Lot 10MANFRED MANN-MANN MADE HITS-1966-ПЕРВЫЙ ПРЕСС UK-HMV-NMINT/NMINT

HAMMILL, PETER-THE SILENT CORNER AND THE EMPTY STAGE-1974 - ORIGINAL 1975 UK PRESS-CHARISMA - CAS1083 Third solo album by British frontman of VAN DER GRAAF - Peter Hammill. It was released on Charisma Records in 1974, during a break in activities of group Van der Graaf Generator. The cover was designed by Bettina Hohls , ex-member of the psychedelic German rock band Ash Ra Tempel . ...more

ABBA-ARRIVAL-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC-EPC86018. A rare British original. Arrival is the fourth studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1976. Arrival reached the top of the sales rankings in Sweden, Holland, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand. The single from this album — "Dancing Queen" - reached the first position in the US charts and is ABBA's most successful record in this country. ...more

SMOKIE-MIDNIGHT CAFE-1976-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) JAPAN-RAK-ERS-80494.  A very rare Japanese promo original of a cult album. After a good start in 1975, on a wave of growing popularity, the band went to California and began work on their 3rd album at Whitney Recording Studios. Where he actually records all the material for the album, only "What Can I Do" was recorded at London's Audio International Studios. Did you make a record, where would you think? On the iconic Abbey Road! The recording featured the classic "golden" Smokie line-up: Chris Norman guitar, piano vocals, Alan Silson guitar vocals, Terry Uttley bass guitar backing vocals, and Pete Spencer drums backing vocals.The length of the album is 43 minutes, 4 of the ten songs belong to the pen of "Double CHE", the rest are written by the members of the group."What Can I Do" was written by Alan Silson, and he also sang it. Mike Chapman produced the album, and it's noticeable, as they say, "with an unarmed ear," his signature violins are unmistakable.The album turned out to be very solid, it listens in one breath, not a single passing thing, it was on it that the very "branded" sound was finally formed, for which we loved Smokie so much. The album was released on April 9, 1976, the producer is EMI records, the copyright to the recording belongs to RAK records, on apples The company's RAC sailboat is on display. To promote the album, 3 singles were released during 1976: "Something's Been Making Me Blue", "Wild Wild Angels" and "I'll Meet You At Midnight". All of them came from the pen of Double Che, all were successful, and "I'll Meet You At Midnight" generally became the number on duty of all pioneer discos of the Soviet Union. ...more

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

KING CRIMSON-IN THE WAKE OF POSEIDON-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-ISLAND-ILPS-9127. Matrices A-1/B-1 is a very rare British original of the cult album. .In the Wake of Poseidon is the second studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1970. In general, the style and general mood of the music remained almost the same as on the first album In the Court of the Crimson King, but the richness of the arrangements and the technical skill of the musicians increased noticeably. In the Wake of Poseidon reached #4 on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position of all the band's albums.  ...more