DEEP PURPLE-IN ROCK-1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1974 JAPAN-WARNER.-P-8020W. A rare Japanese edition of the iconic album. Deep Purple in Rock is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Deep Purple, released on June 5, 1970 on Harvest Records. This is the first studio album recorded with the classic band line-up called "Mark II" (a little earlier, this line-up recorded the live album Concerto for Group and Orchestra). Since this album, the band's style has changed dramatically. Deep Purple started playing hard rock almost simultaneously with such bands as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, and are considered one of the founders and classics of this genre. According to the music critic, "the record became the epicenter of destruction, a fresh stream in the rock of the 1970s and a turn in history, in which the roots of the heavy metal style were laid." Deep Purple in Rock became the band's breakthrough album in Europe and reached number four on the UK national charts, remaining on the charts for over a year. His accompanying single "Black Night" reached the 2nd line. Included in various lists of the best albums, including Classic Rock magazine's list of the "100 Greatest British Albums of All Time" and Q magazine's list of the "50 Best Albums of the 70s." In 2015, the American website Ultimate Classic Rock ranked the album at the top of its ranking of Deep Purple's best works. Certified as a gold disc in the UK, USA, France, the Netherlands and Argentina.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Reverse matte cover in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Clean labels -NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
JUICY LUCY-LIE BACK AND ENJOY IT-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO-6360014. A very rare British original of the iconic album by the blues progressive British band. Lie Back and Enjoy It is the second album by British-American blues rock band Juicy Lucy, released in 1970. Although several members of the band have been replaced since the release of their first album, most notably singer Ray Owen and lead guitarist Neil Hubbard, the album is considered a very strong follow-up to the first album.. Most of the songs were written by the band, although the album contains added Willie Dixon songs "Built for Comfort" and cover versions of Frank Zappa's song "Willie the Pimp". The album peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart in November 1970 ...more
Lot sold: 16000 ₽
Estimate: 30000—35000 ₽
BEATLES-HEY JUDE-1970- FIRST PRESS GERMANY - UK-APPLE-1C062-04348. Hey Jude or The Beatles Again is a compilation album by The Beatles, released in 1970 in the USA. The collection includes singles previously unreleased on albums; the B-sides of singles; as well as the songs "I Should Have Known Better" and "Can't Buy Me Love", previously released as singles by Capitol Records. The album rose to number two on the Billboard 200 chart. ...more
Lot sold: 17000 ₽
SMITH,JIMMY-BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK-1963- THE FIRST USA PRESS-BLUE NOTE-BLP4117.Matrixes -BNLP-4117-A./B VAN GELDER P. A very rare mono original by one of the iconic jazzmen. "BACK AT THE CHICKEN SHACK" is an album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded in 1960 and released in 1963 on the Blue Note label. Smith recorded this album during the same session as his previous album, Midnight Special. He was mentioned in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." ...more
Lot sold: 32000 ₽
KANSAS-MONOLITH-1979-THE FIRST HOLLAND-KIRSHNER PRESS-KIR83644. A rare European original of a cult album. Monolith is the sixth studio album by the American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1979. Monolith initially sold about 800,000 copies, giving it gold status, but it eventually went platinum in the early 1990s. Kerry Livgren donated his platinum plate to the Kansas Historical Society. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard Albums Chart, becoming their third consecutive (and last) studio album to reach the top ten. The album remained on the Billboard Albums chart for a total of 24 weeks and was one of the top 100 albums of the charts (#100) for the calendar year 1979. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
PLANT, ROBERT-FATE OF NATIONS-1993-THE FIRST PRESS OF GERMANY-FONTANA- number 514867-1. A mega rare original LED ZEPPELIN vocalist.Fate of Nations is the sixth studio album by British singer Robert Plant. It was released on May 25, 1993."From the very beginning of this project, around January 1991, right after the Manic Nirvana tour, I knew what I was going to do: go back in time, listen to [Moby] Grape, [Jefferson] Airplane, Tim Hardin, Quicksilver, Traffic and other rock musicians. These people were trying to tell the listener something by joining various traditions, with the understanding that the search was planned and intertwined in their acoustic and electronic themes. I'm also proud that I tried to make the album lyrical by trying to tell vivid stories that come from heartfelt traditional prose."Robert Plant. The Fate Of Nations album appeared by mid-1993. This album features not only Plant's regular band, but also many guest musicians such as Maire Brennan, Nigel Kennedy and Richard Thompson. Guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael also contributed significantly to the album. Fate Of Nations has incorporated a variety of styles and influences, some of which come from Led Zeppelin. Two songs from the album were released as singles (29 Palms and If I Were A Carpenter), followed by a world tour that ended in South America in early 1994. ...more
Lot sold: 18000 ₽
