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 ₽
VAYA CON DIOS-NIGHT OWLS-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-BMG-210600. A rare original of a popular rock band. Night Owls is the second studio album by the Belgian blues-rock band Vaya Con Dios, released on the Ariola Records label in 1990. Vaya Con Dios have been working on this album for three years. The songs "Nah Neh Nah", "What's a Woman?", "Night Owls" were released as singles. "Nah Neh Nah" became a hit not only in Belgium, but also in Europe, remaining a popular hit for a long time. To this day, this composition is considered one of the best in the work of the collective, as well as the most famous song of the group. Night Owls has sold 2 million copies. For successful sales, the disc received a gold certificate in Sweden and Finland, and in Germany it was awarded platinum status ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
ABBA-VOULEZ-VOUS-1979-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282.A rare Swedish original of the cult album. Voulez-Vous is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop band ABBA, released in 1979. The release is characterized by a large number of dance-oriented tracks, but it is wrong to define the genre of the album as exclusively "disco"; for example, the song "Does Your Mother Know" has quite definite rock motifs. The work on the album went on for more than a year, and during this time the participants had accumulated more material than what they managed to put on the album. Among the works of that period published much later, it is worth mentioning the composition Dream World, included as a bonus track on the 2010 reissue. In 1981, the album "Voulez-Vous" was released in the USSR by the company "Melody" and became the last numbered album "ABBA", released in the Soviet Union. The album, like the previous one, was a huge success, placing in the charts of all countries in the top ten. It became multi-platinum in just one year. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
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 ₽
NAZARETH-THE CATCH-1984-THE FIRST HOLLAND-VERTIGO PRESS-818823-1.A very rare European original. Catch is the fifteenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1984. In a sense, the album was a return to the Nazareth sound and album traditions, including songs such as "Ruby Tuesday" and "Road to Nowhere". German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) - 60th place. Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) - 12th place. Whereas in Britain and the USA the album was a flop. ...more
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
SYD BARRETT (EX-PINK FLOYD)-BARRETT-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-SHSP-4007.Matrices A-1G/B-1G. Stamper 1M/1A (Dream) is a very rare original of the iconic album by one of the founders of PINK FLOYD. Barrett is the second and last studio album with new material released by former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett.Recording began at Abbey Road Studios on February 26, 1970 and lasted 15 sessions until July 21. The album was produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Richard Wright, who also played bass and keyboards respectively, along with previous Madcap member Jerry Shirley on drums. Barrett was released in November 1970 on Harvest in the United Kingdom, but unlike his debut album The Madcap Laughs, it did not chart ...more
Lot sold: 31000 ₽
Estimate: 50000—60000 ₽