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HENSLEY, KEN (EX-URIAH HEEP) -EAGER TO PLEASE-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9307. Matrices A-1/B-1 Rare British original of KEN HENSLEY's second solo album (URIAH HEEP) Eager To Please is the second solo album by Ken Hensley, known as the leader of the English rock band Uriah Heep, released in 1975 on Bronze Records and on Warner Bros. Records. Encouraged by the success of his debut solo album Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf (1973), Ken Hensley recorded his second solo work in 1975, calling it Eager To Please, which means "Trying to please" or "Trying to please". Everyone can judge how much Hensley tried to please the public. But based on the tastes of the average Uriah Heep fan, it is clear that something similar was expected from Ken. ...more

 RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-The first press UK-POLYDOR OYSTER- OYA2001 matrix KENDUN A-1U/B-1U. Stamper 1MO/3OL. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album by the British-American band Rainbow, released in May 1975. In the UK charts, this cd took 11th place, in the US - 30th. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James Dio, according to him.  ...more

BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY-CHEAP THRILLS-1968-FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-KCS9700. A very rare original of the cult album JANIS JOPLIN. Cheap Thrills is the second studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in August 1968. "Cheap Thrills" achieved great success: by October, it reached number one on the Billboard chart and turned out to be the best-selling album of 1968, with a circulation of just under a million copies. The song Piece of My Heart became a hit, which was subsequently performed by many other musicians, and the performance of Summertime from the opera Porgy and Bess turned into one of the most memorable and frequently used recordings by Janis Joplin. The album cover was created by the famous illustrator Robert Crumb. The name "Cheap Thrills" can be translated into Russian as "cheap passions", "low-grade fun". ...more

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

OUT OF FOCUS-WAKE UP!-1971-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-KUCKUCK- 2375006. One of the best prog albums in Germany on a prestigious label. Out Of Focus is a German krautrock-rock fusion band formed at the end of 1968 in Munich: Hennes Herring - keyboards (mainly Hammond organ), Remigius Drexler - guitar, Hans-Georg Neumuller - vocals and brass, Klaus Speri - drums and Stefan Visheu - bass. Out of Focus got their name from the track Blue Cheer, but were also influenced by Soft Machine and Xhol Caravan and quickly created a special style mixing rock, jazz and psychedelic overtones. The band's music was known for the socio-political propaganda present in Moran Neumuller's songs. Despite the typical Munich style, they are often compared to the Canterbury fusion of Britain and Scandinavian jazz-rock.  ...more