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".
The vinyl record is in a clean top condition, on the S1 light mark (only visually), with reservations - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte spread in top condition - NMINT / ARCHIVE. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 30000 ₽
DIRE STRAITS-BROTHERS IN ARMS-1985-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO 824499-1.A rare European original of Dire Straits ' fifth studio album. Multi-platinum and the most successful in creativity. ...more
Lot sold: 4200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
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. ...more
Lot sold: 50000 ₽
Estimate: 70000—90000 ₽
CHAIF-THE FOURTH CHAIR-1992-THE FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-FEELEE-FL 3 005. A rare original of the cult Russian blues-rock band. The Fourth Chair is the sixth studio album by the Russian band Chaif. The album was recorded in 1991 in Perm at a film studio under the guise of the soundtrack to the film of the same name based on a script by Tonino Guerra, which was never filmed. ...more
Lot sold: 1500 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
QUEEN-SHEER HEART ATTACK-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-EMC3061.Matrix A-3U/B-4U. A rare British original. The first fame, as well as commercial success, came to the group with this record, and the song "Killer Queen" became their first big hit, reaching number two in England. The album itself also reached number two in the UK and number 12 on the Billboard charts of 1975. ...more
Lot sold: 3200 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
