Lot 6БУЛАТ ОКУДЖАВА (OKOUDJAVA, BOULAT)-SAME-1978-FIRST PRESS FRANCE-LE CHANT DU MONDE-NMINT/NMINT

FOREIGNER-4-1981-first press UK-ATLANTIC - K50796.matrix A-4/B. Foreigner 4 is the fourth Studio album by the hard rock band Foreigner, released in 1981 by Atlantic Records. The songs "Waiting for a Girl Like You", "Urgent" and "Juke Box Hero", released as the album's main singles, became hits. The CD seems to have completed the band's transition to hard rock, started in Head Games. Ian MacDonald, al Greenwood left the band before recording 4, they were not permanently replaced, and the sound of the album changed. As a result, all the songs on the album were written by Lou Gramm and/or Mick Jones. MacDonald and Grievor played saxophone and keyboards, respectively, thus needed musicians who would be able to replace them. Junior Walker's saxophone solo on "Urgent" was probably the best thing on the album. The album was also recorded by a young Thomas Dolby, who later had a successful solo career. "Urgent" was re-released in 1991. Juke Box Hero went gold in the United States, and the single peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200 ...more

DEPECHE MODE-MUSIC FOR THE MASSES-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-MUTE-- INT146833. Rare German original on colored vinyl. Music for the Masses is the sixth Studio album by British band Depeche Mode, released on 28 September 1987. The record led the band to mainstream success in the US for the first time since Some Great Reward. The album has a less experimental sound, but Alan Wilder paid more attention to arrangements and samples when recording the album. You can also hear a lot of full-fledged guitar parts in the album's tracks. The sound and style on Music for the Masses is significantly different from previous works by Depeche Mode — the songs have a disturbing and melancholic sound. Music for the Masses led to a surge in the popularity of Depeche Mode in the US. The songs "Strangelove", "Never Let Me Down Again", "Behind the Wheel" and "Little 15" became world hits. The album peaked at number 10 in the UK , number 2 in Germany, and number 30 in the US. ...more

JIMI HENDRIX - SMASH HITS-1969 - ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 - USA-REPRISE-MS2025. A rare early edition of the iconic album complete with a 90x60 cm poster . Smash Hits is a compilation of songs by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, an album released in 1968 on MCA Records.  The album peaked at number 6 on the us Billboard 200 chart And was awarded multi-platinum status by the RIAA for selling over 2,000,000 copies in October 1986. Two versions of this album were released — English and American. ...more

URIAH HEEP-SWEET FREEDOM-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-BRONZE - ILPS-9245.Matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 3AO/1GO, a Very Rare British original of the cult album. Sweet Freedom is the sixth Studio album by British hard rock band Uriah Heep, recorded with producer Gerry Bron at Chateau d’Eronville, France[1] and released in September 1973. The CD rose to number 18 in the UK, number 33 in the US, and number 2 in Norway. On March 5, 1974, Sweet Freedom received "gold" status in the United States. The album's lead single was "Stealin'" (#91 Billboard Hot 100; "Dreamer" and "One Day" were also released in the US and Japan» ...more

CLAPTON, ERIC-BACKLESS-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-RSO RSD5001 Rare album in the English edition. Backless is the sixth Studio album by Eric Clapton, released through Polydor Records in November 1978. Although Backless could not repeat the success of the album Slowhand, it was silver in UK and platinum in Canada and the United States, and also reached position 8 on the Billboard 200. ...more