Lot 2БРАВО - БРАВО -1987-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-MELODIA-NMINT/NMINT

DEEP PURPLE-BURN-1974-THE FIRST PRESS (TRANSITION) UK-PURPLE-TPS 3505, OC 062 94837, Matrices A-2/B-1U. 1M/3GGO stamper. A very rare British original. Burn is the eighth studio album by the British band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the "Mark 3" line-up, released in February 1974 on EMI / Purple (in the UK) and Warner Bros. Burn was recorded in November 1973 in Montreux, Switzerland (Mobile Studio of The Rolling Stones). Under the influence of newcomers-vocalist David Coverdale and bass guitarist / vocalist Glenn Hughes-the sound of Deep Purple became more bluesy, elements of funk and soul began to manifest themselves.Despite the fact that the song "Burn" became a big hit, and its main melody is second in recognition only to the legendary "Smoke on the Water", in fact, few people know that the riff of this composition was borrowed from George Gershwin from " Fascinating Rhythm /Someone to Watch Over Me "[4][unauthorized source?]. Having become a hit," Burn " opened all Deep Purple concerts for the next two years. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR-1979-FIRST PRESS USA-SWAN SONG-SS16002 .A rare American original in full configuration. The cover version of " D " In Through the Out Door is the eighth and last studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded over three weeks in November and December 1978 at ABBAPolar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by the Swan Song label on August 15, 1979. It was the last album released before the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, which led the band to break up. The album was a huge commercial success, especially in the United States, where it reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart in just its second week on the chart. It reached number one in the UK, Canada and New Zealand, and reached the Top 10 or 15 in several other countries. In Through the Out Door was the band's last studio release to reach the top of the charts in America. ...more

WAITS, TOM-SWORDFISHTROMBONE-1983-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ISLAND-205774 A rare German original of the eighth album from the master of tavern blues. Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits released himself. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from traditional piano songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach. The cover is a photo of Michael A. Russavin, in which Waits is depicted with actors Angelo Rossitto and Lee Colima. The album reached number 164 on the Billboard Pop Albums and 200 Albums charts. It was ranked 2nd among the "Albums of the Year" for 1983 by NME In 1989, Spin named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time. In 2006, Company Q placed the album at number 36 on their list of "The 40 Best Albums of the 80s." Pitchfork listed Swordfishtrombones as the 11th best album of the 1980s. Slant Magazine listed the album ranked 26th on its list of "the best albums of the 1980s". In 2000, it was ranked number 374 in Colin Larkin's Top 1000 Albums of All Time ...more

JOHN, ELTON-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPX1. Matrix A-2/B-1, A rare British original . This album is one of the peaks of ELTON JOHN's creativity . Complete set ( two booklets and a large poster).Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer Elton John, released in 1975. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and remained there for seven weeks; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the first album to reach this chart. It was certified gold in May 1975, and was certified platinum and triple platinum in March 1993 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album also debuted at #1 on the national RPM Top Albums chart. The UK Albums Chart reached #2. In 2003, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was ranked at #158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more

AQUARIUM-SANDS OF ST. PETERSBURG-1994-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-TRIARIUM-M-0031. A very rare original on vinyl. "Sands" is the ninth "natural" album of the group "Aquarium", consisting mainly of songs from 1975-1986, recorded in 1993. When in the autumn of 1992, "Aquarium" had its own studio at Fontanka, 39, the group had the idea to recreate some songs written by Grebenshchikov in the late 70s-early 80s in their spare time from recording the album "Favorite songs of Ramses IV". Most of the songs of that time were already included in the albums "All Brothers — Sisters" and "Acoustics", but many of them remained unrecorded. And it was decided to extend their life in the "parallel past". ...more