleeve. The sleeve has only a little light edgewear/ringwear and the vinyl has just a few minor surface scuffs. This copy is in better than excellent condition)

THE WHO I'm A Boy (Extremely rare 1967 Japanese only 12-track stereo vinyl compilation LP, complete with lyric insert, unique pinched spine glossy scalloped flipback picture sleeve with Japanese sleeve notes on the reverse. The sleeve is in amazing condition with only the slightest hint of ringwear if held to the light, the insert too shows only very light wear. The vinyl remains in near MINT condition, a very nice copy indeed of this incredibly hard to find LP in incredible condition! SLPM-1354)

ABBA Slipping Through My Fingers (Legendary 1980 first press Japanese promotional 11-track PICTURE DISC LP issued by the Coca-Cola company. This rare first issue includes the forty two seconds of uncensored dialogue which was removed from the later issue. The unique custom picture sleeve has only a few minor storage marks. The fold out Japanese lyric and info insert has some slight discolouration but is intact and included making for a complete set PD-1005)

Thursday's Top Three Including David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Rolling Stones.

DAVID BOWIE The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (Rare archive quality 1972 first UK pressing 11-track vinyl LP, with 'Titanic/Chrysalis' credit on the labels indicating a true first issue, matt picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. This original pre-dates the Mainman contract & as such has no reference to Mainman anywhere on the sleeve or record label SF8287)
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KRAFTWERK 12345678 The Catalogue (Rare 2004 UK promotional-only box set featuring eight 'Kling Klang Studio Digital Master 2004' CD albums, each housed in a card wallet single pocket picture sleeve which, in some cases, updates the original album artwork, all of which fit inside a glossy white custom 5"square box! KLANGBOX001)

ROLLING STONES Masons Yard To Primrose Hill (Fullly subscribed and long out-of-print incredible 1995 Genesis Publications AUTOGRAPHED 130-page photo book by renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz. He captured unique and breathtaking images of the band at work and at play whilst travelling with them between 1965-67. This superb edition was limited to 1,750 signed copies printed on 200g matt art paper & bound in black quarter leather with silk-screened slipcase. An original 3-frame contact strip direct from the negative is pasted into each copy. This hand numbered edition has been signed by the author in silver marker pen. Out of print almost since its release) 
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Wednesday's Top Three Including The Who, Morrissey, Sex Pistols

THE WHO Sell Out (Extremely rare 1968 Japanese 14-track stereo vinyl LP, unique pinched spine fully laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve with Japanese sleeve notes on the reverse and lyric insert. Being mostly white, the sleeve does show a degree of age yellowing at the edges but nothing too extreme. Shelfwear is minimal with only one light crease to the bottom left-hand corner and the spine is still clearly readable. The vinyl too remains in NEAR MINT condition, showing only a reasonable amount of play & containing just the two grooves that it was born with and no other obvious defects. A very nice copy of this incredibly hard to find LP in superb condition! SLPM-1394)

MORRISSEY Glamorous Glue - Promo (Super rare 2011 UK promotional 7" single, die cut company sleeve. Issued to promote the 2011 release of the Glamorous Glue remaster, and one of only 100 copies ever made, it comes in a special Stateside labelfacsimile card sleeve with a wonderful retro design on the rear. The B-side, The Loneliest Man In The World, is an old Vince Eager track chosen by Morrissey himself. This superb Morrissey collectable is in mint condition and is un-played SS2242)

SEX PISTOLS Anarchy In The UK Tour (Super rare original UK concert poster for their show at The 400 Ballroom in Torquay on Wednesday 22nd December 1976, part of the ill-fated Anarchy tour. Only three of the shows actually took place; this one was cancelled as a result of the bands profanity-laden television appearance. This would have been for the last show on the tour and due to it being canceled the group instead secured a second date at the Woods Centre in Plymouth. The poster measures 19½" x 29" in size and has the classic band name logo and tour name across the top, along with the supporting acts, including The Clash, Damned and Johnny & The Heartbreakers. This copy was acquired from the personal collection of Martin Goldsmith, responsible for licensing & merchandising for some of the biggest organisations and for many of the worlds iconic events)
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Tuesday's Top Three Including Paul Rodgers, Original Soundtrack, The Damned

PAUL RODGERS The Royal Sessions (2013 US 9-track LP pressed on 200 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, on this album, the rock icon celebrates the songs and muscians of Memphis including great versions of I Can't Stand The Rain, I've Been Loving YouToo Long [To Stop Now], Walk On By and more. Housed in a sealed picture sleeve with a digital download card FTN17972)

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Pulp Fiction (2008 UK issue limited edition 16-track LP pressed on Audiophile quality 180gram VINYL issued as part of the 'Back To Black 60th Vinyl Anniversary' series - Originally released in 1994, this is the platinum-selling soundtrack album to Quentin Tarantino's now-legendary movie 'Pulp Fiction', and contains a mix of American rock and roll, surf music, pop and soul; including Dick Dale's now-iconic rendition of 'Misirlou' and Chuck Berry's 'You NeverCan Tell'. Housed in a sealed picture sleeve complete with a voucher to enable the listener to download an MP3 version of the album!)

THE DAMNED Stretcher Case Baby (Rare 1977 UK promotional vinyl 7" which was never available for retail sale, but instead was originally given away at a series of London gigs and through an NME competition to celebrate the bands first anniversary, also including Sick Of Being Sick. This is a legendary item from the beginning of the punk era, with superb picture sleeve and matching skull labels. Both vinyl and sleeve are superb near 'as new'condition with few signs of their thirty five years DAMMED-1) 
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Monday's Top Three including Paul McCartney, Blue Note & Eric Clapton

 PAUL MCCARTNEY Flaming Pie (Super limited 1997 UK promotional-only 20" X 17" in-store display item, depicting the artist & title in white across a thick black acrylic slab with heavy light bars attached, which light up a large image of a flaming pie in red! The lights are held by seven plastic clips [the bottom clasp is missing] & the electronics are in full working order [13 amp 250v plug]. This is a spectacular & visually impressive display item in excellent condition, with rumours of only 80 made!Due to the type of product, size, weight & fragility of this item we would request that potential customers contact us directly by phone or email to discuss delivery/collection options)

VARIOUS The Blue Note Years - 60th Anniversary Box Set (Strictly limited 1998 US-only 132-track 14-CD box set [seven double CDs in total], a beautiful collection which celebrates, in grand style, the history of the legendary Blue Note jazz label from its inception in 1939, digitally remastered & nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Boxed Recording Package. The songs run from Albert Ammon's 'Boogie Woogie Stomp' right up to 'Move Your Hands' by Lonnie Smith & the US3 Horns, taking in allthe classic & groundbreaking tunes by the likes of Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock along the way. Each volume - Boogie, Blues & Bop, The Jazz Message, Organ & Soul, Hard Bop & Beyond, Avant Garde, New Era, & Blue Note Now & Then - stands as its own little mini-history. Each double set contains a complete tracklisting personnel & generous liner notes. There is also an exclusive 48-page limited book of rare session photographs enclosed. The original resale for this incredible package was an extortionate price but even then sold out quick! Sealed from new with all contents mint & untouched, the 12" square box is a unique design & complete with a Japanese-style obi beneath the shrink. One only!)

ERIC CLAPTON 24 Nights The Limited Edition - The Music Of Eric Clapton, The Drawings Of Peter Blake (Rare 1992 UK limited box set manufactured by Genesis Publications, comprising a '24 Nights Commentary' hardback book, individual items of facsimile memorabilia including Eric's guitar picks, backstage laminate, button badge and guitar string, scrapbook hand numbered and signed by both Eric Clapton & Peter Blake, plus an 18-track 2-CD set of exclusive live recordings housed ina6"x 8" gatefold card picture sleeve. All items produced to the highest standard and presented in a superbly designed solandar box with complete and immaculate contents!) 
Limited to 3,500 copies!
Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity

Tuesday's Top Three Including Madonna, Jonas Hellborg, My Chemical Romance

MADONNA History - DVD Box (2010 Japanese only limited edition Region 2 NTSC DVD, featuring the history of the Queen Of Pop with interviews and footage from though out her carrer- total running time of 47 minutes with bonus footage, in Japanesewith some English. Housed in a DVD case with picture sleeve insert and housed in 8½ x 11½" card packaging featuring lots of images of Madonna with contents details on the back with all text in Japanese with this copy still factory sealed - thishas already sold out and is out of print in Japan!)

JONAS HELLBORG Elegant Punk (Very rare 1984 German 12-track solo vinyl LP from the Swedish virtuoso bassist, who has played with all the greats including John McLaughlin, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Mattias Eklundh, Buckethead & many more, housed in a grey and red title sleeve. The sleeve shows only a little light storage wear and the vinyl is in near mint condition DEMLP004TS)

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE The Black Parade (2007 US Limited Collectors Edition 13-track 2-LP set pressed on 180gram Vinyl - produced by Rob Cavallo and including the singles Welcome To The Black Parade, Teenagers, I Don't Love You & Famous Last Words. Presented in an heavy board slipcase with a printed wrap holding two 12" old-style paper-wrapped gatefold jackets, each with 16-page full-colour booklets tipped in to the inside right-hand pane. This copy is still factory sealed fromnew in the original stickered shrinkwrap, mint and unplayed)

Monday's Top Three including Jimmy Page, Uriah Heep & Iron Maiden

JIMMY PAGE Jimmy Page - The Definitive Photographic Autobiography (Genesis Publications proudly present Jimmy Page's first official published work and the definitive photographic history of one of the world's most iconic guitar players. Printed on 170gsm fine art paper, quarter bound in morocco leather with laser-cut perspex cover boards and blocking in gold leaf. Presented in a silk-bound slipcase with morocco leather trim. As well as signing every copy in his limited edition, JimmyPage has personally chosen every one of the 650 photographs, written the accompanying captions and helped design the magnificently luxurious binding to create Genesis Publications' biggest ever limited edition. This Collector Edition is one of just 2500 copies and was the fastest-selling edition that Genesis has ever produced. Complete with its original outer packaging this copy has never been opened and remains in pristine 'as new' condition. Essential.)

URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards (Rare original 1972 UK Bronze label 8-track vinyl LP, manufactured & distributed by Island Records, complete with lyric inner & gatefold picture sleeve featuring stunning artwork by Roger Dean. This is the earliest pressing with A1/B1 matrix numbers. This near flawless archive copy was bought from new at the time & stored away, never to see light again until this day! Both the sleeve & vinyl are in near MINT condition ILPS9193)

IRON MAIDEN/MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Special DJ Copy (Mega rare genuine 1981 Japanese 8-track promotional only LP with genuine machine-stamped matrices. The first side features material from the first MSG album whilst the second side has two songs from the first two Iron Maiden albums including Wrathchild, Killers, Phantom Of The Opera & Iron Maiden. Custom printed labels with 'MFD By Toshiba-EMI LTD' perimeter text, housed in a unique titled heavy card sleeve with tracklisting, albumcatalogue numbers and tour dates listed. Please see 'More Info' for further details... )

Tuesday's Top Three Including Elvis Presley, Guns N Roses, Frank Zappa

ELVIS PRESLEY The Legend First Edition (Original 1983 German Limited First Edition 3-CD set including 60 timeless classic hits. Each CD comes in the original jewel cases with picture booklets containing tracklisting credits and housed togetherin an embossed titled slipcase with the individually numbered certificate from RCA! PD89000) 
**Strictly Limited to 5000 Copies ONLY**

 

GUNS N' ROSES GN'R Lies (1986 UK issue 8-track LP pressed in Germany for the UK & European market, the second album by the American rock band. Officially an extended play, it was treated as a studio album when released, featuring four tracks from the previously released and rare EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide, with the tracks on the b-side recorded on acoustic guitars. This copy comes in a hype stickered picture sleeve complete with the uncensored naked lady inner and an unused sheetof GNR stickers. Still in the original open shrink therefore the sleeve has minimal wear, whilst the vinyl is in 'near as new' condition showing little signs of play WX218W)

FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels (1979 French issue of the 1971 34-track double LP on the 'clouds' UA label, distributed by Pathé Marconi, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. Apart from a little creasing to one corner, the sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with just a couple of light surface hairlines to show for its thirty five years UAS29218/9)

 

Saturday's Top Three Including Clive Culbertson, The Beatles, Rolling Stones

CLIVE CULBERTSON Time To Kill (Irish powerpop holy grail 1979 solid centre 7" vinyl single on Rip Off Records, the debut solo release by the former The Sweat / No Sweat frontman, also featuring Busy Signal, housed in a custom printed paper bag. The bag shows just a light crease down one edge due to it being oversized & not fitting as snug as usual in the punk 45 racks (!), but is otherwise excellent & the vinyl looks near mint. So this is a near mint original, but wait... there are inserts! This copy is complete with an amazing black & white fold-out poster for this very single & a very special handwritten press release sheet that tells it like it is; [Clive] is not going to be the latest big thing from the North coz e's only 5'4"...please review or give me back me leather trousers, cheers oi oi". Brilliant! All powerpop & KBD collectors, here's your one chance...! RIP9)

THE BEATLES The Beatles Christmas Album (Super-rare original 1970 US Apple label fan-club only 7-track LP featuring all the tracks from the Christmas flexi discs collated onto one album. This genuine pressing has hand scratched matices SBC-/-100A & SBC-/-100B, with the correct 'sf' & 'rifle' --<| symbol, along with the 'Bell Sound' script logo. There was just one original pressing manufactured at Capitol's Winchester, Virginia factory, housed in a unique pasted picture sleeve whichretains its original shrink. This copy was sealed when we bought it and has only been opened along the right hand edge to confirm it is a 100% authentic pressing. The record has never been played. Awesome!)

ROLLING STONES Little Red Rooster (Very rare original first issue 1965 Japanese London Records label 7" single, manufactured by King Record Co. Ltd, also including Off The Hook. The vinyl is in better than excellent condition. Comes with the unique wraparound picture insert with ¥330 price code on the reverse, lyrics printed inside and adverts displayed on the back. See 'more info' for full details HIT-440)

 

Friday's Top Three Including The Damned, Cliff Richard, Kraftwerk

THE DAMNED Stretcher Case Baby (Rare 1977 UK promotional vinyl 7" which was never available for retail sale, but instead was originally given away at a series of London gigs and through an NME competition to celebrate the bands first anniversary, also including Sick Of Being Sick. This is a legendary item from the beginning of the punk era, with superb picture sleeve and matching skull labels. Both vinyl and sleeve are superb near 'as new'condition with few signs of their thirty five years DAMMED-1) 
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CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp (Extremely rare 1965 Japanese 18-track LP pressed on RED 'Everclean' vinyl, complete with envelope style catalogue inner, lyric insert & extremely delicate unique front laminated internal scalloped flipback gatefold picture sleeve with intact perforated pull out textured Cliffy portrait & the almost never seen obi-strip. Apart from a little foxing inside the gatefold, the sleeve shows just thetiniest amount of edge scuffing and the vinyl remains in astonishing near 'as new' condition & shows very little sign of play. An incredible complete copy of this very hard to find Cliff & The Shads Japanese pressing! OP-7482)

KRAFTWERK Klang Box 101 (Rare 1997 UK limited edition 8-track promotional box set of FOUR 12" discs pressed onto 180gm Vinyl, containing the singles Trans Europe Express - with a unique instrumental version on the flip - Numbers, Musique Non Stop and Homecomputer. Each part is housed in its own black and white custom 'Roboter' sleeve and all housed in a stunning glossy outer box - A gem! KLANG-BOX-101)
**Strictly Limited to 250 Copies ONLY**

Thursday's Top Three Including Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, Deep Purple.

 FLEETWOOD MAC Tango In The Night (1987 Japanese 12-track vinyl LP - the 14th studio album by the British-American band including the singles Big Love, Everywhere and Little Lies. Housed in a picture sleeve complete with fold-out lyric/family tree insert and matching picture obi-strip P-13490)

LADY GAGA Artpop (2013 UK Deluxe Edition CD/DVD set comprising the 15-track CD album which includes Do What U Want with R.Kelly and Applause; plus a 1 hour live DVD featuring her 2013 iTunes Festival performance. Housed a picture sleeve withcustom sticker)

DEEP PURPLE U.K. Tour 74 (Very rare 1974 UK 16-page full colour official tour programme for the 'Burn' tour, upon which they were supported by Elf [and we all know what happened next, don't we kiddies], full of pictures, tour listings, mini biographies & adverts, with wonderful die cut front cover. This copy remains in very nice condition with little wear or outer creasing & is the best condition copy we've found so far!)

Wednesday's Top Three Including Fruupp, Roxy Music, Mike Oldfield

FRUUPP Future Legends (Ultra rare 1973 UK 8-track vinyl LP on on Pye's Dawn label, the classic debut release by the Northern Irish Progressive Rock masters, fully textured gatefold picture sleeve. This is a staggeringly nice near mint archivecopy - the sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played. Even better, this collector's copy is complete with the very hard to find press release sheet issued on green Dawn company stock paper plus an even harder to find flyer fora performance at Chalk Farm, Roundhouse with Stackridge, Camel & Budgie! DNLS3053)

BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC Set Of 10 Test Pressings (Superb Ultra Rare 1986/87 UK EG Records set of single sided white label vinyl test pressings for eight albums, one 12" EP and one double LP. This fantastic collection comprises These Foolish Things, Another Time Another Place, Let's Stick Together & The Bride Stripped Bare by Bryan Ferry, plus Siren, Manifesto, Flesh + Blood & Avalon along with the Street Life double LP & The High Road 12" EP by Roxy Music, all housed in original picture sleevesor date stamped outer sleeves as indicated. Includes 107 tracks in total! Six of the titles are in their commercial picture sleeves - A fantastic, rare opportunity to own this unique set of test pressings!)

 

MIKE OLDFIELD ? (Rare 1991 German 6-track Virgin label advance promotional-only sampler CD for the 'Heaven's Open' album, custom printed anonymous '?' disc with no artist details!)