KING CRIMSON - IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1975-HOLLAND-ISLAND-88166XAT. In the Court of the Crimson King is the debut Studio album by the British band King Crimson, released in 1969. The album ranked fifth in the list of Top 25 best albums of progressive rock version Progarchives.com. This drive has had a big and unusually strong influence on the development of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and heavy metal. The album was recorded with exceptional musicality, the poetics of texts. While some rock groups (e.g., Pink Floyd) were prone to writing long songs, while others tried to hold in a rock song freedom jazz forms (Frank Zappa), in the Court of the Crimson King group used a bizarre poetry blakowski nightmares, visions, and premonitions. The group is always attributed to so-called genre of "intelligent heavy metal", and their very first album, created this genre, and also advanced music idea forward on several fronts. The album opens with the song "21st Century Schizoid Man", which is characterized by the use of heavily distorted vocals, deliberately monotonous, mechanical rhythm and piercingly loud saxophone and guitar. The rhythm is specified as the first song, suddenly gives way to a soft melodic calm "I Talk to the Wind". Air psychedelic piece "Moonchild" is completed with free form improvisation. In "Epitaph" and the title "The Court of The Crimson King" " the group used in the orchestration of the Mellotron.
Vinyl in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Matte gatefold cover is in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Record labels ' new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
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GORKY PARK (GORKY PARK) GORKY PARK (GORKY PARK)- 1989 - FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-MERCURY-838628-1. Gorky Park is the debut album by Soviet glam metal band Gorky Park. Was released in August 1989. In August 1989 Gorky Park release their debut self-titled album. His support in new York was filmed for the song "My Generation" and "Bang". The single "Bang" hit the "top 15" on American MTV and stayed there for two months, reaching 3 lines. The single "Try to Find Me" made it to position 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Gorky Park the first Russian band, caught in the American national chart. The album itself got to 80 on the Billboard 200 for three weeks from the start of sales which has a circulation more than 300 thousand copies. ...more
Lot sold: 4700 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
DEEP PURPLE-IN ROCK-1970 - UK FIRST PRESS-HARVEST - SHVL777. Matrix A-2/B-1.Stamper 1/OL,1/OD Rare British original in top condition. Deep Purple in Rock the first Studio album by the classic lineup known as "Mark II". On this album the band's style changed to a hard-and-heavy. ...more
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Estimate: 12000—15000 ₽
PET SHOP BOYS-ACTUALLY-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-PARLOPHONE-746972-1. Actually is the second Studio album by the British pop group Pet Shop Boys, released in 1987. The disc includes the hits "It's A Sin", "Rent", "Heart" and the duet with dusty Springfield "What Have I Done To Deserve This?". In the charts of great Britain "Actually" took second place in West Germany — the first. Sales in the UK, the album went triple platinum in the US platinum. Only sold about 4 million copies of the album. "Actually" included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". According to the portal Vice the album took the 33rd place in the list of "99 best dance albums of all time" . ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽