Lot 17SHADOWS-JIGSAW-1967-FIRST PRESS(STEREO) UK-COLUMBIA-NMINT/NMINT

LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO / PLASTIC ONO BAND-SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCSP716. Matrix A-1/B-1/C-1/D-1 Some Time in New York City — double album by John Lennon, recorded with Yoko Ono and released in 1972. The studio recording of the new material, paired with a Live Jam recording, makes up the third album in Lennon's own discography, after leaving the Beatles, and the fifth — recorded with Yoko Ono. The album was produced by Phil Spector, who had previously collaborated with the singer on two of his solo records. The album was a commercial failure and did not receive high critical acclaim, compared to the previous albums — John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. ...more

CONNIE FRANCIS-16 OF CONNIE'S BIGGEST HITS-1963-FIRST PRESS UK-MGM-MGM-C-970. A rare British original of the hits of the jazz-pop-soul pop star of the 50-60s. Connie Francis-an American singer of Italian origin, according to Allmusic — "the prototype of a modern pop singer, still vying with Madonna for the title of the most successful pop artist of all time»  ...more

GRADSKY, ALEXANDER-FLUTE AND PIANO-1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C6027091005. A rare original of the cult album. Flute and piano (vocal suite to poems by V. Mayakovsky and B. Pasternak, music by A. Gradsky, recorded in 1983 by Alexander 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

THIN LIZZY-CHINATOWN-1980-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6359030. A rare British original by British hard rockers.  Chinatown is the tenth studio album by the Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1980. He introduced guitarist Snowy White, who would also perform on the next album, and also toured with Thin Lizzy between 1980 and 1982; he replaced Gary Moore as the permanent guitarist. White has previously worked with Cliff Richard, Peter Green, and Pink Floyd. Eighteen-year-old Darren Wharton also played keyboards in Chinatown, and later that year he joined Thin Lizzy as a permanent member.  The album reached high positions in the charts, although according to critics it was weaker than Black rose, UK Albums Chart-7 place, Billboard 200 (USA) - 120 place.  ...more

VISSOTSKI VLADIMIR(VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY)-CHANSON DES TEMPS....-1977-FIRST PRESS 1981-FRANCE-LE CHANT DU MONDE-LDX74581. The album is the export version of the 1977 album with a modified cover design. Export rights were transferred to the company HARMONIA MUNDI (FRANCE) . One of the most popular albums of Vladimir Vysotsky . ...more