Lot 52BEE GEES-HIGH CIVILIZATION-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-NMINT/NMINT

AQUARIUM-SANDS OF ST. PETERSBURG-1994-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-TRIARIUM-M-0031. A very rare original on vinyl. "Sands" is the ninth "natural" album of the group "Aquarium", consisting mainly of songs from 1975-1986, recorded in 1993. When in the autumn of 1992, "Aquarium" had its own studio at Fontanka, 39, the group had the idea to recreate some songs written by Grebenshchikov in the late 70s-early 80s in their spare time from recording the album "Favorite songs of Ramses IV". Most of the songs of that time were already included in the albums "All Brothers — Sisters" and "Acoustics", but many of them remained unrecorded. And it was decided to extend their life in the "parallel past". ...more

JAMES BROWN-SHOW TIME-1964-THE FIRST UK PRESS-PHILIPS-BL-7630. A rare British original of the King of soul. Showtime is the seventh studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964 by Smash Records. It was a transitional album from King Records to Smash Records. The album is highly regarded by music lovers and collectors.  ...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

BEE GEES-SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING-1993-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-POLYDOR-519945-1. A rare British original of the cult album. Size Isn't Everything is the twentieth studio album by the British band Bee Gees, released in September 1993. The first thing in the form of a separate single was the song "Paying The Price Of Love", which took the 23rd place in the UK chart. The album itself was able to rise only to the 33rd position in the UK chart, and only lasted in the hundred for 16 weeks. The second single, "For Whom The Bell Tolls", was more successful and reached the top five. The third single, "How to Fall in Love, Part 1", was released later than everyone else and did not gain popularity in the UK, managing to rise only to the 30th place. Thus, Size Isn't Everything since Spirits Having Flown became the first Bee Gees disc, three singles from which managed to get into the top thirty of the main chart of the United Kingdom. The reaction in the United States was less noticeable, the album spent only three weeks on the Billboard 200 and occupied a relatively low 153rd place at the maximum. The single "Paying The Price Of Love" managed to rise to the 74th position during the Christmas holidays. Oddly enough, the publication was expected to be a huge success in Argentina, Latin Americans really liked the song "For Whom the Bell Tolls", where it held the lead of the hit parade for some time. In total, the worldwide sales of the album amounted to about 700 thousand copies. Regarding the song "Blue Island", Barry Gibb noted in an interview that it is "the coolest song they have ever written". ...more

CARAVAN-CARAVAN-1969-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-VERVE FORECAST-FTS3066. Mega rare American original of the cult album. Caravan is a British band from the Canterbury scene, formed in 1968 by former members of The Wilde Flowers, Pye Hastings (vocals, guitar), Richard Sinclair (vocals, bass guitar), David Sinclair (keyboards) and Richard Coughlan (drums).The first album of the band Caravan (1968) was a hybrid of pop music, jazz and psychedelia, playing an important role both in the formation of the sound of the band and the formation of the features of the Canterbury music school as a whole. The album included the band's first signature psychedelic jam, "Where But For Caravan Would I" ...more