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.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is laminated in top condition -NMINT/ARCHIVE. Layla in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-PAWN HEARTS-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 UK-CHARISMA-CAS1051. Matrices A-1/B-1 . A rare early edition of the cult album of the British prog rock legend. Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by the English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in October 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album included only three tracks, including the suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers". The album was not a commercial success in the UK, but reached number one in Italy. ...more
Lot sold: 3500 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
PRINCE -LOVE SYMBOL(2LP'S)-1992-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX490/936245037-1. A very rare original of the cult album. Love Symbol Album is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Prince, released on October 13, 1992 on the Warner Bros. label. Records. Prince logo.svg reached number one on the UK chart (for the 4th time in his career), Austria and Australia and number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, received platinum status in the UK and in the USA ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
Estimate: 16000—20000 ₽
SADE-BEST OF-1994-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC- EPC477793 1. A very rare double original of the best SADE tracks. The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by the English band Sade, released on Epic Records in the United Kingdom on October 31, 1994 and in the United States on November 4, 1994. The compilation contains tracks from Sade's first four studio albums, and also includes unreleased tracks "Jezebel", "Like a Tattoo" and "Pearls", as well as "Please Send Me Somebody to Love", which was included in the soundtrack to the film "Philadelphia". The album was placed in the top 20 charts of all countries of Europe and America. ...more
Lot sold: 10000 ₽
Estimate: 18000—20000 ₽
BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM- 1967-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-SBL7839. A very rare British original of the cult prog-blues-psycho band. Vincebus Eruptum is the debut album by American rock band BLUE CHEER. Released on January 16, 1968, the album features a thunderous bluesy sound that would later become known as heavy metal. Due to commercial success and critical acclaim, Vincebus Eruptum reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 album chart and secured the 14th line of the cover version of Eddie Cochran's song "Summertime Blues". Being an example of hard rock, it is also considered one of the first heavy metal albums. Spin magazine placed it at number 22 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal albums. ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 13000—15000 ₽
GUNS N' ROSES - USE YOUR ILLUSION -1 - 1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GEFFEN-GEF24415. Very rare original cult album. Use Your Illusion I is the third Studio album by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, released in 1991. Drive the first of two albums released in conjunction with the tour Use Your Illusion Tour. The second album titled Use Your Illusion II. The disc climbed to the second place of the Billboard. For the first week, it sold 685, 000 copies, Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more successful (770 000 for the first week). Use Your Illusion I in the United States has sold 5 502 000, says Nielsen SoundScan..Each of the albums Use Your Illusion became seven-times platinum (RIAA). The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992 ...more
Lot sold: 7600 ₽
Estimate: 9000—11000 ₽