ROBERT CALVERT - CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS -1974- FIRST PRESS RELEASE UK-UNITED ARTISTS- UAG29507. A-1U/B-1U matrices. A rare British original of a cult album. The first solo album by Robert Calvert, an eccentric character who was still a full-time Hawkwind poet at that time and had not yet managed to become their full-time frontman. This is a very peculiar story album - the real story of the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter, which in the 60s was, it turns out, purchased by the West German Air Force in terrible quantities with such modifications that made the aircraft terribly emergency, as a result of which it earned the nickname "Widowmaker". Calvert is drawn here on two counts at once: firstly, he expresses his love and knowledge of military history; secondly, he demonstrates colorful sarcasm and a sense of humor. His targets, of course, are German generals (banter against Germans, as you know, is a traditional genre of British humor). The album actually resembles a radio play, in which song numbers alternate with comic skits brilliantly played by characters such as Vivian Stanshall from Bonzo Dog Band and, of course, Calvert himself.
For music lovers, it is valuable here that Calvert was supported by almost the entire Hawkwind line-up at that time.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte centerfold in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new – NMINT/ARCHIVE
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CELENTANO, ADRIANO-ADRIAN (3 LP'S) -2019-FIRST PRESS (LIM ED. 856/3000) ITALY-CLAN-602577424595. A rare Italian original of a cult album. The soundtrack to the animated film "Adrian" contains music composed by Nicola Piovani and some of the most important pieces of music from Adriano Celentano's repertoire. The project also includes a series of important hits and a remix by Benny Bennassi of some historical songs by Adriano Celentano. Limited edition. The print run is 3,000 copies. ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
SANTANA-SHAPE SHIIFTER-2012-FIRST UK/EU PRESS-MUSIC ON VINYL- MOVLP573 is a rare European original by the legendary guitarist. Shape Shifter is the twenty—second studio album (thirty-sixth album overall) by Santana. It was released on May 14, 2012. This album is the first released by his new label Starfaith Records, which is distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, the owners of all of Santana's albums (except those recorded for Polydor Records, which are owned by Universal Music Group). This is also the first album since 1992 by Milagro, in which none of the songs have guest vocalists. This style was typical of Santana's Supernatural albums. There is only one song with vocals in the album ("Eres La Luz"). The track "Mr. Szabo" is a tribute to Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo, one of Carlos Santana's early idols, who released a series of 8 albums for Impulse Records between 1966 and 1967; the rhythmic and harmonic structure of the track is similar to "Gypsy Queen", Szabo's 1966 recording, covered by Santana in 1970 this year, as a medley with Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman". ...more
Lot sold: 4600 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
ABBA-VOYAGE-2021-THE FIRST EU/USA PRESS-POLAR-602438614813. A rare original on black vinyl released after a 40-year hiatus. Voyage is the ninth and final studio album by the Swedish pop band ABBA, released on November 5, 2021. The album includes ten songs written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. This is the band's first album with new material in forty years. Voyage debuted at the top of the charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It also became the band's most popular studio album in Canada and the United States (as well as their first album to reach the top ten in the latter country), debuting at number two on the charts of both countries. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards in 2023, as well as for "I Still Have Faith in You" and "Don't Shut Me Down": the former was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 2022. This year (the band's first Grammy nomination), and the second — for "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group" at the Grammy Awards in 2023.[12] The album has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. ...more
Lot sold: 2900 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
CAMEL-MIRAGE-1974-THE FIRST PRESS OF UK-DERAM-SML1107 Matrix A-P2W/B-P2W. A rare British original of the cult prog band. Mirage is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Camel, released on March 1, 1974. It includes songs such as "The White Rider", "Lady Fantasy" and "Supertwister", which include a demonstration of Andrew Latimer's flute. The album was ranked No. 51 in the Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time by the readers of Prog magazine in 2014. Prog Sphere considered Mirage to be the band's best album, writing that it is a prog classic that everyone who is a fan of progressive rock should own. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
QUEEN-A DAY AT THE RACES-1975-THE FIRST UK-EMI PRESS number EMTC104 of the A-1U/B-1U matrix. A very rare British original with the first matrices. A Day at the Races is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on December 10, 1976 in the United Kingdom and December 18, 1976 in the United States.The album's title, "A Day at the Races," is taken from the repertoire of the American comedians of the 1930s, the Marx brothers. A Day at the Races immediately came under fire from critics. Queen was accused of unsuccessfully trying to repeat A Night At The Opera. The album turned out to be really very similar to the previous one, but it 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: 11000 ₽
