NUCLEUS-ELASTIC ROCK-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360008. Mega rare original of the cult jazz-rock progressive British band. Elastic Rock is the first album by Nucleus band. Recorded in January 1970, it became a groundbreaking work in the emerging genre of jazz-rock fusion. Band leader Ian Carr (later a jazz journalist and published expert on Miles Davis) was probably inspired by Davis' "going electric" in 1969, but the original song Bitches Brew had not yet been released at the time of Elastic Rock recording, and according to Carr, they had not even heard Davis' 1969 electric release. less influenced by rock, In a Silent Way. In July 1970, the band presented compositions from the LP at the Montreux Jazz Festival, receiving the first prize. Subsequently, they performed both at the Newport Jazz Festival and at the Village Gate Jazz Club.
Vinyl record in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE . Matte reverse cover in top condition with conditional storage traces - NMINT(strictly) Labels in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 32000 ₽
JOHN, ELTON-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPX1. A rare British original . This album is one of the peaks of ELTON JOHN's creativity . Complete set ( two booklets and a large poster).Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer Elton John, released in 1975. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and remained there for seven weeks; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the first album to reach this chart. It was certified gold in May 1975, and was certified platinum and triple platinum in March 1993 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album also debuted at #1 on the national RPM Top Albums chart. The UK Albums Chart reached #2. In 2003, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was ranked at #158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more
Lot sold: 3800 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
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 ₽
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 ₽
SMALL FACES-OGDENS' NUT GONE FLAKE-1968-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) UK-IMMEDIATE-IMSP012. A very rare British original of the cult album. Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake is the third studio album and the only concept album by English rock band Small Faces. Released on May 24, 1968, the album reached number one on the UK album charts on June 29, where it remained for a total of six weeks. Ultimately, it became the band's last studio album during their initial incarnation (and the last album to contain exclusively new material until the release of the Playmates reunion album in 1977). The album's title and distinctive packaging design were a parody of Ogden's Nut-Brown Flakes, a brand of canned crumbly tobacco that was produced in Liverpool. since 1899 by Thomas Ogden. The cover was ranked 21st on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Album Covers in 1991.. ...more
Lot sold: 26000 ₽
Estimate: 30000—35000 ₽
COCKER, JOE-UNCHAIN MY HEART-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-CAPITOL-064-748285-1 . The European original of the cult album. Unchain My Heart is the eleventh studio album by British singer Joe Cocker, released in 1987. In Canada, Germany and France, the album received gold sales status, in Switzerland — platinum. The Australian Recording Industry Association placed the album at the 48th position in the list of the "50 best albums" for 1988. The album's title song "Unchain My Heart", followed by "Two Wrongs", took the 11th place on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album itself reached the 89th position in The Billboard 200 ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
