NAZARETH-CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ROCK'N'ROLL-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-AM-SP4562 . A rare American original . Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1976. The album was released in March 1976. The album was produced, as well as the previous one, by Manny Charlton. The highlight of the album is the composition Telegram, which is a work of four parts describing the difficult touring life of rock musicians. Dan McCafferty: "The first album we recorded in Canada at Le Studio. And since then, Telegram has always opened concerts." In Britain, the album enjoyed modest success, but in Canada, Close Enough for Rock ’n’ Roll was able to rise to the 12th position of the national chart
Vinyl record in a clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Cover matte reverse in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Clean labels - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
REA, CHRIS-WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY SANTINI?-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-MAGNET-MAGL5021. A rare British original. Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? is the debut album by Chris Rea, released in 1978. The album's first single, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", is justifiably considered Chris' most famous song and remains his best hit in the US, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number 1 on the Adult Contemporary Singles charts. This success was also facilitated by the extensive broadcasting on Radio Caroline, as it was dedicated to the British Home Office, which tried to stop broadcasting the radio station. The next single is "What Happened to Benny Santini?" It reached number 71 on the Hot 100 chart and stayed there for four weeks. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
REA, CHRIS-TENNIS-1980-THE FIRST UK PRESS-MAGNET -MAGL5032. A rare British original. Tennis is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1980. The album includes two singles, one of which includes a non-album B-side. This is his first album where he performed as a producer. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
THE WHO-LIVE AT LEEDS (RED LETTERING)-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-TRACK-2406001. A very rare British original, in a red print version on the cover. Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band The Who. It was recorded at the Refectory of the University of Leeds on February 14, 1970 and is their only live album The album was released on May 23, 1970 by Decca and MCA in the United States, as well as Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It has been reprinted several times and in several different formats. Since its release, Live at Leeds has been named by several music critics as the best live rock record of all time. ...more
Lot sold: 13000 ₽
Estimate: 22000—25000 ₽
STEVE VAI- PASSION AND WARFARE - 1990- FIRST PRESS UK-FFT- GRUB17. A rare British original. Passion and Warfare is the second studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on May 22, 1990 on Relativity and Epic Records. He received a gold certificate from the RIAA. Passion and Warfare was written based on a series of episodes of dreams that Vai had when he was younger, and in the album's guitar notes book Vai summarizes it this way: "Jimi Hendrix meets Jesus Christ at a party that Ben Hur arranged for Mel Blanc." It was all recorded at Mothership Studios in his Hollywood Hills home, a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) building that also recorded his guitar parts for Whitesnake's 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has small spoken parts on the album; Coverdale, Adrian Vandenberg and Rudy Sarzo are credited with backing vocals. Vai claims that planning for the album began back in 1982, but was postponed after joining David Lee Roth's band and was not resumed until the breakup with Roth in 1989. ...more
Lot sold: 3500 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
BONEY M-EVE DANCE-1985-First Press GERMANY - HANSA 42448-1. A rare original of the cult album. Eye Dance is the eighth and final studio album by the vocal group Boney M., released in 1985. The cover was a symbol of the state the band was in at the time, as neither the famous "Boney M." logo nor the band members appeared on the cover, but were replaced by an anonymous drawing. The Dance with Eyes was recorded with several session singers. Original band members Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett only appeared on a few tracks, focusing on Reggie Cibo. The singles "My Cherie Amour" and "Young Free and Single" were released by Boney M. as a quintet, in which former band member Bobby Farrell returned; both these singles and the album suffered a resounding failure, both critically and commercially, and in early 1986, the band and producer Frank Farian parted ways after a special television release "10 years of Boney M.", dedicated to the anniversary. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽