PORCUPINE TREE-LIGHTBULB SUN (2LP) - 2000-FIRST PRESS 2008 UK/EU-TONEFLOAT-TF56. A very rare original of the cult album. Lightbulb Sun is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 2000 on CD only , and then in 2008 on vinyl. This album, along with their previous album Stupid Dream, is considered a more commercial, poppy sound, as opposed to the abstract instrumental sound of their previous albums or the heavier metal sound in their subsequent 2000s albums. The album is split into two parts between "Rest Will Flow" and "Hatesong". The album's reception was mostly positive. Classic Rock magazine described the album as "an album of amazing songs and amazing musicality... "Breathtaking." from Allmusic praised the album's quality and its more commercial direction, and called the tracks "feel So low" and "the rest of the flow" with two of Wilson's best tunes of all time."Many reviewers felt that the album sounds similar to the work of Pink Floyd. The album was also praised for being more accessible than most modern progressive rock. In October 2011, it was awarded the gold Certificate of the Association of Independent Music Companies (IMPALA), which testified to sales of over 75,000 copies throughout Europe.
Vinyl record in a new sealed state-ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 15, 1984, and is ranked # 428 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All time. ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
RAINBOW-LONG LIVE ROCK ' N ' ROLL-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-POLYDOR-POLD5002. A rare British original of the iconic album. In 2002, the album was ranked 40th in the "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" by Classic Rock magazine. ...more
Lot sold: 3700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
BEATLES-SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND-1967-FIRST PRESS (MONO) UK-PARLOPHONE-PMC7027-A1/B1 First Mono Press , June 1, 1967. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the British rock band The Beatles. Many critics refer to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is among the most influential rock albums of all time. In particular, it was named the best album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine (2003). According to a vote conducted by the BBC radio station among its listeners for the fiftieth anniversary of the British charts in 2006, the album ranks first in popularity in the UK. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ranks ninth in the list of albums-the world's leading sales with a result of more than 30 million copies.The album was recorded over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966, and released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom (the album went on sale in the United States on June 2 of that year). The album won 4 Grammy Awards in the following categories: 1. Album of the Year, 2. Best Contemporary Performance by a Band, 3. Best Album Sound Design, 4. Best Album Cover. ...more
Lot sold: 10000 ₽
Estimate: 25000—30000 ₽
STING-MERCURY FALLING-1996-FIRST PRESS UK-AM-540 486-1. Mega rare original of one of the best works of STING. Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on 8 March 1996. It marked Sting's transition to adult-oriented music. So, the second single was released ballad - "You Still Touch Me", characteristic of this genre. The album begins and ends with the words "Mercury Falling" The success of the album was not long in coming, two Grammy Awards in 1997 - best pop album and best male performance. In the same year, it became multi-platinum. ...more
Lot sold: 11000 ₽
Estimate: 13000—15000 ₽
BEATLES-HEY JUDE-1970-FIRST PRESS-UK-APPLE-PCS number 7184. Matrix numbers: Side 1: YEX 981-1; Side 2: YEX 982-1. 1G/1L Stamper (Dream!) Previously released only for export to the US and the British Commonwealth, this album was eventually officially released in the UK almost nine years after appearing in the US. The album includes most of The Beatles ' later singles, released in 1968 and 1969 First press May 21, 1979 Black label with two white and black EMI logos and a silver seal. “The EMI Records Ltd..."printed at the very beginning with a perimeter seal and" Made in GT. Britannia", printed at the end of the perimeter seal. ...more
Lot sold: 28000 ₽
