Lot 136TOTO CUTUGNO-MEDITENANEO-1987-FIRST PRESS ITALY-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

MANOWAR-FIGHTING THE WORLD-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU - ATCO-790563-1. A very rare original of the cult heavy metal band. Fighting the World is the fifth Studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987. The CD includes the song "Defender", which was recorded in 1982 with Director, actor and writer Orson Welles. BVMI certification (Germany) — gold, the band's first album to achieve such success in Germany. The status was granted in 1994. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE-1973-first uk press-purple rec.-TPSA7508. Matrix A-1U/B-1U . Rare British original cult album. Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh Studio album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 1973. Last album Deep Purple c vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover to release in 1984, Perfect Strangers. The recording sessions took place in July 1972 in Rome[4] and in October of the same year in Frankfurt, using a mobile Studio the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.The group at the time was torn by internal conflicts and the recording of the album turned into a nightmare[4]. Ian Gillan was subsequently compare this album The House of Blue Light 1987: "All the same: great songs, but a complete lack of understanding of the musicians and... weak morale".Who Do We Think We Are not risen above 4-th position in the UK and 15th in the charts in the United States. Nevertheless, Deep Purple was one of the most commercially successful projects in the world thanks to albums Machine Head and Made in Japan, as well as numerous tours. ...more

AC/DC-IF YOU WANT BLOOD-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-ATLANTIC-K50532. Rare British original cult album. If You Want Blood You've Got It — the first live album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in the UK on 13th October 1978. Was recorded at a concert in Glasgow, 30 April 1978, during the tour to support the album Powerage. Last album with the participation of Bon Scott produced by Harry Vanda and George young. According to the results of a survey of readers of Classic Rock magazine, the album ranked second in the list of "50 greatest live albums of all time" ...more

SCORPIONS-BLACKOUT-1982-FIRST GERMANY PRESS- HARVEST 1C064-64686. Rare оригиналBlackout is the eighth Studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1982. The album took 62 th place in the rating "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock. The album "Blackout" has reached maximum level of sales in the USA and it was rated platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies in March 1984. On the cover of the album depicts a self-portrait of artist Gottfried Helnwein. ...more

U2-the JOSHUA TREE-1987-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND- U26. Rare British original cult album.The Joshua Tree is the fifth Studio album Irish rock band U2. Released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records label. The Joshua Tree received rave reviews from critics, topped the charts in 20 countries and has sold record numbers. The album brought musicians of international fame — they have become the fourth group, whose picture was placed on the cover of Time magazine, which called them "the highlight of the season." In turn, the editors of Rolling Stone noted that The Joshua Tree turned the band "from heroes to superstars". The album spawned several hit singles that have become the hallmark of the group — "With or Without You", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Where the Streets Have No Name". In 1988, the album received two Grammy awards in the categories "album of the year and Best vocal rock performance by a Duo or group". The Joshua Tree is regularly featured among the most important records in rock history and is one of the best selling albums in the world - more than 25 million copies. According to the decision of the National Academy of art and science of sound recording of the USA the album was included in "the Grammy Hall of fame", a solemn ceremony was held in 2014. In the same year, the album entered the archive of the us Library of Congress — national registry of iconic musical works of the twentieth century. ...more