Lot 47BEATLES-LET IT BE-1970-FIRST PRESS 1978 ( LIMITED EXPORT COLOR ) UK-APPLE-NMINT/NMINT

ALEXEY RYBNIKOV-ROCK OPERA JUNO AND AVOS-1980-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-MELODIA-C60-18627. "Juno and Avos" is a rock opera by Alexey Rybnikov (music) and Andrey Voznesensky (libretto). The premiere, directed by Mark Zakharov, took place on July 9, 1981 on the stage of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater, where the performance, which has become a kind of business card of Lenkom, took place In parallel with the work on the performance, an audio version of the opera with other performers was recorded in Lenkom in 1980. The first public listening of the recorded work took place on December 9, 1980 in the Church of the Intercession in Fily (Moscow). However, due to censorship obstacles, the album of two stereo records was released by the company" Melody " only in 1982 (number C60 18627-30 (2LP)).  ...more

SAXON-ROCK THE NATIONS-1986-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-EMI-1C-064240623-1. A rare original of the cult British band. Rock the Nations is the eighth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon, released in 1986. Critics found the album very full-fledged, although less metallic. According to the Metal collectors guide, the album has 5 stars out of 10.  ...more

R. E. M.-OUT OF TIME-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-7599-26496-1. A rare original of the cult album. Out of Time is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band R. E. M., released on March 12, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. Since Out of time, the status of R. E. M. has grown from a cult group into a massive international act. The album topped the album sales charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, spending 109 weeks on the US album charts and enjoying two separate periods at the top, as well as spending 183 weeks on the UK charts and one week at the top. The album has sold more than four and a half million copies in the United States and more than 18 million copies worldwide. In 1992, the album won three Grammy Awards: one for Best Alternative Music Album and two for the first single " Losing My Religion."  ...more

JACKSON, MICHAEL-THRILLER-1982-FIRST HOLLAND PRESS-EPIC-EPC85930. European rare original king of pop. Thriller (with eng. — "Thriller") is the sixth Studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released on the label Epic Records on 30 November 1982.Thriller explores such genres as pop, rock, postdisco, rhythm and Blues and funk. All seven singles released from the Thriller, got into top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Just over a year, Thriller became the best selling album of all time and remains so still.At the ceremony "Grammy" in 1984 the album received eight awards. In 2003, Thriller was ranked 20th place in the list of "the 500 greatest albums of all time" by Rolling Stone magazine. The album was included in the Library of Congress as "culturally significant"entry.In 2012, critics Slant Magazine put sport in first place in its list of "Best albums of the 1980s". ...more

MCCARTNEY, PAUL-AMOEBA'S SECRET (MAXI SINGLE 4 TRACKS) - 2007-FIRST PRESS USA-MPL-HMLP-30607.  A limited edition EP with a rare performance from Sir Paul. Amoeba's Secret is a live mini-album by Paul McCartney, released in 2007, recorded during a" secret " (not advertised in advance) performance of McCartney and his band at the Amoeba Music music store in Hollywood on June 27, 2007. The mini-album reached number 119 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, although the album's advertising was minimal. Two tracks from the mini-album were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for the 51st Award Ceremony held on February 8, 2009: "That Was Me" in the category "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in the category "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"  ...more