METALLICA-SAME-1991-First press HOLLAND-VERTIGO SWIRL-510022- A very rare original of the cult album on a collector's label. Metallica is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as the Black Album due to its packaging design. His recording took place in a one-on-one studio in Los Angeles for eight months, during which Metallica often clashed with its new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier and more refined sound. Metallica performed Metallica in full during the 2012 Black Albums European Tour. In 2020, the album was ranked 235th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest Albums of all time. In December 2019, Metallica became the fourth release in American history to reach the 550-week milestone on the Billboard 200 chart. It also became the second longest-running traditional title in chart history and the second to spend 550 weeks on the album charts.
Vinyl records in top condition -NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is lacquered in top condition-NMINT/ARCHIVE Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 9000 ₽
PRINCE -SING "O" THE TIMES (2LP'S)-1987-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER-WX88/925577-1. A very rare original of the cult album. Sign "☮" The Times (pronounced Sign of the Times) is the 9th album by American singer and musician Prince. Released on March 31, 1987. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) called the album "Prince's best album, the most holistic example of the breadth of his artistry, and perhaps the best album of the 1980s." The reviewer of Afisha Daily in a retrospective review gave the album a similar assessment. In 2017, the album Sign "☮" the Times was inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) four months after its release. It also entered the top 10 in Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the UK and took first place in Switzerland. "Sign o' the Times", "U Got the Look" and "I Can never Take Your Man's Place" all made the top 10 hits of the Billboard Hot 100. After Prince's death in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 20. ...more
Lot sold: 6000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
Concerto for Group and Orchestra (translated from English — "Concert for Group and Orchestra") is a live album by the British rock band Deep Purple, recorded together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. One of the first attempts to harmoniously combine classical music and rock music in one piece. It was released in the USA in December 1969, and in the UK in January 1970. By the time the second line-up of Deep Purple was formed, there was a confrontation in the band between the art-rock ambitions of John Lord and the hard-rock ambitions of Richie Blackmore. Lord considered the possibility of creating a work that would combine the features of classical and rock music. Deep Purple manager Tony Edwards decides to go all-in and reserves the Albert Hall for September 24, leaving John Lord about six months to write the score. Richie Blackmore was later terribly jealous of Lord that such an idea did not come to him ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
Estimate: 10000—12000 ₽
BILLY J. KRAMER- LITTLE CHILDREN- 1964-FIRST PRESS USA-IMPERIAL-LP12267. A very rare American original of the cult beat-rock album. Little Children is the second album by English rock band Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas. The album was released by Imperial Records in the USA in 1964. There has never been a British version. The song "Little Children" reached number one on the UK Singles chart in March 1964[1] and number 7 on the US Hot 100 singles chart in the same year. ...more
Lot sold: 4500 ₽
Estimate: 7000—9000 ₽
KAYAK-MERLIN-1981-THE FIRST PRESS HOLLAND-VERTIGO-6423432. A rare Dutch original of the cult album. The eighth studio album by Dutch band Kayak. The first half of the original LP (tracks 1 to 5) is a conceptual story about the wizard Merlin. The second half of the LP is a collection of individual songs. The album received very high marks, and many call it the best album of the band's creativity. In 2003, KAYAK released a revised and longer version of Merlin's story called Merlin - Bard of the Unseen. ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
10 CC - SAME-1973-FIRST PRESS UK-UK REC. -UKAL1005 Matrix A-P1W/B-P1W Rare British original of the first album of the cult prog-rock band. 10cc is the debut album by the British rock band 10cc . It was recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, which was part-owned by guitarist and engineer Eric Stewart, and released on Jonathan King's UK Records label [No: UKAL 1005]. The album reached No. 36 in the UK. ...more
Lot sold: 3100 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
