Lot 90SCORPIONS-VIRGIN KILLER-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-RCA-NMINT/NMINT

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

GABOR SZABO-MIZRAB-1973-FIRST PRESS USA-CTI-CTI6026. Master disk Van Gelder. Gabor Szabo -the famous American jazz guitarist of Hungarian origin. One of the first mixed jazz with rock music and national motifs. MIZRAB is an unusual album, which contains two outstanding tracks of his own composition Szabo "Mizrab" and "Thirteen". ...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

JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS -CHR1708.Rare British original . Rock Island is the 17th Studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1989. The album continued the direction of hard rock, which the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). Now the group included Ian Anderson , Martin Barre , Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry is in his first full record with the band, although he was a member of Jethro Tull since 1984. Without a permanent keyboardist, this role was shared Maartin Alcock of Fairport Convention and former member of Tull Peter Vettese .The rock island went gold in the UK, with good sales also in Germany, where it peaked at number 5. Good sales were also single" Kissing Willie," which reached No. 6. ...more

KING CRIMSON-RED-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-ISLAND-Matrix A-3U/B-6U SEAN/PESKO. Stamper 2GH/1L (Very early!) Very rare original cult British prog group. Red is the seventh Studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in November 1974 label Island Records UK and Atlantic Records in the United States. This is the last King Crimson album, recorded in 1970-ies. Ranks 8th in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com and 7th place in the list of "top 25 best classical albums of progressive rock" by PopMatters. ...more