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.
Vinyl record in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE . Lacquer cover in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE Labels in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE
Price: 6000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 19000 ₽
Estimate: 20000—25000 ₽
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS-BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK(2LP'S)-1991-FIRST UK/EU PRESS-WARNER BROS.-7599-26681-1 . A very rare original of a cult album. Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Rick Rubin, the album became the band's first LP to be released on the Warner Bros. label. Records. Musically, the CD differed from Mother's Milk, the band's previous work: it contained much less "heavy" guitar riffs; the main themes of the songs here were sex, death and drugs, as well as lust and wealth. The album reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart, earning the band critical acclaim and international success; it sold over 13 million copies in total. ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
Estimate: 14000—16000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
QUEEN-INNUENDO-1991-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-PARLOPHONE-058-7958871. A very rare German original of the cult album. Innuendo is the fourteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on February 4, 1991. The last album "Queen", recorded and released during the lifetime of Freddie Mercury. The name Innuendo contains an "indirect hint" that the band in such a composition will not last very long. The last songs were very difficult for Freddie, who was already seriously ill. Nevertheless, the album was finished and well received by the public. Several music videos were shot in support of him, one of which, "These Are The Days of Our Lives", became the last video featuring Mercury.Despite mixed critical acclaim, Queen's new album reached number one on the album charts in Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and her native UK, becoming double platinum. ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
WHITESNAKE-SLIDE IT IN-1984-THE FIRST EU-GERMANY-LIBERTY-1C0642400001 PRESS.A very rare European original by a cult hard band. Slide It In is the sixth studio album by English rock band Whitesnake. Originally released on January 30, 1984 in Europe by the Liberty/EMI label, it was redesigned for the American market and released on April 16, 1984 in North America by the Geffen label. A "European" mix was released in Japan on March 23, 1984, and an "American" remix from CBS/Sony was released on December 21, 1984. Although he was not a great success, he helped the group enter the American market and achieve a breakthrough in the late 1980s. Historically, this was the last Whitesnake recording to use the band's original "snake" logo. The album reached number 9 in the charts, becoming the fourth in the top 10 in the UK. In the United States, it reached number 40 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 1988, the album returned to the US charts due to the success of Whitesnake's self-titled album (1987) and eventually went double platinum, taking 1st place in the number of weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. The album sold over six million copies worldwide.. ...more
Lot sold: 4700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
