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FLEETWOOD MAC-SAME-1975-THE FIRST USA-REPRISE-MS2225. Winchester press with WB matrix is a very rare American original. Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on July 11, 1975 by Reprise Records. It was the second album of the same name by the band, the first was the debut album of 1968. It was the first Fleetwood Mac album with Lindsey Buckingham as the guitarist and Stevie Nicks as the vocalist, after Bob Welch (guitarist, singer and composer) left the band at the end of 1974. On September 4, 1976, the album topped the US Billboard 200 chart, 58 weeks after its release. In support of the album, three singles were released — "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me" — each of which hit the top twenty of the chart, with the last two stopping a step away from the Top 10 - both in 11th place. The record received a sevenfold "platinum" certification in the USA, with a total circulation of more than seven million copies. The album was less successful in the United Kingdom, taking only 23rd place there, but it became a prelude to a series of local bestsellers — the next four Fleetwood Mac albums — Rumours, Tusk (English) rus., Tango in the Night and Behind the Mask (English) rus. — each of which topped the national hit parade ...more

SADE-PROMISE-1985-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC- EPC86318. Rare European original. Promise is the second Studio album by Sade. Almost every second song on the album took the top of the billboards ("Is It a Crime" and "Fear"), several songs became hit singles ("Never as Good as the First Time" and "The Sweetest Taboo"). Promise became four times platinum in U.S., double platinum in the UK and Canada and platinum in Germany. ...more

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

DOORS-MORRISON HOTEL-1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1971 USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75007. Matrices A-CPI/B-CPI PITMAN PRESS.  A rare American original press of a cult album.. Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Doors. On the front side of the album cover there is a photo of the band through the glass in the lobby of the Morrison Hotel, which really existed in Los Angeles at 1246 South Hope Street, on the back there is a photo of a diner called "Hard Rock Cafe" The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and performed better abroad than the previous album (it was the band's highest charting studio album in the UK, where it peaked at No. 12). ...more

EAGLES-EAGLES-1972-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 USA-ASYLUM-SD5054. A rare American early edition of the great band's first album. Eagles is the debut studio album by American rock band The Eagles. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Jones and released in 1972. The album immediately became a success for the young band, taking 22nd place in the charts and becoming platinum. Three singles were released from the album, each of which hit the Top 40: "Take It Easy" (12th place), "Witchy Woman" (9th place) and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (22nd place). The band, starting with this album, played an important role in popularizing the sound of country rock. The album was ranked 368th on Rolling Stone Magazine's 2012 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and 207th on the 2020 reboot of the list. The single "Take It Easy" is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". ...more