METALLICA-SAME-1991-First press HOLLAND-VERTIGO SWIRL-510022- A very rare original of the cult album on a collector's label. Metallica is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as the Black Album due to its packaging design. His recording took place in a one-on-one studio in Los Angeles for eight months, during which Metallica often clashed with its new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier and more refined sound. Metallica performed Metallica in full during the 2012 Black Albums European Tour. In 2020, the album was ranked 235th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest Albums of all time. In December 2019, Metallica became the fourth release in American history to reach the 550-week milestone on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the second longest-running traditional title in chart history and the second to spend 550 weeks on the album charts.
Vinyl records in top condition -NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is lacquered in top condition-NMINT/ARCHIVE Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 16000 ₽
ROXETTE-LOOK SHARP!-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-PARLOPHONE - 7910981. A rare European original of the legendary band. This is Roxette's breakthrough album, featuring songs such as "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Dangerous" and "Listen to Your Heart", which were released as singles and became popular hits worldwide. The cover depicts Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson breaking through a crowd of fans to get into a black Cadillac limousine. It took the police 25 minutes to "clear" the way for the popular duo to get into the car. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
GEORGE MICHAEL-LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC-467295-1. A rare original of the cult album pop lyrics of Britain. Listen Without Prejudice is the second studio album by British pop singer George Michael, released on 3 September 1990 on the Columbia and Epic labels. It is the singer's first album in three years after his successful Faith, which was released in 1987. The album won the BRIT Awards in the Best British Album category in 1991 and was included in the book " A Thousand and One Music Albums worth Listening to Before You Die "(1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die) The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. The first single released from the album was "Praying for Time", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Freedom ' 90", reached number 8 in the US, and in the early spring of 1991," Waiting for That Day " reached number 27 in the US. The album went double platinum, reaching sales of two million. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
ABBA-GREATEST HITS -1975-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS266. A very rare original collection of the cult group. Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally released in Scandinavia on November 17, 1975 and in other parts of the world in 1976, notably in the UK on April 10 and September 18 in the USA and Canada. The release of Greatest Hits coincided with the beginning of ABBA's huge popularity in the UK in the second half of the 1970s, becoming the first of eight consecutive number one albums for the band. It spent eleven consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart and became the best-selling album of 1976 and the second best-selling album of the 1970s. As of July 2016, it is the 46th best-selling album of all time in the UK, with sales of over 2.6 million Greatest Hits was released in the USA and Canada in September 1976, but record sales peaked only in April 1977, when the song "Dancing Queen" took first place in both countries. "Dancing Queen" was not included in the Greatest Hits, but it was the lead single from the new studio album Arrival, and it aroused interest in the ABBA back catalog. Greatest Hits has been certified platinum in the USA and five times platinum in Canada. ...more
Lot sold: 3801 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-E PLURIBUS FUNK-1972-THE FIRST USA-CAPITOL-SW-853 PRESS. A rare American original of the iconic album . E Pluribus Funk is the fifth studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The album was released on November 15, 1971 by Capitol Records. Like the previous Grand Funk Railroad albums, it was recorded at the Cleveland Recording Company and is the last album produced by Terry Knight. The name is a play on the motto of the United States of America, E pluribus unum, and in Latin means "Of many, Funk". The original exhaust cover (designed by Ernie Cefalu) was completely round and covered with a silver film that resembled a large coin. The back cover of this album included a cast image of Shea Stadium. The album was very successful, placing in the charts of the second ten in many countries. ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
MERCURY, FREDDIE-MR.BAD GUY-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU HOLLAND-CBS- CBS86312. Rare European original. Mr. Bad Guy is the only solo Studio album by Queen's frontman Freddie mercury . Released in 1985, during a break in the recording of Queen, contains eleven songs written by Freddie. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽