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JOHN, ELTON-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC-1975-FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJLPX1. A rare British original . This album is one of the peaks of ELTON JOHN's creativity . Complete set ( two booklets and a large poster).Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer Elton John, released in 1975. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and remained there for seven weeks; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the first album to reach this chart. It was certified gold in May 1975, and was certified platinum and triple platinum in March 1993 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, the album also debuted at #1 on the national RPM Top Albums chart. The UK Albums Chart reached #2. In 2003, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was ranked at #158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more

W.A.S.P.-HEADLESS CHILDREN-1989-THE FIRST PRESS OF EU-CAPITOL -064748942-1 A rare original of famous American heavy rockers.The sound of this album has significantly moved away from the shock rock of W.A.S.P.'s early works towards more classic melodic heavy metal. The lyrics have become more diverse. On the cover. On the cover of this record, political figures are depicted against the background of a giant skull: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Pol Pot, Idi Amin and Heinrich Himmler; criminals Al Capone and Charles Manson, as well as members of the Ku Klux Klan in their traditional garb. The Headless Children became one of W.A.S.P.'s most commercially successful albums and retains this status to this day. It is worth noting that KEN HENSLEY (URIAH HEEP) was invited as a keyboardist, who contributed to the creation of the album. ...more

LENNON, JOHN-IMAGINE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE- PAS10004. YEX 865-1U/YEX 866-1U -RORKY/PESCO matrices. A rare British original . Imagine is the second studio album by English musician John Lennon, released on September 9, 1971 by Apple Records. Co-produced by Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, the album's mellow sound contrasts with the basic arrangements of his first album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970),[1] while the opening title track is widely considered his signature song.Imagine it was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. Along with John Lennon's band/Plastic Ono, it is considered one of Lennon's best solo albums. In 2012, the album was ranked 80th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time. ...more

VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY -HUNTING WOLVES (2LP'S)-1990-FIRST PRESS USSR-MDSU-17-201090. Hunting Wolves is a collection of songs by Vladimir Vysotsky, released in 1990. The collection includes such songs as "Black Peacoats", "The High Jumper's Song", "The Song of Little Cassandra", "Hunting Wolves" and others. The edition is on double black vinyl in a double-sided laminated envelope. The rotation speed is 45 RPM. The labels are red. Vladimir Vysotsky is a Soviet poet, author and performer of songs, theater and film actor. Laureate of the USSR State Prize ("for creating the image of Zheglov in the television feature film "The Meeting Place cannot be changed" and the author's performance of songs", 1987, posthumously). ...more

GENESIS-WIND AND WUTHERING-1976-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CHARISMA - CDS4005. Matrixes A-2/B-3. A rare British original of the cult band.  Wind and Wuthering is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released on December 17, 1976 on Charisma Records and is their last studio album featuring guitarist Steve Hackett. After the success of their 1976 tour in support of their previous album, A Trick of the Tail, the band moved to Hilvarenbeek in the Netherlands to record their next album, their first recorded outside the UK. Writing and recording caused internal friction, as Hackett felt that some of his contributions had been rejected in favor of material by keyboardist Tony Banks. The album received a positive response from critics and boosted the band's popularity in the United States. It reached No. 7 in the UK and No. 26 in the US and sold steadily, eventually receiving Gold Certification from the British Phonographic Institute and the Recording Industry Association of America. The single "Your Own Special Way" became the band's first single on the US charts, peaking at 62nd place. ...more