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 ₽
MEN AT WORK-BUSINESS IS USUAL -1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS- EPIC-EPC85669. A rare British original of the iconic album. Business as Usual is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band People at Work, which was released in November 1981 in Australia and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums chart from December 1981 to March 1982. The Australian version had a black and white cover; the foreign releases had a similar design, but in a black and yellow color scheme. Business as Usual was one of the Australian band's most successful albums internationally. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983; and five weeks at number one on the United Kingdom Albums chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the best-selling Australian albums in the early 1980s, selling 6 million copies in the US. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
YES-UNION-1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ARISTA number 211558 is a rare original of the great prog band. Union is the thirteenth studio album by the British progressive rock band Yes, released in 1991 under the Arista Records label. The album is supposed to be a reunion of Yes (John Aderson, Chris Squire, Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, Alan White) with Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (also including John Anderson with Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe). Half a million copies were sold in the USA, which corresponds to the gold status. Union was the last studio album to have significant sales. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
NUTZ-SAME -1974-THE FIRST USA-AM-SP3648 PRESS. The real American original of the first album.Hard rockers Nutz, formed in Liverpool, England, in 1973 by singer Dave Lloyd, guitarist Mick Devonport, bassist Keith Mulholland and drummer John Mylett, recorded four albums for A M - 1974 Nutz, 1975 Nutz Too, 1976 Hard Nutz (introducing keyboardist Kenny Newton) and 1977 Nutz Live Cutz. But neither all this, nor the periodic tours in support of Black Sabbath and Budgie (not to mention the Friday concert at the Reading Festival in 1976) allowed them to become headliners.By 1979, the band began to break up, but when their song "Bootliggers" was selected for inclusion on the 1980s album Metal for Muthas (a compilation of emerging New Wave talents of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis and Samson), Nutz reinvented themselves as Rage. This barely disguised new version of Nutz (not to be confused with the German power metal trio that appeared a few years later) replaced Newton with additional guitarist Terry Steers and recorded three more albums before finally disbanding in 1984. ...more
Lot sold: 3700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE-NOT FRAGILE-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-MERCURY - 9100007.Rare British original. Became the most popular album and reached No. 1 on the charts pop albums USA. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
