Lot 71ALPHAVILLE-FOREVER YOUNG ( +POSTER) -1984-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATCO-NMINT/NMINT

DEPECHE MODE-SOME GREAT REWARD-1984-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-MUTE - INT146812. Rare German original on colored vinyl. Some Great Reward is the fourth Studio album by British band Depeche Mode, released in September 1984.The sound of Some Great Reward vividly demonstrates that the music of Depeche Mode is increasingly becoming dark and gloomy. The overall tone of the album's lyrics was less dependent on words than in Construction Time Again, with the exception of the hit "People Are People", which condemned racism. However, with its reflections on the world and life, Some Great Reward still became a more romantic and introspective album. The album peaked at # 5 in the UK, # 3 in Germany, and # 54 in the US. ...more

GILMOUR, DAVID-SAME-1978-first press UK-HARVEST -SHVL 817, OC 064/60774. Matrix A-2U/B-1U Stamper 1A/3MG (Very early!). PINK FLOYD's first solo album, a rare British original.David Gilmour is the debut solo Studio album by Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour . The album was released in may and June 1978 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. The album reached number 17 in the UK and number 29 on the Billboard US album charts; it was certified gold in the US by the RIAA . The album was produced by Gilmore and consists mostly of Blues , guitar-oriented rock songs, with the exception of the piano ballad "So Far Away". ...more

ALICE COOPER-MUSCLE OF LOVE -1973-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-WARNER-BS2748. Rare American promo of the original. Muscle of Love is the seventh Studio album by American rock singer Alice Cooper, released in 1973. This is the last Studio album recorded by him as part of the rock band of the same name. This is a concept album about teen angst, life on the streets of new York, and male prostitution. Instead of the usual packaging, the original LP was issued in small corrugated cardboard, hinting that such packaging may have contained something other than a record, and the "spot" was deliberately printed along the bottom. The song "Man with the Golden Gun" was planned as the title song for the Film the man with the Golden Gun, until the producers strongly opposed it. Liza Minnelli sings backing vocals on "Teenage Lament '74". The album peaked at number 10 in the US[7] and number 34 in the UK ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-original press 1977 UK-ASYLUM - K53051 . Rare edition of the cult album. In 2001, Hotel California was ranked number 15 on VH1's list of the greatest albums of all time. in 2002, the album was ranked number 11 on Classic Rock magazine's "100 best rock albums of all time". Tracks from the album- "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" -topped the us sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), and the latter was also awarded a Grammy. ...more

VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY ( VISOTSKY VLADIMIR) -BUT I DON'T REGRET it-1994-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-APRELEVKA-M0092. Mega rare low-circulation original . The released album of Vladimir Vysotsky was called "But I do not regret" from the series that was released by Aprelevka Sound Inc. Four discs were released with rare and previously unreleased songs: 1993 Tattoo. (Code M-0004). 1993 Wording. (Code M-0011). 1994 But I don't regret it. (Code M-0092). 1994 Talk to me at least. (Code M-0093). It was commissioned by the Vladimir Vysotsky Foundation, but after the release of the first two albums, the Foundation ran out of money and refused to Finance it. Aprelevka releases at its own expense several hundred pieces of the third and fourth album to pay for the preparation of albums.  The third and fourth discs are extremely rare and are welcome rarities of the master's work.  ...more