Lot 32BEATLES-SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (STEREO)-1967-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE-NMINT/NMINT

BELLE EPOQUE-BAMALAMA-1978-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-CARRERE-7C062-18299. A rare Scandinavian original of the second album of the famous disco band. Bamalama is the second album by the French disco project Belle Epoque, released in 1978 by the French company Carrere. The album Bamalama was recorded in October-November 1977 at New York's Sonyland Studios, and mixed in London. Bamalama appeared on sale in akurat for Christmas, a favorite marketing technique, because during this period people are overwhelmed by the irresistible itch of shopping. The Bamalama album contains almost all the material of their own composition - Evelyn Lenton and her brother Albert Weyman, with the exception of short quotes from rock and roll classics in a Bamalama medley. The album and the single Bamalama were a great success in Europe and Asia. In the States, the band was still not promoted at the record level. Belle Epoque was popular in the disco clubs there thanks to the trendy DJs, who sometimes even signed up the band to perform live in the most famous clubs and discos in the USA. ...more

SIMON, PAUL -GRACELAND-1986-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) JAPAN-WARNER-P-13311. Rare Japanese original of the cult album. Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by American singer—songwriter Paul Simon. It was produced by Simon, mixed by Roy Haley, and released on August 25, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records. It includes genres such as pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco, and South African styles such as Isichatamiya and mbakanga. "Graceland" became Simon's most successful studio album and his most popular album in over a decade. It is estimated to have sold over 16 million copies worldwide. It received acclaim, won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and is often cited as one of the best albums in history. In 2006, it was listed on the U.S. National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." ...more

ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-PYRAMID-1978-First Press UK-ARISTA-SPART1054 matrix A1/B1 Pyramid is the third studio album by the English art rock band "The Alan Parsons Project", released in 1978. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978 in the category "Best Production Work in the genre of Modern Music". The main theme of the album was the Great Pyramid of Giza and ancient Egyptian culture, which were at the peak of popularity in the USA and Great Britain in those years ...more

SPACE-MAGIC FLY-1977-THE FIRST PRESS USA-UA-UA-LA780G.. A rare original of a cult album. Magic Fly is the debut studio album by the French band Space, released in 1977. The CD was recorded at Sydney Bechett Studios, recorded and mixed by Patrick Fraigneau. Magic Fly is designed in the styles of synthpop, disco. The track "Magic Fly" was used as the soundtrack to the television footage of the Buran landing. ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-PIPES OF PEACE-1983-FIRST JAPAN PRESS-ODEON-EPS-91071 .Pipes of Peace (Rus. Peace pipe) — the fifth solo Studio album Paul McCartney, released in 1983. Being produced after which enjoyed great success album, Tug of War, Pipes of Peace was received by the public is also quite good and many songs from it became hits, but music critics have made the album much cooler than a Tug of War..When the album was released, many critics noted that Pipes of Peace is similar to its predecessor, the album Tug of War, in many ways. The album was also produced by George Martin; the album was attended by the two songs created in collaboration with the same artist (in a Tug of War — with Stevie wonder; this time the co-author was Michael Jackson); continued cooperation with Ringo Starr, ex-guitarist of the band "10cc" Eric Stewart; in the recording of the material (but last) was attended by Denny lane. The reason for all this was that many of the songs on the album, was recorded in 1981 during the recording sessions for an album Tug of War; the rest ("Pipes of Peace", "The Other Me", "So Bad", "Tug of Peace" and "Through Our Love") was recorded later, in September and October 1982. In November 1982, McCartney began to make a film on his own script, "Give my regards to broad street" (eng. Give My Regards to Broad Street), where he also starred in the lead role along with Linda, Ringo Starr and Tracey Ullman; the shooting of the film took almost all of his time throughout 1983. Because I'm too busy with filming (and for reasons to pause after the release of the previous album), the release of Pipes of Peace was delayed until October 1983. ...more