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WILLY TOKAREV - OVER THE HUDSON-1983-ORIGINAL PRESS 2015 -EU-MIRUMIR-MIR100469. A rare anniversary edition of the iconic album. "Over the Hudson" is the third studio album by Soviet, American and Russian author-performer Willy Tokarev, released in 1983 on the Sava Recording Corporation label in the USA. The producer is Willy Tokarev. At the age of 40, in 1974, Willy Tokarev emigrated to the United States with $100 in his pocket. He was sheltered for 2-3 weeks by the Tolstoy Foundation, whose head was Alexandra Tolstaya, daughter of Leo Tolstoy. There he was a courier, a cleaner in a bakery, sorted through the Russian library of a millionaire, a newspaper deliveryman, became unemployed because he did not know English well, so he began to learn the language by reading American newspapers, graduated from a nurse's course, learned to drive a car, passed a taxi driving test and began working as a taxi driver to earn money for recording records, writing songs in his spare time, he was robbed four times (once, on Christmas Day, he was almost killed by a black man). He played at Carnegie Hall on a balalaika, which he bought at a souvenir shop on Fifth Avenue for $ 50, then played and sang in restaurants and nightclubs.  In 1979, the first record "And life is always beautiful!" was released, which was not particularly noticed. In 1981, the second album "In a noisy booth" was released, which brought Tokarev fame among Russian-speaking emigrants. In the 1980s, he worked at the Russian restaurant Sadko, and then at the restaurants Primorsky and Odessa, accompanied by Irina Ola. He was called the "honorary Jew of Brighton." Willy founded his own label, One Man Band, and recorded about twenty albums there.In 1989, Willy Tokarev flew to the USSR with concerts. A major role in the organization of these tours was played by the famous entrepreneur Viktor Shulman, who himself also performed "Odessa songs" from the repertoire of Leningrad "tape recorder" bards, Boris Sichkin and other veterans of the genre. 70 concerts throughout the Soviet Union were a success. ...more

GILLAN, IAN-NAKED THUNDER-1990-THE FIRST UK/EU PRESS-TELDEC-9031-71899-1 A rare solo album by the DEEP PURPLE vocalist. Naked Thunder is the debut solo album by Ian Gillan, released shortly after his departure from Deep Purple in 1989. It includes a diverse selection of songs, including one of Gillan's most passionate and impressive ballads, "Loving on Borrowed Time," and the traditional folk song "No More Cane on the Brazos." It was also the first album to feature Ian Gillan's longtime collaborator Steve Morris. Naked Thunder was produced by Leif Meizes and features performances by several notable guest musicians, including drummer Simon Phillips and former Grease Band and SAHB keyboardist Tommy Eyre[6] along with Sensational Alex Harvey Band rhythm section Chris Glen (bass guitar) and Ted McKenna (drums). ...more

DEEP PURPLE-PERFECT STRANGERS-1984-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-POLYDOR-823777-1. A rare German original of the cult album. Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by British rock band Deep Purple, released on October 29, 1984. It was the most successful album recorded by the reformed "Mark II" line-up.  It was Deep Purple's first studio album in nine years, and the first with the Mk II line-up in eleven years, the last was Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Richie Blackmore and Roger Glover came from Rainbow, Ian Gillan from Black Sabbath, Jon Lord from Whitesnake and Ian Pace from Gary Moore are backingthe group. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 5 on the UK charts and number 17 on the US Billboard 200. Perfect Strangers became only the second Deep Purple studio album to receive platinum status in the United States after the 1972 album Machine Head. The tour was so successful that the band had to book many additional dates to participate in the American arena tour, as tickets sold out very quickly. Their tour of the USA in 1985 beat all the artists of that year, except Bruce Springsteen. ...more

TRAVELING WILBURYS-VOL.3-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WILBURY- 075992632416. The second and last album of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys (the stellar line-up), recorded and released in 1990. Released in October 1990, the album was less positively received than Vol. 1, but still had a fair success. In the United States, "She's My Baby" (with guest guitarist Gary Moore) and "Inside Out" became radio hits, charting 2nd album rock and 16th album rock respectively. The album peaked at number 14 in the UK and number 11 in the US, where it was certified platinum by the RIAA. ...more

BEATLES 1967-1970 -1973-THE FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE -PCSP718.Collection of the best songs of the band 1967-70. Collection of the best songs of the band 1962-66. The first edition was on black vinyl, later there was a release on red colored vinyl. 1962-1966 (also known as the "Red Album") is a collection of hits by the English rock band The Beatles, covering the years indicated in the title. Released together with its 1967-1970 counterpart (the "Blue Album") in 1973, the double album reached the 3rd place in the United Kingdom. In the United States, he topped the Cash Box Albums chart and took 3rd place on the Billboard Top LPs./ Tape chart, while in 1967-1970 he took first place. The album was re-released in September 1993 on CD, reaching number 3 in the UK. ...more