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CROSS (EX-QUEEN, ROGER TAYLOR AUTOGRAPH) - BLUE ROCK-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-7777976241. A mega rare original of EX-QUEEN's solo work. The Cross is a British rock band founded by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. It existed from 1987 to 1993, during which time it released 3 studio albums and 9 singles. The band's sound changed with each album: Shove It mixed rock and dance music; Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know was closer to hard rock, and Blue Rock mixed elements of hard rock and heavy metal. The third album, Blue Rock, was the most controversial. Some fans call it frankly weak, while others leave only the best reviews about the album. This album was released only in Germany and Japan, where The Cross achieved the greatest popularity. It seems that the band broke up due to a complete lack of interest in the UK and the US. The Cross was not a great commercial success, although the album Shove It still managed to reach number 58 in the UK charts,  the singles Shove It — number 82, Heaven for Everyone — number 83 and Power to Love-number 85.  ...more

JON LORD / LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-GEMINI SUITE-1971-FIRST PRESS UK-PURPLE-TPSA7501 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1GH/1RM Rare British original cult album. After the 1969 album a fusion of classical and rock for band and orchestra, John Lord was commissioned to write a sequel. It was the Gemini Suite, five long movements inspired by members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with the Light Music Society Orchestra (an album of the concert was released in 1993 as the Gemini Suite Live). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971 with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold and soloists drawn from the rock world. Gemini Suite this was an important step for Lorde and led to albums such as Windows (1974) and Sarabande (1976). The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with various covers. ...more

KALINOV MOST-DARZA-1992-FIRST PRESS RUSSIA -  ECOCULTURE-C90 32103-4. A rare original album of the Russian cult prog group. Darza is a studio album by the Russian folk-rock band Kalinov Most, recorded in June 1991, simultaneously with the album Uzaren. A distinctive feature of the album is a hard sound, which was not on the previously recorded albums of the band. Refers to a total two-year studio cycle consisting of three albums: "Vyvoroten", "Darza", "Uzaren", the material for which was written continuously.The word "Eversion" in Belarus, in rural areas, is called trees that have fallen on the road, after a hurricane or thunderstorm. Example of use: "I took you another way, because on the old one, after yesterday, there were vyvorotni." It did not contain any of the songs that had already brought the band fame. The songs were not just different, but completely different in poetics, completely incomprehensible from where the author (Dmitry Revyakin) came mysterious images, intricacies of words. And a specific melos, in which, in addition to "blues" and "rock" elements, ethnic motifs and shamanic chants were fused.  ...more

SHADOWS-SHADOWS-1961-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-COLUMBIA-33SX1374.  A rare British original rock beat band. The Shadows is a 1961 rock album by the British band The Shadows, which reached number one in the UK charts and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) between 26 October 1960 and 21 June 1961. It was recorded on fully analog equipment in real time, with each track recorded one track per day without any overdubs or edits on a 2-track recording machine. The album had a strong influence on rock music and many famous musicians. For example, Brian May (QUEEN) considers this album the most favorite.. ...more

GORKY PARK - GORKY PARK-1989-FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO-838628-1. A rare European original of the cult album. Gorky Park is the debut studio album by Soviet glam metal band Gorky Park. Was released in August 1989. In August 1989, Gorky Park released their self-titled debut album. Music videos for the songs "My Generation" and "Bang"were shot in New York in support of him. The single "Bang" hit the "top 15" on American MTV and lasted there for two months, reaching number 3. The single "Try to Find Me" reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Gorky Park the first Russian band to enter the US national chart. The album itself reached number 80 on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 300,000 copies in three weeks. ...more