AUCTION N 31 - Online general (rare and collectable vinyl records) 29 april - 03 may 2021

ABBA-VOULEZ-VOUS-1979-THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR - POLS282.A rare Swedish original of the cult album.  Voulez-Vous is the sixth studio album by Swedish pop band ABBA, released in 1979. The release is characterized by a large number of dance-oriented tracks, but it is wrong to define the genre of the album as exclusively "disco"; for example, the song "Does Your Mother Know" has quite definite rock motifs. The work on the album went on for more than a year, and during this time the participants had accumulated more material than what they managed to put on the album. Among the works of that period published much later, it is worth mentioning the composition Dream World, included as a bonus track on the 2010 reissue. In 1981, the album "Voulez-Vous" was released in the USSR by the company "Melody" and became the last numbered album "ABBA", released in the Soviet Union. The album, like the previous one, was a huge success, placing in the charts of all countries in the top ten. It became multi-platinum in just one year.  ...more

  The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 15, 1984, and is ranked # 428 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more

STING-DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES-1985-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M DREAM1. Rare British original debut solo album from legendary British rock musician. The track "RUSSIANS" got all the charts, and STING became a celebrity. ...more

STING-NOTHING LIKE THE SUN (2LP) - 1987-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-AM-393912-1. ... A rare original of a cult album.  Nothing Like the Sun is the second studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 13 October 1987. The title for the album was inspired by a line from William Shakespeare's 130th sonnet "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun " The album won Best British Album at the Brit Awards, in 1988. ...more

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-UK-AM-396405-1 Very rare British original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 22 January 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You"," Why Should I Cry For You "and" The Soul Cages", the latter winning a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more

STING-TEN SUMMONER'S TALES-1993-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-540 075-1. Mega rare original of one of the best works of STING. Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth studio album by British rock musician Sting. The singles " If I Ever Lose My Faith in You "and" Fields Of Gold " became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, and reached #17 and #23, respectively, on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (in the UK, they reached # 14 and # 16, respectively). The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. ...more

STING-MERCURY FALLING-1996-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-540 486-1. Mega rare original of one of the best works of STING. Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 8 March 1996. It marked Sting's transition to adult-oriented music. So, the second single was released ballad - "You Still Touch Me", characteristic of this genre. The album begins and ends with the words "Mercury Falling" The success of the album was not long in coming, two Grammy Awards in 1997 - best pop album and best male performance. In the same year, it became multi-platinum. ...more

SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC 26044 . Rare European 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. ...more

MADONNA-IMMACULATE COLLECTION (2LP'S) - 1990-FIRST PRESS USA-SIRE/WARNER-1-26440. A very rare American original of the Queen of pop.  The Immaculate Collection is Madonna's first greatest hits compilation, released on November 9, 1990. It is considered the best and most commercially successful collection of the singer's hits. The first single released was Justify My Love, which was released the day before the compilation was released. The Immaculate Collection reached number two on the Billboard charts. More than 30 million copies were sold worldwide, including nine million in the United States and five million in the United Kingdom.  ...more

BELLE EPOQUE-NOW-1979-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-POLYDOR -2374143. Very rare original third album of the famous disco group. Despite the fact that almost the whole of 1978, the group held in tours, Evelyn Lenton and albert Waymen has penned enough new music for the third album of the group, but felt that dance rhythms podnadoest Evelyn and is influenced by the fact that the new album was more focused on the rhythm-and-Blues than disco. The record finished by the end of January 1979 as the first single was released a ballad Now , followed by a dance Jump Down and Com’ on Tonight . Album, NOW , was no less interesting musically than the first two drives of the BELLE EPOQUE , and was warmly received by fans of the band worldwide. ...more

OHIO PLAYERS-ANGEL-1977-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-MERCURY-SRM-1-3701. A rare original of one of the icons of funk-soul style.  Angel is the ninth studio album by The Ohio Players and the sixth album recorded for Mercury. The band grew from seven to eight members with the addition of Clarence "Chet" Willis on rhythm guitar. Three singles were released in support of the album: "Body Vibes", "O-H-I-O", and "Merry Go Round"." O-H-I-O " would prove to be a concert favorite, with the band and the crowd chanting in unison the letters. ...more

JULIE LONDON - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT-1966-FIRST PRESS UK-LIBERTY-LBY1300.  A very rare British original of the iconic album. All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records. She was accompanied by the Bud Schenk quintet with star musicians. ...more

LAWS, HUBERT-IN THE BEGINNING-1974-FIRST PRESS USA-CTX-3+3. Master disk-Van Gelder. In the Beginning is a double album by flautist Hubert Laws, released on CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1974. The album was later re-released on CTI as two separate volumes under the title Then There Was Light. Critics praised the album stating: "In this double album, flautist Hubert Lawes is in all his glory. The music ranges from classical pieces to straight-forward jazz with hints of ' 70s funk included in the mix... this record is one of the most significant of Hubert Laws ' career."  The Penguin Encyclopedia of Jazz Recordings describes it as “the best album and a good, complete representation of flute playing."” ...more

GIL EVANS-THE INDIVIDUALISM OF... - 1964-FIRST PRESS USA-VERVE-V6-85555. A rare original by one of the brilliant jazz pianists. The Individualism of Gil Evans is an album by pianist, conductor, arranger, and composer Gil Evans, originally released on the Verve label in 1964. It features Evans ' big band arrangements of five original compositions (two written by Miles Davis) and compositions by Kurt Weill, Bob Dorow, John Lewis, and Willie Dixon.The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating that " Highly recommended to Gil Evans fans; it's a pity he hasn't recorded more albums in this era." Gil Evans was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album, for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance.  ...more

HAWKINS, COLEMAN-THE HAWK SWING-1962-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-EROS-ERL-50044. A rare British original of the iconic album. The Hawk Swings is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded in 1960 and released on the Crown label in the US and EROS in the UK. AllMusic states, " The album is a perfect example of Coleman's swinging, mainstream jazz style and shows just how vital the swing-era style remained in the modern jazz era." ...more