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.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is round, pressed, covered with falga in excellent condition with conditional traces of storage -NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 10000 ₽
MOODY BLUES-IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-DERAM-SML711. Matrices A-3W/B-2W. A very rare original of the cult album. In Search of the Lost Chord is the third studio album by the British band The Moody Blues, released in July 1968 on Deram Records. The Moody Blues' second album, recorded in the classic Hayward—Pinder—Lodge—Thomas Edge line—up, and the band's second work with producer Tony Clark. On this record, the band's signature sound was formed, built around a mellotron. The album was written under the influence of LSD, transcendental meditation and Oriental music, in particular, Hindustani music. The theme of the album's songs touches on such topics as the spiritual development of a person, his desire for search and discovery. Two songs from the record, "Ride My See-Saw" and "Voices in the Sky", were also released as singles. After the release of In Search of the Lost, Chord took quite high positions in the charts. In the UK, he was in the top five albums, and in Germany and the USA in the top thirty. According to the results of sales, the record received gold status in the USA, and platinum in Canada. In Search of the Lost Chord received positive reviews from critics and was included in various lists of the best progressive rock albums. ...more
Lot sold: 3200 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
KOSSOFF, PAUL-BACK STREET CRAWLER1973-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND -ILPS9264 matrix A-1U/B-1U stamper 1RG/1RR . The first solo album after the breakup of FREE. Very highly appreciated by kuritiks and musicians. ...more
Lot sold: 3500 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
SHADOWS-FROM HANK BRUCE BRIAN AND JOHN....-1967-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-COLUMBIA-SCX6199. A rare British original rock beat band. From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John is the seventh rock album by the British instrumental (and sometimes vocal, half tracks with vocals) band The Shadows, released in 1967. It was their last album released in mono and stereo versions. Highly appreciated by critics and got to the 30th place in the charts. ...more
Lot sold: 3700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
DIRE STRAITS-COMMUNIQUE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO- 9102031. A rare British 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 USA it reached gold status. ...more
Lot sold: 3900 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
OTIS SPANN- CRACKED SPANNER HEAD-1969-THE FIRST UK-DERAM-SML1036 PRESS. A very rare British original of a cult blues album. The album was recorded in 1964 , and the 1969 album was brought together with new orangeries . The stellar line-up of musicians and the genius of blues production MIKE VERNON made a high-quality album a year before the musician's death. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 13000—15000 ₽
