Lot 29WINGS-BAND ON THE RUN-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

WAKEMAN, RICK-SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-A/M-AMLH64361. Matrices A-2/B-2. A rare British original . The second studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A / M Records. It reached No. 7 on the UK Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1975 and has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States. ...more

SITKOVETSKY, ALEXANDER-ZELLO-1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF THE USSR-MELODIA-A6000765004. A rare original of the cult album. Alexander Vitalyevich Sitkovetsky (born April 5, 1955, Moscow) is a Soviet rock musician, guitarist, vocalist, and composer. Founder and leader of the groups "Leap Summer" and "Autograph". Recognized as one of the best Russian guitarists. In 1990, "Autograph" disbanded. Sitkovetsky moves to America. He begins to work on a solo career and releases his first (and first in the USSR) guitar instrumental album Zello, which became the "album of the year" (1992) in Russia, and earlier the video for the play "Camels" from this album, shot by Mikhail Khleborodov with Fyodor Bondarchuk in the title role, won the main prize of the annual video competition in Moscow in April 1991. In January of the same year, Alexander was officially recognized as one of the three best guitarists in the country, he also became the first Russian musician in history to sign a direct publishing contract with the American P. R. O. firm BMI, Inc. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH VOL 4-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360071. Matrices 1Y-1/2Y-1. Stamper 1-21-9 PORKY/11-11 PESKO. A very rare original of the cult album . The album rose to 8 on the UK Albums Chart and 13 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang Magazine! ranked the album at number 48 on the list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".In 2000, Q magazine delivered Vol.4 at number 60 on the list of the "100 Greatest British Albums". ...more

MUSIC FOR A MOTION PICTURE-ACCA-1987-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C9026459000. A rare original of the iconic sound track. Assa is a 1987 Soviet film directed by Sergei Solovyov. The film was attended by popular rock musicians (including Viktor Tsoi), the soundtrack included songs by Boris Grebenshchikov and the group "Aquarium", Zhanna Aguzarova with the group" Bravo", the group"Cinema". Thus, the film "Assa" became one of the main film evidence of Russian rock, which reached its peak in the second half of the 1980s. The film was mostly shot in Yalta in November-December 1986. The film premiered on March 25, 1988 at the Moscow DC MEL'z as part of the Assa art-rock parade. According to Solovyov, the film itself was shot for two months, after which the director spent another eight months on its release ...more

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