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.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is matte in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 7500 ₽
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
Lot sold: 7500 ₽
ANIMALS-MOST OF THE ANIMALS-1965-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-SX6035. Matrices A-1/B-1 .1GT/1M stamper (A dream!). A rare British original of the iconic rock band. The Most of the Animals is the title of an album of collected tracks from 1964 and 1965. The album's title comes from the name of their then-producer Mickey Most. The album was released in April 1966 on the Columbia label (SX 6035). Most of the material was not featured on either of the two previous British records. The album reached number four, their highest position on the UK Albums Chart (both previous records reached number six). It was their last album on the EMI-owned Columbia label before switching to Decca. ...more
Lot sold: 9000 ₽
Estimate: 13000—15000 ₽
FOREIGNER-UNUSUAL HEAT-1991-The first press UK/EU-GERMANY - ATLANTIC- number 7567-82299-1, WX 424 is a rare original of the 90s cult band. The seventh studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on June 14, 1991 on Atlantic Records. Unusual Heat suffered a commercial failure, reaching only number 117 on the Billboard chart due to a sharp drop in sales compared to all previous albums, each of which reached the Top 20 and became at least platinum. None of the two singles released from the album made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and "Lowdown and Dirty" only reached number 4 on the Mainstream Rock chart. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR-THE QUIET ZONE-1977-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-CHARISMA-9124014. A rare German original of a cult prog band. The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome is the eighth studio album by British rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released on September 2, 1977. The last studio recording before the band reunited in 2005. In 1976, two musicians of the classic Van der Graaf Generator line-up left the band: Hugh Banton and David Jackson (who, however, took part in the recording of two tracks). They were replaced by Nick Potter and Graham Smith, who had already been in the band until 1970. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
