Lot 6ALISA - BLOCK ADA-1987-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-NMINT/NMINT

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

BOSTON-DON'T LOOK BACK -1978-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EPIC-SEPS86057. Matrices A-3/B-3 EG . A rare British original by a famous hard band. Don't Look Back is the second studio album by the American rock band Boston, released in 1978 by Epic Records and became the band's last album on that label. The album reached number one in the USA and Canada and number nine in the UK. The title track contributed to the success of the album, reaching number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 and remaining one of the band's most popular hits. The album sold over a million copies within ten days of its release, and was certified 7x platinum by the RIAA on April 11, 1996. ...more

DIDIER MAROUANI-SPACE OPERA-1987-THE FIRST PRESS OF FRANCE-TREMA number 310248. A mega rare album by the leader of the SPACE group, recorded with the orchestra of the "Red Army" of the USSR.  ...more

STRANGLERS-RAVEN (3D COVER)-1979-First UK press-UNITED ARTISTS -UAG 30262. A very rare limited edition original of the cult album. The Raven is the fourth studio album by the English rock band The Stranglers, released on September 21, 1979 on the United Artists label. The Raven was released in September 1979. It reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart, staying there for eight weeks. "Duchess" was the first and most successful single from the album, released on August 10, 1979, and peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" was the second single released; it reached number 36 on the same chart. In November, a four-track mini album "Don't Bring Harry" was released. In addition to the title song and the live version of "In the Shadows", the album also includes "Wired" (from Cornwell and Robert Williams' upcoming album Nosferatu) and a live version of "Crabs" (from Burnell's solo album Euroman Cometh).. He took 41st place in the charts. ...more

ALICE COOPER-SCHOOL'S OUT-1972-ПЕРВЫЙ ПРЕСС -USA-WARNER-56007. Очень редкий оригинал  культового альбома. в полном комплекте ( белые трусы) School's Out — пятый студийный альбом американской рок-группы Alice Cooper, выпущенный в июне 1972 года. После успеха Killer альбом занял 2-е место в американском чарте Billboard 200 и 1-е место в канадском чарте RPM 100 Top Albums, удерживая лидирующую позицию в течение четырёх недель. Сингл «School's Out" занял 7-е место в чарте Billboard Hot 100, 3-е место в канадском чарте RPM Top Singles  и 1-е место в британском чарте синглов. ...more