MOODY BLUES-ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM-1969-FIRST UK PRESS-DERAM-SML1035. Matrices A-2W/B-2W. A very rare original of the cult album. On the Threshold of a Dream is the fourth studio album by the British band The Moody Blues, released in April 1969 on Deram Records. This is The Moody Blues' third album recorded with the classic Hayward—Pinder—Lodge—Thomas Edge line—up, and the band's third collaboration with producer Tony Clark. On the Threshold of a Dream was the band's first album, which was recorded in a relatively calm environment, without taking time to work in the studio between concerts. This is partly due to the success of the two previous albums Days of Future Passed and In Search of the Lost Chord, which provided the band with significant attention from the record company Decca Records. In addition, the band members now had a much better idea of what they could achieve in the studio and began writing songs with these possibilities in mind. Equally important, they have just completed an extensive tour of the USA (opening for Cream) and learned a lot during the concerts over the previous year, achieving a much bolder and denser sound both instrumentally and vocally. As a result, On the Threshold of a Dream became one of the most successful albums of the band's entire existence, reached the #1 position in the UK and entered the "Top 20" in the USA. The album received positive reviews from critics and was included in various lists of the best progressive rock albums.
Vinyl record in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Laminated flip cover in top condition with minimal traces of storage - NMINT(strictly). Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 3400 ₽
ROXETTE-PEARLS OF PASSION-1986-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-EMI -1362451. A rare Swedish original of the cult band's debut album. The debut album of the Swedish pop-rock band Roxette. Pearls of Passion was recorded at EMI Studios in Stockholm in 1986, and was released only in Scandinavia and Canada. The first edition of the Swedish record has an engraved inscription on the rim: "T'WAS A PLEASURE - CAPTAIN AND KANGAROO". The inscription has a hidden meaning, but Per Gessle does not reveal the secret and wants it to remain a secret. ...more
Lot sold: 2600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
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 ₽
QUEEN-LIVE KILLERS-1979-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI - EMSP330. The A-3U/B-4/C-2U/D-2U STERLING matrices are a rare British original. Live Killers is the first live album by the English rock band Queen. The album was recorded during the European leg of the Jazz Album world tour. Outside the USA, Europe and Canada, Elektra Records released a shorter version of the album, calling it Queen Live. ...more
Lot sold: 4200 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
PLANT, ROBERT-CARRY FIRE (2LP'S)-2017-FIRST PRESS USA/UK/EU -NONESUCH-563057-1 Rare original by LED ZEPPELIN vocalist. Carry Fire is the eleventh solo studio album by English rock singer, songwriter and musician Robert Plant, released on October 13, 2017 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records. It was also Plant's second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the band is not listed on the cover. Carry Fire received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album was given a score of 84/100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The album was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as the 37th best album of 2017. The album was voted the best-selling UK Americana album of 2018 at the UK Americana Awards. ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
CLIFF RICHARD - CLIFF'S HIT ALBUM (ACC. SHADOWS) -1962-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-33SX1512. A rare British original rock beat band. This is Cliff Richard's first compilation of singles and ninth album overall. It was released in July 1963 and reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album contains 14 songs from his singles released between August 1958 and May 1962. It includes all of Richard's singles from this period that reached the top 3 of the UK Singles Chart. In Canada, the album was retitled "Living Doll" and was released in September 1963 and spent three weeks at number 1 on the Chum Albums Index in October and eight weeks in the top 5 overall. ...more
Lot sold: 5100 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
