Lot 22T.REX-GREATEST HITS (+BIG POSTER)-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-NMINT/NMINT

SADE-STRONGER THAN PRIDE-1988-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC- EPC4604971. Rare European original. Third Studio album Sade, released in 1988.In September 2018 Pitchfork placed the album at number 37 in its list of 200 best albums of the 1980-ies. ...more

PRINCE AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION-DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX432/7599253791. A very rare original of the cult album.Diamonds and Pearls is the 13th studio album by American recording artist Prince, and the first with his new backing band The New Power Generation. It was released on October 1, 1991, by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album produced several hit singles, including "Gett Off", "Cream"," Money Don't Matter 2 Night"," Insatiable", and the title track. Dancers Lori Werner (then dancing under the stage name Lori Elle) and Robia Lamort, known as "diamond" and "Pearl" respectively, appeared on the holographic screen. cover art (reprints of the album are not holographic). Diamond and Pearl also appeared in the music videos for "Cream"," Strollin'"," Gett Off " and the title track, and participated in the Prince Diamonds and Pearls Tour. Diamonds and Pearls contains a hybrid of musical styles, from the funky "Daddy Pop", " Jughead "and the first single" Gett Off "to some more mainstream pop/rock songs recorded by Prince over a period of time, such as" Cream"," Money Don't Matter 2 Night " The album was a huge success and placed in the top ten in all countries . In 20 countries, it received the status of gold and platinum, and in the United States two platinum, and in Australia-four platinum.  ...more

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

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

DEEP PURPLE-WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE-1973-THE FIRST JAPAN-WARNER PRESS.-P-8312W. A rare Japanese original of a cult album. Who Do We Think We Are is the seventh studio album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 1973. Deep Purple's last album with vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover before the release of Perfect Strangers in 1984. The CD was recorded in July 1972 in Rome[4] and in October of the same year in Frankfurt using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.At that time, the band was torn apart by internal conflicts and the recording of the album turned into a nightmare[4]. Ian Gillan later compared this album to The House of Blue Light in 1987: "It's the same: great songs, but a complete lack of mutual understanding among the musicians and ... weak morale."Who Do We Think We Are did not rise above the 4th position in the UK and 15th in the US charts. Nevertheless, Deep Purple remained one of the most commercially successful projects in the world thanks to the albums Machine Head and Made in Japan, as well as numerous tours. ...more