DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-1978--FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO - 9102021.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 in the USA. The fate of 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 with minimal traces of storage - NMINT. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
ABBA-THE ALBUM-1977-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282. Rare original Swedish cult band. The Album is the fifth Studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977. It is considered to be more "Americanized" compared to previous, as evidenced by the confessions of the group members and, indirectly, the success of the singles from the album in the American charts. ...more
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
BEE GEES-CUCUMBER CASTLE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2383010. A rare original of the cult album. Cucumber Castle is the seventh studio album by the British band Bee Gees, released in April 1970. Cucumber Castle is the only Bee Gees album recorded without Robin Gibb. The singer left the band at that time for a solo career and did not take part in the work on the record. His voice can be heard in several songs, but he is not even mentioned in the credits. Instead, some vocal parts are performed by the British soul singer P. P. Arnold. The album was accompanied by the release of two singles. First of all, this is "Don't Forget to Remember", which took second place in the UK chart in August, as well as "I.O.I.O.". According to the autobiographical book Tales of the Brothers Gibb, the record itself rose in the United Kingdom only to 54th place, while in the USA it could not rise above 94- th lines. ...more
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
MIKE ABRAHAMS BAND-SAME-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-ILPS9147. Matrices A-1U/B-1U. A very rare album by JETHRO TULL and BLODWYN PIG. MAB's album, as well as BLODWYN PIG's albums, were highly rated in Britain and entered the TOP10. ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-BALANCE OF POWER -1986-THE FIRST PRESS OF EU-HOLLAND-JET-26467 is a rare original of the cult album. Balance of Power is the eleventh studio album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1986. This is the last album of the band featuring co-founder Bev Bevan on drums, as well as the last album to which keyboardist Richard Tandy made a significant contribution. The album received high marks and placed in the charts of Europe from 3rd place in Sweden to 19th place in Germany. Certified in Britain with silver -60000 copies. ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-E PLURIBUS FUNK-1972-THE FIRST UK-CAPITOL-EASW-2853 PRESS. A rare British original of the cult album . E Pluribus Funk is the fifth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released on November 15, 1971 by Capitol Records. Like the previous Grand Funk Railroad albums, it was recorded at the Cleveland Recording Company and is the last album produced by Terry Knight. The name is a play on the motto of the United States of America, E pluribus unum, and in Latin means "Of many, Funk". The original exhaust cap (designed by Ernie Cefalu) was completely round and covered with a silver film resembling a large coin. The back cover of this album included a cast image of Shea Stadium. The album was very successful, placing in the charts of the second ten in many countries. ...more
Lot sold: 10000 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
