DEMON FUZZ-AFREAKA! - 1970-THE FIRST PRESS of UK-DAWN-DNLS3013, a mega rare original by a British prog band. Up to a certain point, Demon Fuzz was quite a typical British progressive band of the late sixties. Atypical was the fact that the team consisted of seven black members, which, however, was also not so rare. A turning point occurred when the Demon Fuzz musicians visited Morocco, where they fully discovered African music. Here lies the secret of this unusual group: when they returned back to the UK, they realized that it would be great to mix their native progressive rock with the African rhythms that they loved so much. As a result, their cult album was born, which is designated as Afro-rock. However, the musical palette of Demon Fuzz turned out even brighter. In their heavy progressive, in addition to the African influence, you can find elements of soul (especially in the vocals), and jazz with a confident wind section, and although not so significant, but slipping funk. Their record "Afreka!" sounds very interesting and diverse, and their amazing combination of styles makes the most impressive impression.
The album consists of five very long tracks. Not all of them immediately cut into the brain, but nevertheless look interesting and give pleasure to how well and thoughtfully they are made and played. Especially impressive is the epic Past, Present, and Future for ten minutes and bright in terms of melody and internal diversity of Disillusioned Man.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT / ARCHIVE. The cover is laminated spread in top condition - NMINT / ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 50000 ₽
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-GLORIFIED MAGNIFIED-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-PHILIPS-6308125. Matrix A-1/B-1 is a very rare British original of the cult album. Glorified Magnified is the 2nd studio album by English prog rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Recorded in the summer of 1972 in London at the studio "Maximum". It was released on September 29, 1972, via Philips Records in the United Kingdom and Polydor Records in the United States. For the first time, the band's corporate logo appears on the cover, which will now be shown in a reduced form or color version on all Manfred Mann's Earth Band albums. "Glorified Magnified" was released a little more than six months after the debut album of the band "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". In general, he continued the line outlined by the first album-compositions in the style of heavy progressive rock of the early 1970s with elements of blues and folk, dominated by electric guitar and keyboards. According to music critic Bruce Eder, this is a" hard rock "album of its era, which, due to the mixture of rock, synthesizer and chorus, sometimes achieves the sound characteristic of "King Crimson" of the mid-1970s. Most of the songs are written by the band members, but there are a few cover versions of songs by other musicians, including a treatment of the popular song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by Bob Dylan from the 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER AND TIM RICE-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2LP) - 1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-MCA-MAPS 2075/1-2D. A rare German original of a cult album, one of the icons in rock music. On the album Jesus Christ Superstar, released in 1970, the title role was performed by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Other well-known artists took part in the recording: Murray Head, Mike D'Abo (ex-Manfred Mann), bluesman Victor Brox (Caiaphas), as well as Paul Raven (aka Gary Glitter) and Yvonne Elliman, who later became famous. The album Jesus Christ Superstar topped the Billboard 200 in 1971 and rose to No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1972. The single from it "Superstar" rose to No. 14 on the Billboard charts "I Don't Know How to Love Him" performed by Helen Reddy rose to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
HENDRIX, JIMI-WAR HEROES-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2302020. A very rare British original . War Heroes is a posthumous studio album by American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, released on October 1, 1972. War Heroes is the third studio album released after the guitarist's death. The album was engineered and produced by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen. Recorded in the period from 1967 to 1970. The album mainly features psychedelic music mixed with blues and hard rock. These songs were later included on the album First Rays of the New Rising Sun. ...more
Lot sold: 4800 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
MICHAEL, GEORGE-FAITH-1987-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-EPC4600001. A rare European original. Faith is the debut solo studio album by British musician George Michael, released in October 1987. The CD is recognized as one of the greatest in the history of pop music, and has won several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year. The album was an instant success in the US, selling more than a million copies in its debut week — the largest number of discs sold per week ever by a British pop artist. To date, more than 25 million records have been sold worldwide. Six singles were released from the album, which largely helped it dominate the charts in 1988. ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
SWEET-DESOLATION BOULEVARD-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-LPL1 5080 Rare British Original . Desolation Boulevard is the third studio album by the British glam rock band Sweet, originally released in the United Kingdom in November 1974. Two markedly different versions of the album were released: one by RCA Records in Europe, and the other by Capitol Records in the United States, Canada, and Japan.The RCA version contains the single "Turn It Down" and the original recording of "Fox on the Run"." The Capitol version, released in the United States in July 1975, includes the 1973 hit single "The Ballroom Blitz "and the single version"Fox on the Run"." In the United States, the album peaked at number 25 on October 25, 1975.Desolation Boulevard is considered by many to be the band's best album. Andy Scott, Sweet's guitarist, said of Desolation Boulevard: "Such diversity only proves that the band never intended to be just a template, giving this album a definitive place in Sweet's history." ...more
Lot sold: 3100 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽