KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1975-HOLLAND-ISLAND-88166XAT. In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut Studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1969. The album ranked fifth in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com. This drive has had a big and unusually strong influence on the development of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and heavy metal. The album was recorded with exceptional musicality, the poetics of texts. While some rock groups (e.g., Pink Floyd) were prone to writing long songs, while others tried to hold in a rock song freedom jazz forms (Frank Zappa), in the Court of the Crimson King group used a bizarre poetry blakowski nightmares, visions, and premonitions. The group is always attributed to so-called genre of "intelligent heavy metal", and their very first album, created this genre, and also advanced music idea forward on several fronts. The album opens with the song "21st Century Schizoid Man", which is characterized by the use of heavily distorted vocals, deliberately monotonous, mechanical rhythm and piercingly loud saxophone and guitar. The rhythm is specified as the first song, suddenly gives way to a soft melodic calm "I Talk to the Wind". Air psychedelic piece "Moonchild" is completed with free form improvisation. In "Epitaph" and the title "The Court of The Crimson King" " the group used in the orchestration of the Mellotron.
Vinyl in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Matte gatefold cover is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Record labels ' new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
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ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND-EAT A PEACH-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-CAPRICORN - K67501. Rare British original monster Blues rock. Released as a double album in February 1972, Eat a Peach was an immediate success and peaked at fourth place in the Billboard Top 200 Pop Albums chart. The album was later certified platinum and remains a top seller in the group's discography. ...more
Lot sold: 6200 ₽
APOCALYPTICA-PLAYS METALLICA-1996-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-POLYGRAM-532707-1. Very rare original Finnish group.Plays Metallica by Four Cellos is the debut Studio instrumental cover album of Finnish band Apocalyptica, released in 1996. In Plays Metallica by Four Cellos contains eight instrumental cover versions of songs by Metallica. The album is highly appreciated by critics and audience. ALLMUSIC rated the album 3 stars. ...more
Lot sold: 4900 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
PETTY, TOM-INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN-1991-First press UK/EU GERMANY-MCA-MCA 10317. Into the Great Wide Open is the eighth Studio album by the rock group Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1991. As a solo petty album Full Moon Fever, Into the Great Wide Open was produced by fellow musician by the Traveling Wilburys Jeff Lynne. The album was moderately successful, certified gold in Germany and Switzerland, platinum in the UK and Sweden, and 2×multi-platinum in Canada and the United States. The song "Out In The Cold", "Learning To Fly", "King's Highway" and "Into The Great Wide Open" took the leading position in the Mainstream Rock chart. In the last music video starred johnny Depp who had free time on the set of the film "Arizona dream" by Emir Kusturica. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
