AUCTION N 30 - Online general (rare and collectable vinyl records) 05 february - 08 february 2021

GORKY PARK - GORKY PARK-1989-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO-838628-1. A rare European original of the cult album. Gorky Park is the debut studio album by Soviet glam metal band Gorky Park. Was released in August 1989. In August 1989, Gorky Park released their self-titled debut album. Music videos for the songs "My Generation" and "Bang"were shot in New York in support of him. The single "Bang" hit the "top 15" on American MTV and lasted there for two months, reaching number 3. The single "Try to Find Me" reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Gorky Park the first Russian band to enter the US national chart. The album itself reached number 80 on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 300,000 copies in three weeks. ...more

ARIA - HERO OF ASPHALT (+V. KHOLSTININ AUTOGRAPH) - 1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C6027413000. A rare original of the cult album. Hero of Asphalt is the third studio album by Aria. This is the first album after the split of the band in early 1987, "Hero of Asphalt" is also the first album officially released by "Melody", the two previous albums at that time existed and were distributed as tape albums only on tape cassettes. The album was a great success, its sales exceeded 1 million copies (which in the United States corresponds to the platinum status), but the exact circulation is unknown even to the company "Melody", although, according to her, at least 1.5 million records were printed.On this album, for the first time, all the lyrics were written by Margarita Pushkina, and Alexander Elin, who wrote the lyrics to previous albums, left for the Master group and did not work with Aria until 2001.In 2008, a concert tour was held in honor of the 20th anniversary of the album, which resulted in the release of a double live album and a concert video "Hero of Asphalt XX years". The original album line-up performed at the concert and all the pieces were performed in the same order. In May 2012, as a result of a vote held on the website openspace.ru, the album "Hero of Asphalt" took the first position in the list of 50 major records of "Melody" and on April 23, 2013 was re-released on vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies as part of the project "Melody-50", dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the company.  ...more

BG (BORIS GREBENSHIKOV) - RADIO SILENCE-1989-FIRST PRESS-YUGOSLAVIA-MK/CBS-MKA1001. A rare original album by Boris Grebenshchikov released in Yugoslavia under the brand "International Book" as an export variant of Russia. Radio Silence is the first solo studio album by Boris Grebenshchikov (BG).Recorded in 1989 in the US, UK and Canada. The album peaked at # 198 on the Billboard 200 chart. ...more

ALEXANDER LYAPIN (EX-DDT, AQUARIUM) - ANASHA-1992-FIRST PRESS LATVIA-RITONIS-8824. A rare original of the iconic guitarist.Alexander Sergeyevich Lyapin (born June 1, 1956, Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian musician, virtuoso guitarist. In 2013, he emigrated to the United States  In the late 70s, life forced Lyapin to go on the professional stage, where he played in several VIA, toured a lot in the most remote corners of the country, but in January 1982 he returned to rock and roll as the guitarist of "Aquarium" and quickly became an integral part of their sound palette and stage show. The band's repertoire includes several of his instrumental pieces. The famous blues "Cold Beer", a version of the song by Boris Grebenshchikov and the future "mitka" Vladimir Shinkarev, interpreted by Alexander based on the music of Jimi Hendrix, for a long time became a real calling card of the guitarist. In 1988-1990, "EXPERIMENTS" regularly performed in St. Petersburg halls, while Lyapin himself simultaneously recorded with Yuri Morozov, and played with "DDT". In general, Lyapin's collaboration with DDT has always been distinguished by originality: the guitarist was not in the permanent composition of the group, but took part in its work if he was interested in a particular program of the group. Since 1988 — he has been a regular member of Sergey Kuryokhin's POP MECHANICS, with which he played until Kuryokhin's death in July 1996. He was a permanent creative partner of Sergey, engaged in the Rock sector of the project, from the experience of working with which the now existing "ROCKMECHANIKA" grew. At the end of 1990, Lyapin, who had just returned from a long trip to the United States, organized a new group "Turkish Tea", in which the cellist Vsevolod Gakkel (ex-" Aquarium") and the drummer Alexander Yemelyanov (ex-" Gezy","Resurrection") played. The group began to give concerts, performed at the Tenth Anniversary of the Leningrad Rock Club (March 1991), changed its composition a couple of times and disbanded by the summer of the same year. Meanwhile, in February 1991, Lyapin unexpectedly appeared with "Aquarium" on the stage of the Palace of Youth, and a month later took part in the sensational Last Concert of the group during the same Decade of the Leningrad Rock Club in the DS  In August 1991, at the Leningrad Recording Studio, Yuri Morozov finished almost two years of work on Lyapin's album "Anasha", in the recording of which the musicians" DDT", the famous jazz saxophonist Mikhail Kosciushkin and the sisters Marina and Tatiana Kapuro took part. ...more

CREMATORIUM-DOUBLE ALBUM-1993-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-CREMATORIUM-K1-K4. A rare original of the cult rock-blues-folk band."Double album" is a collection of the best songs of the Russian rock band "Crematorium", recorded in the period from October 26, 1992 to January 24, 1993 in the tone studio of the Gorky Film Studio and released in 1993 for the 10th anniversary of the group. The album's music is diverse - waltzes, ballads, rock ' n ' rolls and blues. The album includes songs from previous albums, re-recorded by the new line-up, and two new tracks. One of the most famous and striking compilation recordings in the band's discography  ...more

C - RIVER BRIGADE-1993-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-FEE LEE-FL3024. A rare original of the cult album.  In the summer of 1992, the band recorded the album "Rivers". However, in parallel, the participants were preparing a large-scale action "All this is rock and roll" with the participation of Russian rock stars, so the new work of the musicians was sold only in the spring of 1993. The concert presentation of the album "Rivers" was held in the legendary Gorbunov Recreation Center. "Brigade C" presented its CD for three days — on April 28, 29 and 30. Shortly after this event, the band officially ceased to exist, and Garik Sukachev announced the creation of a new project — "Untouchables". The album was released by FeeLee. The record was released on vinyl records in an edition of 5,000 copies.Relative to the previous works of the band, even with the traditional "brigadovsky" drive, the album "Rivers" came out somewhat tired, calm and beautiful, its songs-piercing and dramatic. In its own way, it was a farewell to the old time and the old team. A characteristic feature of the album is also the noise space between the compositions, provided by the tone studio of the Mosfilm film company and consisting of various sounds of wildlife. Most of the submitted songs are still being rotated on radio stations. ...more

CHAIF-THE FOURTH CHAIR-1992-THE FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-FEELEE-FL 3 005. A rare original of the cult Russian blues-rock band. The Fourth Chair is the sixth studio album by the Russian band Chaif. The album was recorded in 1991 in Perm at a film studio under the guise of the soundtrack to the film of the same name based on a script by Tonino Guerra, which was never filmed. ...more

CHAIF-LET'S GO BACK-1992-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-FEELEE-FL 3 007. A rare original of the cult Russian blues-rock band. "Let's Go Back" is the seventh studio album by the band "Chaif". The album was recorded in October 1990-February 1991 in the St. Petersburg Recording Studio. Released by FEELEE Records in 1992.  ...more

CHAIF-CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAINS-1993-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-FEELEE-FL 3 021. A rare original of the cult Russian blues-rock band. Children of the Mountains is the eighth album by the Russian rock band Chaif. Recorded in 1992 at SNC Studios. Released in 1993 year. The album is considered one of the best and most "hit" in the history of the band. ...more

KALINOV MOST-VYVOROTEN-1991-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-SNC-R60 00419. A rare original of the first album of the Russian cult prog group. "Vyvoroten" is the debut studio album by the Russian folk-rock band "Kalinov Most". Refers to a total two-year studio cycle consisting of three albums: "Vyvoroten", "Darza", "Uzaren", the material for which was written continuously.The word "Eversion" in Belarus, in rural areas, is called trees that have fallen on the road, after a hurricane or thunderstorm. Example of use: "I took you another way, because on the old one, after yesterday, there were vyvorotni." It did not contain any of the songs that had already brought the band fame. The songs were not just different, but completely different in poetics, completely incomprehensible from where the author (Dmitry Revyakin) came mysterious images, intricacies of words. And a specific melos, in which, in addition to "blues" and "rock" elements, ethnic motifs and shamanic chants were fused.  ...more

KALINOV MOST-DARZA-1992-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA -  ECOCULTURE-C90 32103-4. A rare original album of the Russian cult prog group. Darza is a studio album by the Russian folk-rock band Kalinov Most, recorded in June 1991, simultaneously with the album Uzaren. A distinctive feature of the album is a hard sound, which was not on the previously recorded albums of the band. Refers to a total two-year studio cycle consisting of three albums: "Vyvoroten", "Darza", "Uzaren", the material for which was written continuously.The word "Eversion" in Belarus, in rural areas, is called trees that have fallen on the road, after a hurricane or thunderstorm. Example of use: "I took you another way, because on the old one, after yesterday, there were vyvorotni." It did not contain any of the songs that had already brought the band fame. The songs were not just different, but completely different in poetics, completely incomprehensible from where the author (Dmitry Revyakin) came mysterious images, intricacies of words. And a specific melos, in which, in addition to "blues" and "rock" elements, ethnic motifs and shamanic chants were fused.  ...more

KALINOV MOST-USAREN-1993-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-SNC-ME 2073. A rare original album of the Russian cult prog group. "Usaren" is a studio album by the band" Kalinov Most", recorded in 1991 and released two years later. Refers to a total two-year studio cycle consisting of three albums: "Vyvoroten", "Darza", "Uzaren", the material for which was written continuously.The word "Eversion" in Belarus, in rural areas, is called trees that have fallen on the road, after a hurricane or thunderstorm. Example of use: "I took you another way, because on the old one, after yesterday, there were vyvorotni." It did not contain any of the songs that had already brought the band fame. The songs were not just different, but completely different in poetics, completely incomprehensible from where the author (Dmitry Revyakin) came mysterious images, intricacies of words. And a specific melos, in which, in addition to "blues" and "rock" elements, ethnic motifs and shamanic chants were fused.  ...more

VOPLI VIDOPLYASOV-ABO, ABO = EITHER OR-1993-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-TAU-00039. A very rare original of the first album "Vopli Vidoplyasova" - Ukrainian rock band, created in 1986. The leader of the group is singer Oleg Skrypka. The group "Vopli Vidoplyasova" is the founder of Ukrainian rock and roll and ethno-rock (the group received the award "Celebrity Awards 2020" in the category "Best ethno-rock group" In 1990, " BB " conducted a tour of European countries, where their Slavic exoticism came to taste. Especially the show performed by Oleg Skripka fell in love with the French, who in March 1990 offered the band a contract to release several CDs. A recording of one of the French concerts in 1991 was released on the disc "Abo-abo", which became the debut vinyl release of the new independent company "Burotina Production" and the first long-playing record "BB". ...more

METAL CORROSION-RUSSIAN VODKA-1993-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-MOROZ-MR2025. A rare original of Russian metal artists. Russian Vodka is the second studio album by the rock band Corrosion of Metal. The original version of the album was created in 1989, but the official version was recorded in 1993 at Polymax Studios and released the same year by Moroz Records ...more

VLADIMIR PRESNYAKOV AND THE CAPTAIN-LOVE-1991-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA-ALT-C60 31613-4.  A rare early album by Presnyakov with the band Kapitan.  ...more

JUPITER+BUTUSOV (EX-NAUTILUS POMPILIUS)- FLOWERS AND THORNS-2010-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-SOYUZ. Mega rare original released in Germany in a small edition.  Flowers and Thorns is the fourth studio album by the rock band Yu-Peter, released on December 3, 2010. As part of the presentation of the album, a concert video was shot.The album stands out among its other weighted sound. The album includes the composition "Children of Minutes" based on poems by Viktor Tsoi, and also includes songs written by Alexander Loginov, a Moscow poet and writer, now serving in Geneva at the United Nations. The cover was designed by the designer and friend of Vyacheslav Butusov, Alexander Korotich. ...more

SHADOWS-SHADOWS-1961-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-33SX1374.  A rare British original rock beat band. The Shadows is a 1961 rock album by the British band The Shadows, which reached number one in the UK charts and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) between 26 October 1960 and 21 June 1961. It was recorded on fully analog equipment in real time, with each track recorded one track per day without any overdubs or edits on a 2-track recording machine. The album had a strong influence on rock music and many famous musicians. For example, Brian May (QUEEN) considers this album the most favorite.. ...more

OVERLANDERS-MICHELLE-1965-FIRST PRESS UK-PYE-NPL18138. A rare British original beat band. They released twelve singles on the Pye Record label between 1963 and 1966, but only one major LP. The Overlanders 'only UK hit was a cover of The Beatles' "Michelle". In January 1966, it reached number 1 on the Record Retailers chart (later the UK Singles Chart). In doing so, the single beat off a rival recording of David and Jonathan's "Michelle", whose version was produced by George Martin and featured arrangements by Tony Hatch.  ...more

BEE GEES-ODESSA-1969-FIRST PRESS (MONO) - UK-POLYDOR-582049. Matrix A1/B1/C3/D1 / A very rare mono original of the cult album. Odessa is the sixth studio album by The Bee Gees, a double vinyl album released on March 30, 1969, originally in a deluxe red flocked cover with gold lettering. Despite reaching the top ten in the UK and the top twenty in the US, the album was not particularly well received, although it is now considered by many to be the band's most significant album of the sixties. An ambitious project, originally conceived as a concept album about the loss of a fictional ship in 1899, it created tension and disagreement within the band over the direction of work; finally, a dispute over which song to release as a single led to Robin Gibb temporarily leaving the band.Released by Polydor Records in the UK and Atco Records in the US, Odessa was the band's fourth album to be released internationally, and their only double album of original music. This will be the last album, which will be presented the original incarnation of the group, and the last in which will participate guitarist Vince Meloni. The album includes the 1969 hit single "First of May" (UK No. 6 / US No. 37) and well-known tracks such as "Lamplight", "Marley Purt Drive" and " Melody Fair", ...more

CHAMPION JACK DUPREE AND HIS BLUES BAND, FR. MICKEY BAKER-1967-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA - LK4871. Matrix A-1A/B-1A. Stamper 1U/1U (a Dream!)  A very rare British original blues master.  ...more

BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND-IN MY OWN DREAM-1968-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-ELEKTRA-EKL4025. Mega rare mono original of the cult album. In My Own Dream is a 1968 album by the Butterfield Blues Band. It continued the trend of its predecessor The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw. The album features three songs written by bassist Bugsy MOE, two of which he sings solo. The album is also notable as Butterfield's last record with original members Mark Mothballs and Alvin Bishop, who both went on to solo projects with varying success. ...more

IRON BUTTERFLY-IN A GADDA DA VIDA-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-ATLANTIC-588116. Matrix A-1/B-2 is a rare British original of the cult album. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the second studio album by American rock band Iron Butterfly, released on June 14, 1968. The album is notable for its eponymous composition, which in its extended version occupies the entire second side of the record. The album reached number 4 on the Billboard chart and became the first album to be certified platinum in 1976 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 30 million copies. In the United States, it became the best-selling album for all of 1969. ...more

OMEGA (RED STAR)- FROM HUNGARY-1968 UK FIRST PRESS-DECCA-SKL4974. Matrices A-1W/B-1W. Mega Rare is the first album recorded in English and released in England.  500 copies of stereo and mono were released. In 1968, the manager of the British band "Spencer Davis Group" invited me to visit the UK with several concerts.  The Omega was allowed to leave without question. At that time, the band already had quite a lot of song material, which they played in front of English listeners in London and elsewhere. One of the concerts was attended by two friends-guitarists – the legendary George Harrison and Eric Clapton. They suggested that Omega record at Abbey Road Studios, which they did. The recording lasted for three days. The album was released in the same year on the label "Decca", and was so successful that the group was offered to record another album without leaving the box office. But the authorities in Budapest got wind of this and ordered the second album to be released in Hungary, otherwise the band would never be released abroad again. I had to comply and record the album at home in Hungarian. It included less than half of the tracks from the English album, and even then heavily reworked, and the rest of the material was completely different. The CD turned out to be very successful and sold 100 thousand copies in Europe – at that time it was a record compared to even some famous Western bands! ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-GREEN RIVER-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-FANTASY-F8393 Very rare original of the cult group. Green River is the third studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, recorded at Wally Hyder Studios and released by Fantasy Records in 1969. The album rose to the top of the Billboard 200 (later going multi-platinum and to #20 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2003, it was ranked at #95 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".  ...more

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-PENDULUM-1970-FIRST PRESS USA-FANTASY-F8410. Very rare original of the cult group. Pendulum is the sixth studio album by American Creedence band Clearwater Revival, recorded at Wally Hyder Studios in San Francisco and released on the Fantasy label in December 1970. Pendulum is the last CCR album to feature rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, who left the band shortly after the album's release. The record demonstrates the group's desire to expand their own stylistic framework, a number of his compositions in musical terms are noticeably more complex than the CCR records of 1968-1969. The most ambitious of the band's seven albums, Pendulum was recorded for about a month — twice as long as the rest of the records. ...more

BLIND FAITH-BLIND FAITH-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-583059. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Mega rare original of the cult album in top condition. Blind Faith is the only album by the British rock band of the same name, which was released in August 1969 and immediately topped the US and UK charts. Recording took place in London, first at Morgan Studios, and then at Olympic Studios, under the direction of producer Jimmy Miller. All tracks on this album belong to the band members, except for a cover version of "Well All Right" from the Buddy Holly repertoire. The album received positive reviews from critics, was a great commercial success and immediately topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The cover of the album, published in the UK, shows a young topless girl (the younger sister of photographer Bob Seidemann, the creator of the cover) holding a model airplane. In the US, this picture was considered not quite decent, and the album was also released with an alternative cover, which featured a photo of the band members. The album went platinum in five countries, and triple platinum in Australia.  ...more

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER AND TIM RICE-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (2LP) - 1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-MCA-MAPS 2075/1-2D. A rare German original of a cult album, one of the icons in rock music. On the album Jesus Christ Superstar, released in 1970, the title role was performed by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Other well-known artists took part in the recording: Murray Head, Mike D'Abo (ex-Manfred Mann), bluesman Victor Brox (Caiaphas), as well as Paul Raven (aka Gary Glitter) and Yvonne Elliman, who later became famous. The album Jesus Christ Superstar topped the Billboard 200 in 1971 and rose to No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1972. The single from it "Superstar" rose to No. 14 on the Billboard charts "I Don't Know How to Love Him" performed by Helen Reddy rose to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...more

MOUNTAIN-NANTUCKET SLEIGHRID-1972-First press UK-ISLAND-ILPS-9148 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Rare British original blues-prog band.Nantucket Sleighride is the second studio album by American rock band Mountain, released in January 1971 by Windfall Records. In the US, it was ranked # 16 on the Billboard 200. ...more

HENDRIX, JIMI-WAR HEROES-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2302020. A very rare British original . War Heroes is a posthumous studio album by American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, released on October 1, 1972.  War Heroes is the third studio album released after the guitarist's death. The album was engineered and produced by Eddie Kramer and John Jansen. Recorded in the period from 1967 to 1970. The album mainly features psychedelic music mixed with blues and hard rock. These songs were later included on the album First Rays of the New Rising Sun. ...more

HENDRIX, JIMI-CRASH LANDING-1975-FIRST UK PRESS - POLYDOR-2310398. Very rare British original . Crash Landing is a posthumous compilation of American guitarist Jimi Hendrix .Was released in March and August 1975 in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively. It was the first Hendrix album, produced by Alan Douglas . Hendricks made many recordings in the Studio in 1969 and 1970, has accumulated a lot of songs close to completion and release. After the death of Hendrix Manager in 1973, Alan Douglas began to appreciate the hundreds of hours of remaining material that was not used on earlier posthumous albums. "Peace in Mississippi", "Somewhere" and "Stone Free" was recorded with the original lineup of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, while the rest of the material consisted of recordings Hendrix originally made with Billy Cox on bass and Mitch Mitchell or buddy miles on drums and once rocky Isaacs. ...more

BECK, JEFF-BLOW BY BLOW-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-EPIC-S EPC-69117. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare British original of the cult album Blow by Blow is the seventh studio album by British guitarist Jeff Beck, released in 1975 on Epic Records. The album reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum, which is extremely unusual for an instrumental album. ...more

BAKER-GURVITZ ARMY-BAKER-GURVITZ ARMY-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-9103201. Matrix A-1/B-1. A rare British original blues rock band. In 1975, Ginger Baker (EX-CREAM, BLIND FAITH) formed the band and released the first album.  The album was based on high-quality rock compositions and the audience enthusiastically accepted the album. Allmusic rated the album 4 stars.  ...more

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE-BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-MERCURY-6338482. A rare British original in archival condition.Bachman-Turner Overdrive II is the second album by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released in 1973. The album features the well-known single "Taking' Care of Business"." Although the song never reached the top 10 of the US singles charts (peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974), it became one of the band's most enduring hits and remained on the Billboard chart for 20 weeks.[3] The album also produced another hit single, "Let It Ride", which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard chart. Both singles would reach # 3 on the Canadian charts . ...more

LEE, ALVIN (EX-TEN YEARS AFTER) - FREE FALL-1980-FIRST PRESS UK-AVATAR-AALP5002. A rare British original by a guitarist from TEN YEARS AFTER. In 1980, Alvin Lee and Steve Gould (ex-Rare Bird, ex-Runner) formed this band, which released 2 albums.  Alvin Lee-English vocalist, composer and guitarist, whose unique style of performance intertwined blues, jazz and rock ' n 'roll-immortalized his name with an explosive performance at Woodstock as part of"Ten Years After". But even now, the legendary musician never ceases to amaze listeners with the depth of his talent. Graham "Alvin" Lee was born on December 19, 1944 in Nottingham, England - died on March 6, 2013.   ...more

COLOSSEUM-VALENTYNE SUITE-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-VO1/847900VTY. A very rare British original of the iconic album. Valentyne Suite was the second album released by the band Colosseum. It was the first release of the album by Vertigo Records, which peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums chart in 1969. The album peaked at number 18 in Australia in 1970. ...more

GENTLE GIANT-ACQUIRING THE TASTE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360 041. Mega rare British original in top condition. Acquiring the Taste is the second studio album by the British rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1971 by Vertigo Records. It was a departure from the blues and soul styles found on their self-titled debut. It was more experimental, more dissonant, and with more diverse instrumentation. In the sleeve text, the band made this famous statement:Our goal is to expand the boundaries of modern popular music, at the risk of being very unpopular. We wrote down each essay with one thought in mind-that it should be unique, adventurous and exciting. It took all of our combined musical and technical knowledge. From the outset we have abandoned all preconceived thoughts about the blatant commercialism. Instead, we hope to give you something much more substantial and fulfilling. All you have to do is sit back and get a taste. The album cover has some subtext in that it is made to look like a tongue licking the anus. However, when it's fully open, it's actually a tongue licking a peach. In 2005, it was included in Pitchfork's list of "the worst record covers of all time". ...more

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MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-GLORIFIED MAGNIFIED-1972-FIRST PRESS UK-PHILIPS-6308125. Matrix A-1/B-1 is a very rare British original of the cult album. Glorified Magnified is the 2nd studio album by English prog rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Recorded in the summer of 1972 in London at the studio "Maximum". It was released on September 29, 1972, via Philips Records in the United Kingdom and Polydor Records in the United States. For the first time, the band's corporate logo appears on the cover, which will now be shown in a reduced form or color version on all Manfred Mann's Earth Band albums. "Glorified Magnified" was released a little more than six months after the debut album of the band "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". In general, he continued the line outlined by the first album-compositions in the style of heavy progressive rock of the early 1970s with elements of blues and folk, dominated by electric guitar and keyboards. According to music critic Bruce Eder, this is a" hard rock "album of its era, which, due to the mixture of rock, synthesizer and chorus, sometimes achieves the sound characteristic of "King Crimson" of the mid-1970s. Most of the songs are written by the band members, but there are a few cover versions of songs by other musicians, including a treatment of the popular song "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by Bob Dylan from the 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. ...more

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA-BIRDS OF FIRE-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CBS-S65321 Matrix A1/B1. A rare British original of the second studio album by an American jazz fusion band. Is the last studio album released by the original line-up of the band.  ...more

CAMEL-SNOW GOOSE-1975-UK FIRST PRESS-DECCA-SKL-R5207. Matrix A-P2W/B-P3W. The Snow Goose is the third Studio album by prog rock band Camel, released in 1975. The album reached position 22 in the UK charts. To date, the album The Snow Goose the most famous of all works of the group and is actually her trademark. ...more

CAMEL-MOONMADNESS-1976-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-TXS-R115. The Matrix A-P2W/B P2W. Moonmadness is the fourth Studio album by the British prog-rock band Camel, released in 1976, the last CD released by the original line up. The album was ranked 18th in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com. ...more

CAMEL-I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-DECCA-TXS-R-137 Matrix A-P6Y/B-P4Y.  A rare British original of the cult prog band. This is the seventh album in the band's discography. The album was released in October 1979. It spent three weeks on the chart in late October and early November, peaking at number 45. ...more

CARAVAN-THE ALBUM-1980-FIRST PRESS UK-KINGDOM-KVL9003.  A rare British original of the cult prog band. The album was released in 1980 by Caravan.It was recorded at Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, in July 1980.. ...more

DEMON FUZZ-AFREAKA! - 1970-THE FIRST PRESS of UK-DAWN-DNLS3013, a mega rare original by a British prog band. Up to a certain point, Demon Fuzz was quite a typical British progressive band of the late sixties. Atypical was the fact that the team consisted of seven black members, which, however, was also not so rare. A turning point occurred when the Demon Fuzz musicians visited Morocco, where they fully discovered African music. Here lies the secret of this unusual group: when they returned back to the UK, they realized that it would be great to mix their native progressive rock with the African rhythms that they loved so much. As a result, their cult album was born, which is designated as Afro-rock. However, the musical palette of Demon Fuzz turned out even brighter. In their heavy progressive, in addition to the African influence, you can find elements of soul (especially in the vocals), and jazz with a confident wind section, and although not so significant, but slipping funk. Their record "Afreka!" sounds very interesting and diverse, and their amazing combination of styles makes the most impressive impression.The album consists of five very long tracks. Not all of them immediately cut into the brain, but nevertheless look interesting and give pleasure to how well and thoughtfully they are made and played. Especially impressive is the epic Past, Present, and Future for ten minutes and bright in terms of melody and internal diversity of Disillusioned Man. ...more

SHOCKING BLUE-DREAM ON DREAMER-1973-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-POLYDOR-2459317. A very rare original album that was released only in Germany. "Dream On Dreamer" is the seventh album, released in 1973. The album is one of the band's most underrated albums, which is probably why it is not known to all fans of the band. This is completely undeserved, since it, in fact, includes no less interesting songs by Van Leeuwen than those that the musician wrote before. "Time Slips Away", "Diana in Her Dreams" and "Save Your Love" are the classic type of songs from earlier Shocking Blue. In addition, quite a big event in the development of the group is the piano ballad "Just a Song", on which Mariska Veres sang just fine, in the same key as in the ballad" I Like You "from the album" Inkpot "("Inkpot"). Initially, the album "Dream On Dreamer" came the firm "Pink Elephant" under the name "Ham", but as soon as he was released on the label "Polydor", the album includes the song "Dream On Dreamer", and the album changed the name and the cover too (Both versions differed more and some change in sostve songs, some were replaced with other, and order them on both discs differed). Since then, it has been known by this name. Robbie van Leeuwen left the band for good shortly after the release of "Dream On Dreamer", but several songs of his composition appeared on the next album "Good Times" (1974). ...more

NATIONAL HEAD BAND-ALBERT 1-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-WARNER-K46094. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. A very rare British original hard blues band with LEE KERSLAKE (URIAH HEEP)  on drums and vocals. The band, formed in 1969 from the remnants of the Liverpool gang “The Business "and released in 1971 the only album "Albert 1". It consists of the future keyboardist of "Thin Lizzy",” Caravan “and” Camel "Jan Schelhaas, the future drummer of" Uriah Heep” Lee Kerslake, guitarist Neil Ford, and bassist David Paull (who later joined Jonesy). The album was produced by “Yes” and “ELP” sound engineer Eddie Offord. The band disbanded in November 1971.  ...more

BLUE OYSTER CULT - ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES (2LP'S) -1975-FIRST PRESS CANADA-CBS-PG33371. The Canadian original of the American hard blues band. On Your Feet or on your Knees is the first live album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on February 27, 1975 by Columbia Records. The album features three songs from each of the band's first three studio albums, two cover versions ("I ain't Got You", albeit with altered lyrics, and "Born to Be Wild"), and one ("Buck's Boogie") original instrumental, which remains a staple of the band's live shows to this day. The 12 songs include performances at The Academy of Music in New York, the Paramount Theatre in Portland, The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, The Show Palace in Phoenix, the Long Beach Arena, The P. N. E. Coliseum in Vancouver, and The Capitol Theatre in New Jersey, although it is unclear which songs came from which venues and on which dates. The cover lettering, designed by Gerard Huerta, also used on the 2012 box set, was one of the first heavy metal logos. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest-selling album in the United States ...more

BLUE OYSTER CULT-AGENTS OF FORTUNE -1976-FIRST PRESS USA-CBS-PC34164. American original hard blues band. Agents of Fortune is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released by Columbia Records on May 21, 1976. The platinum album peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard chart ,while the enigmatic single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper " peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it BÖC's biggest hit. ...more

BLACK SABBATH-BLACK SABBATH-1969-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-VO6/847903VTY. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. The mega rare original of the first album is one of the icons in rock music. Black Sabbath is the debut album by the rock band Black Sabbath, released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 1970. On March 7, 1970, the album rose to #8 on the UK Albums Chart and to #23 on the Billboard 200. Recorded in just three days (8 hours of studio work) and costing the band only 1,200 pounds, Black Sabbath's debut album is now considered a heavy metal classic. In the list of IGN Music (Top 25 Metal Albums), it is at the 13th place (the band's second album, Paranoid, is second here, behind Master of Puppets (Metallica)).  ...more

BLACK SABBATH-PARANOID-1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1971 UK-VERTIGO-6360011. Matrices A-2/B-2. A very rare second pressing on a small SWIRL. Paranoid is the second studio album by the British rock band Black Sabbath, recorded at London's Regent Sound Studios by producer Roger Baingiep and released in 1970. On 10 October 1970, the album reached the top of the UK Albums Chart, displacing Simon and Garfunkle's Bridge Over Troubled Water from the top spot; in the US, it peaked at number 12. ...more

OSBOURNE, OZZY-DIARY OF A MADMAN-1981-ORIGINAL 1985 HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC-EPC463086. Cult second album of OZZY OSBOURNE. The album went triple platinum. ...more

DIO-DREAM EVIL-1987-FIRST PRESS USA-WARNER BROS - 1-25612 A very rare Canadian original is the original of the famous frontman. Dream Evil is the fourth studio album by Dio, released on July 21, 1987. Dream Evil featured new band members Craig Goldie and Claude Schnell, and was accompanied by the singles "All The Fools Sailed Away" and "I Could Have Been a Dreamer". The album reached number 8 in the UK charts. ...more

FREEDOM-THROUGH THE YEARS-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-VERTIGO-6360049. Mega rare original of the cult album of the British prog-hard-blues band. Freedom was formed with two former Procol Harum members, guitarist Ray Royer and drummer Bobby Harrison. Freedom were a legendary British psychedelic hard rock band. It is their fourth album, originally released for the Vertigo collector's label in 1971. Powerful hard rock / blues sound with loud wah / distorted guitars, long tracks, bright vocals. Although the roots of” Through the Years “lie in hard rock, most of the songs have a lot of blues influences (especially in the guitar solos), and in addition to acoustic guitars, they use very” catchy " vocal harmonies in their songs.  ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-SOUNDTRACK FROM THE FILM THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-SWAN SONG - SSK89402. Matrix A1/B3/C3/D1. Rare British original in top condition. The Song Remains the Same is a double live album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 21 September 1976 by Swan Song. In 2013, Classic Rock magazine included the album in the list of "Live albums that Changed the World" "The Song Remains the Same" -the soundtrack to the concert music film of the same name. Recorded in 1973 during the three nights Led Zeppelin played concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden (as part of the "Houses of the Holy"tour).. ...more

JON LORD / LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-GEMINI SUITE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-PURPLE-TPSA7501 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1GH/1RM Rare British original cult album. After the 1969 album a fusion of classical and rock for band and orchestra, John Lord was commissioned to write a sequel. It was the Gemini Suite, five long movements inspired by members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with the Light Music Society Orchestra (an album of the concert was released in 1993 as the Gemini Suite Live). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971 with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold and soloists drawn from the rock world. Gemini Suite this was an important step for Lorde and led to albums such as Windows (1974) and Sarabande (1976). The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with various covers. ...more

COVERDALE, DAVID-NORTHWINDS-1978-FIRST PRESS UK-PURPLE-TPS 3513 matrix A2/B2 Rare British original in top condition. Northwinds is the second solo album by former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, released in early 1978. Titled North Winds, the album leans more towards blues rock. Coverdale continued this theme as well as on the first album. The album received high ratings and" steam train " with the name WHITESNAKE accelerates to the top of the UK charts.     ...more

COVERDALE-PAGE-COVERDALE - PAGE-1993-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI EMD1041 / 077778140115 Mega rare genius work of two masters-WHITESNAKE vocals and LED ZEPPELIN guitar. Coverdale-Page (styled as Coverdale • Page) is the only studio album by Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale and former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page (co-written as Coverdale-Page), released by Geffen Records in North America and EMI internationally on March 15, 1993. The album was recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Criterion Studios in Miami, Granny's House in Reno, Nevada, and Abbey Road Studios in London. Recording began in the fall of 1991 and ended in early 1992. It was produced by Page, Coverdale, and Canadian record producer Mike Fraser.According to Coverdale, the traffic sign shown on the cover of the album, meant two roads connecting one. Coverdale-Page peaked at number 4 on the UK chart and number 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and the album was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies on record, CD, and cassette, and eventually went platinum. ...more

QUEEN-SHEER HEART ATTACK-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-EMI-EMC3061.Matrix A-3U/B-4U. A rare British original. The first fame, as well as commercial success, came to the group with this record, and the song "Killer Queen" became their first big hit, reaching number two in England. The album itself also reached number two in the UK and number 12 on the Billboard charts of 1975. ...more

CROSS (EX-QUEEN, ROGER TAYLOR AUTOGRAPH) - BLUE ROCK-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-7777976241. A mega rare original of EX-QUEEN's solo work. The Cross is a British rock band founded by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. It existed from 1987 to 1993, during which time it released 3 studio albums and 9 singles. The band's sound changed with each album: Shove It mixed rock and dance music; Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know was closer to hard rock, and Blue Rock mixed elements of hard rock and heavy metal. The third album, Blue Rock, was the most controversial. Some fans call it frankly weak, while others leave only the best reviews about the album. This album was released only in Germany and Japan, where The Cross achieved the greatest popularity. It seems that the band broke up due to a complete lack of interest in the UK and the US. The Cross was not a great commercial success, although the album Shove It still managed to reach number 58 in the UK charts,  the singles Shove It — number 82, Heaven for Everyone — number 83 and Power to Love-number 85.  ...more

BEATLES-MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR-1967-FIRST PRESS 1976-UK-PARLOPHONE-PCTC255 .matrices: YEX 959-1, YEX 960-1.  ...more