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
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte reverse top condition, with conditional traces of storage -NMINT. Lables in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 3300 ₽
MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE GOOD EARTH-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE -ILPS9306. matrices A-2U/B-2U, The Good Earth is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on October 11, 1974 by Bronze Records in the UK and the label "Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. The CD rose to #157 on the Billboard 200 of All Rock Albums hierarchy. ...more
Lot sold: 6100 ₽
CARAVAN-BLIND DOG AT ST. DUSTANS-1976-THE FIRST UK PRESS -BTM-.1007 . A rare British original of a cult album. Blind Dog at St. Dunstans is the seventh studio album by the Canterbury rock band Caravan. It was released in 1976. This album sounds lighter than previous Caravan releases, it has more short, "pop" songs. The lightness of the sound is partly due to the fact that there is a lot of Pie Hastings in the album. He wrote and performed eight of the nine songs. In addition, Jan Schelhaas replaced Dave Sinclair on keyboards, abandoning long organ parts in favor of piano and synthesizer. ...more
Lot sold: 4300 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
ABBA-SUPER TROUPER-1980 - THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS322. A rare Swedish original of the cult album. Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1980. It became the band's sixth album to top the UK charts, as well as the top selling album in the UK in 1980. In Europe, the album took places from 1 to 5 in all countries of the continent, instantly became multi-platinum. ...more
Lot sold: 4400 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
QUEEN-A DAY AT THE RACES-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI number EMTC104 Matrix A-4U/B-4U.A rare British original. A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on December 10, 1976 in the UK and December 18, 1976 in the USA.The title of the album — "A Day at the Races" — as well as the previous one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers. A Day at the Races immediately came under fire from critics. Queen was accused of an unsuccessful attempt to repeat A Night At The Opera. The album turned out to be really very similar to the previous one, but this was never hidden by the musicians. May said that both records were being prepared at the same time, but one was recorded earlier and the other later. ...more
Lot sold: 13100 ₽
