DIRE STRAITS-LOVE OVER GOLD-1982-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO - 6359109 . A rare British original of the cult group. Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on September 20, 1982 on Vertigo Records and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The presence of detailed musical compositions with long instrumental passages in the album brings it closer in style to progressive rock. This is the last CD of the band recorded with the participation of the original drummer Peak Withers. The singles from the album, "Private Investigations", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Industrial Disease" reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The album topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the UK, and peaked at No. 19 in the US. Love over Gold was later certified gold in the US, platinum in France and Germany, and double platinum in Canada and the UK.
Vinyl record in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE . Matte cover in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Labels in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 3100 ₽
SMOKIE-STRANGERS IN PARADISE-1982-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-RAK-1A-064-64743. Matrices A-1/B-1 . A rare European original. In early 1982, the last album for EMI Strangers in Paradise was released. The album failed in the charts, and it became clear that the members could not recreate their success using their own material. Shortly after the release of Strangers in Paradise, work began on two albums, one of which was released as a Smokie Midnight Delight album, and the other was Chris Norman's solo album Rock Away Your Teardrops. But that Smokie album, that Norman solo album sold poorly. It's amazing how time changes a lot, currently the album is considered one of the rarest and most coveted by fans of the band. ...more
Lot sold: 3100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY-DOMINATION-1965-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-ST2203. A rare original of the cult album. Domination is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, released on the Capitol label and featuring performances by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson. The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3½ stars, stating: "Both Adderleys feature in Oliver Nelson's monumental sound chart series, which go through exemplary remastering - on very adventurous material" ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
GILLAN, IAN BAND - CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE-1977-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND PRESS-ILPS9500. Matrices A-2/B-2. A rare original of the cult album. Clear Air Turbulence is the second studio album by the British jazz-rock band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1977 with a cover by Chris Foss. Work on the album was carried out from July 1976 to September 1976. A UK tour was arranged, although all dates were cancelled until April 1977 so that the new album could be re-recorded and remixed at Kingsway Recorders, London. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
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. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
SWEET - IDENTITY CRISIS-1982-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-POLYDOR-2311179. Mega rare original cult band. Identity Crisis - the ninth and final Studio album by British glam rock band Sweet . Originally released only in Germany and Mexico via Polydor , the album was recorded in 1980-81, and finally released after the band's breakup in 1982. ...more
Lot sold: 4400 ₽
Estimate: 12000—14000 ₽
