FITZGERALD, ELLA-THE COLE PORTER SONG BOOK-1956-FIRST PRESS UK-HIS MASTER'S VOICE-CLP1083.A rare British original of the cult album. .Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book is a 1956 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald accompanied by a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, dedicated to the songs of Cole Porter. It was Fitzgerald's first album for the newly formed Verve Records (and the first album released by the label). Fitzgerald's time on the Verve label allowed her to release her most famous recordings at the peak of her vocal abilities. This album marked the beginning of a series of Fitzgerald songs, each of the eight albums in the series focuses on a different composer's canon, known as the Great American Songbook. The album was recorded on February 7-9 and March 27, 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Fitzgerald's manager and producer of many of her albums, Norman Granz, visited Cole Porter at the Waldorf-Astoria and played him the entire album. Afterwards, Porter simply remarked: "God, what a wonderful diction this girl has."
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is laminated in excellent condition with small traces of storage-NMINT. Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 10100 ₽
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
Lot sold: 2800 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
ALEXEY RYBNIKOV-ROCK OPERA JUNO AND AVOS-1980-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-MELODIA-C60-18627. "Juno and Avos" is a rock opera by Alexey Rybnikov (music) and Andrey Voznesensky (libretto). The premiere, directed by Mark Zakharov, took place on July 9, 1981 on the stage of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater, where the performance, which has become a kind of business card of Lenkom, took place In parallel with the work on the performance, an audio version of the opera with other performers was recorded in Lenkom in 1980. The first public listening of the recorded work took place on December 9, 1980 in the Church of the Intercession in Fily (Moscow). However, due to censorship obstacles, the album of two stereo records was released by the company" Melody " only in 1982 (number C60 18627-30 (2LP)). ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
CELENTANO, ADRIANO-I MIEI AMERICANI-1984-THE FIRST PRESS OF ITALY-CLAN-CLN20445. A rare Italian original. The CD consists of world-famous American hits by popular artists (with the exception of the songs " Michelle "by the British rock band The Beatles, and the song" Susanna " by the Dutch band The Art Company). All the songs of this album have been translated into Italian, as well as the arrangements have been changed. The translation of the lyrics is as close as possible to the original. In total, the album includes eleven songs. The album was a bestseller for two years and is very important in Celentano's career. The success of the album was so great that two years later Celentano released a second disc with the same name-I miei americani 2, which also featured world hits. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
GUNS N' ROSES-G N' R LIES-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-GEFFEN 924198-1. Very rare original cult band. G N’ R Lies (also known as Lies) is the second Studio album by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, released in 1988. According to the RIAA, it sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone, becoming instantly multiplatinovymi. The first four tracks previously released on the EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. The last four songs were recorded using acoustic guitars. They were written and recorded in only a few sessions in the Studio (except "You're Crazy", which was included in an alternate version of the album Appetite for Destruction).In later interviews, Axl rose said that he likes how the band sounded on the last four songs, but he hated the sound of his voice. Rose recalled that his voice was hoarse and rough due to long touring bands at the time, and if he could, he re-recorded his vocals. "You're Crazy" was released previously on the band's debut album, Appetite for Destruction and in this album as originally conceived. ...more
Lot sold: 12100 ₽
ROLLING STONES-BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS) - 1966-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-DECCA-TXL101. Matrices XARL-7503-1A, XARL-7504-3A. A very rare British original of the cult ROLLING STONES album. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)is the first compilation album by The Rolling Stones. With various covers and track listings, it was released on March 28, 1966 on London Records in the United States and on November 4, 1966 on Decca Records in the United Kingdom. The American edition focused on the songs of 1964 and 1965 with two new melodies: the recent "19th Nervous Breakdown" and the re-recorded "Time Is on My Side" with a guitar intro. The British version covered a longer period, starting with the band's first A-side single in 1963, "Come On", and ending with several songs from 1966, including the recent hit "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200 chart[1] and number four on the UK albums chart.[2] It remained on the chart for 99 weeks in the United States, where the RIAA certified the album as double platinum, which meant more than two million copies sold. ...more
Lot sold: 22000 ₽
Estimate: 22000—26000 ₽
