Lot 64STYX-PIECES OF EIGHT-1978-FIRST PRESS USA-A&M-NMINT/NMINT

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – ASSAULT ATTACK-1982-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-CHRYSALIS -CHR1393. Rare original third Studio album, The Michael Schenker Group , and the only album featuring former Rainbow vocalist Graham Bonnet. In 2005, Assault Attack was ranked 481-e a place in the book of Rock Hard magazine 500 greatest rock metal albums of all time . ...more

KRUIZ-KRUIZ-1988-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-WEA-243869-1. Very rare edition of the iconic Soviet heavy group. In 1988, the band drew the attention of German producer Lothar Meid (on the recommendation of the producer of the Scorpions Olaf Schretter). He does offer to release the record in Germany, and recorded in Munich's first English-language CD called "Кruiz". The trio (trio Kruiz) the band lasted from 1987 until 1990.Group members: Valeriy "Mankiz" Gaina - vocals, guitar, Theodore "F. T. S." Vasiliev - bass guitar, Sergey "Mr. Gorbacheff" Efimov - drums. ...more

CAPTAIN BEYOND-SAME-1972-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPRICORN-CP0105. Very rare American original cult album. Captain Beyond is the debut album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1972 , which was attended by former members of Iron Butterfly , Deep Purple , Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer . Album cover for the U.S. release included 3-D artwork (using lenticular printing). Captain Beyond is unique among guitar hard rock albums because it contains a wide variety of influences, including Latin and jazz, often with various time signatures and a wide range of dynamics within the same song. Most of the album consists of three a medley of tightly spaced interconnected songs. The first begins with "mad dance backwards (on a sea of air) "and ends with"myopic void". The second begins with "Thousand days of yesterday (Intro) "and ends with"thousand days of yesterday (time since come and leave)". The third begins with the song "I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1) " and closes the album. The songs flow directly into each other without any delay between samples, which is characteristic of other more progressive groups of the era such as the Moody Blues and Jethro Tull . ...more

GALLAGHER, RORY-BLUEPRINT-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-2383189. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1 . Rare original British Blues guitarist of the group TASTE.Blueprint is the fourth album by Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher, released on vinyl in 1973. With his first taste of the group and his solo band up to this point Gallagher was one of the first guitarists, who led part of the power trio. With Blueprint Gallagher for the first time included a keyboardist. Critics appreciate the album. Allmusic puts 4 stars. ...more

STEPPENWOLF-MONSTER-1969-UK FIRST PRESS-STATESIDE-SSL5021. Of the matrix A-1G/B-1G. Stamper 1G/1A ( the Dream!). Very rare original British cult album . Monster is the fourth Studio album by canadian-American rock group Steppenwolf . The album was released in November 1969, the label ABC Dunhill Records . It was their first album with new lead guitarist Larry Ballroom instead of Michael Monarch. The album was the most political album, Steppenwolf, which mentioned the important issues of the time such as the Vietnam war . Two singles from the album cracked the top 40: "Move Over" and "Monster". ...more