SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST UK PRESS-EPIC - 26044. Rare British original. Diamond Life is the debut Studio album by English group Sade .The album spawned four singles, including the singles "Your Love Is King" and " Smooth Operator ". Diamond Life was met with recognition from music critics and subsequently won a Brit Award for best British album in 1985. From a commercial point of view, the album was a success, receiving high praise in the UK and the USA , and then was certified multi-platinum in both regions. Diamond Life sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling debut recordings of the era, and became the best selling debut British singer, which lasted twenty-four years.
Vinyl in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE matte gatefold Cover is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Record labels ' new - NMINT/ARCHIVE
Lot sold: 4400 ₽
SUPERTRAMP-CRISIS! WHAT CRISIS?-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-AM- number AMLH68347 is a rare British original of the cult group. Crisis? What Crisis? is the fourth studio album by the prog rock band Supertramp, released in 1975. Crisis? What Crisis? the band's first CD recorded in the USA (Los Angeles). The title of the album is taken from Fred Zinnerman's feature film "The Day of the Jackal", released in 1973. Allmusic fully praised the album in their retrospective review, praising Rick Davis' keyboard work, Roger Hodgson's vocals, and John Helliwell's saxophone. They especially noted the emotionally powerful songwriting, which, in their opinion, gave the album "a warm personality and a charmingly subtle mood" The album received platinum in the USA and Canada, gold in Europe and Britain. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
BOWIE, DAVID-HEROES -1977-FIRST PRESS UK-RCA-PL12522. A rare British original of the cult album .. "Heroes" is the twelfth studio album by British musician David Bowie, released on October 14, 1977 on the RCA Records label; the second of the so-called "Berlin trilogy" (albums Low, "Heroes", Lodger), recorded in collaboration with Brian Eno. The only album of the cycle, entirely recorded in Berlin. On the "Heroes" disc, the sound of Low's previous album evolved in a more "positive" direction. The composition of the same name — a classic story of two lovers secretly meeting near the Berlin Wall with a threat to their lives - remains one of Bowie's most famous songs to this day. The album as a whole was extremely highly appreciated by critics - in particular, thanks to the contribution of guitarist Robert Fripp, who specially flew from the USA for one day to record his guitar parts. According to John Lennon, when creating his album Double Fantasy (1980), he sought to "do something as good as the album "Heroes"". The weekly New Musical Express called "Heroes" the "album of the year". ...more
Lot sold: 5600 ₽
Estimate: 7000—8000 ₽
PROCOL HARUM-EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-CHRYSALIS-CHR1058. Original rare British Exotic Birds and Fruit is the seventh Studio album by British progressive rock band Procol Harum . It was released in 1974. Album cover - Jakob Bogdani, the famous Hungarian artist, whose paintings dedicated to exotic birds and fruit. The album reached number 86 in the charts albums Billboard . In Denmark it reached a high of 9 after the release and almost a year later, in early 1975, she re-entered the Top 20, peaking at # 19. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
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 ₽