JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS -CHR1708.Rare British original . Rock Island is the 17th Studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1989. The album continued the direction of hard rock, which the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). Now the group included Ian Anderson , Martin Barre , Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry is in his first full record with the band, although he was a member of Jethro Tull since 1984. Without a permanent keyboardist, this role was shared Maartin Alcock of Fairport Convention and former member of Tull Peter Vettese .The rock island went gold in the UK, with good sales also in Germany, where it peaked at number 5. Good sales were also single" Kissing Willie," which reached No. 6.
Vinyl is in clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Cover lacquer is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels are in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
BEATLES-MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (2X45-EP) - 1967-THE FIRST PRESS(STEREO) UK-PARLOPHONE-SMMT-1 matrix A1/B2/C1/D1 stamper 1GD/4MP/1RH/3AD. Magical Mystery Tour is an album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and LP in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the TV movie of the same name in 1967. The EP was released in the UK on December 8, 1967 on the Parlophone label, while the Capitol Records release in the US took place on November 27 and included five more songs that were originally released as singles in the same year. In 1976, Parlophone released an eleven-track album in the UK. Despite widespread criticism in the media of the film "Magic Mystical Tour", the soundtrack was a critical and commercial success. In the UK, it topped the EPs chart compiled by the Record Retailer label, and took 2nd place in the magazine's singles chart (later in the UK Singles chart) after "Hello, Goodbye". The album topped the Billboard Best Records list for eight weeks and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category" Album of the Year "in 1969. With the international standardization of The Beatles ' catalog in 1987, Magical Mystery Tour became the only album released by Capitol that replaced the band's intended format and became part of their main catalog. ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 15000—18000 ₽
LAID BACK-KEEP SMILING-1983-FIRST PRESS DANISH / HOLLAND-MEDLEY-MDLP6133. A rare original of the cult disco album. Keep Smiling is the second studio album by the Danish pop band Laid Back, released in 1983. The album peaked at number 87 on The Billboard 200 chart. Separately released from this album, the single "White Horse"in the same chart managed to reach number 26 and number 15 on the Canadian CHUM Chart. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
TROWER, ROBIN (EX-PROCOL HARUM) - BRIDGE OF SIGHS-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR-1057. Matrices A-2U/B-2U. A rare British original of the cult album of the legendary guitarist PROCOL HARUM. The second solo album by English guitarist and songwriter Robin Thrower. Released in 1974, it was his second album after leaving Procol Harum, and it became a commercial breakthrough for Thrower. Such songs as" Bridge of Sighs"," Too Rolling Stoned"," Day of the Eagle "and" Little Bit of Sympathy " became the main ones at live concerts. It reached number 7 in the United States during its stay on the chart for 31 weeks. It was certified gold on September 10, 1974. ...more
Lot sold: 4200 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
CHRISTIE-CHRISTIE-1970-THE FIRST PRESS-UK-CBS number S64108. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare British original of the legendary band including the hit YELLOW RIVER inscribed in the history of rock music. Christie is a British rock band, created by Jeff Christie with the participation of the musicians of the group The Tremeloes, who performed Power pop with elements of Blues and Country rock. World fame was brought to her by the hits Yellow River (1970 and If Only. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 7000—8000 ₽
JETHRO TULL-BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST-1982-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CDL1380. The Broadsword and the Beast is the 14th studio album by the rock band Jethro Tull, released on April 10, 1982. The album is a cross between the dominant synthesizer sound of the 1980s and the folk-influenced style that Jethro Tull used in the previous decade. Thus, the band's characteristic acoustic instruments are complemented by electronic soundscapes provided by the new keyboardist Peter-John Vettese. The electronic aspects of this album will be further explored by the band in their next release, In Secret. In the notes to the remastered version of the album, Ian Anderson expresses the opinion that Broadsword contains some of the best music of Jethro Tull. ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽