BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-THE FIRST UK PRESS-APPLE- PCS7089 A2/B1 matrix. 9MOD/7ARL stamper . A very rare British original of a cult album. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Work on Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and became the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sold four million copies in the first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, after which it was replaced by The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed for one week. Then he returned to 1st place again (during Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until he was replaced by Led Zeppelin's second record, Led Zeppelin II. In total, Abbey Road spent 81 weeks on the UK Albums chart. The situation was similar abroad. The album occupied the top spot of the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Association of Recording Companies, as well as one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s.
Vinyl record in top condition without credit "HER MAJESTY" - NMINT/ARCHIVE Laminated cover with offset apple "MISS A LINE" in top condition - NMINT/ ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 50000 ₽
KING CRIMSON-STARLESS AND BIBLE BLACK-1974-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND PRESS-ILPS9275 Matrix A-3U/B-3U SARC/SEAN+RAY. 2GL/1RM Stamper (Very early!) A very rare British original of the cult prog band. Starless and Bible Black is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in March 1974 by Island Records in the UK and Atlantic Records in the USA. Most of the album was recorded live and edited together with studio recordings and overdubs. The album includes several completely improvised compositions.Rolling Stone called the album "as stunning and powerful as In the Court of the Crimson King", especially praising the playing of Bruford and Cross, as well as the variety of timbres and lengthy instrumental improvisations. They concluded: "Fripp has finally put together the band of his dreams — hopefully they'll stick together long enough to keep releasing great albums like this one." ...more
Lot sold: 50000 ₽
DIRE STRAITS-BROTHERS IN ARMS-1985-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO 824499-1.A rare European original of Dire Straits ' fifth studio album. Multi-platinum and the most successful in creativity. ...more
Lot sold: 3200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
REA, CHRIS-ROAD TO HELL-1989-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA - 246285-1. The Road to Hell is the tenth Studio album by Chris Rea, released in 1989. It is considered one of his most popular albums. The record has a platinum status. ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
TREMELOES- ALAN, DAVE, RICK, AND CHIP-1967-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-SBPG63138 Rare original of the cult album. The Tremeloes are a British pop rock band that formed in 1958 in London, England (when the members of the first line—up were still teenagers) and a few years later became an important part of the British pop scene. A total of 14 of the band's singles were in the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart; two of them — "Here Comes My Baby" and "Silence Is Golden" — were successful in the United States.The Tremeloes were (according to Allmusic) "one of the most talented in the British pop-rock scene of the 1960s, releasing expertly crafted, memorable hit singles", in 1966-1970 had great success on both sides of the Atlantic, but remained underestimated — largely due to the fact that they often sang and I borrowed song material, but most importantly, because I was "too late" for the start of the British invasion. At the same time, The Tremeloes are one of the longest—lasting British bands of the 1960s, which continues to perform 50 years after its formation. ...more
Lot sold: 4200 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
