WARHORSE-WARHORSE-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360015. A mega rare original of the first album by the iconic British prog band. Warhorse is a band formed by ex-Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper. The band existed from 1970 to 1974 (partial reunions in 1985, 2005). The band's sound was close to the style of the early Deep Purple. After his forced departure from Deep Purple, Nick Simper started organizing a new band. Initially, he planned to involve well-known musicians Albert Lee and Mick Underwood in the collaboration, but this alliance did not take place. The new band was based on guitarist Jed Pack and drummer Mac Poole, musicians who played with Simper in the accompanying Marsha Hunt line—up. The new band also includes vocalist Ashley Holt and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The band received the name "Iron Horse", which was soon changed to "Warhorse". Wakeman proved to be an unreliable partner and left the band in April, before the band had even made any recordings. Instead, keyboardist Frank Wilson was recruited into the band, with whom the debut demo "Miss Jane" was made. In 1970, the band signed a contract with Phonograms, a division of Vertigo Records, and began recording their debut album. The Warhorse album was released in November 1970. The song "St. Louis" (a cover of "Easybeats") was released as a single and was most popular with the public. The album itself was also a success, but mostly in continental Europe, in particular in Germany. The band toured extensively for the next year and a half.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is matte in excellent condition, only the sticker on the back panel and the abrasion of the upper corner of the ridge is EX+/NMINT. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 31000 ₽
ZUCCHERO-LIVE AT THE KREMLIN (2LP'S)-1991-FIRST PRESS OF ITALY-POLYDOR-511519-1.. A rare original of the Italian romantic blues rock. Zucchero — Live At The Kremlin is the first live album by Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari, released on November 4, 1991 by Polydor label. After the release of his self-titled album "Oro, Incenso e Beer", he travels to Moscow, culminating in a double concert in the Moscow Kremlin, in the Congress Hall. The second concert on December 9, 1990 was broadcast live worldwide on Rai Due. The concert was recorded and mixed by Maurizio Maggi and released in its entirety without any changes or technical corrections. As he wrote in his autobiography titled "The Sound of Sunday is the Novel of My Life," Zucchero gave a concert while experiencing a severe panic attack. Nevertheless, the performance, the first for a Western artist in the Soviet Union after the fall of the Berlin Wall, was a success. Among the guests on stage were Randy Crawford, who sang a duet with Zucchero "Come Il Sole" in English, and John Lennon, to whom the song "Imagine" was dedicated, dedicated to the famous musician on the tenth anniversary of his death. Then Tony Childs appears, with whom Zucchero performs "Many Rivers To Cross", and Yuri Kasparyan, the guitarist of the legendary Soviet rock band Kino, who took part in the concert with his guitar along with Andrea Braido. Finally, it is worth noting the contribution of singer Lisa Hunt, who accompanied the songs with her soulful vocals and especially stood out in the performance of Madre Dolcissima. During the concert, as was customary according to Soviet custom, there was no applause, but at the end the audience applauded standing for 20 minutes. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
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
Lot sold: 3800 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
DEEP PURPLE-STORMBRINGER-1974-The first DANMARK press-PURPLE RECORDS -TPS3508 . A rare Danish original.Stormbringer is the ninth studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974, and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup, including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. ...more
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
SLADE-PLAY IT LOUD-1970- SECOND PRESS UK-POLYDOR -2383 026 Matrices A-2/B-2. BARN PUBLISHING A very rare British edition of the iconic album. Play It Loud is the second studio album by the British rock band Slade. It was released by the Polydor label on November 28, 1970, but failed to chart. The album, produced by Chas Chandler, was the first released under the Slade name since the band's 1969 debut album was released under the Ambrose Slade name. In 1973, the album would achieve commercial success in Canada after Polydor was released there, peaking at number 40. In 1975, he received the silver status. ...more
Lot sold: 3500 ₽
Estimate: 7000—8000 ₽
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER- CATS (2LP'S)-1981-THE FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-CATX001. A very rare British original of a cult rock opera. "Cats" is a musical musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is based on T. S. Eliot's 1939 collection of poems, The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellykles and the night they make the "Jellykles choice", deciding which cat will rise to the Heaviside layer and return to a new life. As of 2024, "Cats" remains the fifth longest-running Broadway show and the eighth longest-running show in the West End. Lloyd Webber began writing music based on Eliot's poems in 1977, and in 1980 these compositions were first presented as a song cycle. Then producer Cameron Mackintosh invited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynn to turn the songs into a full-fledged musical. "Cats" received positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981, followed by mixed reviews at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. They have won numerous awards, including the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical. Despite the unusual idea, which initially scared off investors, the musical was an unprecedented commercial success: by 2012, its box office worldwide totaled 3.5 billion US dollars. ...more
Lot sold: 7600 ₽
