Queen: "The Game"

Queen's eighth (8th) studio album, "The Game" was released in June 1980.

This was the only Queen LP to reach #1 in the US, and it is tied with "News of the World" with 4 million copies sold.

Memorable tunes from this album include "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."  Their song "Rock It (prime jive)" pre-dated Herbie Hancock's popular "Rockit" by a few years.

This album went off to a new home in France.

Wishbone Ash: "Argus"

"Argus" is Wishbone Ash's third (3rd) LP, released in 1972.

Progressive rock, widely credited with being among the first to use twin lead guitars to great effect.

This LP found its way to Wisconsin.

Gentle Giant: "Three Friends"

This cover art (George Underwood) was used for Gentle Giant's eponymous debut album, released only in the UK in 1970.

"Three Friends" was their third (3rd) LP, but the first to be released in the USA, so they re-used the previous cover art for the USA release of "Three Friends" in the summer of 1972.

Progressive rock - theme rock - album rock on the order of the crop of artists that produced the likes of "Pink Floyd" "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" "Yes" and many others.

This LP went to a fan in Pennsylvania.

The Rolling Stones: "Beggars Banquet"

This LP hit the streets in late 1968.

After experimenting a bit with psychedelia on the previous album, this recording was a return to The Stones' R&B roots.

This LP made the long trek to Canada from the USA.

Vaughn Meader: "The First Family"

Incredibly popular parody of the Kennedy White House released in October 1962.

In fact the album was recorded live while President Kennedy was making his Cuban Missile Crisis Speech.

This was the fastest selling album of all time, but sales immediately plummeted when JFK was assassinated the next year.

Excellent further details HERE.

This LP went to a collector in Mississippi.

Vanilla Fudge: "Vanilla Fudge"

This LP was Vanilla Fudge's eponymous debut.

Released in 1967, it consisted entirely of covers of songs previously recorded by other artists.

Vanilla Fudge's version of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" became the most popular version of that song ever recorded, but it was originally recorded by The Supremes in 1966, and it has been covered by innumerable artists since, including Kim Wilde's 1980s pop version and Reba McEntire's 1990s country version.

Vanilla Fudge was among the raft of bands creating "psychedelic rock" and is widely considered to be the primary link between that genre and what soon became known as "heavy metal."

I still totally love the music from this LP.

A fan in Pennsylvania scooped this one up.

The Rolling Stones: "Hot Rocks 1964-1971"

Released in late 1971, this double LP has become the highest-selling album of all time for The Rolling Stones.

It was the third (3rd) "hits" album, and it remains a favorite collection of songs and an excellent retrospective of their phenomenal "early" years.

You've gotta love these great pics of a young, rebellious band of musicians who were not in the least overshadowed by the success of their fellow Brits.

This one wound up in Michigan.