Lot 62GENESIS -WE CAN'T DANCE-1991-FIRST PRESS UK-VIRGIN-NMINT/NMINT

METALLICA-SAME-1991-First press HOLLAND-VERTIGO SWIRL-510022- A very rare original of the cult album on a collector's label. Metallica is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as the Black Album due to its packaging design. His recording took place in a one-on-one studio in Los Angeles for eight months, during which Metallica often clashed with its new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier and more refined sound. Metallica performed Metallica in full during the 2012 Black Albums European Tour. In 2020, the album was ranked 235th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest Albums of all time. In December 2019, Metallica became the fourth release in American history to reach the 550-week milestone on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the second longest-running traditional title in chart history and the second to spend 550 weeks on the album charts. ...more

 RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-The first SWEDEN-POLYDOR OYSTER press-OYA2001 KENDUN A-3U/B-1U matrices. A rare Scandinavian original printed in Britain ( English production matrices) for Sweden. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album by the British-American band Rainbow, released in May 1975. In the UK charts, this disc took the 11th place, in the US — the 30th. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James Dio, according to him.  ...more

PINK FLOYD-ANIMALS-1977-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-7C064-98434 Rare Scandinavian original. Animals is the tenth studio album by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on January 23, 1977. Recorded at Britannia Row Studios (London). It reached number two in the UK charts and number three in the US. The album was originally released in the United Kingdom on January 23, 1977 on the Harvest Records label, then on Columbia Records in the United States on February 2, 1977.The album is ranked 14th in the list of" The 25 best classic progressive rock albums " according to PopMatters. ...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

INCREDIBLE HOG-SAME-1973-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-COLUMBIA-2C064-94876. A rare French original of the cult album. The only album of the trio from London. Its history usually begins in 1970, although the trio began performing under the name “Incredible Hog” (a paraphrased title of the comic book series “Incredible Hulk”) only since January 1972. It ceased to exist at the end of 1973. The band consisted of Ken Gordon (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Jim Holmes (bass guitar), Tony Awin (drums). It is known that Ken and Jim have been friends since school years. At first, they performed in a team called "Speed Auction". Having formed "Incredible Hog“, they then created a club in London” The Pig Sty", which gathered not only their fans, but also fans of heavy rock and blues in general. The band is distinguished by a certain unusual hard rock melody. Ken's guitar playing style clearly resembled the unforgettable Rory Gallagher, and in general the band was compared with the early "Deep Purple“, then with”Groundhogs". English-speaking fans of” Incredible Hog " note as the advantages of the group not only the melody and high technique of performance, but also the lyrics of the songs, which, in their opinion, are quite intelligent and meaningful… According to some reports, the band was recreated and took part in the spring of 2011 at the Roadburn rock festival.  ...more