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.
Vinyl records in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Matte reverse cover in a top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
KRAFTWERK-COMPUTER WORLD-1981-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-ELECTROLA-1A-062-64370. Mega rare original of the cult album.Computerwelt is the eighth studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in 1981. This is the fifth, since Autobahn (1974), concept album by the band, dedicated this time to the world of computers, calculators and numbers. By the time Computerwelt was released, pop music had already counted dozens of successful electronic bands who, having adopted Kraftwerk's previous ideas, took them to the next level; against this background, the Kraftwerk album was not so revolutionary. In the aspect of the band's creativity, the record, nevertheless, is considered strong, not least due to innovative rhythms. A year later, the rhythm of the song Numbers and the melody of Trans-Europa Express from the album of the same name were used in the composition of Africa Bambata Planet Rock, which had a great influence on the further development of hip-hop and electro. ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCS7089 Matrix A2/B1. stamper 4GLO/2GOH . A very rare British original of the iconic album. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and was the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sold four million copies in its first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, before being pushed out by The Rolling Stones ' Let It Bleed for one week. It then returned to # 1 again (in the Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until it was displaced by Led Zeppelin's second record, Led Zeppelin II. In total, Abbey Road spent 81 weeks on the UK albums chart. The situation was similar abroad. The album held the top spot on the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Recording Industry Association, and also one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s. ...more
Lot sold: 20000 ₽
HARRISON, GEORGE-DARK HORSE-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PAS10008. matrix YEX 941-2U/YEX 942-2U. Dark Horse is the fifth studio album by English rock musician George Harrison. It was released on the Apple Records label in December 1974.Dark Horse has many guest musicians, including Tom Scott, Billy Preston, Willie Weeks, Andy Newmark, Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr, Gary Wright and Ron Wood. This showed that Harrison was moving towards the funk and soul genres[2] and released the hit singles "Dark Horse" and "Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong". It reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 in the US charts and entered the top ten in some European countries, but became Harrison's first solo album after the Beatles not to hit the UK charts. ...more
Lot sold: 3700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
URIAH HEEP-RETURN TO FANTASY-1975-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9335. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare original of the CBS contract press. Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released on May 13, 1975 by Bronze in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The album is known for the title song "Return to Fantasy". On the eve of the recording, there was another change of composition. Bassist Gary Thane left by mutual consent, because due to drug addiction he was physically unable to cope with a tight schedule of touring and recording. Later, on December 8, 1975, Gary Thane died at the age of 27 from an overdose. He was replaced from Roxy Music by bass guitarist John Wetton, who had previously played in the bands Family and King Crimson. Return to Fantasy is the only album of the band that hit the top ten in the UK charts, rose to 7th place. At the same time , the album received devastating criticism in the British press ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
ROUSSOS,DEMIS-SOUVENIRS-1975-THE FIRST PRESS OF FRANCE-PHILIPS-6325201. Souvenirs is a studio album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 1975 on Philips Records. The album reached No. 25 in the UK and No. 13 in the Netherlands. It also spent 21 weeks on the Norwegian chart, peaking at number 2. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
