Lot 60KING CRIMSON-THREE OF A PERFECT PAIR-1984-FIRST PRESS UK-EG-NMINT/NMINT

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND-THE ROARING SILENCE-1976-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE -ILPS9357 matrix A1/B1 . A rare British original. CBS contract press. The Roaring Silence is the seventh studio album by the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released on August 27, 1976 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records" in the USA. The album rose to #10 on the Billboard 200 and is the most commercially successful of the band's entire existence. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-BURN-1974-THE FIRST PRESS (TRANSITION) UK-PURPLE-TPS 3505, OC 062 94837, Matrices A-2/B-1U. 1M/3GGO stamper. A very rare British original. Burn is the eighth studio album by the British band Deep Purple and the first recorded by the "Mark 3" line-up, released in February 1974 on EMI / Purple (in the UK) and Warner Bros. Burn was recorded in November 1973 in Montreux, Switzerland (Mobile Studio of The Rolling Stones). Under the influence of newcomers-vocalist David Coverdale and bass guitarist / vocalist Glenn Hughes-the sound of Deep Purple became more bluesy, elements of funk and soul began to manifest themselves.Despite the fact that the song "Burn" became a big hit, and its main melody is second in recognition only to the legendary "Smoke on the Water", in fact, few people know that the riff of this composition was borrowed from George Gershwin from " Fascinating Rhythm /Someone to Watch Over Me "[4][unauthorized source?]. Having become a hit," Burn " opened all Deep Purple concerts for the next two years. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-DEEP PURPLE-1969-THE FIRST PRESS UK-HARVEST-SHVL759 Matrix A-1/B-1 Stamper 1G/1G (Dream!) A very rare British original of the cult group. Deep Purple (also known as April) is the third studio album by the British band Deep Purple. The last album created by the original line-up of the band, known as "Mark I". Recorded between January and March 1969) at De Lane Lea Studios in London. It was released in the US in June on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in September 1969 on the Harvest Records label. The most famous composition of the album (after which the entire album is often called) is the final 12-minute piece "April", recorded with the participation of specially hired musicians playing wind and string instruments. ...more

CCS-THE BEST BAND IN THE LAND-1973-first press uk-rak-SRAK504 Matrix A-1/B-1 . A rare British original of the A. Korner blues project. This is the third and last studio album of the Collective Consciousness Society. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London from January to May 1973 and released in September of the same year. In Australia, the album was called "The Band Played Boogie". The album includes, in particular, covers of songs by The Kinks and Cream, and it is equally divided by original compositions. The style continues the style of their two previous albums, with heavy rock and blues songs arranged on jazz instruments. The single "The Band Played the Boogie" reached the 36th place in the official UK charts. Neither the album nor the single reached the US charts. ...more

CREMATORIUM-DOUBLE ALBUM (+ POSTER) - 1993-THE FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-CREMATORIUM-K1-K4. A rare original of the cult rock-blues-folk band."Double Album" is a collection of the best songs of the Russian rock band "Crematorium", recorded in the period from October 26, 1992 to January 24, 1993 in the tone studio of the Gorky Film Studio and released in 1993 for the 10th anniversary of the group. The music of the album is diverse - waltzes, ballads, rock and roll and blues. The album includes songs from previous albums, re-recorded by the new line-up, and two new compositions. One of the most famous and striking compilation recordings in the band's discography  ...more