Lot 62QUEEN-QUEEN II-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-ASYLUM - K53051 . Of The Matrix A-1/B-2. Rare British original. In 2001, the album Hotel California was 15th in the list of the greatest albums of all time, VH1 version. In 2002, the album took the 11th line of "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock. The song from the album- "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" -topped the U.S. sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), the latter was also awarded a Grammy. ...more

MAROUANI,DIDIER & PARIS-FRANCE-TRANSIT-CONCERT USSR-1983-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-VOGUE-406507, Mega rare album is the founder of the group SPACE. Concerts en URSS (Concerts in the USSR) is the first live album Didier Marouani and ensemble Paris-France-Transit concerts, which took place in 1983 in the Soviet Union — in Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev. Album on two discs includes both tracks from the album in 1982, and an earlier recording Space. The album was released on "vinyl", audio - and videotapes. 2 years before arriving in the USSR with a group of musicians Dominique Perrier and Roger Rizzitelli visited in the socialist camp, and in 1981 they, along with Jean-Michel Jarom came to China with a series of 5 concerts. In 1980, the 1st Deputy Minister of culture of the USSR Yury Barabash while in France met with the composer Didier Marouani and asked him to hold a series of concerts in the USSR, and in the summer of 1983, Didier Marouani, together with his team gave a tour of 21 concerts. The presentation was attended by approximately 600.000 spectators. After the concerts Marouani dubbed "the little Prince synthesizer". After a tour in the firm "Melody" with a delay of 6 years was released the album "Magic flight". ...more

DETECTIVE-IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-SWAN SONG-SSK59406. Of the matrix A-1/B-1 ALLEN. One of the interesting supergroups of the second echelon DETECTIVE came to the US in 1975, although its members were British. The founder of the band, keyboardist Tony Kaye (the Top Kauai) in the summer of 1968 became the co-founder of YES. The group invited Pete banks FLASH and BADGER. guitarist Michael Monarch (Michael Monarch) of STEPPENWOLF,the bass guitarist SUGARLOAF Bobby Pickett (Bobby Pikett), and Studio drummer John Hyde (Jon Hyde), although he did not play in the popular groups, but the reputation of the American Bonzo, the drummer of Led Zeppelin.At one of the concerts they saw Jimmy page and invited to his own label, Swan Song. The DETECTIVE seemed to him a suitable group and in the autumn of 1976 they signed a contract and first album Paige produced independently. ...more

ROUSSOS,DEMIS-HAPPY TO BE-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-9101027. Matrix A-4/B-2. Rare British original. Roussos has achieved great success in the UK in November 1975 with the song Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun. In June 1976 came the album which reached the first place in British hit-parade. ...more

RAINBOW-ON STAGE (2 LP'S)-1977-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR OYSTER 2657016,2929-041/42 of the Matrix A-1/B-2/A-7/B-7 Masterdisc G. K. On Stage is a live album by British-American band Rainbow, released in 1977. The album includes songs recorded during concerts in Germany and Japan during a concert tour in support of the album Rising in 1976. Some of the tracks are a fusion of the versions of songs from different concerts. In addition, the duration of the compositions were adjusted in order to fit on four sides of the vinyl edition. ...more