DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-1978--THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-VERTIGO - 6360162.Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in October 1978. On October 7, 1978, the album "Dire Straits" was officially released on the Phonogram label. Since 1979, the album has been released under the Vertigo label. The album's sales results are quite impressive — four million copies were sold in Europe, two million copies were sold in the USA. The fate of the singles is diametrically different — Sultans of Swing was accepted by the public, reached the 8th position in the UK chart. Water of Love was released in some countries and the best achievement was the 54th position in the Australian chart.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is matte in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
ZOO-COUNTY TOWN N-1983-FIRST PRESS 1994 RUSSIA-ZOO-M0054. A very rare original of the cult group. "County Town N" is the first studio album by the band "Zoo", recorded in 1983. The title track is one of the longest songs sung in Russian. One of the tribute albums to the memory of Mike and the band, released in 2005, was called "County Town N 20 years later". The album was recorded in the spring of 1983 on equipment in the building of the "House of the Young Technician" in Leningrad under the direction of Andrey Tropillo. A tape recorder of the Studer brand at the 38th speed and a Basf LR-56 film were used. The recording is characterized by a fairly high sound quality.All the songs included in the album were written by Mike Naumenko, with the exception of the song "Bells", which was written and performed by Alexander Khrabunov, the band's lead guitarist. ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
HAWKINS, COLEMAN-HAWKINS! ALIVE! AT THE VILLAGE GATE-1962-THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-VERVE-V6/8509. A rare American original of the cult album. A live album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded at The Village Gate in 1962 and released on the Verve label. AllMusic stated that " The great Hawkins (who made his debut on records 40 years ago) will be able to take part in this live performance of his 1962 quartet ... Coleman Hawkins, in his last 50 years, was still a powerful force. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
JETHRO TULL-A PASSION PLAY-1973-The first press UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1040 matrix A-4U/B-4U. 1PP/2PA stamper. A rare British original of the cult album. A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Following the same style as the band's previous album Thick as a Brick (1972), A Passion Play is a concept album consisting of individual songs arranged into a single continuous piece of music (which was divided into two parts across the two sides of the original vinyl release). The album was a commercial success, becoming Jethro Tull's second number-one album in the United States. Today, the album is often considered a favorite among Jethro Tull fans, and has been listed by contemporary critics as one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time. ...more
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—7000 ₽
STEVIE WONDER-SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE (2LP+SINGLE) - 1976-FIRST PRESS UK-MOTOWN-TMSP-6002. A rare British original of the cult album. The eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. The double album was regarded by music journalists as the culmination of the" classic period "of Wonder's recording. By 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music; Wonder's previous albums" The Talking Book"," Innervations "and the first finale of" Self-Realization " were critical successes. The album was released as a double with a bonus EP of four songs. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, becoming only the third album to reach this level, and the first American artist of that time. Both the lead single "I Wish "and the follow-up single" Sir Duke " reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Songs in the Key of Life spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year. It was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the United States. In 2005, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
MCCARTNEY, PAUL-GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE - EL2602781.A rare British original. Give My Regards to Broad Street is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, as well as an album of soundtracks for his 1984 film of the same name. The album reached the 1st place in the UK chart. The lead single "No More Lonely Nights "was nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. It was also supposed to be his last album released under the Columbia Records label, which was his American label for more than five years.. ...more
Lot sold: 2700 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
