Lot 111BONEY M-TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME-1976-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-HANSA-NMINT/NMINT

SWEET-OFF THE RECORD-1977-FIRST UK PRESS-RCA-PL25072 matrix A-2E/B-1 .Rare British original. "Off the Record" - the fourth "hard-rock" album by Sweet. Recorded in the winter of 1977 (although the appointment was made in October 1976) in London (Studio "Audio International Studios"). Released on RCA records in April of the same year. The film was produced by the musicians themselves. This album laid the Foundation for the next three albums. Immediately after the release of the album, the band terminated the contract with RCA and moved on to bigger and more famous label Polydor, which released its last four albums. ...more

RINGO STARR-GOODNIGHT VIENNA-1974-THE FIRST PRESS UK-APPLE-PCS7168. A rare British original of the solo album RINGO. Goodnight Vienna (slang. It's Over) is the fourth studio album by British musician, drummer of The Beatles band Ringo Starr, recorded in the summer of 1974 in Los Angeles, and released later that year.Although all the members of the Beatles contributed to the previous Ringo album, only John Lennon participated in the recording of Goodnight Vienna. The album became a hit, but less successful than the previous one.The single from the album, a cover version of The Platters ' song "Only You (And You Alone)", reached number 6 on the US charts. The album reached the 8th line of the chart in the US, eventually received gold, and the reviews were generally favorable. The second single, "No No Song" reached No. 3 on the US charts. However, the album only reached No. 30 in the UK, and this remained Starr's best achievement in the charts of his homeland until 1998. ...more

JETHRO TULL-A PASSION PLAY-1973-The first press UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR1040 matrix A-4U/B-4U. 1PP/2PA stamper. A rare British original of the cult album.  A Passion Play is the sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in July 1973 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Following the same style as the band's previous album Thick as a Brick (1972), A Passion Play is a concept album consisting of individual songs arranged into a single continuous piece of music (which was divided into two parts across the two sides of the original vinyl release). The album was a commercial success, becoming Jethro Tull's second number-one album in the United States. Today, the album is often considered a favorite among Jethro Tull fans, and has been listed by contemporary critics as one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time. ...more

BRAVO-BRAVO-1987-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-MELODIA-MC6026201004. A rare original of the cult group. The ensemble " Bravo "is the debut vinyl and the third consecutive album of the group" Bravo", released in 1987 by the company"Melody". The soloist is Zhanna Aguzarova. The record's circulation was 5 million copies. The songs included in the album were previously recorded by the group in the period from 83 to 85 and went around the country in an unsatisfactory quality. According to E. Khavtan, Alla Pugacheva played a huge role in the release of the album. After the release of the album, the band became interested in Finland, and soon the album (with the best mastering) was reissued under the name Bravo by Polarvox. In 2010, the album took the 22nd place in the list of "the 50 best Russian albums of all time", compiled by the magazine "Afisha" according to the results of a survey of young Russian musicians. In 2014, the radio station "Silver Rain" included the album in the list of " 50 cult records of the company "Melody"" ...more

GAZEBO-GAZEBO-1983 - THE FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-BABY-BR56050. A rare Swedish original.  Paul Mazzolini (born February 18, 1960), known by the stage name Gazebo , is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and music producer who gained worldwide fame for his Italo-disco style in the 1980s. His song "I like Chopin" took 1st place in more than 15 countries. ...more