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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

WAITS, TOM-HEARTATTACK AND VINE-1980-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ASYLUM-AS52252 is a rare German original of the seventh album from the master of tavern blues. Heartattack and Vine is the seventh studio album by Tom Waits, released on September 9, 1980 and his last album released on the Asylum label. Critics and fans have diverged in their views. Some considered the work mediocre, others brilliant. The album was placed only in the first hundred charts. ...more

ARIA-PLAYING WITH FIRE-1990-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C6029907000. A rare original of the cult album. Playing with Fire is the fourth studio album by Aria. The first album of the band with the participation of drummer Alexander Manyakin and without a permanent producer Viktor Vekshtein. The album was successful and sold 835,000 copies, although this is much less than the previous album "Hero of Asphalt", which sold at least 1.5 million copies. ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-AMOEBA'S SECRET (MAXI SINGLE 4 TRACKS) - 2007-FIRST PRESS USA-MPL-HMLP-30607.  A limited edition EP with a rare performance from Sir Paul. Amoeba's Secret is a live mini-album by Paul McCartney, released in 2007, recorded during a" secret " (not advertised in advance) performance of McCartney and his band at the Amoeba Music music store in Hollywood on June 27, 2007. The mini-album reached number 119 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, although the album's advertising was minimal. Two tracks from the mini-album were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for the 51st Award Ceremony held on February 8, 2009: "That Was Me" in the category "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in the category "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"  ...more

GENTLE GIANT-FREE HAND-1975-THE FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1093. The A-1U/B-1U matrices are a rare British original . Free Hand is the seventh album by the British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. It was released in 1975. It was Gentle Giant's first album with their new label Chrysalis Records in the UK. The album turned out to be high-quality and less dissonant, more accessible feeling than their previous album The Power and the Glory. It was their highest charting album in the US and the only one to reach the Top 50 on the Billboard chart. ...more