KRAFTWERK-RALF AND FLORIAN-1973-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PHILIPS-6305197 Mega rare original in full configuration, with a poster for 8 spreads. The third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips. In it, the band moved towards their signature electronic sound.. In 1975, it reached number 160 on the US Top 200 Albums chart. Along with Kraftwerk's first two albums, Ralf und Florian has not been officially reissued anywhere to date, and the band has not performed any of their material live since the late 70s. Nevertheless, the album remains an influential and sought-after work. In 2008, Fact named it one of the 20 greatest ambient albums ever made. The record included a "musical" poster with caricatures of Emil Schult, who played the electric violin live with the band (although he does not appear on the album recordings). Schult remained an employee of Kraftwerk. Cartoons illustrated each track of the album, as well as the city of Dusseldorf with the caption "In Dusseldorf on the Rhine, klingt es bald!", which literally translates from English as "In Dusseldorf on the Rhine it will sound soon"
Vinyl record in clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is laminated in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE). Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The poster is in top condition.
Lot sold: 27000 ₽
VAN MORRISON (EX-THEM)-HYMNS TO THE SILENCE- 1991-THE FIRST EU-HOLLAND-POLYDOR PRESS-649027-1. A very rare European original of the cult album. Hymns to the Silence is the twenty-first studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was his first studio double album. Morrison recorded the album in 1990 in Buckington at The Wool Hall Studios and in London at the Townhouse and Westside Studios. When Hymns to the Silence was released in 1991, it reached number five on the UK Albums Chart and received positive reviews from critics. Morrison's use of various musical styles was well received, as were the more mundane songs from the album, with an otherwise spiritual content. ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
KEEF HARTLEY-LANCASHIRE HUSTLER-1973-THE FIRST UK-DERAM-SDL-13 PRESS. A very rare British original of the iconic album. Keef Hartley - Lancashire Hustler After the breakup of the Keef Hartley Band, drummer Keith "Keef" Hartley (April 8, 1944 - November 26, 2011) released another album, Lancashire Hustler, considered his solo album... He uses mostly the services of sessions, and took Jess Roden on vocals.In late 1974, Hartley and Anderson Miller settled their differences and formed a new band, Dog Soldier, which also included guitarist Derek Griffiths (ex-Artwoods), keyboardist Mel Simpson and bassist Paul Bliss. But after the release of the album title (1975), Hartley announced his departure from the band. ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
MINOGUE, KYLIE-RHYTHM OF LOVE-1990-FIRST UK PRESS-PWL number PWLHF18.A rare original of the famous pop diva. Rhythm of Love is the third studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on November 12, 1990 in the UK on the PWL label and on December 3 of the same year in Australia on Mushroom Records. The recording of the album began in March 1990 and lasted until September. The main producers of the album were Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Minogue has also collaborated with a number of American authors and producers, including Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay. The singer began to take part in songwriting: Rhythm of Love includes four compositions, co-authored by Minogue. Rhythm of Love is an album in the style of dance pop music, different from the singer's early works in the style of bubblegum pop. The compositions of the record are characterized by a more danceable sound, with its release, Minogue's image has become more liberated and sexy. The CD received positive reviews from music critics, who called it the best work of the performer during her collaboration with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Compared to Minogue's previous albums, Rhythm of Love turned out to be less successful in terms of sales: the record reached the ninth line of the British charts, thus becoming the singer's first studio release not to reach the first line. In the Australian music ranking, the album secured the tenth position, which allowed it to become Minogue's third work to enter the top ten of this chart. In addition, Rhythm of Love reached the top twenty of the charts in Ireland, Spain and France. ...more
Lot sold: 2800 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63699. A rare British original of the iconic album.Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Bridge consists of two of the duo's most critically and commercially successful songs, "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer", which was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Critically and commercially successful, the album topped the charts in more than ten countries and won two Grammy Awards, plus four more for the title song. About 25 million records were sold, and the album was included in various lists, including 51 places in the 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
LENNON, JOHN AND YOKO ONO-MILK AND HONEY-1984-USA FIRST PRESS-POLYDOR-422-817-160-1 Milk and Honey is the sixth and final studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1984, released after the musician's murder in 1980. The songs included on this album were recorded in the last months of Lennon's life and are mostly sessions for the album "Double Fantasy" (1980). ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
