Lot 112DEPECHE MODE-THE SINGLES 81 → 85-1985-FIRST PRESS UK-MUTE-NMINT/NMINT

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

WAKEMAN, RICK-RHAPSODIES-1979-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M - AMLX68508. Matrix A-3/B-3/C-3/D-4. Rare British original cult keyboardist of progressive music. "Rhapsodies" (Rhapsody) - the 8th album by Rick Wakeman (double), includes Rhapsody works as the Rick and some other authors. Recorded this album in 1978 and early 1979 in a home Studio Wakeman "La Grange Studios", as well as in Switzerland, in the Studio, "Mountain Studios" (Montreux). Produced by Tony Visconti (previously worked with David Bowie, Marc bolana group "sparks"), he played acoustic guitar. The release took place in may 1979 on the label of A&M. Critics praised this album's different, but relatively low compared to previous albums. Sam Wakeman said that he did not plan to create something outstanding, he just tired from the countless tours with the band "Yes" and decided to relax, doing exactly the music which he at that moment was like. Immediately after the release, he terminated the contract with A&M, and the following album was released on Charisma Records. ...more

ENIGMA-MCMXC a.D.-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-VIRGIN - 211-209. Mega rare original cult album. MCMXC a.D.- debut and most popular album of the project Enigma, released in 1990. Reaching the # 1 position in 41 countries, he collected 57 platinum awards-including triple platinum in the United States, where he remained the ranking of the albums on the Billboard 200 for five years. ...more

DIO-DIAMONDS-THE BEST OF DIO-1992-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-VERTIGO. Very rare limited original . Diamonds - The Best of Dio is a greatest hits collection by the heavy metal band Dio. ...more

SCORPIONS-LOVE AT FIRST STING-1984-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-HARVEST-1C 064 2400071. Love at First Sting is the ninth Studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released in 1984. Love at First Sting became one of the most successful albums in the history of their career; in America, the album became platinum. Includes such well-known hits of the Scorpions as "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Coming Home", "Big City Nights", as well as one of their most famous rock ballads "Still Loving You". Critics enthusiastically welcomed this album. Magazine Rolling Stone called Scorpions "the heroes of heavy metal". The ballad "Still Loving You", written in 1976 and released only in 1984, became an international rock anthem. ...more