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CREMATORIUM - DOUBLE ALBUM-1993-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA- CREMATORIUM -K1-K4. A rare original of the iconic rock-blues-folk band."Double Album" is a collection of the best songs of the Russian rock band "Crematorium", recorded between October 26, 1992 and January 24, 1993 in the studio studio of the Gorky Film Studio and released in 1993 for the 10th anniversary of the group. The album's music is diverse - waltzes, ballads, rock'n'roll and blues. The album includes songs from previous albums, re-recorded by the new line-up, and two new tracks. One of the most famous and striking compilation recordings in the band's discography  ...more

BROWNSVILLE STATION- SMOKIN' IN THE BOY'S ROOM-1973-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-6369804. A rare British original. Smokin' in the Boys Room, an album with the hit of the same name, reached number 3 in Canada and on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and later received the RIAA gold certification. ...more

ABBA-VOULEZ-VOUS-1979-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282.A rare Swedish original of the cult album.  Voulez-Vous is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop band ABBA, released in 1979. The release is characterized by a large number of dance-oriented tracks, but it is wrong to define the genre of the album as exclusively "disco"; for example, the song "Does Your Mother Know" has quite definite rock motifs. The work on the album went on for more than a year, and during this time the participants had accumulated more material than what they managed to put on the album. Among the works of that period published much later, it is worth mentioning the composition Dream World, included as a bonus track on the 2010 reissue. In 1981, the album "Voulez-Vous" was released in the USSR by the company "Melody" and became the last numbered album "ABBA", released in the Soviet Union. The album, like the previous one, was a huge success, placing in the charts of all countries in the top ten. It became multi-platinum in just one year.  ...more

ROBERT CALVERT - CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS -1974- FIRST PRESS RELEASE UK-UNITED ARTISTS- UAG29507. A-1U/B-1U matrices. A rare British original of a cult album. The first solo album by Robert Calvert, an eccentric character who was still a full-time Hawkwind poet at that time and had not yet managed to become their full-time frontman. This is a very peculiar story album - the real story of the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter, which in the 60s was, it turns out, purchased by the West German Air Force in terrible quantities with such modifications that made the aircraft terribly emergency, as a result of which it earned the nickname "Widowmaker". Calvert is drawn here on two counts at once: firstly, he expresses his love and knowledge of military history; secondly, he demonstrates colorful sarcasm and a sense of humor. His targets, of course, are German generals (banter against Germans, as you know, is a traditional genre of British humor). The album actually resembles a radio play, in which song numbers alternate with comic skits brilliantly played by characters such as Vivian Stanshall from Bonzo Dog Band and, of course, Calvert himself. For music lovers, it is valuable here that Calvert was supported by almost the entire Hawkwind line-up at that time. ...more

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET - LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE (PROMO) -1967-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-1486.  A rare American original of a cult album. Live at the Lighthouse is a live album by the American jazz band Modern Jazz Quartet, recorded by Wally Hyder at the Lighthouse Café in 1967 and released on the Atlantic label. The Allmusic review stated, "This rather obscure Modern Jazz Quartet album features fresh material and improvisations that are both energetic and creative." ...more