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."
Vinyl record in clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is textured in top condition with minimal traces of storage - NMINT.ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 50000 ₽
ANIMALS-ANIMALISMS-1966-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA- LK4797. Matrices A-1A/B-1A .1BU/1UK stamper. (A dream!) A rare British original of the iconic rock band. Animalisms is the third studio album by the British band The Animals, released in 1966, on the Decca Records label. Two months later, the album was released in the USA under the name Animalizationruen with a slightly different song order. In the summer of 1966, the album reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. ...more
Lot sold: 18000 ₽
Estimate: 20000—25000 ₽
QUEEN-A DAY AT THE RACES-1976-ORIGINAL PRESS 1981 UK-EMI number EMTC104 Matrix A-6/B-6U.A rare British edition of the iconic album. A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on December 10, 1976 in the United Kingdom and December 18, 1976 in the United States.The album's title, "A Day at the Races," is taken from the repertoire of the American comedians of the 1930s, the Marx brothers. A Day at the Races immediately came under fire from critics. Queen was accused of unsuccessfully trying to repeat A Night At The Opera. The album turned out to be really very similar to the previous one, but it was never hidden by the musicians. May said that both records were being prepared at the same time, but one was recorded earlier and the other later. ...more
Lot sold: 7500 ₽
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 ₽
COCKER, JOE -LIVE-1990-FIRST PRESS EEC-CAPITOL- 164-793417-1. The original of the famous JOE COCKER live album. Joe Cocker Live is a live album by Joe Cocker, released in 1990. It was recorded live on October 5, 1989 at the Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, with the exception of the last two tracks, which were recorded in the studio.In Europe, it received the status from gold to platinum. ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
ARMY OF LOVERS-MASSIVE LUXURY OVERDOSE-1991-SWEDEN'S FIRST PRESS-TON SON TON-ARMYLP-2. A very rare original of the cult album of the pop disc Swedish band. Massive Luxury Overdose is the second studio album by the Swedish pop band Army of Lovers, released in 1991, Massive Luxury Overdose includes a number of the band's most famous songs, including Obsession and Crucified, which became a No. 1 hit on the charts of Finland, Belgium and 11 other countries[1]. The album also includes a new version of the song Ride The Bullet, which had previously been released on the 1990 album Disco Extravaganza. In March 1992, the first Army Of Lovers tour took place. The tour began in Sweden, and subsequently covered a number of European countries. By that time, more than 500,000 copies had already been sold worldwide, and the final circulation of the album was at least 2 million copies; of these, about 70 thousand were sold in Sweden. ...more
Lot sold: 4800 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽