Lot 95CERRONE-GOLDEN TOUCH-1978-FIRST PRESS USA-COTILLION-NMINT/NMINT

ROLLING STONES-VOODOO LOUNGE-1994-FIRST PRESS UK-VIRGIN- V2750 Voodoo Lounge is the twentieth studio album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released on July 11, 1994. This album was the band's first release as part of their new collaboration with Virgin Records and their first studio album in five years, since the release of Steel Wheels in 1989. Voodoo Lounge is also the band's first album without original bassist Bill Wyman, who left the band in early 1991, although The Rolling Stones announced his departure only two years later, in 1993.  Voodoo Lounge sold well, reaching gold or platinum status in several countries, but failed to chart in the US top 40. The songs "Love Is Strong" and "You Got Me Rocking" reached #14 and #23 in the UK, respectively, and "You Got Me Rocking" became a major hit on most of the Stones' subsequent tours. The album received several positive reviews and in 1995 won the first Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.  ...more

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

MARIAH CAREY- MUSIC BOX- 1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU- HOLLAND-COLUMBIA-474270-1 Rare European Original  pop divas. Music Box is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993. The album consists of ballads written mainly by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, with whom she previously worked on Emotions (1991), as well as several dance tracks. While working on the album, Carey wanted to expand her audience by choosing a more pop-oriented/RB-oriented sound. During this time, she experimented with various musical instruments, which led to the fact that the sound of the album began to differ from the two previous, more modern works.  Upon its release, Music Box received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The album was criticized for Carey's softer and more laid-back tone compared to her previous works. Commercially, the album reached number one in 15 countries, including Australia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded it diamond status for sales of ten million copies in the United States. "Music Box" remains Carey's best-selling album with 28 million copies sold worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-SAME-1969-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ATLANTIC-SD8216 One of the icons in rock music, a mega rare German original with the matrix ST-A-681461-A-AT / ST-A-681462-A-AT. Led Zeppelin is the debut studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, Recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released by Atlantic Records on January 12, 1969. Initially, the album garnered mostly negative press reviews, but was a great commercial success and was subsequently highly praised by rock critics. Album release date, January 12, 1969, Kerrang magazine! In a special issue, I celebrated it as the birthday of heavy metal In total, the band spent 1,782 pounds on recording the album, and collected about 3.5 million pounds in 1969-70, thereby exceeding the amount paid by 2,000 times. The album also kept up with the charts, placing from 1st to 20th place in different countries. In Britain, he reached a maximum of 6th place in two years.  ...more

JUDAS PRIEST-RAM IT DOWN-1988-THE FIRST PRESS UK/EU- HOLLAND-CBS-461108-1. A rare European original by a cult hard band. Ram It Down is the eleventh studio album by heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in 1988.. Ram It Down was heavier than its predecessor Turbo, but was also recorded using synthesizers. A drum machine was also used during the recording due to the health problems of drummer Dave Holland. The album reached the top ten of the European charts, reached number 24 in Britain, and reached number 31 in the United States. ...more