Lot 20CHRISTIE-CHRISTIE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-NMINT/NMINT

BONEY M-TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HANSA-27573OT A rare original of the first album of the disco legend in a complete set (large poster) Take the Heat Off Me is the debut album by Euro-Caribbean band Boney M. The album became a big seller in Europe, especially in the Scandinavian countries (number 1 in Sweden and Finland, number 2 in Norway), but in the US the album simply did not enter the album chart. The tracks include the hits " Daddy Cool "(number 1 in eight European countries, number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 11 on the US Club Play Singles chart)," Sunny "(top 5 in many European countries) and the debut single"Baby Do You Wanna Bump". ...more

FITZGERALD, ELLA AND ARMSTRONG, LOUIS-ELLA AND LOUIS-1956-THE FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-MGV-4003.A rare American original of the cult album. .Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet, released in October 1956. Having previously collaborated in the late 1940s on the Decca label, it was the first of three albums that Fitzgerald and Armstrong were to record together for Inspirational recordings, later followed in 1957 by It's Ella and Louis Again, and in 1959 by "Porgy and Bess". In 2000, it was ranked 636th on Colin Larkin's list of the 1000 best 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

SEARCHERS-THIS IS US-1964-FIRST PRESS USA-KAPP-KL-1409. A rare American original (Hollywood press), an iconic beat band. It's the Searchers is the third studio album by the English rock band The Searchers. The album of the group's famous singles "needles and pins" and "don't leave my love", as well as cover versions of some famous tracks, originally recorded by Betty Everett ("It's in her kiss"), Carl Perkins ("Glad it's over"), Don Gibson ("sea of grief"), the sinkers ("I count the tears") or Tommy Tucker ("Hi-Heels sneakers"). It was also the last Searchers album featuring singer Tony Jackson. The album reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart.  ...more

LENNOX, ANNIE-DIVA-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-RCA-PL75326. A rare Oscar-winning album of the 90s, vocalist EURYTHMICS. The debut solo album by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released in 1992. The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and has since sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK alone, being certified quadruple platinum. It was also successful in the US, where it was a top 30 hit and was certified double platinum. DIVA won the Brit Award for Album of the Year at the 1993 Brit Awards. The album received the nominations "Album of the Year", "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" and "Best Long Form Music Video", winning the last award at the Grammy Awards. in the same year. ...more