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DEEP PURPLE-NOBODY'S PERFECT-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-POLYDOR-835897-1. Rare original European cult album. Nobody's Perfect - a double live album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 1988. Nobody's Perfect is composed of live recordings from 1987-1988, made during the European tour that the group made after the recording of the album The House of Blue Light. The album includes the song "classic" period of Deep Purple 1970-1973 years, and songs from the two latest (at the time) album Perfect Strangers (1984) and The House of Blue Light (1987), written after a reunion of the band in its classic lineup. In addition, included a new Studio version of the song "Hush" from their first album Shades of Deep Purple. During a concert performance from Deep Purple included in many of his compositions are fragments of other works. For example, the song "Hard Lovin' Woman" contains a guitar solo of Ritchie Blackmore from "Under The Gun", and in the performance of "Strange Kind of Woman" has been used fragments from the rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar in which Ian Gillan played the lead role. ...more

VAUGHAN, STEVE RAY AND DOUBLE TROUBLE-SOUL TO SOUL-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-EPIC-26441. Soul to Soul is the third Studio album by American Blues-rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, released 30 September 1985 Epic Records. The album went to # 34 on the Billboard 200. ...more

DIO (HEAVEN & HELL) THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (2LP'S)-2009-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-ROADRUNNER-RRCAR 7853-1. Mega rare original great singer R. J. DIO. The Devil You Know is the only Studio album by heavy metal supergroup Heaven & Hell, whose members had previously performed under the name Black Sabbath[3], published in 2009, The Devil You Know — the last Studio recording of Ronnie James dio before his death in may 2010. The CD was released in Japan on 24 April 2009, 4 days earlier than in the USA (28 April). The Japanese edition was also released on April 27 in SHM-CD format. Producers were members of the group, with the support of Mike Exeter[4]. The Devil You Know was in the top 10 in its first week of sales, starting on 8th position in the Billboard 200 with over 30,000 copies sold ...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

ROUSSOS,DEMIS-FIRE AND ICE-1971-FRANCE FIRST PRESS-PHILIPS-6332032. Matrix A-1/B-1. Demis Roussos - Fire And Ice (1971) First album of Roussos dramatically different from all of his subsequent discs. It's very progressive and very emotional music, more in the spirit of Aphrodite's Child, than the actual fact of Roussos, whom we all know well. And Demis is singing here not tiropita and sterile, like we used to. Very unusual work, though, and fits perfectly into the canvas of art and the folk-rock of the early 70's. ...more