ARIA - HERO OF ASPHALT (+V. KHOLSTININ AUTOGRAPH) - 1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C6027413000. A rare original of the cult album. Hero of Asphalt is the third studio album by Aria. This is the first album after the split of the band in early 1987, "Hero of Asphalt" is also the first album officially released by "Melody", the two previous albums at that time existed and were distributed as tape albums only on tape cassettes. The album was a great success, its sales exceeded 1 million copies (which in the United States corresponds to the platinum status), but the exact circulation is unknown even to the company "Melody", although, according to her, at least 1.5 million records were printed.On this album, for the first time, all the lyrics were written by Margarita Pushkina, and Alexander Elin, who wrote the lyrics to previous albums, left for the Master group and did not work with Aria until 2001.In 2008, a concert tour was held in honor of the 20th anniversary of the album, which resulted in the release of a double live album and a concert video "Hero of Asphalt XX years". The original album line-up performed at the concert and all the pieces were performed in the same order. In May 2012, as a result of a vote held on the website openspace.ru, the album "Hero of Asphalt" took the first position in the list of 50 major records of "Melody" and on April 23, 2013 was re-released on vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies as part of the project "Melody-50", dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the company.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT / ARCHIVE. The cover is matte in top condition with minimal traces of storage (in some places very light scuffs) - NMINT(strictly). Labels in a clean state - NMINT / ARCHIVE. The autograph of guitarist Vladimir Holstinin is made with a silver felt-tip pen in a beautiful top condition.
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
INXS-LIVE BABY LIVE-1991-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-510580-1. A rare European original of the cult group.Live Baby Live is a live album by Australian band INXS, released in 1991.Live Baby Live recorded during the tour in support of the album X. The album includes live recordings from performances in Glasgow, Dublin, Las Vegas, London, Montreal, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Chicago and Philadelphia. Simultaneously with the album of the same name, a video recording of a concert at Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1991 was released.Despite the negative reviews from critics, the album was enthusiastically received by fans. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 9, 1998. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
CAMEL-I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-TXS-R-137 Matrix A-P6Y/B-P4Y. A rare British original of the cult prog band. This is the seventh album in the band's discography. The album was released in October 1979. It spent three weeks on the chart in late October and early November, peaking at number 45. ...more
Lot sold: 3100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
GENTLE GIANT-ACQUIRING THE TASTE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360 041. Mega rare British original in top condition. Acquiring the Taste is the second studio album by the British rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971 by Vertigo Records. It was a departure from the blues and soul styles found on their self-titled debut. It was more experimental, more dissonant, and with more diverse instrumentation. In the sleeve text, the band made this famous statement:Our goal is to expand the boundaries of modern popular music, at the risk of being very unpopular. We wrote down each essay with one thought in mind-that it should be unique, adventurous and exciting. It took all of our combined musical and technical knowledge. From the outset we have abandoned all preconceived thoughts about the blatant commercialism. Instead, we hope to give you something much more substantial and fulfilling. All you have to do is sit back and get a taste. The album cover has some subtext in that it is made to look like a tongue licking the anus. However, when it's fully open, it's actually a tongue licking a peach. In 2005, it was included in Pitchfork's list of "the worst record covers of all time". ...more
Lot sold: 30000 ₽
Estimate: 60000—70000 ₽
CHARLES, RAY-GENIUS OF-1960-first press (MONO) uk-london-LTZK15190HAK2284 matrix A-1B/B-1B. A rare British original of the legend of the jazz scene. The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 album by Ray Charles, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since Ray Charles ' debut in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop music with big band arrangements. It includes the first half of a big band song and the second half of a line covering a ballad. The Genius of Ray Charles has sold over 500,000 copies and is ranked # 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
FREEDOM-THROUGH THE YEARS-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360049. Mega rare original of the cult album of the British prog-hard-blues band. Freedom was formed with two former Procol Harum members, guitarist Ray Royer and drummer Bobby Harrison. Freedom were a legendary British psychedelic hard rock band. It is their fourth album, originally released for the Vertigo collector's label in 1971. Powerful hard rock / blues sound with loud wah / distorted guitars, long tracks, bright vocals. Although the roots of” Through the Years “lie in hard rock, most of the songs have a lot of blues influences (especially in the guitar solos), and in addition to acoustic guitars, they use very” catchy " vocal harmonies in their songs. ...more
Lot sold: 60000 ₽
Estimate: 60000—70000 ₽
