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 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

LED ZEPPELIN-SAME-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1969 UK-ATLANTIC-588171. One of the icons in rock music, mega rare second pressing with the matrix of the original A-1/B-1. Led Zeppelin is the debut Studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded in October 1968 at London's Olympic Studios and released by Atlantic Records on January 12, 1969. The album initially garnered mostly negative press reviews, but was a great commercial success and was subsequently highly acclaimed by rock critics. Album release date, January 12, 1969, Kerrang magazine! in a special issue marked as the birthday of heavy metal In total, the band spent 1,782 pounds on recording the album, and collected about 3.5 million pounds in total for 1969-70, thereby exceeding the amount paid by 2,000 times. In the charts, the album also did not lag behind, placing from 1 to 20 places in different countries. In Britain, it reached a maximum of 6th place in two years. ...more

WINGS-VENUS AND MARS-1975-FIRST PRESS UK-CAPITOL-PCTC254 - a-2U/B - 1U PORKY/ROOM . Venus and Mars is the fourth Studio album by Wings, released in 1975. The CD was released after the extraordinary success of Band on the Run and also became very popular. Paul McCartney's first album with Capitol Records. After the release of Band on the Run, Wings also included Jimmy McCulloch (lead guitarist) and Jeff Britton (drummer) in 1974. After McCartney wrote several new songs for the upcoming album, the band flew to New Orleans in January 1975 to record Venus and Mars.Britton, after an argument with McCulloch, left the band, having managed to participate in the recording of only three songs of the album. He was urgently picked up a replacement-American Joe English, with whom the recording was continued. McCartney made the songs in Venus and Mars flow smoothly into each other, and the album in this sense became similar to the Beatles ' Abbey Road album. The album was received very warmly, and in all countries of the continent it reaches the Top 10 of the charts. According to the results, album of the year, places are also high, in the UK 5 place, USA-1 place according to the Billboard 200. ...more

ARKTIS-ARKTIS TAPES-1975-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-BON BON-BBR7502. Mega rare short-run original of one of the key prog albums of the 70s. Arktis - Arktis Tapes 1975. The second album of the band from Bonn. Unfortunately, the first album did not find a "buyer", and in 1974, with the assistance of Konrad Planck, Arktis recorded a second demo album, released in may 1975 with a circulation of 500 copies-again for promotion purposes. The music here is somewhat restrained, but no less attractive and covering. In this music, you can feel not only a craving for art-rock (prolonged instrumental pieces), but also the sprouts of guitar technique, characteristic of what in the next decade was called "heavy metal". One critic wrote a scathing note: If such an album had been released in 1969 or 1970, they would have been at the top with Black Sabbath and LED ZEPPELIN , and now the time is gone. "Tapes" suffered the fate of the first Arktis album, and Blahut disbanded the band.  ...more

SADE-DIAMOND LIFE1984-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC 26044 . Rare European original. Diamond Life is the debut Studio album by English group Sade .The album spawned four singles, including the singles "Your Love Is King" and " Smooth Operator ". Diamond Life was met with recognition from music critics and subsequently won a Brit Award for best British album in 1985. From a commercial point of view, the album was a success, receiving high praise in the UK and the USA , and then was certified multi-platinum in both regions. Diamond Life sold over six million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling debut recordings of the era, and became the best selling debut British singer, which lasted twenty-four years. ...more