ABBA-GREATEST HITS -1975-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS266. A very rare original collection of the cult group. Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Scandinavia on November 17, 1975 and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably in the UK on April 10 and September 18 in the USA and Canada. The release of Greatest Hits coincided with the beginning of ABBA's huge popularity in the UK in the second half of the 1970s, becoming the first of eight consecutive number one albums for the band. It spent eleven consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart and became the best-selling album of 1976 and the second best-selling album of the 1970s. As of July 2016, it is the 46th best-selling album of all time in the UK, with sales of over 2.6 million Greatest Hits was released in the USA and Canada in September 1976, but record sales peaked only in April 1977, when the song "Dancing Queen" took first place in both countries. "Dancing Queen" was not included in the Greatest Hits, but it was the lead single from the new studio album Arrival, and it aroused interest in the ABBA back catalog. Greatest Hits has been certified platinum in the USA and five times platinum in Canada.
Vinyl records in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.The front cover is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new- NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
MANHATTAN TRANSFER - MACCA FOR MODERNS -1981-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ATLANTIC-ST-A-814701.A rare promo original of the cult album. MACCA FOR MODERNS is the sixth studio album by the Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 by Atlantic Records.This album became the band's highest-paid album to date, peaking at number 22 on Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. With this album, the Manhattan Transfer became the first band to win Grammy Awards in both pop and jazz categories in the same year. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
PINK FLOYD-OBSCURED BY CLOUDS-1972-FIRST UK PRESS-HARVEST- SHSP4020 matrix A1/B1 A very rare British original of the iconic album. Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on June 3, 1972, the soundtrack to the French film La Vallée by Barbé Schroeder. He also directed the film "More", for which Pink Floyd also recorded the soundtrack. The CD was recorded in six days in France, at the Chateau d’Erouville. As in the case of the soundtrack to the movie "More", several modified versions of the tracks can be heard on the album. "Obscured by Clouds" reached number six on the charts in the UK and number 46 in the US. ...more
Lot sold: 9500 ₽
Estimate: 15000—18000 ₽
MOBY GRAPE- WOW-1968-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63271 Matrix A-1/B-1 . A rare original of the iconic American band. WOW is the second album by the rock band Moby Grape. It was first released in April 1968. It was Moby Grape's highest-charting release in the United States, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Guitarist Mike Bloomfield and keyboardist Al Cooper recorded several songs from the album, most notably "Never", which was listed as the source for the later Led Zeppelin song "Since I've Been Loving You". ...more
Lot sold: 13000 ₽
Estimate: 15000—18000 ₽
MAYALL'JOHN'S BLUES BREAKERS-BAREWIRES-1968-UK FIRST PRESS-DECCA-SKL4945.Very rare stereo original British Blues monsters. John Mayall & the been so diligent was an English Blues rock band, led by singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall, The great legacy been so diligent is the incubator for British rock musicians and Blues musicians. Many of the most famous bands to have emerged in Britain in the 1960s and 1970-ies, there were participants who once passed through been so diligent, forming the basis of British Blues music, Among those who worked in the Bluesbreaker, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (Cream), Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie (Fleetwood Mac), Mick Taylor ( Rolling Stones), Aynsley Dunbar (Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention) and many other musicians. Bare Wires are Studio album from John Mayall been so diligent in , on the cover of Mick Taylor on guitar, released in 1968 on Decca Records the Album was the last Studio album by John Mayall & the been so diligent . The album also was the first successful American album, Mayall reached number 59 on the Billboard 200 .. ...more
Lot sold: 13000 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
SEAL-SEAL -1991-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-ZTT- 903174557-1. Matrices A-4/B-3 (original standard mixes). A rare European original of the modern king of soul-funk. It is the eponymous title of Seal's debut studio album, released in 1991. It contains the singles "Crazy", "Future Love Paradise", "The Beginning", "Killer" and "Violet". The album debuted at number one in the UK and won Best British Album at the 1992 Brit Awards. There are two versions of the album, with minor and significant differences in the three songs. The shorter version of "Wild" is more rock-oriented and heavy than the original. The abridged version of "Violet" does not contain dialogues during the performance. ...more
Lot sold: 3200 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
