NAZARETH-PLAY 'N' THE GAME-1976-THE FIRST UK-MOUNTAIN-TOPS113 PRESS.A rare British original. Play ’n’ the Game is the eighth studio album by the Scottish band Nazareth, released in 1976.The CD cover states: "This album is entirely dedicated to Bill Fehilly, whose faith and spirit are still with us." Bill Fehilly is the band's manager, who died shortly before in a plane crash. The musicians admitted that without his help, Nazareth would never have crossed the borders of England — let alone other countries. Play ’n’ the Game, like the previous album, went unnoticed in the UK, while the band was very popular in Canada, where Nazareth received about 50 gold and platinum records throughout the 1970s. In addition, Play ’n’ the Game opened the way for Nazareth popularity in South America. Dan McCafferty said of the album: "Call it a party album. Put it on again."
Vinyl record in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Matte cover in top condition with conditional traces of storage - NMINT Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 4400 ₽
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. ...more
Lot sold: 5600 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
QUEEN - THE GAME-1980-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-EMA795 of the Matrix A-3U/B-7U MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L. A., CALIF. Very rare British original. The Game ("Game") is the eighth Studio album by British rock band Queen released 30 June 1980. The album was recorded in Studio "Musicland" in Munich (Germany) from June 1979 to may 1980. The album was well received: it became five times platinum in Canada alone. This is the only album of Queen, took first place in the charts in the UK and USA. ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI - EMTC103.Matrices A-2/B. (on the second side, the matrix is Scandinavian without a digit.) A rare British original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and it held the top position in the UK charts for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is generally believed that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the British national anthem arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably ended each concert of the band. The album was ranked number 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and number 128 on the 2020 list. ...more
Lot sold: 14000 ₽
A-HA-HUNTING HIGH AND LOW-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY- WARNER-925300-1. A rare original of the cult album of the pop-rock wave . Hunting High and Low is the debut studio album by Norwegian band a-ha, released on June 1, 1985 in the United States and October 28, 1985 in the United Kingdom by Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, reaching high chart positions around the world. Hunting High and Low became a-ha's breakthrough album. After its release in October 1985, the album Hunting High and Low reached number 15 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. The album brought a-ha international recognition. Hunting High and Low has received 3x Platinum status in the UK, Platinum status in the United States and Germany, and Gold status in Brazil and the Netherlands. The album reached number 11 on the European Top 100 Album sales chart. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
JOPLIN, JANIS-PEARL-1971- FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-64189. Maritsa A-1/B-1 is a rare British original of the cult album. Pearl is the fourth studio album by Janis Joplin, recorded by producer Paul Rothchild in September - October 1970 and released by Columbia Records on January 11, 1971, four months after the singer's death. The CD received the highest critical acclaim, was declared a masterpiece, the best album of the singer, one of the best works of white blues. Pearl topped the Billboard 200 lists. ...more
Lot sold: 6100 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
