GENESIS-DUKE-1980-THE FIRST UK-CHARISMA -CBR101 PRESS. Matrices A-2/B-2. A rare British original in top condition. Duke is the tenth studio album by the British progrock band Genesis, and the second recorded by her as a trio, released on March 31, 1980. The recording of the album took place at Phil Collins' house, who was simultaneously working on his solo debut Face Value. According to Collins, he was "kind of obsessed with Duke." The compositions "Behind The Lines", "Duchess", "Guide Vocal", "Turn It On Again", "Duke's Travels" and "Duke's End" were originally a whole piece called "Duke Suite" with the central character Albert, but the band decided to split it up to avoid comparisons with 23-minute "Supper's Ready" from the album Foxtrot. This simplification reflected the group's departure from complex compositions, its desire to become more straightforward and well suited to the era of the 80s. Duke became the band's first album to reach number one in the UK charts. In the same year, Duke received platinum status at home, and in 1988 — in the USA In support of the album, a tour of Britain and North America was arranged from April to June 1980, which began with a tour of 40 concerts in the UK, where all 106,000 tickets were sold within a few hours of going on sale
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte spread in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 2300 ₽
KANSAS-LEFTOVERTURE-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-KIRSHNER-PZ34224. A very rare American original of the cult album. Leftoverture is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Kansas, released in 1976. The album was re-released in a remastered format on CD in 2001. It was the band's first album to be certified by the RIAA, and it remains their best-selling album, being 5 times platinum in the United States. The album was also ranked 32nd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "50 Greatest prog-rock albums of All Time". ...more
Lot sold: 4100 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE-BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD+ POSTER-1969- FIRST PRESS USA-RCA-LSP4133. A very rare original of the cult album. Bless It Pointed Little Head is a Jefferson Airplane album recorded live at Fillmore East and West in the fall of 1968 and released in 1969 as RCA Victor LSP-4133. Five songs from the album did not appear on any of the band's previous studio recordings. Many of the Airplane's recordings on the album were longer than their studio performances. The performance emphasized their vocal harmony and showed a tougher rock band. Guitar and bass parts were deeper in their construction, revealing complex instrumental parts. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. ...more
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 9000—12000 ₽
GRADSKY, ALEXANDER-FLUTE AND PIANO-1988-FIRST PRESS USSR-MELODIA-C6027091005. A rare original of the cult album. Flute and piano (vocal suite to poems by V. Mayakovsky and B. Pasternak, music by A. Gradsky, recorded in 1983 by Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (born Fradkin; b. November 3, 1949, Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet and Russian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet, composer. One of the founders of Russian rock. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1997). Winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1999). People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1999). People's Artist of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (2014). Artistic Director of the Gradsky Hall Theater. ...more
Lot sold: 1500 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
GRADSKY, ALEXANDER -THE STAR OF THE FIELDS -1987-THE FIRST PRESS OF THE USSR-MELODIA-C6024579004. A rare original of the cult album. The Star of the Fields (vocal suite, music by A. Gradsky, poems by N. Rubtsov, recorded in 1987).Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (born Fradkin; b. November 3, 1949, Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region, RSFSR, USSR) — Soviet and Russian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet, composer. One of the founders of Russian rock. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1997). Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1999). People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1999). People's Artist of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (2014). Artistic Director of the Gradsky Hall Theater. ...more
Lot sold: 1500 ₽
Estimate: 3000—4000 ₽
BEE GEES-CUCUMBER CASTLE-1970-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-2383010. A rare original of the cult album. Cucumber Castle is the seventh studio album by the British band Bee Gees, released in April 1970. Cucumber Castle is the only Bee Gees album recorded without Robin Gibb. The singer left the band at that time for a solo career and did not take part in the work on the record. His voice can be heard in several songs, but he is not even mentioned in the credits. Instead, some vocal parts are performed by the British soul singer P. P. Arnold. The album was accompanied by the release of two singles. First of all, this is "Don't Forget to Remember", which took second place in the UK chart in August, as well as "I.O.I.O.". According to the autobiographical book Tales of the Brothers Gibb, the record itself rose in the United Kingdom only to 54th place, while in the USA it could not rise above 94- th lines. ...more
Lot is not sold
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
