Lot 8SHADOWS-SHADOWS-1961-FIRST PRESS(MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-NMINT/NMINT

BRAVO-BRAVO-1987-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-MELODIA-MC6026201004. A rare original of the cult group. The ensemble " Bravo "is the debut vinyl and the third consecutive album of the group" Bravo", released in 1987 by the company"Melody". The soloist is Zhanna Aguzarova. The record's circulation was 5 million copies. The songs included in the album were previously recorded by the group in the period from 83 to 85 and went around the country in an unsatisfactory quality. According to E. Khavtan, Alla Pugacheva played a huge role in the release of the album. After the release of the album, the band became interested in Finland, and soon the album (with the best mastering) was reissued under the name Bravo by Polarvox. In 2010, the album took the 22nd place in the list of "the 50 best Russian albums of all time", compiled by the magazine "Afisha" according to the results of a survey of young Russian musicians. In 2014, the radio station "Silver Rain" included the album in the list of " 50 cult records of the company "Melody"" ...more

GEORGE MICHAEL-LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC-467295-1. A rare original of the cult album pop lyrics of Britain. Listen Without Prejudice is the second studio album by British pop singer George Michael, released on 3 September 1990 on the Columbia and Epic labels. It is the singer's first album in three years after his successful Faith, which was released in 1987. The album won the BRIT Awards in the Best British Album category in 1991 and was included in the book " A Thousand and One Music Albums worth Listening to Before You Die "(1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die) The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. The first single released from the album was "Praying for Time", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Freedom ' 90", reached number 8 in the US, and in the early spring of 1991," Waiting for That Day " reached number 27 in the US. The album went double platinum, reaching sales of two million.  ...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

AC/DC-HIGHWAY TO HELL-1979-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC--ATL50628. Rare American original.  Highway to Hell is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC, released in 1979. Undoubtedly the most popular AC/DC album at the time of release, Highway to Hell significantly expanded the group's audience and became a springboard for a dizzying takeoff the following year with the album Back in Black. This is the last album of the band featuring vocalist Bon Scott, who died suddenly in 1980. The album took the 20th position in the rating of "100 best rock albums of all time" according to Classic Rock magazine. The album became the first work of the group to enter the top hundred of the Billboard 200 chart. Songs such as" Highway to Hell"," Shot Down in Flames "and" If You Want Blood (You've Got It) " were a success among fans and were regularly performed at the band's concerts. Rolling Stone magazine listed the album as one of the"500 Greatest Albums of All Time". This edition was sold in the United States with a circulation of 7 million copies and reached 7x platinum status. At the moment, the album is the second best-selling AC/DC album, after Back in Black. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE-1979-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO-6360170. A rare Scandinavian original of the cult album.Communiqué is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1979. Communiqué was recorded in November-December 1978, at Compass Point Studios, Nassau and produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album was the first to debut in the German charts at number 1 in the first week of sales (their debut album Dire Straits was still at number 3 in this country). In total, it has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In Europe, 3,600 thousand copies were sold, and in the United States it reached gold status. ...more