Lot 27CLAPTON, ERIC-BACKLESS-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-RSO-NMINT/NMINT

BON JOVI-KEEP THE FAITH-1992-FIRST PRESS UK & EUROPE-JAMBCO - 517197-1. Very rare original monsters of hard rock. Keep the Faith - the beginning of a new Chapter in the history of Bon Jovi, in which they changed from glam metal to hard rock. The album has sold 2 million copies in the U.S., ranked # 5 on the Billboard 200 and spent on the charts for 49 weeks. The album contains three hit, reached the Top 40. "Keep the Faith" took 1st place in the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, "Bed of Roses" hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "In These Arms" - the Top 40. In the UK the album debuted at No. 1 and spent 24 weeks in the Top 20. Keep the Faith spent 70 weeks within the Top 75 UK Albums Chart. All six singles from the album reached the Top 20, including three in the Top 10. Keep the Faith was also very successful in Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, and sold well in Asia and South America, two growing markets. At the moment, the album has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. ...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

DDT-BLACK DOG PETERSBURG-1994-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-DDT. Mega rare cult album of one of the main groups of Russian rock. Black dog Petersburg is a live album by DDT, recorded on December 12, 1992 and released in 1994. The album contains eight songs that were not included in other albums. "Black Dog" is our first thematic, conceptual program. When we did it, we knew that as musicians we had to rise to a new, different level. We set ourselves tasks that we had never solved before. Everything was new and strange. And it turned out. With all the disadvantages, but it turned out!»... "It was the first time such big topics were touched upon there. Topics that are generally sick of art: "To be or not to be?", The bronze horseman, Boris Godunov.… There were appeals to Mandelstam, Brodsky, Shostakovich, some kind of Symphony, even a small one. Work on figurative music has already begun. This was a milestone for us." — Yu. Shevchuk, Mikhail Chernov considers the program "Black dog Petersburg" the top of the group's growth and the beginning of its decline: "in my personal opinion, this is the end of DDT. ...more

BAD COMPANY-ROUGH DIAMONDS-1982-FIRST PRESS USA-SWAN SONG-90001-1. A rare American original rock and Blues band. Rough Diamonds is the sixth Studio album by English rock band Bad Company. The album was released in August 1982. Rough Diamonds, like its predecessor, Desolation Angels, was recorded at Ridge Farm studios in Surrey, England, in March and April 1982, and engineered by max Norman (known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne). It was the last album by the original Bad Company line-up and the most recent Studio album to feature Paul Rogers. The album's debut track, "Electricland", written by Rogers, became the album's biggest hit. The track "Painted face" Rogers on the air rock stations spun day and night. The album became the best-selling album (gold) of the original line-up, reaching a disappointing No. 26 on the Billboard album charts in 1982.  ...more

BACK STREET CRAWLER-2ND STREET-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC K50267. A rare British original by the guitarist of the band FREE. 2nd Street is a 1976 album by Back Street Crawler, released on Atco Records. It was released after the death of Paul Kossoff in March 1976 and is dedicated to him. ...more