Lot 38KAYAK-MERLIN-1981-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO-NMINT/NMINT

ALEXEY RYBNIKOV-ROCK OPERA STAR AND THE DEATH OF JOAQUIN MURIETA-1978-(EXPORT) FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-MELODIA-C6011191-004. "The Star and the Death of Joaquin Murieta— is a rock opera by Alexey Rybnikov and Pavel Grushko. One of the first rock operas in the USSR, created on the initiative of director Mark Zakharov based on the dramatic cantata by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda "The Shining and Death of Joaquin Murieta, a Chilean robber killed in California on July 23, 1853." The play was performed on the stage of the Lenkom Theater for 17 seasons and was shown 1050 times.  In 1978, the first record "The Star and the Death of Joaquin Murieta" was released — the main parts were performed by: The Star, Teresa - Jeanne Rozhdestvenskaya; Joaquin Murieta, Death - Gennady Trofimov. The Araks ensemble took part in the recording of the disc. ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-ASYLUM -7E-1084. Rare American original. In 2001, the album Hotel California was 15th in the list of the greatest albums of all time, VH1 version. In 2002, the album took the 11th line of "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock. The song from the album- "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" -topped the U.S. sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), the latter was also awarded a Grammy. ...more

CAMEL-MOONMADNESS-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-TXS-R115. The Matrix A-P2W/B P2W. Moonmadness is the fourth Studio album by the British prog-rock band Camel, released in 1976, the last CD released by the original line up. The album was ranked 18th in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com. ...more

LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO-YOKO ONO/PLASTIC ONO BAND-1970-THE FIRST PRESS DANISH-APPLE- PCS7124. Matrix A-1U/B-1U It is worth noting that the de jure Danish press was completely made in Britain with Made in Denmark on the label. The first solo album by LENNON and ONO in the LENNON JOHN version.John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is John Lennon's first official solo album, released in 1970.The album cover is almost identical to the cover of Yoko Ono's album "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band". The difference is that on the album "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" Yoko lies on Lennon's body, and on the album "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" on the contrary.On the back of the cover in the original edition, the track list of the album was not put, instead, on the back of the album, a photograph of John Lennon at school age, circa 1946, was placed.Plastic Ono Band is a supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969. Among the various members of the band were Eric Clapton, two former members of The Beatles, old friend Klaus Wurmann, future drummer of Yes Alan White, Delaney and Bonnie, drummer of The Who Keith Moon, New York band Elephant's Memory, Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins, Phil Spector, and drummer Jim Keltner ...more

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-THE FIRST HOLLAND-POLYDOR 823777-1 PRESS is a rare European original in top condition. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the reunited "classic line—up" of the band, released in November 1984.  At the beginning of October, Perfect Strangers was mixed, and on November 16 it went on sale, rising to 5th place in Britain and 17th in the USA. Blackmore, known for his clumsiness, joked that the album should finally be called the 1974 album, hinting that the last album recorded in this line-up was released back in 1973 (Who Do We Think We Are). Such zeal did not remain without consequences: the album turned out to be very successful, quickly became platinum, took 5th place in the UK charts and 17th place in the USA. Deep Purple embarked on a world tour, culminating in a performance in front of 80,000 British fans at Knebworth Park in June 1985. ...more