DEEP PURPLE-BOOK OF TALIESYN-1968-ORIGINAL PRESS 1969 UK-HARVEST-SHVL751. Matrices A-1G/B-1G. Stamper 2GO/1GD (Very early!). A rare original 1969 edition of the cult album. The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by the British band Deep Purple. It was released in the USA in October 1968 on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in June 1969 on the Harvest label named after the "Book of Taliesin" — a Welsh manuscript of the first half of the XIV century, including the oldest Welsh poems, many of which are attributed to the poet Taliesin (VI century). The album cover was drawn by illustrator John Vernon Lord.
Vinyl record in a clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Laminated cover in a top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 5200 ₽
QUEEN-THE WORKS-1984-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-EMI-1C064-2400141. Rare German original. The Works is the eleventh Studio album by British rock band Queen, released on 27 February 1984. The album became a kind of return to roots. After a failed attempt to release a dance album, the group understands that people want the old Queen with a powerful hard fast numbers (Now I'm Here, Dead On Time, Tie Your Mother Down), lyrical ballads (Love Of My Life, Jealousy), hard-rock ballads in the spirit of "waving flag" (We Are The Champions, In The Lap Of The Gods), Opera mnogogolovy (The Prothet''s Song, Somebody To Love) and metal quick strikes (Stone Cold Crazy Let Me Entertain You). As mentioned Brian may, The Works is "A Night At The Opera" with several strokes from The Game. The Works gave the world two great hit songs: "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free". The album went double platinum and was sold over five million copies. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 3500—4500 ₽
STING-DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES-1985-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M DREAM1 room. Rare British original debut solo album from legendary British rock musician. The track "RUSSIANS" got all the charts, and STING became a celebrity. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
DURAN DURAN-ARENA-1984-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-SWAV-123741984. Rare American original in the complete set ( booklet) . Arena - the first official live album by British new wave group Duran Duran. The album was released on 12 November 1984 and took 6th place in the UK Albums Chart and 4th on the Billboard 200. The album contains live recordings from concerts held in the framework of the Sing Blue Silver tour 1983-84 years taken for promotion of the third Studio album of the group — Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983). To promote the album, the group released two singles — "Wild Boys" (the only Studio recording on the album was produced by Nile Rodgers) and a live version of the song "Save a Prayer" (published in US only). ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
