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.
Vinyl record in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Matte cover in excellent condition with conditional traces of storage - NMINT (STRICTLY). Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
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 ₽
CLAPTON, ERIC-24 NIGHTS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU -REPRISE-7599-26420-1. Very rare original cult album recorded live at the Royal albert Hall. 24 Nights — recorded live album by Blues-rock musician Eric Clapton, released in 1991. 24 Nights contains selected songs from the 42 Clapton concerts in the hall the Royal albert hall in London. The album was originally planned to be released in 1990, after 18 concerts Eric in the beginning of the year, but the musician was dissatisfied with the recorded material and the gate 24 Nights was delayed. In 1991, Clapton set a record by playing the Royal albert hall 24 nights in a row. The album, with the inclusion of new records that came out a few months later. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
QUEEN-A DAY AT THE RACES-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI number EMTC104 Matrix A-4U/B-4U.A rare British original. A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on December 10, 1976 in the UK and December 18, 1976 in the USA.The title of the album — "A Day at the Races" — as well as the previous one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers. A Day at the Races immediately came under fire from critics. Queen was accused of an unsuccessful attempt to repeat A Night At The Opera. The album turned out to be really very similar to the previous one, but this was never hidden by the musicians. May said that both records were being prepared at the same time, but one was recorded earlier and the other later. ...more
Lot sold: 6600 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
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 ₽
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 ₽
