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BEATLES-RUBBER SOUL (STEREO)-1965-THE FIRST JAPAN-ODEON-OP7450 PRESS. A very rare Japanese original on red vinyl in a complete package. Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by The Beatles, released on December 3, 1965. The album was recorded in just four weeks, and the rush was driven by the desire to release the album in time for the Christmas holidays. According to many musicologists, it was with the Rubber Soul album that fundamental changes began in the band's work, which led to the development of many unusual sub-trends in rock music.  ...more

QUEEN-INNUENDO-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PARLOPHONE-058-7958871. A very rare German original of the cult album. Innuendo is the fourteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on February 4, 1991. The last album "Queen", recorded and released during the lifetime of Freddie Mercury. The name Innuendo contains an "indirect hint" that the band in such a composition will not last very long. The last songs were very difficult for Freddie, who was already seriously ill. Nevertheless, the album was finished and well received by the public. Several music videos were shot in support of him, one of which, "These Are The Days of Our Lives", became the last video featuring Mercury.Despite mixed critical acclaim, Queen's new album reached number one on the album charts in Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and her native UK, becoming double platinum. ...more

PLANT, ROBERT-PICTURES AT ELEVEN-1982-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-SWAN SONG-SSK59418 . A rare German original. Pictures at Eleven is the debut solo studio album by Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played on six of the album's eight songs. Former Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell played in "Slow Dancer" and "Like I've Never Been Gone". ...more

PRINCE -SING "O" THE TIMES (2LP'S)-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX88/925577-1. A very rare original of the cult album. Sign "☮" The Times (pronounced Sign of the Times) is the 9th album by American singer and musician Prince. Released on March 31, 1987. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) called the album "Prince's best album, the most holistic example of the breadth of his artistry, and perhaps the best album of the 1980s." The reviewer of Afisha Daily in a retrospective review gave the album a similar assessment. In 2017, the album Sign "☮" the Times was inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release. It also entered the top 10 in Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the UK and took first place in Switzerland. "Sign o' the Times", "U Got the Look" and "I Can never Take Your Man's Place" all made the top 10 hits of the Billboard Hot 100. After Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 20. ...more

GABRIEL, PETER-SO-1986-UK FIRST PRESS-VIRGIN room PG5-1. Matrix A-4U/B-5U. Rare British original.So — most successful album in the career of Gabriel, he reached the top of the British chart, and became #2 in the United States. In the UK, the CD was certified three times platinum in the U.S. — five times. Rolling Stone magazine put it at 14th place in its list of "the 100 best albums of the eighties" ...more