Lot 18RARE BIRD -EPIC FOREST-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-NMINT/ARCHIVE

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

SCORPIONS-GOLD BALLADS-1984-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-HARVEST -1C032Z2603361. Rare German original album which includes the best blednye of kompozitsii with albums 1978-1984 years. Scorpions - German an English rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover. For the style group is characterized as classic hard rock and lyrical guitar ballads. ...more

JETHRO TULL-THICK AS A BRICK-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-CHRYSALIS - room CHR1003 of the matrix A-3U/B-2U PORKY/PESKO. Thick as a Brick is the fifth Studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1972. Recorded in December 1971 at Morgan Studios, London. In many respects, is innovative in music for the duration of the composition to the design. Favorite album of Ian Anderson, he claimed in 2009, Complicated composition, consisting of several parts, the structure is similar to a classical Symphony, although it encompasses elements of jazz and folk. Even the composition of the musical instruments were unusual. In addition to the usual flutes, guitars, keyboards and drums on the album sound of the harpsichord, xylophone, violin, lute, trumpet, saxophone, tambourine. ...more

ALLAN HOLDSWORTH-VELVET DARKNESS-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-CTI 6068. Rare British original cult album on collectible label. Velvet Darkness is the first Studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1976 through producer Creed Taylor's CTI Records . The tracks for the album were initially recorded by engineer Rudy van Gelder at his Studio in Van Gelder in new Jersey. According to Holdsworth, this was done during a rehearsal session, after which the records were released by CTI without his or the other members of the group consent. None of the participating musicians had never received royalties for his work. Therefore, Holdsworth believed the album the unauthorized release and not part of his discography. But the album is interesting with a stunning entry and immediately became a coveted specimen in the collections of music lovers. ...more

CAMEL-SNOW GOOSE-1975-UK FIRST PRESS-DECCA-SKL-R5207. Matrix A-P2W/B-P3W. The Snow Goose is the third Studio album by prog rock band Camel, released in 1975. The album reached position 22 in the UK charts. To date, the album The Snow Goose the most famous of all works of the group and is actually her trademark. ...more