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
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte reverse top condition, with conditional traces of storage -NMINT/ARCHIVE. Layla in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
PET SHOP BOYS-DISCO-1986-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-PARLOPHONE-0462406661. Rare original cult band. Disco - the first Remix album by English electronic Duo Pet Shop Boys, released on November 17, 1986, Parlophone Records UK and EMI America Records in the United States. Disco music consists of remixes of tracks from their debut album Please, and its respective b-sides . The album includes remixes by Arthur Baker , Shep Pettibone and the Pet Shop Boys themselves. ...more
Lot sold: 2100 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
ALLA PUGACHEVA-WATCH OUT-1985-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-WRM-WRMLP-01. A rare original of the English-language album of the Soviet star. Watch Out is the seventh studio album by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, released in Sweden in 1985 by the World Record Music label. The album was reissued in the USSR in 1986 by Melodiya under the title Alla Pugacheva in Stockholm.However, the Soviet edition included fewer songs than were on the original Swedish album. The total sales of the two editions amounted to 3,200,000 copies. For the release of this record, the American company Ampex awarded the singer and all the other participants of the recording a Gold Disc in March 1989. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
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 ₽
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. ...more
Lot sold: 2700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
DEPECHE MODE-PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE -1984-FIRST PRESS USA-SIRE/MUTE-7599-25124-1/ A rare American compilation of unreleased material from 1981 to 1984 of the period of the first three albums. People Are People is a compilation album by the British band Depeche Mode, released on July 2, 1984 in order to consolidate the broadcast success of the song "People Are People", which was released as a single in March 1984. The collection includes nine songs, six of which were already present on Depeche Mode studio albums, and three songs became new for the USA — the singles "People Are People" and "Get the Balance Right!", as well as the B-sides "Now, This Is Fun" and "Work Hard" from the singles "See You" and "Everything Counts" respectively. The song "Love in Itself", also present on the compilation, is somewhat different from the version presented on the album Construction Time Again. ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
