COLOSSEUM-THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-FONTANA-STL5510. A very rare British original of the cult album.The debut album of Colosseum, released in 1969 by Fontana label. This is one of the innovative albums in the style of jazz fusion. The name is a translation of the Latin phrase morituri te salutant, which, according to popular belief (but not academic agreement), gladiators addressed to the emperor before the start of a gladiatorial duel. The original vinyl album had the name "Colosseum" on the record label and on the spine of the cover, but the album is better known as "Those Who are About to Die Greet You". The album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is laminated in top condition with minimal traces of storage - NMINT (strictly). Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 13000 ₽
STEPPENWOLF-LIVE-1970-FIRST PRESS USA-DUNHILL-SDSD-50075.A rare original of the concert album of the cult guppa . Steppenwolf Live is, first of all, a collection of recordings from one concert in early 1970 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium by Steppenwolf, organized in support of their 1969 album "Monster". Released in April 1970 on Dunhill Records, it contains Steppenwolf's well-known hits: "Born to Be Wild", "Flying on a Magic Carpet" and "The Pusher", as well as most of the songs from "Monster", including three previous top 40 hits, as well as the top 40 hit "Hey Lawdy Mama" from this album ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE ROARING SILENCE-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE -ILPS9357 matrix A1/B2 . A rare British original. The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 27, 1976 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. The album rose to #10 on the Billboard 200 and is the most commercially successful of the band's entire existence. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
YES-YES ALBUM-1971-FIRST PRESS (PROMO)UK-ATLANTIC- 2400101. Matrices A-1// 1-1-1-3/ B-1//1-1-1-3 A rare British original of the cult album. Yes album is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on February 19, 1971 on Atlantic Records. It was the band's first album featuring guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, as well as their last album featuring keyboardist Tony Kaye until the album 90125 in 1983.The album was a critical success and became a major commercial breakthrough for Yes, who risked being dropped by Atlantic due to the commercial failures of their first two albums. It reached number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in the United States, and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with over a million copies. ...more
Lot sold: 9000 ₽
Estimate: 18000—20000 ₽
JOHN, ELTON- VERY BEST OF -1990 -FIRST PRESS EU-ROCKET-846949-1. A rare European original . The Very Best of Elton John is a compilation of the greatest hits of English musician Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career retrospective compilation album and fourth official greatest hits album overall, it was released in the UK and across Europe, as well as in other countries. The album took 1st place for the first two weeks, and then took 2nd place for nine weeks. In total, the compilation spent 145 weeks on the UK Top 200 Albums chart, and was certified 9x platinum by the BPI on March 1, 1995. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
QUEEN-QUEEN II-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-EMI- EMA767 Matrix A-4U/B-4U . A rare British original in top condition. Queen II is the second studio album by the British rock band Queen, released in 1974. The disc is divided into "White" and "Black" sides instead of the usual "A" side and "B" side. The fantasy theme of the album echoes the work of Led Zeppelin of those years, although the fairies and Queen trolls were a more mannered gathering than the queens and giants of Led Zeppelin. ...more
Lot sold: 5100 ₽
Estimate: 7000—8000 ₽
