URIAH HEEP-...VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS- VERTIGO SWIRL-6360006. A mega rare British original of the iconic album. The album was released in June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a spread-out envelope with frontman David Byron depicted on the front sleeve, almost unrecognizable under the cobwebs. It was released in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States under the name just Uriah Heep with a different artwork on the cover (a centipede-type monster) and with the track "Bird of Prey" instead of "Lucy Blues". The album was re-released by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed with that label.
The album shows the band trying out different genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock, rather than the hard rock they became known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs before the band was renamed Uriah Heep, and featured session musician Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded.
Vinyl record in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is laminated in excellent condition with some creases on all ends. At the same time, the laminate shines with brilliance. - EX+/NMINT . Labels are clean and beautiful- NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 75000 ₽
GENESIS-INVISIBLE TOUCH-1986-UK FIRST PRESS-VIRGIN - GENLP2. Rare British original. Invisible Touch is the thirteenth Studio album by British ProgRock band Genesis, released on June 9, 1986. The album spent 96 weeks in the UK charts and became the most successful band in the United States. The song "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" was used in advertising Michelob, as well as Collins ' song "In the Air Tonight" and the song "In Too Deep" was in the film "Mona Lisa". Instrumental piece "The Brazilian" sounds in the cartoon "When the wind blows" along with the music of Roger waters. ...more
Lot sold: 5000 ₽
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 ₽
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 ₽
DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-2 CP- CTH/B-1 CTH. A rare American early edition with the first matrices . The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released on July 18, 1969 on the Elektra label. The Soft Parade has not received approval from either critics or listeners. So, in the Billboard 200, the record reached only the sixth position, and in the charts of the UK and other European countries, the disc did not debut at all, unlike its predecessor Waiting for the Sun (1968). Of all the singles released in support of the album — "Touch Me", "Wishful Sinful", "Tell All the People"ruen and "Runnin' Blue" — only the first achieved sales success: it reached the third line in the Billboard Hot 100 and then received gold certification by the RIAA. Many music publications, for example, Rolling Stone, were dissatisfied with the record, mainly due to The Doors' attempt to move away from their style to the use of orchestral arrangements. Over time, music historians have changed their opinion about The Soft Parade for the better, but the CD is still recognized as one of the weakest works of the band during Morrison's lifetime. ...more
Lot sold: 12000 ₽
NAT KING COLE-UNFORGETTABLE NAT COLE SINGS GREAT SONGS-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-CAPITOL-ST2558. A rare original golden baritone of the 20th century. A 1966 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Rail Riddle. The album reached number 8 on the Billboard Albums Chart and received platinum status. ...more
Lot sold: 9100 ₽
