Lot 19SOLUTION-DIVERGENCE-1972-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-HARVEST-NMINT/NMINT

LED ZEPPELIN-HOUSES OF THE HOLY-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-ATLANTIC - K50014 matrix A2/B2 STERLING. Very rare British original with the first matrix .Houses of the Holy is the fifth Studio album by the British rock group Led Zeppelin released 28 March 1973 on Atlantic Records. Paige described the concept of the cover as "a symbol of innocence, the expression of the idea that we are all beings who aspire to the heavens promised". Posed six-year-old Samantha gates and her four year old brother Stefan. The photo on the cover is a collage of over thirty shots. The cover of the album did not contain any information about artists or the title. In the US the title was written on ribbons that were taped children's buttocks. Despite this precaution, the album was banned in many States in the Bible belt. "Anything like that today we would do not allowed, immediately would be accused of propaganda of pedophilia, says Powell. But we were hippies, walking around naked was quite ordinary". In 2011, the cover of the album took 28 th place in the list of best album covers of all time according to the online edition Music Radar. The musical rating of the album immediately took the 1 to 10 place in the charts of countries in all continents, becoming immediately multiplatinovymi. ...more

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OFFSPRING-IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE-1997-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-EPITAPH-648713. Mega rare original the cult hard rock band of the 90s. Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth album by American punk rock band the Offspring, was released on 4 February 1997. After the major success of the album Smash, the band returned to the Studio in 1996 to record their next album, which was titled Ixnay on Hombre. The name combines pig Latin ("Ixnay" version of the word "nix") and the word "Hombre" (which translated from Spanish means people). Ixnay on the Hombre was released on February 4, 1997 and is the first album The Offspring distributed by Columbia Records. Their former label Epitaph Records released it in Europe due to disagreements between the band and label founder Brett Gurewitz. The group was able to release his album under the label of Columbia for the US and other international releases, but had to finish the album in Europe through Epitaph. The Offspring continued to release albums in Columbia until early 2013, it was announced that they fulfilled their contract with the label. The album peaked at number 9 in the Billboard 200 ...more

RAINBOW-RISING-1976-UK FIRST PRESS-OYSTER-2490137. Matrix A-2/B-3 . Rare original press which followed the matrices A-1/B-1. Cover marked with gold stamp ( Limited edition, special price). The album Rising (also known as Rainbow Rising) is the second Studio album by Rainbow, released in 1976. Most critics say this is the best album among all the albums released by the group. The album went on sale in may of the same year, rising to 48th place in The Billboard 200 and up to 11th place in the UK. Over the next few years Rising has become a classic in hard rock. In 1981 Rising topped the reader's list of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, compiled by the magazine Kerrang!. In 2002, the album was ranked 22nd position in the ranking "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock ...more

VISSOTSKI VLADIMIR(VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY)-CHANSON DES TEMPS....-1977-FIRST PRESS 1981-FRANCE-LE CHANT DU MONDE-LDX74581. The album is the export version of the 1977 album with a modified cover design. Export rights were transferred to the company HARMONIA MUNDI (FRANCE) . One of the most popular albums of Vladimir Vysotsky . ...more