Lot 63LENNON, JOHN & YOKO ONO-DOUBLE FANTASY-1980-FIRST PRESS UK-GEFFEN-NMINT/NMINT

QUEEN-GREATEST HITS-1981-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-EMTV30. The collection of the British rock group Queen, released November 2, 1981. The album includes most cash songs released by the band until 1981. Greatest Hits is the most-selling album in UK history and got 11 times platinum status. 23 may 2006 the American recording industry Association awarded the album eight-times platinum status. ...more

METALLICA-S & M (2LP'S)-1999-FIRST PRESS USA-ELECTRA-62463-1. Mega rare us original cult album. S&M (streams abbr. from the Symphony and Metallica) is a joint live album of the American band Metallica and the Symphony orchestra of San Francisco under the baton of Michael Kamen is an, released in 1999. S&M — concert recording of the band's performance together with Symphony orchestra of San Francisco in 1999. The band played songs from all their released at that time, albums (except the first one, kill'em All 1983) since Ride the Lightning (1984) to ReLoad (1997), as well as two new songs "Human" and "No Leaf Clover" and the song "The Ecstasy of Gold" (Ennio Morricone) the first number played by the orchestra. Composer Michael Caiman was a conductor, and also wrote the party of the symphonic instruments. The album was a resounding success on both sides of the Atlantic. For two years he was in the top ten of the charts in Europe and America becoming multiplatinovymi. ...more

HUBBARD, FREDDIE-STRAIGHT LIFE 1971-FIRST PRESS USA-CTI-CTI6007. Master disk Van Gelder. Freddie Hubbard - American jazz musician, trumpeter, known since 1960-ies as a musician, playing in the styles of bebop, hard BOP and post-BOP. His unique style has influenced many jazz musicians and has opened up new prospects-BOP. In the 1970's Hubbard had achieved the greatest popularity, connected with a series of albums recorded in collaboration with Creed Taylor and his CTI Records Studio. Albums the beginning of the decade — "Red Clay", "First Light", "Straight Life" and "Sky Dive" — was well received by the audience and was among his best works. Straight Life is a jazz album under the influence of soul / funk, recorded in 1970 by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard . It was recorded 16 November 1970 and released between the albums Red Clay (1970) and First Light (1971). It is also the eighteenth album Hubbard. ...more

SCORPIONS-VIRGIN KILLER-1976-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-RCA PPL1-4225. Very rare original cult album. Virgin Killer is the fourth Studio album by the German band Scorpions, released in 1976, the band's first album, known outside Europe. The title song, Virgin Killer, illuminates the subject of human depravity, it gave the idea covers with naked young virgin who was banned in the United States and several other countries. As with the previous album, In Trance, the cover was censored in some countries the album was released with an alternative version of the cover. The artwork was Steffan Böhle, Manager of RCA Records. He depicted a naked minor girl on black background; broken glass effect covering her genitals. In Japan, the album reached the 32nd line in the hit parade. It was another step the group on the way from psychedelic rock to hard rock. ...more

SECOND HAND-DEATH MAY BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS-1971-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-2C062-92660. A very rare French original of the second album of the top progressive British band Second Hand. In 1970, they recorded their second studio album, Death May Be Your Santa Claus, at Mushroom Studios and invited Second Hand to release their album there. The album was released in April 1971 with a supporting single titled "Funeral", featuring "Hangin' On An Eyelid " (track 2 from the album) as the B-side. This album was much more successful than the previous one, using a heavy symphonic rock style that clearly influenced the vocal style of Arthur Brown(Rob Elliott was a big fan of them). ...more