Lot 12АРИЯ-ГЕРОЙ АСФАЛЬТА -1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-NMINT/NMINT

STEWART, ROD - AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 UK-VERTIGO(SWIRL) - VO4/847200VTY. A very rare second press of the debut album of the legend of the British scene. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down is the debut solo album by British singer Rod Stewart, released in the UK in February 1970. In the United States, the CD was released in November 1969 under the name The Rod Stewart Album and reached number 139 on the Billboard 200 chart. As guest musicians on this record, the following were noted: some members of the band The Faces, the drummer of The Jeff Beck Group — Mickey Waller, Keith Emerson and the guitarists of the band Steamhammerruen-Martin Pug and Martin Quittenton. ...more

BEE GEES-SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING-1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-POLYDOR-519945-1. A rare British original of the cult album. Size Isn't Everything is the twentieth studio album by the British band Bee Gees, released in September 1993. The first thing in the form of a separate single was the song "Paying The Price Of Love", which took the 23rd place in the UK chart. The album itself was able to rise only to the 33rd position in the UK chart, and only lasted in the hundred for 16 weeks. The second single, "For Whom The Bell Tolls", was more successful and reached the top five. The third single, "How to Fall in Love, Part 1", was released later than everyone else and did not gain popularity in the UK, managing to rise only to the 30th place. Thus, Size Isn't Everything since Spirits Having Flown became the first Bee Gees disc, three singles from which managed to get into the top thirty of the main chart of the United Kingdom. The reaction in the United States was less noticeable, the album spent only three weeks on the Billboard 200 and occupied a relatively low 153rd place at the maximum. The single "Paying The Price Of Love" managed to rise to the 74th position during the Christmas holidays. Oddly enough, the publication was expected to be a huge success in Argentina, Latin Americans really liked the song "For Whom the Bell Tolls", where it held the lead of the hit parade for some time. In total, the worldwide sales of the album amounted to about 700 thousand copies. Regarding the song "Blue Island", Barry Gibb noted in an interview that it is "the coolest song they have ever written". ...more

BOWIE, DAVID-LETS DANCE-1983-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-AML3028. Rare British original of the cult album. Let's Dance is the 15th studio album by English singer David Bowie, released on April 14, 1983 by EMI . After the release of the album Scary Monsters (1980), Bowie began a period of numerous musical collaborations and film performances. During this time, he also left RCA Records due to dissatisfaction. After signing a contract with EMI in late 1982, Bowie decided that he wanted to start all over again, and chose Nile Rodgers from the rock disco band Chic to co-produce his next record. The album was recorded in December 1982 at the power plant in New York. The sessions featured a completely new line-up, including then unknown Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar. For the first time, Bowie did not play any instruments on the album, but only sang. Musically, Let's Dance has been described as a post-disco record with elements of dance rock, dance pop and new wave. It contains three cover versions: Iggy Pop's song "China Girl", which Bowie and Pop recorded together for the album Pop's The Idiot (1977); Metro's song" Criminal World " and a reworking of her song. "Cat People (Putting Out the Fire)", originally recorded by Bowie and Giorgio Moroder in 1982 for the film of the same name . Let's Dance was met with huge commercial success, reaching number one in many countries, and turned Bowie into a major superstar; it remains Bowie's best-selling album. The album's four singles, including the title track, were also commercially successful. ...more

CAMEL-MIRAGE-1974-THE FIRST PRESS OF the UK-DERAM-SML1107 Matrix A-P2W/B-P2W. A rare British original of the cult prog group. Mirage is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released on March 1, 1974. It includes songs such as "The White Rider", "Lady Fantasy" and "Supertwister", which include a demonstration of Andrew Latimer's flute. The album was ranked No. 51 in the Top 100 prog Albums of All Time by readers of Prog magazine in 2014. Prog Sphere considered Mirage to be the band's best album, writing that it is a prog classic that everyone who is a fan of progressive rock should own. ...more

DOORS-WAITING FOR THE SUN-1968-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS74024. Matrices A-AL/B-AL. ALLENTOWN PRESS.  A very rare American original of the cult album. Waiting for the Sun is the third studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released in July 1968. The CD was recorded at Sunset Sound Studio (Los Angeles). It was originally planned that it would be based on a 25-minute composition "The Celebration of Lizard" ("Praise of the Lizard"), but after listening to the recorded material, which only Morrison was satisfied with, this idea had to be abandoned. The album also did not include the title song, which was transferred to the album Morrison Hotel. While working on the album, Morrison often got drunk, which infuriated producer Paul Rothschild. Despite its roughness, as well as a barrage of criticism, the album reached the first line in the national hit parade. ...more