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SWEET-OFF THE RECORD-1977-FIRST UK PRESS-RCA-PL25072 matrix A-2/B-1 .Rare British original. "Off the Record" - the fourth "hard-rock" album by Sweet. Recorded in the winter of 1977 (although the appointment was made in October 1976) in London (Studio "Audio International Studios"). Released on RCA records in April of the same year. The film was produced by the musicians themselves. This album laid the Foundation for the next three albums. Immediately after the release of the album, the band terminated the contract with RCA and moved on to bigger and more famous label Polydor, which released its last four albums. ...more

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-ELO 2-1973-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-HARVEST -1C-06205243. Rare German original in top condition. ELO 2 (US: Electric Light Orchestra II) is the second Studio album by the British band Electric Light Orchestra, released in January 1973, the label "Harvest Records" in UK and "United Artists Records" in the United States. The album received high marks from 35 place in Britain, and 53 in the US. ...more

RAINBOW-RISING-1976-ORIGINAL 1977 UK PRESS-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

ROY WOOD (EX-MOVE,ELO)-BOULDERS-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST-SHVL803. Matrix A-1U/B-1U. Stamper 1M/1G (Dream!) Rare original British cult musician. Boulders is the debut solo album by British musician Roy wood, recorded in 1969-1971 and was released in July 1972 by Harvest Records . Wood began work on the album while still in The Move , and conceived it to use numerous tools. The entry was rather eclectic and eccentric style of many genres such as classical music , art rock , folk , psychedelia , country and rock-n-roll, and illustrates the surreal world of wood. Upon release, the album was critically acclaimed for his individual sound and a great contribution to prog rock , and now considered one of his strongest works. It reached No. 15 in the British album chart and the single "Dear Elaine" was a top 20 hit. The album also reached the Billboard 200 in the United States, where the album was released on United Artists Records . ...more

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-THE QUIET ZONE-1977-FIRST UK PRESS-CHARISMA-CAS1131. Of The Matrix A-1/B-2. Rare original cult British prog group. The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome is the eighth Studio album by the British rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released 2 September 1977. The last Studio recording until the reunification of the team in 2005. In 1976 the group left two musicians of the classic lineup of Van der Graaf Generator: Hugh Banton and David Jackson (who, however, participation in the recording of two tracks). To replace them came the former in the group until 1970, NIC Potter and Graham Smith. ...more