Lot 74DIO-DREAM EVIL-1987-ПЕРВЫЙ ПРЕСС USA-WARNER BROS-NMINT/NMINT

ACE OF BASE-HAPPY NATION-1993-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-METRONOME-517749-1. Very rare original disco album. Happy Nation is the debut album by Swedish group Ace of Base, released in early 1993. The album reached number one in the charts in at least 14 countries. In the United States for the first year it sold over 8 million copies in Canada, more than 1 million, just in the world has sold 25 million copies of the album. On 25 November 1993 the album was reissued in the US under a different name — The Sign with the addition of 4 new songs. The album became the best selling in the USA in 1994. A few songs from the album, including "The Sign", "All That She Wants" and "Don't Turn Around", were hits #1 on the charts the USA and Europe. ...more

ELF(FR. R. J. DIO)-CAROLINA COUNTRY BALL - 1974 - FIRST UK PRESS-PURPLE-TPS3506. Matrix A-1U/B-1U .Stamper 1R/1P(the Dream!). Mega rare original first British group's iconic frontman.On the second album Elf with his producer Roger Glover continue to play its cheerful Boogie-rock with virtuoso keys Mickey Le Soul, but this time noticeably moving forward with the melodies and arrangements: the title song, the brass section adds elements of old Dixieland, but very atmospheric, mood-driven "Happy" sound reminiscent of the Beatles "Oh! Darling". But the main thing is that from your simple style Elf begin to create something more artistic than you'd expect from the average bar band - they have style and charm. A graceful, old fashioned charm, which you might sometimes hear, for example, the Queen, or, say, Billy Joel. But of course, this Elf are completely on their territory, because they have and a powerful rhythm section and above all amazing vocals of dio. The fact that with all this physical strength they can afford this simple, yet striking vignette, as a final "Blanche", tells you only how versatile the group could be Elf and how nalobova singer could be dio. ...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

BECK, BOGERT & APPICE-BECK, BOGERT & APPICE-1973-FIRST PRESS USA(QUADRAPHONIC)-EPIC-EQ32140. A very rare quadraphonic original. Story BECK BOGERT AND APPICE counts from may 1969, when Tim Bogert, Carmine Appice, even as a member of the popular VANILLA FUDGE performed in new York theatre, the Singer Bowl. Hall in front of them warmed up young and then little-known in the States of British: TEN YEARS AFTER, LED ZEPPELIN and the JEFF BECK GROUP. They decided to create together with Jeff Beck supergroup, but because of an injury Beck project postponed to 1973, and others have created a group of CACTUS. ...more

RAINBOW-RISING-1976-UK FIRST PRESS-OYSTER-2490137. Matrix A-2/B-3 . Rare original press which followed the matrices A-1/B-1. Cover marked with gold stamp ( Limited edition, special price). The album Rising (also known as Rainbow Rising) is the second Studio album by Rainbow, released in 1976. Most critics say this is the best album among all the albums released by the group. The album went on sale in may of the same year, rising to 48th place in The Billboard 200 and up to 11th place in the UK. Over the next few years Rising has become a classic in hard rock. In 1981 Rising topped the reader's list of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, compiled by the magazine Kerrang!. In 2002, the album was ranked 22nd position in the ranking "100 best rock albums of all time" by the magazine Classic Rock ...more