LED ZEPPELIN-HOUSES OF THE HOLY-1973-THE FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC- K50014 A2/B2 STERLING matrix. A very rare British original with the first matrices .Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released on March 28, 1973 on Atlantic Records. Page described the idea of the cover as "a symbol of innocence, an expression of the idea that we are all beings who aspire to the promised heaven." Six-year-old Samantha Gates and her four-year-old brother Stefan posed. The cover photo is a collage of more than thirty pictures. The album cover did not contain any information about the artists or the title. In the USA, the headline was written on ribbons that were taped over children's buttocks. Despite this precaution, the record was banned in many states of the "Bible Belt". "They wouldn't let us do anything like that today, they would immediately accuse us of pedophilia propaganda," says Powell, "but we were hippies, walking around naked was completely commonplace for us." In 2011, the album cover was ranked 28th in the list of the best album covers of all time by the online edition of Music Radar. In the music ranking, the album immediately took 1st to 10th places in the charts of countries on all continents, becoming immediately multi-platinum.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte reverse in excellent condition with slight scuffs of the panels - EX+/NMINT. Labels with minimal traces of use - EX+/NMINT.
Lot sold: 10000 ₽
PINK FAIRIES-WHAT A BUNCH OF SWEETS-1972- FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2383132. A very rare original of the English prog-psycho band. Pink Fairies — What a Bunch of Sweeties (1972) This release is by many the most beloved of the three Pink Fairies albums recorded on the Polydor label. The record was recorded in 1972, at a time when the band's own reputation as hippie hooligans was already overshadowed by the soaring Hawkwind, "What a Bunch of Sweets" found that the band was rebuilding under the perverted American-rock style of modern MC5, with a high level of noise, but, unfortunately, with a low level of explosive determination, which was the hallmark of their debut album.The loss of the band's founder (Twink) may or may not have contributed to the further breakup, although it cannot be denied that in full instrumental overdrive, the incarnation of the three-person band (plus invited guests) was at least as dramatic as that of its predecessor. Indeed, the nine-minute attack on The Ventures' song "Walk Don't Run" ranks among the best Pink Fairies recordings of all time, while the bonus inclusion of an even longer version gives this record even more significance. There is also a hot version of The Beatles song "I Saw Her Standing There", a perverted country opus "Pigs of Uranus" and, concluding about the bonus tracks, a gloomy reinterpretation of the Don Nicks song "Goin' Down". ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
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 ₽
STING-NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP) - 1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-AM-393912-1. ... A rare original of a cult album. Nothing Like the Sun is the second studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 13 October 1987. The title for the album was inspired by a line from William Shakespeare's 130th sonnet "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun " The album won Best British Album at the Brit Awards, in 1988. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-SECRET MESSAGES-1983-THE FIRST UK PRESS-JET-JETLX527. A rare British original of the iconic album. Secret Messages is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1983 by Jet Records. It was the band's last commercially successful album. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
HODGES, JOHNNY AND WILD BILL DAVIS - JOE'S BLUES-1965-FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-VERVE-V6-8617. A rare American original of one of the iconic jazz albums. This is an album by two American jazz magnates Johnny Hodges (saxophone) and organist Wild Bill Davis with performances at Van Gelder Studio in 1965, released on the Verve label. The Allmusic website awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The studio date of the two jazzmen is one of the most enjoyable sessions of his meetings with different musicians for Verve... ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
