QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI - EMTC103.Matrices A-4/B-4. A rare British original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album "God Save the Queen" is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte spread with an embossed logo in excellent condition with minimal traces of storage - NMINT (strictly). Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
SLADE-PLAY IT LOUD-1970-First press UK-POLYDOR -2383 026 Matrix A-2/B-2. A very rare British original of the cult album. Play It Loud is the second studio album by the British rock band Slade. It was released by the Polydor label on November 28, 1970, but failed to chart. The album, produced by Chas Chandler, was the first to be released under the Slade name since the band's 1969 debut album was released under the Ambrose Slade name. In 1973, the album would achieve commercial success in Canada after Polydor was released there, peaking at number 40. In 1975 he received the silver status. ...more
Lot sold: 4700 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
SHOCKING BLUE-SAME-1970-THE FIRST USA-COLOSSUS-CS1000 PRESS. A very rare original of the first album released in the USA on a rare label. This is the first recording of the band with singer Mariska Veres. Robbie van Leeuwen acquired Veres in an attempt to emulate the shape of Jefferson's female airplane. Thanks to Veres' remarkable vocal performance and stunning appearance, the band finally had an adequate frontwoman. The band's second album was a mix of influences from pop rock to psychedelic rock. There is also early evidence of their interest in Americana, with tracks such as "California Here I Come" and "Harley Davidson". In general, he is best known for his hit single "Venus- which took first place in the American national charts. Never again has the band achieved such success in the US ...more
Lot sold: 5600 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
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. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
OSBOURNE, OZZY-BLIZZARD OF OZZ-1980-THE FIRST EU-HOLLAND-EPIC/JET-JETLP234 PRESS. A very rare European original of the cult album.Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by British rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, which was recorded in Surrey, UK and released on September 20, 1980 in the UK and March 27, 1981 in the USA. To this day, Blizzard of Ozz remains Ozzy Osbourne's best-selling album; more than five million copies have been sold in the US alone ...more
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
GEORDIE -HOPE YOU LIKE IT-1973-first press UK-emi- EMC3001 matrix A1/B1 is a very rare British original of the cult album. Hope You Like It is the debut studio album by British glam rock band Geordie. The album received high marks , and Allmusic critics wrote: The British rock band Geordie with Brian Johnson on vocals managed to record as many as three and a half albums. And the strongest, and even epochal among them was precisely the debut album - "Hope You Like It", released in 1973. ...more
Lot sold: 13000 ₽
