DEEP PURPLE-FIREBALL-1971-THE FIRST UK-HARVEST PRESS- SHVL793 Matrix A-2U/B-3U . 3OA/1LA stamper (The "Column" version of the label) A rare original of the iconic album. Fireball is the fifth studio album by British rock band Deep Purple. Recorded between September 1970 and June 1971, it was released in September 1971 on the Harvest Records label. The album was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios (like its predecessor). Compared to Deep Purple in Rock, this album was recorded in a more experimental style. Allmusic named it one of the band's four most important albums, along with Machine Head, In Rock and Burn. Ian Gillan, unlike the rest of the band, considers this album a classic of Deep Purple. However, he noted that the inclusion of "Anyone's Daughter" on the album (in a country style and with humorous lyrics) was fun, but a mistake ("A good bit of fun, but a mistake"). Jon Lord highlighted several tracks on the album, such as "No No No" and "Fools", and especially noted Pace's playing in the title track. The track "Strange Kind of Woman", released as a single in February 1971 and rose to number eight in the UK charts. 20,000 copies were sold in the first week. The album was highly appreciated by the public and critics, becoming multi-gold on both sides of the Atlantic.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE . The cover is a reverse textured matte with small traces of storage, scuffs - EX+/NMINT (strictly!) The labels are in top condition NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 5600 ₽
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: 5100 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-OCTOBER 1976-THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-2442144.A rare British original of the cult prog band. Octoberon is the seventh studio album by English rock band Barclay James Harvest, released in 1976. Octoberon reached number 19 on the UK Albums chart; in Germany, the album reached number 40 and stayed for 197 weeks on the German albums chart. As of 2011, it ranks 6th on the list of the longest-running albums on the German album charts. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
INXS-X-1990-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-MERCURY-866668-1. A rare European original of the cult group. X is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 25 September 1990. After a massive seller hit, X scored hits with "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear" (both Top 10 in the US). Both singles were later used on the soundtrack to the 1991 American teen comedy Mystery Date. X was the third consecutive INXS album produced by Chris Thomas. The name, Roman numeral "10", represents the band's tenth year of existence since the release of their debut album in 1980. The album was certified platinum in January 1991 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 300,000 copies. X proved successful across Europe, reaching number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in France, number 9 in Germany, number 10 in Sweden, and number 13 in Norway. The album quickly gained gold accreditation in all of these regions, subsequently reaching platinum status in both France and Switzerland. In the United States, Album X peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 chart on October 20, 1990. As in the UK, the album spent a total of 43 weeks on the charts.Less than two months after its release, the X was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 13, 1990 for shipments of 500,000 units. The album eventually went double platinum on December 16, 1997, with sales of two million copies in the United States alone. The X was also certified double platinum in Canada in February 1991 for shipments of 200,000 units. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
BLACK SABBATH-HEADLESS CROSS-1989-FIRST PRESS EU-HOLLAND-IRS-064-241005-1 A mega rare European original. Headless Cross is the fourteenth studio album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1989. Headless Cross is the band's first CD with drummer Cozy Powell. Bass guitarist Lawrence Cottle took part in the recording of the album, but was never officially part of the band. ...more
Lot sold: 7500 ₽
Estimate: 13000—15000 ₽
The first album of everyone's favorite QUATRO, SUZI-SAME-1973-The first UK -RAK press- number SRAK505 matrix A1/B1. Quatro is the debut solo studio album by American singer and bass guitarist of the same name. The album was originally released in October 1973, by the Rak record label in most territories. The album was released under Bell Records in the USA and Canada, EMI Records in Japan and Columbia Records in some European countries. The album was called Can The Can in Australia. The album was a critical and commercial success, achieving international popularity upon its release, reaching the top 50 on the charts in several territories, peaking at #32 on the UK Album Charts, #4 in Germany, #5 in the Netherlands and #2 in Australia. The album also achieved minor success in the United States, entering the top 150 charts there. ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
