Lot 32GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-PHOENIX-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-CAPITOL-NMINT/NMINT

TROWER, ROBIN (EX-PROCOL HARUM) - BRIDGE OF SIGHS-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS-CHR-1057. Matrices A-2U/B-2U. A rare British original of the cult album of the legendary guitarist PROCOL HARUM. The second solo album by English guitarist and songwriter Robin Thrower. Released in 1974, it was his second album after leaving Procol Harum, and it became a commercial breakthrough for Thrower. Such songs as" Bridge of Sighs"," Too Rolling Stoned"," Day of the Eagle "and" Little Bit of Sympathy " became the main ones at live concerts. It reached number 7 in the United States during its stay on the chart for 31 weeks. It was certified gold on September 10, 1974. ...more

CAMEL-BREATHLESS-1978-The first press of the UK-DECCA-TXS-R132 matrix A-P1/B-P1. A rare British original of the cult prog band.  Breathless is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Camel, released in 1978. This is the last album featuring the band's original keyboardist Peter Bardens, who left the band before the album tour. The album focuses on shorter, radio-friendly songs, while maintaining their progressive rock sound. The album received high critical acclaim , according to Allmusic it has 4 stars. ...more

U2-ACHTUNG BABY-1991-First press UK/EU-GERMANY -ISLAND - 212110 Rare original cult album. Achtung Baby is the seventh Studio album Irish rock band U2 produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno and was released on 19 November 1991 on the Island Records label.Achtung Baby is one of the most successful recordings of U2. The album was warmly received by critics and debuted at first place in the American Billboard Top 200 and topped the charts in several other countries. The record sold more than 18 million copies worldwide, in addition, he was awarded the prize "Grammy" in the nomination "the Best vocal rock performance by a Duo or group". Achtung Baby is one of the most famous recordings of the 1990s, it regularly makes the list of best albums of all time. ...more

ZOO-COUNTY TOWN N-1983-FIRST PRESS 1994 RUSSIA-ZOO-M0054. A very rare original of the cult group. "County Town N" is the first studio album by the band "Zoo", recorded in 1983. The title track is one of the longest songs sung in Russian. One of the tribute albums to the memory of Mike and the band, released in 2005, was called "County Town N 20 years later". The album was recorded in the spring of 1983 on equipment in the building of the "House of the Young Technician" in Leningrad under the direction of Andrey Tropillo. A tape recorder of the Studer brand at the 38th speed and a Basf LR-56 film were used. The recording is characterized by a fairly high sound quality.All the songs included in the album were written by Mike Naumenko, with the exception of the song "Bells", which was written and performed by Alexander Khrabunov, the band's lead guitarist. ...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