Lot 69DEPECHE MODE-BLACK CELEBRATION-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-MUTE-NMINT-NMINT

VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY ( VISOTSKY VLADIMIR) -FORMULATION-1993-First press RUSSIA-APRELEVKA-M0011.  The released album by Vladimir Vysotsky was called "FORMULATION" 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

AIR-MOON SAFARI-1998-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-VIRGIN-724384497811. A very rare original of the cult electronic synth-pop group. Moon Safari is the debut Studio album by French electronic Duo Air, released on January 16, 1998 on Virgin Records. Moon Safari received critical acclaim and remains Air's best— known release. The album is credited with creating the music scene for the nascent downtempo style. As of February 2012, the album has sold 386,000 copies in the United States. ...more

SWINGING BLUE JEANS-BLUE JEANS A' SWINGING-1964-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELECTROLA STE83772 A very rare German original of the first album of the brilliant British beat band. The Swinging Blue Jeans were a British merseybeat band that formed in Liverpool, England in 1960 (initially as Blue Jeans) and remained in history, mainly due to the performance of American singer Chen Romero's hit "Hippy Hippy Shake", followed by the (moderately successful) singles "Good Golly Miss Molly", "you're No Good" and "Don't Make Me Over" (which marked the last appearance Quartet in the charts in 1966). Despite limited commercial success, The Swinging Blue Jeans, according to Allmusic, were considered one of the strongest Liverpool bands of the "British invasion" of the mid-1960s ...more

SPOOKY TOOTH-YUO BROKE MY HEART-1973-THE FIRST PRESS USA-AM-SP-4385 .A rare American original of the cult group. The album was first released in 1973 on AM Records . It was the first album to be released after the band's reorganization, following their breakup in 1970. Founding guitarist Luther Grosvenor did not return to the band, as he joined Mott the Hoople as a guitarist, adopting the stage name Ariel Bender . Grosvenor was replaced by Mick Jones, who later co-founded Foreigner, and drummer Mike Kelly was replaced by Bryson Graham . Critically acclaimed, the album reached number 84 on the Billboard 200. ...more

DEPECHE MODE-CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN-1983-First press UK-MUTE-STUMM 13, a rare British original. Construction Time Again is the third Studio album by Depeche Mode, released in August 1983. The album was recorded in the spring and summer of 1983 at Garden studios in London, and the mixing process took place at Hansa Mischraum studios in Berlin. Construction Time Again is the band's first album to feature new Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. In Construction Time Again, there were significant changes in the style of Depeche Mode. The album has a pronounced industrial sound, which is also found in the next two Studio albums Some Great Reward and Black Celebration. Construction Time Again also features a deeper lyrical content of the songs. Unlike the band's previous records, this album's compositions reflect social and political themes. The album is designed by Martin Atkins. The cover art is by Brian Griffin. The cover shows the Matterhorn mountain. Additional illustrations by Ian Wright. The album peaked at number 6 in the UK and number 7 in Germany ...more