STYX-CORNERSTONE-1979-THE FIRST UK-AM-AMLK63711 PRESS. A rare British original. Styx is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Styx, released in 1979."Cornerstone" became Styx's third consecutive multi-platinum album and the first album to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group category. As with the previous four Styx albums, the band produced this album themselves. Styx recorded the album at Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois. "Cornerstone" is best known for featuring the band's only song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the powerful ballad "Babe". The album also includes the folk-rock song "Boat on the River", which became a hit in Europe but did not chart in the United States. Cornerstone became Styx's first album to enter the top 5 in the United States, hitting Billboard on October 13, 1979 and peaking at number 2 in late November.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Matte wraparound cover in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. . Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
JULIE LONDON - BEST OF JULIE-1962-THE FIRST UK PRESS-LIBERTY-LBY1023. A very rare British original Julie London. Best of is the first compilation album by American singer Julie London, released in 1962 on the Liberty Records label. It is noteworthy that she herself participated in the selection of tracks for the album. ...more
Lot sold: 4400 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
WINGS-VENUS AND MARS-1975-THE FIRST JAPAN-CAPITOL-EPS-80236 PRESS. A rare Japanese original of a cult album. Venus and Mars is the fourth studio album by Wings, released in 1975. The CD was released after the extraordinary success of Band on the Run and also became very popular. Paul McCartney's first album with Capitol Records. After the release of Band on the Run, Jimmy McCulloch (lead guitarist) and Jeff Britton (drummer) also joined the Wings in 1974. After McCartney wrote several new songs for the upcoming album, the band flew to New Orleans in January 1975, where they were scheduled to record Venus and Mars.Britton, having quarreled with McCulloch, left the band, having managed to participate in the recording of only three songs of the album. He was urgently replaced by American Joe English, with whom the recording was continued. McCartney made the songs in Venus and Mars blend seamlessly into each other, and the album in this sense became similar to The Beatles' Abbey Road album. The album was received very warmly, and it hits the Top 10 charts in all countries of the continent. According to the results, the album of the year is also ranked high, in Britain 5th place, in the USA - 1st place according to the Billboard 200. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
CERRONE-LOVE IN C MINOR-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-COTILLION-SD9913. A rare American original of a cult album. Love in C Minor is the debut album by French musician and producer Jean-Marc Cerron, released in 1976 in France on Malligator, in Europe on Atlantic, in Spain on Hispavox, and in the USA in 1977 on Cotillion. Now Cerrone is already called a "legend of dance music", who had a huge impact on entire generations of DJs and is considered, along with Giorgio Moroder, the trendsetter of Eurodiscoe. One of the centers of Eurodisco (along with Munich) was London's Trident Studios, which was fueled by France. It was here that Parisians Jean-Marc Cerron and Alec R. Costandinos decided to record their first disco opus with the assistance of sound engineer Peter Kelsey. As a result, an album was born called Love in C Minor. At the Billboard Disco Forum in 1978, Cerrone received six awards, including Artist of the Year in Disco Music. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
SCORPIONS-VIRGIN KILLER-1976-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-RCA PPL1-4225. Very rare original cult album. Virgin Killer is the fourth Studio album by the German band Scorpions, released in 1976, the band's first album, known outside Europe. The title song, Virgin Killer, illuminates the subject of human depravity, it gave the idea covers with naked young virgin who was banned in the United States and several other countries. As with the previous album, In Trance, the cover was censored in some countries the album was released with an alternative version of the cover. The artwork was Steffan Böhle, Manager of RCA Records. He depicted a naked minor girl on black background; broken glass effect covering her genitals. In Japan, the album reached the 32nd line in the hit parade. It was another step the group on the way from psychedelic rock to hard rock. ...more
Lot sold: 14000 ₽
Estimate: 16000—20000 ₽
