SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-S63699. A rare British original of the iconic album.Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Bridge consists of two of the duo's most critically and commercially successful songs, "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer", which was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Critically and commercially successful, the album topped the charts in more than ten countries and won two Grammy Awards, plus four more for the title song. About 25 million records were sold, and the album was included in various lists, including 51 places in the 500 greatest albums of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine.
Vinyl record in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Cover with single-sided laminate in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
MAYALL, JOHN-LOOKING BACK-1969-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-SKL5010. Matrix A-2W/B-2W is a very rare stereo original of blues monsters. Looking Back is the seventh album released by John Mayall in August 1969 by Decca Records. The album reached No. 79 on the Billboard 200. ...more
Lot sold: 9000 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
KINKS- KINKS-1964-ORIGINAL PRESS 1965 (STEREO) UK-PYE-NSPL18096 Matrix A-3/B-3 . A very rare second press of the iconic Kinks album is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released on October 2, 1964 in the United Kingdom by Pye Records. The original American release, released by Reprise Records on November 25, 1964, does not contain three tracks and is instead called You Really Got Me. UK Melody Maker- 4th (place), UK Record Retailer LPs Chart-3rd (place), US Billboard Top LPs-29th(place), US Record World 100 Top LPs- 20(place), West German Musikmarkt LP Hit Parade- 7(place) ...more
Lot sold: 14000 ₽
Estimate: 20000—25000 ₽
SINATRA, FRANK-CLOSE TO YOU-1957(STEREO)-SECOND PRESS 1965 UK-CAPITOL -SREG1058. Close to You is the eleventh studio album by American musician Frank Sinatra accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet. The album was recorded over eight months and five different sessions, arranged by Nelson Riddle.Nelson Riddle commented that the structure of popular songs did not lend itself to an arrangement in the style of a classical string quartet, and felt that he had not actually achieved what he had hoped for. However, when the album was released, it was highly praised by critics, and as Riddle remarked, "Sinatra loved it!". ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
GROUNDHOGS-WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAG29237. Matrix A-1U/B-1U is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band. WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD?-A 1972 album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by United Artists Records in 1972, The cover is in the form of a comic book featuring groundhogs depicted by superheroes, drawn by comic book artist Neil Adams. In the story, they are fighting the personified evils of overpopulation, environmental pollution, war, "Pig Business" and "Sacred Cow" (religion), as well as a drug-addicted Monkey. Each of the band members is fighting their own evil, which has been hindering them from the very beginning, only for them to stand out and wreak havoc in another part of the globe. The lyrics of each song touch on these themes, and despite the comic nature of the cover, the lyrics are quite serious because they are politically and socially motivated.This was the first Groundhogs album to go beyond guitar/bass/percussion instruments, with McPhee using keyboards (mellotron and harmonium) on a number of tracks. ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
MANFRED MANN-FACE FACES OF MANFRED MANN-1964-FIRST PRESS UK-HMV-CLP1731 Rare original of the cult album..FACE FACES OF MANFRED MANN is the debut British and second American studio album by Manfred Mann. It was first released in the United Kingdom on September 11, 1964, by the voice of Its Owner. In late October/early November, the album was released in Canada by Capitol Records. The Canadian track listing was almost the same as the British version, except that it included the hit "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" instead of "I've Got My Mojo Working". The record has been called "one of the great blues albums of British invasion; it's a hot, rousing record that also features virtuoso playing." ...more
Lot sold: 11000 ₽
Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
