VARIOUS- SUPER-DUPER BLUES -1969-THE FIRST UK PRESS-BLUE HORIZON-SPR31 is a rare original catalog collection of blues tracks by super bands signed by the label..A compilation from the Blue Horizon label, which was owned by Mike Vernon, one of the key producers of the British blues scene of the 1960s.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE. One-sided laminate cover in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 6100 ₽
BEGGAR'S OPERA- ACT ONE-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL- 6360018. A very rare original of a cult album. Act One is the debut album by the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera. The debut album of Beggars Opera, variously classified as symphonic rock, progressive rock or proto-progressive rock, has been compared to the works of The Nice and Deep Purple MK I (sometimes described as a "derivative" of them). It was published by Vertigo (which at that time introduced its legendary label swirl) in 1970 and features a cover by renowned surrealist photographer and artist Marcus Keefe (the same one who created the covers for the first three Black Sabbath albums). ...more
Lot sold: 22000 ₽
Estimate: 35000—40000 ₽
WILLY TOKAREV - GOLD-1983-ORIGINAL PRESS 2015 -EU-MIRUMIR-MIR100470. A rare anniversary edition of the iconic album. "Gold" is the fourth 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, headed by 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 organizing 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
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 15000—17000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 2900 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
GABRIEL, PETER-SO-1986-UK FIRST PRESS-VIRGIN room PG5-1. Matrix A-4U/B-5U. Rare British original.So — most successful album in the career of Gabriel, he reached the top of the British chart, and became #2 in the United States. In the UK, the CD was certified three times platinum in the U.S. — five times. Rolling Stone magazine put it at 14th place in its list of "the 100 best albums of the eighties" ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
