QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI - EMTC103.Matrices A-3/B-3. A rare British original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and it held the top position in the UK charts for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is generally believed that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the British national anthem arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked number 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and number 128 on the 2020 list.
Vinyl record in clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte centerfold with an embossed logo in a top condition of snow-white quality- NMINT/ ARCHIVE. Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 6600 ₽
HAWKWIND-LEVITATION-1980-THE FIRST UK-BRONZE-BRON530 PRESS. A-3U/B-1U matrices. A rare British original by a cult prog band. Levitation is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Hawkwind, released in 1980. It reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. During the album's release, bandleader Dave Brock stated, "With Levitation, we returned to the style of our debut album. And it was a record that fully expressed our ideals and what we fought for." This is their first studio album since the departure of lead vocalist and lyricist Robert Calvert, and the lyrics here are usually superficial, and the number of instrumental parts is increased. It is also Hawkwind's only studio album to feature former Cream drummer Ginger Baker, and the first for former Gong keyboardist Tim Blake, who later rejoined the band and played on the 2010 album Blood of the Earth. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
SCORPIONS-BEST OF ROCKERS N' BALLADS-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-EMD1014. A rare British original album featuring the best ballad and rock tracks from albums from 1978-1988. Scorpions is a German English-language rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover. The band's style is characterized by both classic hard rock and lyrical guitar ballads. ...more
Lot sold: 3700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
ABBA-THE ALBUM-1977-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282. Rare original Swedish cult band. The Album is the fifth Studio album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977. It is considered to be more "Americanized" compared to previous, as evidenced by the confessions of the group members and, indirectly, the success of the singles from the album in the American charts. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
MERCURY, FREDDIE-the ALBUM-1992-FIRST UK PRESS-PARLOPHONE 077778099918. Very rare British original .The Freddie Mercury Album is a compilation, a posthumous solo project with material frontman and vocalist of the band QUEEN released on November 16, 1992. The album reached fourth place on the UK singles chart and remained in this position for 14 weeks, receiving gold status.The album includes remixes of the latest released songs, as well as Barcelona original song , "Love Kills", "Exercises In Free Love" and a cover version of the song "the Great Pretender".The collection consists of 11 solo songs , performed them throughout his solo career and tracks from the album "Mr. Bad Guy", remixed for this special edition. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
BEATLES-REEL MUSIC-1982-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL-SV-12199. Matrices A-G4/B-G-3. Winchester Pressing is a rare American original with a 12-page booklet. Reel Music is a collection that includes selected songs by The Beatles, performed in their films, as the name suggests. The album was released on March 22, 1982 in the United States and the following day in the United Kingdom — almost simultaneously with the re-screening of the film An Evening of a Hard Day, which was "cleaned" and edited with Dolby stereo sound. In the United States, Reel Music reached 19th place on Billboard's Albums chart. ...more
Lot sold: 5500 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
