PINK FLOYD-A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS-1968-FIRST PRESS(STEREO) UK-COLUMBIA- number SCX6258 of the XAX matrix-3633-1/ XAX-3634-1, 1R/1A stamper (very early!) A mega rare British original of the iconic album. A Saucerful of Secrets is the second studio album by the British rock band Pink Floyd, released on June 29, 1968 by Columbia, owned by EMI, in the United Kingdom and on July 27 of the same year by Capitol Records in the United States. The album was recorded on August 7-8, 1967 and January 18 — May 3, 1968 at Abbey Road Studios in London and on October 9-11 and October 19, 1967 at De Lane Lee. A Saucerful of Secrets reached number nine in the UK charts. A Saucerful of Secrets was the last album to be recorded by Syd Barrett. Starting with this album, David Gilmour became a permanent member of the Pink Floyd collective. In January 1968, he officially took Barrett's place in the band.
Vinyl record in absolute top condition - NMINT./ARCHIVE . The cover is flipped with one-sided laminate in top condition with conditional traces of storage - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 110000 ₽
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-PHOENIX-1973-THE FIRST USA-CAPITOL-SMAS-11099 PRESS. A rare American original of the iconic album. Phoenix is the sixth studio album by American band Grand Funk Railroad, released in September 1972 on Capitol Records. Two session musicians were brought in to record the albums — organist Craig Frost and violinist Doug Kershaw. The CD reached number 7 on the US Billboard 200 chart.The song "Rock 'n' Roll Soul" was released as a single and rose to number 29 on the chart in 1972. ...more
Lot sold: 11000 ₽
ABBA-RING RING-1973-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS 242-A2/B2 matrices. A rare Swedish original of the legendary band's first album. Ring Ring is the debut studio album by Swedish band ABBA, originally recorded simply as Björn and Benny, Agnetha and Frida. It was released in Scandinavia and a limited number of other territories, including Germany, Australia, South Africa and Mexico, on March 26, 1973 on the Polar Music label. The album topped the charts in Belgium and was a great success in the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa. ...more
Lot sold: 6700 ₽
JACKSON, MICHAEL-BAD-1987-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-EPIC-4502901. A rare European original of the king of pop music. Bad is the seventh Studio album by Michael Jackson. Released on Epic Records on August 31, 1987, the album was produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones-Bad was their third and final collaboration. The songs on the album are composed in the genres of funk, rhythm and Blues, gospel, pop rock, hard rock, swing and Blues. Jackson wrote nine of the eleven songs on the final track list. In September 1987, Bad debuted at the top of the us Billboard 200 chart and the UK albums Chart, and the album topped the charts in 25 countries. Between 1987 and 1989 . Worldwide sales of the record according to various sources range from 30 to 45 million copies. Bad received two Grammy awards in 1988 and 1990. ...more
Lot sold: 2820 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 16000—18000 ₽
CHUCK BERRY -ON STAGE-1963-THE FIRST UK-PYE-NPL28027 Matrix A-1P/B-1P PRESS. A very rare British original of the iconic album. Chuck Berry on Stage is Chuck Berry's first live album, [a] released in 1963 by Chess Records. Despite being positioned as a live album, it is a collection of previously released studio recordings (with the exception of "All Aboard", "Trick or Treat", "I Just Want To Make Love To You", "Still Got The Blues" and a previously unreleased alternative version of "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man") with superimposed audience sounds to simulate a concert recording. One of the album's tracks, titled "Surfin' USA", is "Sweet Little Sixteen", originally released in 1958, the melody of which was used in The Beach Boys' 1963 hit "Surfin' USA". A cover version of "I Just Want To Make Love To You" by Willie Dixon performed by Chuck. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
