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DEPECHE MODE-CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN-1983-First press UK-MUTE-STUMM 13, a rare British original. Construction Time Again is the third Studio album by Depeche Mode, released in August 1983. The album was recorded in the spring and summer of 1983 at Garden studios in London, and the mixing process took place at Hansa Mischraum studios in Berlin. Construction Time Again is the band's first album to feature new Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. In Construction Time Again, there were significant changes in the style of Depeche Mode. The album has a pronounced industrial sound, which is also found in the next two Studio albums Some Great Reward and Black Celebration. Construction Time Again also features a deeper lyrical content of the songs. Unlike the band's previous records, this album's compositions reflect social and political themes. The album is designed by Martin Atkins. The cover art is by Brian Griffin. The cover shows the Matterhorn mountain. Additional illustrations by Ian Wright. The album peaked at number 6 in the UK and number 7 in Germany ...more

ALPHAVILLE-FOREVER YOUNG ( +POSTER) -1984-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-ATCO-240481-1. A rare original of the cult album of one of the founders of the new wave.Forever Young is the debut Studio album by German Synthpop band Alphaville, released on September 27, 1984 by Warner Music Group. The album was preceded by the release of several singles — "Big In Japan" in January, Sounds Like A Melody in may, and Forever Young in September, just before the album's release. The album sold over 2,000,000 copies. The song Forever Young did not initially become a popular hit, but has since been considered a classic of the 1980s. Some copies of German vinyl albums were enclosed with large posters. ...more

MOORE GARY-AFTER THE WAR-1989-The first EU-VIRGIN press is V2575. A rare original legend in rock music. After the War is the seventh Studio album by Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 1989. Like its predecessor Wild Frontier, After The War contains elements of Celtic music. The instrumental track "Dunluce" is named after Dunluce castle in Northern Ireland.On "Led Clones", the vocals are performed by Ozzy Osbourne, who Moore worked with before the singer started working with Randy Rhodes. This song makes fun of bands like Kingdom Come, which were popular at the time and were based on the sound and image of Led Zeppelin. "It was a very fun song," Ozzy recalled, " and it was an honor to record it with Gary." The Sisters of Mercy frontman Andrew Eldritch performs backing vocals on "After The War", "Speak for Yourself" and "Blood of Emeralds". Moore once again pays tribute to his long-time friend and colleague, Phil Lynott on the track "Blood of Emeralds". "After The War" will be Moore's last work as a stylist for mainstream hard rock, as well as his last rock album until 1997's"Dark Days in Paradise". Starting with his next album, Still Got The Blues, he will primarily switch to playing the Blues. Although cozy Powell played drums on the album, he was replaced by Chris Slade for the tour, as he was about to tour with Black Sabbath, in support of their album Headless Cross, where he also played drums. ...more

 RAINBOW-RICHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW-1975-first press UK-POLYDOR OYSTER - OYA2001 - KENDUN A-1U/B-1U. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album by British-American band Rainbow, released in may 1975. It reached number 11 in the UK charts and number 30 in the US. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James dio, according to him.  ...more

DEEP PURPLE-BANANAS-2003-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-EMI-724359101812. Mega rare original cult album of this great band DEEP PURPLE. Bananas — the seventeenth Studio album by British rock band Deep Purple, released in 2003, and their first Studio album, recorded without Jon Lord on keyboards. David Jeffries from the site Allmusic.com gave the album four stars out of five. A critic noticed that the CD "has all the signs of frustration": it is missing the keyboard parts of Jon Lord, always give sound Deep Purple special color, and the title and cover too eccentric. However, he said, surprisingly, really amazing album: Lord successfully replaced don Airey, the songs perfectly listen to the vocals of Ian Gillan are still good and the sound quality doesn't cause complaints. Jeffries especially praised the songs "Picture of Innocence", "I Got Your Number", and "Doing It Tonight". ...more