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PRESLEY, ELVIS - CALIFORNIA HOLIDAY-1966-THE FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-RCA-RD-7820. A rare British original of the King of rock and roll. Elvis Presley - California Holiday (1966, Soundtrack) is a studio album by Elvis Presley, which was the soundtrack to the film of the same name with his participation ("Weekend in California", released in 1966). The album went on sale on October 31, 1966. In the US, it rose to number 18 on the Billboard Top LP's album chart ...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

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

BEE GEES-SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-1979-FIRST PRESS-UK-RSO-RSBG001. A rare British original of the iconic album. Spirits Having Flown is the fifteenth studio album by the British trio Bee Gees. Recorded in March-November 1978 (at the same time, the band members were filming the film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Orchestra"). It was released in February 1979 and sold a total of 30 million copies. Topping the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia, it became one of the most successful albums in the Bee Gees ' discography, a kind of quintessence of their work. ...more

SAXON-STRONG ARM OF THE LAW-1980-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-CARRERA-2934129. A rare original of the cult British band. Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by the English heavy metal band Saxon. It was released in 1980 , four months after Wheels of Steel, and debuted in the UK chart at number 11. The album received very high ratings from Allmusic - 5 stars out of 5, Metall Collector guide - 7 stars out of 10. ...more