Lot 35MERCURY, FREDDIE-ALBUM-1992-FIRST PRESS UK-PARLOPHONE-NMINT/NMINT

A-HA-STAY ON THESE ROADS (+POSTER) - 1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-925733-1. A rare original of the cult pop-rock wave album with a promo poster. Stay on These Roads is the third studio album by Norwegian music group A-ha. It was released on May 3, 1988. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The album was recorded in 1987 and released on May 3, 1988. In 1987, the single "The Living Daylights" was released, which became the theme to the film "Sparks from the Eyes" about James Bond and was later included in the album. Of the singles, the most popular was "Stay on These Roads", which reached number one on the Norwegian chart, and performed well in other European countries. Less popular was the single "Touchy!" and even less popular were "The Blood That Moves The Body" and "You Are The One". The latest single There's Never A Forever Thing didn't make it to any of the national charts at all. In 1992, a remix of the single "The Blood That Moves The Body"was released. The album peaked at number 148 on the US Billboard 200, [5] but none of the singles reached the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in Brazil, and gold in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland.  ...more

MERCURY, FREDDIE/CABALLE, MONTSERRAT BARCELONA-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-POLYDOR-837277-1. Barcelona is the second studio album by Freddie Mercury, released on October 10, 1988. Recorded with the participation of opera singer Montserrat Caballe. Freddie Mercury's second and last lifetime solo album. The CD was recorded in 1987-1988 at Mountain Studios. The idea of Freddie Mercury involving a symphony orchestra was not realized due to lack of time, and as a result, the album was partially arranged with synthesizers and a drum machine. The song "Barcelona", which gave the album its name, became the anthem of the city hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics in Spain. ...more

DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS (2LP'S 45RPM)-1978-ORIGINAL PRESS 2019 USA-MOFI-MFSL 2-466. A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records recorded at 45 speed.   Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in October 1978. On October 7, 1978, the Dire Straits album was officially released on the Phonogram label. Since 1979, the album has been released under the Vertigo label. The album's sales results are quite impressive, with four million copies sold in Europe and two million copies sold in the United States. The fate of the singles is diametrically different — Sultans of Swing was accepted by the public, reached the 8th position in the UK chart. Water of Love was released in some countries and the best achievement was the 54th position in the Australian chart. ...more

VLADIMIR VISSOTSKI(VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY)-VLADIMIR/VISSOTSKY-1988-THE FIRST PRESS-FRANCE-LE CHANT DU MONDE-LDX74887. The French original edition of the joint album by Vladimir Vysotsky and his wife Marina Vladi, recorded with the accompaniment of the Melody ensemble, complete with two tabs with Russian and French lyrics. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-PHYSICAL GRAFFITI-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-SWAN SONG-SSK89400 matrix A1/B5/C1/D1 .A very rare original with a standard matrix, version B5. The sixth studio double album. The band recorded new material lasting 52 minutes, which was too much for 1 record, but not enough for a double album — so Zeppelin turned to their studio archive in search of suitable tracks, thus 6 more tracks appeared on full-fledged two records.  . In 2002, the album took the 5th position in the ranking of the "100 best rock albums of all time" according to Classic Rock magazine. In 2011, the album cover was ranked 12th on Music Radar's list of the best album covers of all time. ...more