ATLANTIS-SAME-1972-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-VERTIGO-6360609. A rare original continuation of the cult prog group FRUMPY. Atlantis was formed at the end of the summer of 1972 by Inga Rumpf (vocals), Jean-Jacques Kravets (keyboards) and Karl-Heinz Schott (bass). These musicians previously played in the band Frumpy. The founding members also included guitarist Frank Dees and drummer Kurt Kress (formerly of the band Emergency). After several live performances in Germany, the first LP was released at Island Records Studio in London, which was widely recognized, especially in the United States, where Rumpf's bluesy vocals were appreciated. Diz and Kress left the band after recording. For a four-week tour of England with Procol Harum and Traffic, George Meyer joined Atlantis as guitarist and Udo Lindenberg joined Atlantis as drummer. After the tour, they were replaced by Dieter Bornschlegel (who had previously worked with the band Dreamtorte) and Ringo Funk (who had previously worked with Geronimo), with whom the second album It's Getting Better (1973) was recorded.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is laminated in top condition -NMINT/ARCHIVE. Layla in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
DIRE STRAITS-LOVE OVER GOLD-1982-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO - 6359109 . 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. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
B.B. KING-TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU-1973-FIRST PRESS USA-ABC-ABCX-794. A rare American original of the cult album. . To Know You Is to Love You is an electric blues album by B.B. King, released in 1973. Produced by Dave Crawford in Philadelphia, it features the participation of Stevie Wonder, the Memphis Horns and members of MFSB, a Philadelphia International Records house band in the early and mid-1970s. The album was highly praised by critics and music agencies. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
LOVE-FOUR SAIL-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-EKS74049. Mega rare original of the cult group. Four Sale is the fourth studio album by the Californian rock band Love, released in December 1969. In 2014, Four Sail took 1st place in the list of 101 NME albums worth listening to in life. In 2019, Bob Stanley wrote in Record Collector magazine that "there was a time when people rejected the very beautiful 1969 Love album Four Sail simply because it didn't sound like a continuation of Forever Changes," but noted that later the opinion changed a lot. ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
MADONNA-EROTICA-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-9362-45031-1 . A very rare European original of the cult album of the Queen of pop music. Erotica is the fifth studio album by American singer Madonna, released on October 20, 1992 by Maverick and Sire Records. Erotica is a concept album about sex and romance, including her alter ego, lover Dita, inspired by actress Dita Parlo. Some of his songs also take on a more confessional tone, influenced by the loss of two close friends of Madonna due to AIDS. Erotica received generally positive reviews from critics, who considered it one of Madonna's most adventurous albums and praised her comments about taboos and AIDS. Commercially, the album was less successful than Madonna's previous albums, peaking at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming her first studio album not topping the chart since her debut. Internationally, it topped the charts in Australia, Finland and France, and also entered the top five in a number of other countries, such as Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Erotica was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and sold over six million copies worldwide. ...more
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
EARTH WIND AND FIRE-LAST DAYS AND TIME-1972-FIRST PRESS USA-COLUMBIA-AL31702. A rare American original. Last Days and Time is the third studio album by American band Earth, Wind and Fire, released in October 1972 on Columbia Records, the album rose to number 15 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and number 9 on the UK Blues/ Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. ...more
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
