QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI - EMTC103.Matrices A-6/B-5.MR. BLAIR'S CUT . A rare British original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album "God Save the Queen" is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte reverse with an embossed logo in excellent condition with minimal traces of storage - NMINT (strictly). Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
STING-NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP)-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-A&M - 393912-1. ...A very rare original Nothing Like the Sun is the second Studio album by British rock musician sting, was issued October 13, 1987. The name of the album was inspired by a line from the 130th sonnet of William Shakespeare "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" Album won in the category "Best British album" at the Brit Awards in 1988. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
MOBY GRAPE- TRULY FINE CITIZEN-1969-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63698 Matrix A-1/B-1 . A rare original of the iconic American band. TRULY FINE CITIZEN is the fourth studio album by American rock band Moby Grape. It was released on July 30, 1969 by Columbia Records. After completing the album, the band took a break until 1971, when they reunited with Skip Spence and Bob Mosley to record the reunion album 20 Granite Creek. ...more
Lot sold: 9500 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
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 ₽
ABBA-VISITORS-1981 - FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - - POLS342 Rare Swedish original in top condition. The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish band ABBA. It was released on November 30, 1981 on the Swedish record label Polar. Recording for the album began in March and ended in November 1981 at Polar Music Studios in Stockholm. Like the previous albums, it went multi-platinum in all European countries and gold in the United States, Canada, and Australia. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
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 ₽