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STING – ...NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP)-1987-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M-AMA-6402. Very rare original British cult album. ...Nothing Like the Sun is the second Studio album by British rock musician sting, was issued October 13, 1987. The album won in the category "Best British album" at the Brit Awards in 1988. ...more

WAKEMAN, RICK-JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M-AMLH63621. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original .Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the third album by keyboardist Rick Weikman, released on may 3, 1974 record label A&m Records . This is a live recording of the second of his two concerts at the Royal festival hall on 18 January 1974 premiere of his 40-minute orchestral rock piece based on the eponymous science fiction novel by Jules Verne in 1864 . It tells the story of a Professor Lidenbrok, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans, who follow a passage to the center of the Earth, initially opened Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic alchemist . Vacman performs with the London Symphony orchestra, English chamber choir and a select group of musicians for his rock band, which later became the English rock ensemble. Actor David Hemmings tells the story. Journey to the center of the Earth was generally well received by music critics. It reached No. 1 in the British album chart, the first album from A&M to do it, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the recording industry Association of America in October 1974 for sales of 500,000 copies. The album brought Veikmane a nomination for the Ivor Novello Award and a Grammy award for Best pop Instrumental performance . ...more

GILMOUR, DAVID-SAME-1978-First UK press-HARVEST -SHVL 817, OC 064/60774. First solo album of the guitarist of PINK FLOYD, rare British original.David Gilmour is the first solo Studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-vocalist David Gilmour . The album was released in may and June 1978 in the UK and United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 in the charts of US Billboard albums; it was certified gold in the US by the RIAA . The album was produced by Gilmour, and consists mostly of bluesy , guitar oriented rock songs except for the piano ballad "So Far Away". ...more

AC/DC-FLY ON THE WALL-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY -ATLANTIC-781263-1. Rare original cult band. Fly on the Wall is the tenth Australian and ninth international Studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC which was released on 28 June 1985. The second and last album, co-produced by band members Angus and Malcolm Young. The album was the debut for new drummer Simon Wright, who was accepted into the group after the departure of Phil Rudd in 1983. Like previous (Flick of the Switch), the album received commercial success (compared to Back in Black and For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)). Music critics rated it quite low. Despite this, the album has sold over 1,000,000 copies and received platinum status. ...more

JAMES, BOB-ONE-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-CTI-CTI6043. VAN GELDER mastering. Rare American original cult album. One is the second solo album of jazz keyboardist Bob James . It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for its closing track, "Nautilus", which became important for hip-hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music. Released on 17 April 1974 this album took the second place in the charts jazz albums. All jazz edition of the highly praised album, putting the highest scores. ...more