JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS -CHR1708.Rare British original . Rock Island is the 17th Studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1989. The album continued the direction of hard rock, which the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). Now the group included Ian Anderson , Martin Barre , Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry is in his first full record with the band, although he was a member of Jethro Tull since 1984. Without a permanent keyboardist, this role was shared Maartin Alcock of Fairport Convention and former member of Tull Peter Vettese .The rock island went gold in the UK, with good sales also in Germany, where it peaked at number 5. Good sales were also single" Kissing Willie," which reached No. 6.
Vinyl is in clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Cover lacquer is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels are in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
GRADSKY, ALEXANDER-NOSTALGIA-1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C6027089007. A rare original of the cult album. Nostalgia (vocal suite to poems by Vladimir Nabokov, music by A. Gradsky, recorded in 1984Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (born Fradkin; b. November 3, 1949, Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet and Russian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet, composer. One of the founders of Russian rock. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1997). Winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1999). People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1999). People's Artist of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (2014). Artistic Director of the Gradsky Hall Theater. ...more
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
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: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
DEEP PURPLE-MADE IN JAPAN (2LP'S) - 1972-FIRST PRESS (CONTRACT) UK-PURPLE-TPSP351.-Matrices A-1U/B-1U/A-1U/B-1U PORKY/PESKIE. A rare CBS contract original, Made in Japan is a double live album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, and in the US in April 1973, and became a super commercial success. The album was an immediate commercial success, especially in the US, where it was followed by the top five hit "Smoke on the Water" and became a steady seller throughout the 1970s. A Rolling Stone reader poll in 2012 ranked Made in Japan as the sixth best live album of all time. ...more
Lot sold: 10000 ₽
Estimate: 9000—11000 ₽
RAINBOW-DOWN TO EARTH-1979-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-POLD5023. Matrix A-1/B-1. A rare British original of the cult album. Down to Earth is the fourth studio album by British hard rock band Rainbow. This is their last album with drummer Cozy Powell and the only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet. Released in 1979, it contains Rainbow's first hit single "Since You've Been Gone", marking the band's more commercial sound direction. In 2005, Down to Earth was ranked 431st on Rock Hard Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Rock and Metal Albums of All time ...more
Lot sold: 7600 ₽
DEF LEPPARD-RETRO ACTIVE-1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-PHONOGRAM-518395-1. A very rare original of the cult album. Retro Active is an album by English rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album includes tweaked versions of the B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band's recording sessions from 1984 to 1993. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
