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GILMOUR, DAVID-ABOUT FACE-1984-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-HARVEST-1C064-2400791. Rare German in archive condition. The album reached 21st position in the USA and 32nd in the UK. 19 April 1995 American Association of record companies gave the album gold status. ...more

TOE FAT-TWO-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-REGAL ZONOPHONE - SLRZ1015. TOE FAT is a British rock band formed in 1969 in London, England. Toe Fat, who performed blues-rock with progressive elements, released two albums and remained in history, mainly due to the fact that two future Uriah Heep members, Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake, passed through its composition. ...more

REA, CHRIS-AUBERGE-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EASTWEST - 9031-73580-1 Auberge — the eleventh Studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1991. The name is of French origin, means "tavern", "tavern". The cover shows the car of Chris Rea Lotus Seven. In 1991, the album ranked first in the UK and the eponymous song reaches the sixteenth position in the UK charts, which is one of the greatest success Ri. The album became multi-platinum with over 4 million copies. ...more

DIO-HOLY DIVER-1983-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-MERCURY-811021-1. A very rare European original of the iconic album by the famous vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Holy Diver is the debut studio album by Dio, released in 1983. After leaving Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio put together a new band, which included drummer Vinnie Appisi, bassist Jimmy Bain and guitarist Vivian Campbell. Holy Diver's debut album was recorded in the style of Black Sabbath's latest works, which attracted many fans of this band to Ronnie's new band. Holy Diver reached number 13 in the UK charts and number 56 in the US (but here it went gold and subsequently platinum). Critics rate the album highly, and many of the songs from it are considered anthems and classics of heavy rock. Ronnie James Dio himself was recognized by the readers of Kerrang! magazine as the best vocalist, and his band was recognized as the best new band of 1983. In a 2005 interview, the band leader said that there are three flawless albums for him: Rainbow Rising, Heaven and Hell and Holy Diver. ...more

FLEETWOOD MAC-SAME-1975-SECOND PRESS UK-REPRISE-K54043. A rare British early edition . Fleetwood Mac is the tenth studio album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on July 11, 1975 by Reprise Records. It was the band's second album of the same name, the first was the 1968 debut album. It was Fleetwood Mac's first album with Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist, after Bob Welch (guitarist, singer and songwriter) left the band at the end of 1974. On September 4, 1976, the album topped the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, 58 weeks after its release. In support of the record, three singles were released — "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me" — each of which hit the top twenty of the charts, with the last two stopping a step away from the Top 10 - both at 11th place. The record received seven times platinum certification in the United States, with a total circulation of more than seven million copies. The record was less successful in the United Kingdom, taking only 23rd place there, but it became a prelude to a series of local bestsellers - the four next Fleetwood Mac albums — Rumours, Tusk (English)rus., Tango in the Night and Behind the Mask (English)rus. — each of which topped the national hit parade ...more