DIRE STRAITS-ALCHEMY LIVE-1984-first press HOLLAND-vertigo-818244-1. Rare German original cult concert. lchemy: Dire Straits Live is the debut live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 14 March 1984. The album was recorded during two shows (22-23 July, 1983) at London's Hammersmith Odeon, the band performed their most famous and beloved by fans of hits, many songs were performed with the revised arrangement and contained improvisational segments.
Vinyl in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE matte gatefold Cover is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels are in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 2700 ₽
CAMEL-SNOW GOOSE-1975-UK FIRST PRESS-DECCA-SKL-R5207. Matrix A-P2W/B-P3W. The Snow Goose is the third Studio album by prog rock band Camel, released in 1975. The album reached position 22 in the UK charts. To date, the album The Snow Goose the most famous of all works of the group and is actually her trademark. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
QUEEN-THE WORKS-1984-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-EMC2400141. A rare British original. The Works is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on February 27, 1984. The album became a kind of return to the roots. After an unsuccessful attempt to release a dance album, the band realizes that people want the old Queen with powerful heavy fast numbers (Now I'm Here, Dead On Time, Tie Your Mother Down), lyrical ballads (Love Of My Life, Jealous), hard rock ballads in the spirit of "waving the flag" (We Are The Champions, In The Lap Of The Gods), opera polyphony (The Prothet's Song, Somebody To Love) and metal fast beats (Stone Cold Crazy, Let Me Entertain You). As Brian May said, "The Works" is "A Night At The Opera" with a few touches from "The Game". The Works gave the world two famous hits: "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free". The album went double platinum and sold five million copies. ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
DEEP PURPLE & THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, MALCOLM ARNOLD-CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA-1970-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST - SHVL767. of the matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 2AR/1AA (Very early!) Concerto for Group and Orchestra (in translation from English. — "Concerto for group and orchestra") is a live album by British rock band Deep Purple, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra. One of the first attempts to blend classical music and rock music in one work. Was released in the U.S. in December 1969, and in the UK in January 1970. At the time of formation of the second Deep Purple line in the group, there was a confrontation between art-rock ambitions of Lord John and the hard-rock of Ritchie Blackmore. The Lord considered the possibility of creating works which will combine the features of classical and rock music. Deep Purple Manager Tony Edwards decides to go for broke and reserves albert Hall on 24 September, leaving John Lord about six months to write the score. Ritchie Blackmore subsequently terribly envious of the Lord, that idea came to mind not to him ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
SLADE-NOBODY'S FOOLS-1976-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLYDOR-2383377 Mega rare Scandinavian original cult album. The sixth album of the band Slade. Recorded in 1975, released on March 5, 1976. The rating is No. 14 in the UK, the first not to get into the Top 10. Further on these indicators it was even worse. This does not mean that the band's music has become worse (Noddy Holder considers this album to be the best, and many fans and even critics share the same opinion, the musical material here is very strong. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
NAZARETH-CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ROCK'N'ROLL-1976-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO-6370 412 . A rare Scandinavian original . Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1976. The album was released in March 1976. The album was produced, as well as the previous one, by Manny Charlton. The highlight of the album is the Telegram composition, which is a four-part work describing the difficult touring life of rock musicians. Dan McCafferty: "The first album we recorded in Canada at Le Studio. And since then, Telegram has always opened concerts." In Britain, the album enjoyed modest success, but in Canada, Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll was able to rise to the 12th position of the national chart ...more
Lot sold: 3300 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽