STEELY DAN-CAN'T BUY A THRILL -1972- SECOND PRESS 1974 UK-ABC-ABCL5024 Matrix A-1U/B-1. Rare British early edition of the cult album. Can't Buy a Thrill is the debut studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in November 1972 on ABC Records. It was written by band members Walter Becker and Donald Feigen and recorded in August 1972 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles with producer Gary Katz. This album is one of the most stylistically eclectic in Steely Dan's work, combining the sounds of soft rock, pop rock and jazz rock, as well as philosophical, mysterious lyrics. The commercially successful album Can't Buy a Thrill reached 17th place on the US Billboard Top LPs chart. Tape, which was promoted by the popular singles Do It Again and Reelin' In the Years, and eventually received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also received positive reviews and was included in many retrospective lists of "greatest albums", including Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list (2003).
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is matte in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 2700 ₽
OLDFIELD, MIKE-TUBULAR BELLS-1973-THE FIRST UK-VIRGIN PRESS-V2001. A-2U/B-3U matrices. A very rare British original of a cult album. Tubular Bells is the debut studio album by English musician Mike Oldfield, recorded by him at the age of 19 and released in 1973 by the British label Virgin Records. The album was a huge success and sold millions of copies, thereby laying the foundation for the further development of Virgin Records. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
URIAH HEEP-RETURN TO FANTASY-1975-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9335. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare original of the CBS contract press. Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released on May 13, 1975 by Bronze in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The album is known for the title song "Return to Fantasy". On the eve of the recording, there was another change of composition. Bassist Gary Thane left by mutual consent, because due to drug addiction he was physically unable to cope with a tight schedule of touring and recording. Later, on December 8, 1975, Gary Thane died at the age of 27 from an overdose. He was replaced from Roxy Music by bass guitarist John Wetton, who had previously played in the bands Family and King Crimson. Return to Fantasy is the only album of the band that hit the top ten in the UK charts, rose to 7th place. At the same time , the album received devastating criticism in the British press ...more
Lot sold: 3300 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 1700 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
CLIFF RICHARD AND SHADOWS - SUMMER HOLIDAY -1963-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-33SX1472. A rare British original rock beat band. Summer Vacation is an album of soundtracks by Cliff Richard and The Shadows for the film of the same name. This is their second soundtrack album for the film and Richard's eighth album overall. The album topped the UK Albums chart for 14 weeks. Three singles were released from the album. Before the album's release, the songs "The Next Time" and "Bachelor Boy" (on side A and side B respectively) were already hits. It was followed by "Summer Holiday" and finally "Foot Tapper" (performed by The Shadows). All three singles topped the UK singles chart. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
