Lot 54GILMOUR, DAVID-ABOUT FACE-1984-ПЕРВЫЙ ПРЕСС GERMANY-HARVEST-NMINT/NMINT

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SHININ' ON-1974-THE FIRST PRESS OF USA-CAPITOL- SWAE11278 is a very rare original of the cult album. Shinin'On is the eighth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released in March 1974 by Capitol Records. It peaked at No.5 in the US and was certified gold, and its first single, a cover of "The Loco-Motion", topped the US charts. The original cover was made in bi-visual 3-D and included glasses with blue and red viewing lenses.  ...more

GROUNDHOGS-HOGWASH-1972-THE FIRST UK-UA-UAG29419 PRESS. Matrix A-2U/B-2U is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band. Hogwash is a 1972 album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by United Artists Records in 1972. Hogwash's sound was classified as progressive rock, and it contains elements of psychedelic music, space rock and blues. Tony McPhee was one of the first rock guitarists to experiment with guitar-driven synthesis. This made it possible to double the sound of the guitar. The album concludes with a tribute to John Lee Hooker. ...more

BLIND FAITH-BLIND FAITH-1969-SECOND PRESS UK-POLYDOR-583059. Matrices A-1/B-1. A very rare second press of a cult album in top condition. Blind Faith is the only album by the British rock band of the same name, it was released in August 1969 and immediately topped the charts in the United States and Great Britain. The recording took place in London, first at Morgan Studios, and then at Olympic Studios, under the direction of producer Jimmy Miller. All tracks on this album belong to the band members, except for a cover version of "Well All Right" from Buddy Holly's repertoire. The album received positive reviews from critics, was a great commercial success and immediately topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The cover of the album published in the UK shows a young topless girl (the younger sister of photographer Bob Seideman, the creator of the cover) holding a model airplane in her hands. In the USA, this picture was considered not quite decent, and the album was also released with an alternative cover, which featured a photo of the band members. The album went platinum in five countries and triple platinum in Australia.  ...more

AC/DC-BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATLANTIC - 781828-1/WX144. Rare original cult album. Blow Up Your Video is the eleventh Studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. He was later released in the US on 1 February 1988. The album became the best-selling album with new material since the release of the For Who About to Rock We Salute You received Platinum status in the United States. Blow Up Your Video reached No. 2 in Britain and No. 12 in the USA. ...more

BEACH BOYS - BEST OF-1966-THE FIRST UK-CAPITOL-ST20856 Matrix A-1G/B-1G PRESS.  A very rare British original of the iconic album. Best of the Beach Boys is the first compilation album released by the American rock band The Beach Boys on the Capitol Records label in 1966. The first version was released in the United States on July 5, 1966, two months after Pet Sounds. Another version of Best of The Beach Boys was released in the UK on November 11, 1966 with a different track listing. Best of The Beach Boys includes a selection of 12 songs in Britain, 14 recorded by the band from 1962 to 1965, many of which were singles or B-sides. The album reached number eight on the US charts and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 12, 1967, and double platinum on December 1, 1991. ...more