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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

QUEEN-QUEEN II-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-EMI- EMA767 Matrix A-4U/B-4U . A rare British original in top condition. Queen II is the second studio album by the British rock band Queen, released in 1974. The disc is divided into "White" and "Black" sides instead of the usual "A" side and "B" side. The fantasy theme of the album echoes the work of Led Zeppelin of those years, although the fairies and Queen trolls were a more mannered gathering than the queens and giants of Led Zeppelin. ...more

BEE GEES-SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN-1979-THE FIRST PRESS-JAPAN-RSO-MWF1058. A rare Japanese original of a cult album. Spirits Having Flown is the fifteenth studio album by British trio Bee Gees. Recorded in March — November 1978 (at the same time, the band's musicians were filming the film "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Orchestra"). It was released in February 1979 and sold a total of 30 million copies. Topping the charts in the United States and Great Britain, as well as in Australia, it became one of the most successful albums in the Bee Gees discography, a kind of quintessence of their work. ...more

QUEEN-SHEER HEART ATTACK-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI - EMC3061. Of the matrix A-4U/B-4U. A rare British original. The first fame, as well as commercial success, came to the group with this record, and the song "Killer Queen" became their first big hit, reaching number two in England. The album itself also reached number two in the UK and number 12 on the 1975 Billboard charts. ...more

DIO-STRANGE HIGHWAYS-1993-THE FIRST UK/EU PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-518486-1. A very rare European original of the cult album by the famous vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Strange Highways is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio. It is also their first album since the reunion of Ronnie James Dio and Vinnie Appice with Black Sabbath. The European release took place on Vertigo Records in October 1993; the American release took place on Reprise Records in January 1994. ...more