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ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA-SAME-1968-THE FIRST PRESS OF UK-DIRECTION-S8-63300. A very rare original of the cult album of the British psycho-prog band.  Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, at various times also known as "Velvet Opera", was a British rock band that operated in the late 1960s. The band members, Richard Hudson, John Ford and Paul Brett, disbanded after two albums in 1970. Later they became members of The Strawbs, Hudson Ford and Stretch.  ...more

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND-1973-FIRST PRESS USA-CAPITOL- SMAS-11207 Rare original cult album. We're an American Band is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, known as Grand Funk. The album was released by Capitol Records on July 15, 1973 and became RIAA gold a month after its release. Two singles were released from the album. The first single, "We're an American Band", was released on July 2, 1973, and the second, "Walk Like a Man", was released on October 29, 1973. The album ranks 200th in the ranking of 200 albums of all time by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-SAME-1969-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-SD8216 One of the icons in rock music, a mega rare original with a matrix ST-A-681461-PR-2S / ST-A-681462-PR-4S. Label variant: (Atco) stereo purple/brown, which were released only on Atlantic releases after pressing at the RCA Records plant in Indianapolis.  This label is very rare and appeared on only a few editions from about 8130 to 8200. (mid-1968- early 1969) Errors of this edition  Led Zeppelin are constantly raising the ratings of this publication, because not only the label is different, but also side 1 of the album differs in the mix from the usual pressure. Also side 2 sounds a bit different than the standard edition. There is a long pause between "Black Mountain Side" and "Communication Breakdown", when there was no silence at all in the standard release. And there is an unusually long silence between "Communication Breakdown" and "I Can't Quit You Baby", much longer than in the standard release. The B5's playing time is listed on the back cover as 3:30, but it actually plays 8:30.  Led Zeppelin is the debut studio album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, recorded in October 1968 at London's Olympic Studios and released by Atlantic Records on January 12, 1969. Initially, the album garnered mostly negative press reviews, but was a great commercial success and was subsequently highly appreciated by rock critics. The release date of the album, January 12, 1969, Kerrang magazine! in a special issue, he celebrated as the birthday of heavy metal In total, the band spent 1,782 pounds to record the album, and collected about 3.5 million pounds in total for 1969-70, thereby 2,000 times exceeding the amount contributed. In the charts, the album also did not lag behind, placing from 1st to 20th place in different countries. In Britain, he reached a maximum of 6th place in two years.  ...more

SPOOKY TOOTH-WITNESS-1973-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND PRESS - ILPS9255 Matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 3RM/1P .A very rare British original of the cult group. "Witness" is a chic album by the band, recorded in 1973. To record it, Mike Kelly, the drummer from the original composition of Spooky Tooth, returned to the band and, practically, replaced Bryson Graham, who participated in the recording of the previous album You Broke My Heart ... (1973). Gary Wright is gaining more and more influence in the band, which did not please frontman Mike Harrison, who left the band shortly after the release of “Witness”. In addition to Wright, the authors of the music were bassist Chris Stewart in the song "Don't Ever Stray Away" and guitarist Mick Jones in the rather pop "All Sewn Up". Mike Harrison strangely did not have a hand in the composition in any way. But his emotional vocals created the main mood of Witness. The band also returned to the old practice of Spooky Tooth from the time of the album Spooky Two - duets, vocal duels between Harrison and Wright. Critics praised the work, the album hit 49th place on the Billboard 200. ...more

MADONNA-MUSIC-2000-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-9362-47865-1 . A very rare European original of the Queen of pop music. Music is the eighth studio album by American singer Madonna, released on September 18, 2000. Madonna managed to surpass the international success of the 1998 album Ray of Light with the album Music released in 2000. Like the previous album, Music is an electronic recording, which contains a significant number of fast-paced compositions with a distinctly European dance sound, which was achieved thanks to the singer's collaboration with the French electronic musician Mirve. Madonna also continued working with Ray of Light's chief producer William Orbit, who co-produced four (including "American Pie") tracks. The album debuted at number one in the United States, where it subsequently went triple platinum. ...more