Lot 131SADE-STRONGER THAN PRIDE-1988-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-NMINT/NMINT

SANTANA, CARLOS & COLTRANE, ALICE - ILLUMINATIONS-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S69063. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original. After the release of the album, critics wrote: There is a clear discrepancy between the absolutely explicit ambition of this disc and its relatively modest status in the discography of Santana. The reason, obviously, is that powerful swing not quite possible. We can say that this album is a continuation of the storyline begun in Love, Devotion, Surrender with John Maklaflin. Here we are again seeing the mighty spiritual message of the race in free jazz. Here partner is Santana Alice Coltrane, the widow of a famous jazz musician. It is important that it is not only a widow, but she (almost unique in jazz), as well as the pianist and arranger of strings. Encouraged by the presence of bassist Dave Holland. Swing is obvious: a brave attempt to mix together classical, jazz and ethnic rhythms - that is, to make universal, comprehensive album. It is recognized that the more quiet rooms all of which sounds very nice: beautiful passages Santana, Alice strumming the harp strings and blissful delight hearing, and for one this album worth keeping on the shelf. However, the Central part of the album is a 15-minute Angel Of Sunlight that starts very smoothly, but develops into a furious battle of instruments and cultures. ...more

COLLINS, PHIL-NO JACKET REQUIRED-1985-UK FIRST PRESS-VIRGIN-V2345. Rare British original. No Jacket Required is the third Studio album by British singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Released 25 Jan 1985. The album was attended by such musicians as Helen Terry, Peter Gabriel and sting. The drive was very successful, was positively accepted by critics and listeners, which was reflected in the awarding of No Jacket Required by the award "Grammy" in the category "album of the year" and "Best male pop vocal performance". Stephen Holden (eng. Stephen Holden) from The New York Times said that Collins "has made a quiet revolution, and expanded the role of a shock when you create pop music." A columnist for Rolling Stone magazine, David Fricke noted that "Like his early albums Face Value and I Must Be Going!, the album No Jacket Required is not an album that waits to be liked".The album became the most commercially successful Phil Collins topped the charts in many countries including the USA (where it topped the charts for seven weeks), UK and Canada. The album No Jacket Required received the Diamond certificate of the American recording industry Association of America", has sold over two million copies in the UK, he became the six-time platinum. ...more

HENSLEY, KEN-PROUD WORDS ON A DUSTY SHELF-1973-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 - GERMANY-BRONZE-28770ET. Early original edition of the first solo album by KEN HENSLEY (URIAH HEEP). ...more

WAKEMAN, RICK-NO EARTHLY CONNECTION-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M-AMLK64583. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original as a complete package. No Earthly Connection-Studio album by British keyboardist Rick Weikman, released in April 1976 on the label A&M. After a tour around the world in late 1975 in support of his previous Studio album, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975), vacman back in Herouville , France, to record a new Studio album with his rock band. He created his own material on a fictional and not fictional autobiography, which includes historical, futuristic and science fiction themes. Album Dustin peak 9 in the British album chart and 67 in the us Billboard 200 . The front cover shows a distorted image of Wakeman, which is fixed with a mirror sheet supplied with the album. ...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