Lot 86JACKSON, MICHAEL-THRILLER-1982-FIRST PRESS USA-EPIC-NMINT/NMINT

DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-THE FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-CP/B-CP-1.  Mega rare American promo original of the cult album. The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, released on July 18, 1969 on the Elektra label. The Soft Parade did not receive approval from either critics or listeners. So, in the Billboard 200, the record reached only the sixth position, and in the charts of the UK and other European countries, the disc did not debut at all, unlike its predecessor Waiting for the Sun (1968). Of all the singles released in support of the album — "Touch Me", "Wishful Sinful", "Tell All the People"ruen and "Runnin' Blue" — only the first achieved sales success: it reached the third line in the Billboard Hot 100 and then received gold certification by the RIAA. Many music publications, for example, Rolling Stone, were dissatisfied with the record, mainly due to The Doors' attempt to move away from their style to the use of orchestral arrangements. Over time, music historians have changed their opinion about The Soft Parade for the better, but the CD is still recognized as one of the weakest works of the band during Morrison's lifetime. ...more

JETHRO TULL-ROCK ISLAND-1989-FIRST PRESS UK-CHRYSALIS -CHR1708.A rare British original . Rock Island is the 17th studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1989. The album continued the hard rock direction that the band had taken on in their previous effort, Crest of a Knave (1987). The band now includes Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and drummer Doane Perry in his first full recording with the band, although he has already been a member of Jethro Tull since 1984. Without a permanent keyboard player , the role was shared by Maartin Alcock of Fairport Convention and former Tull member Peter Fettese .Rock Island went gold in the UK, with good sales also in Germany, where it reached No. 5. The single "Kissing Willie" also had good sales, which reached No. 6. ...more

STING-THE SOUL CAGES-1991-FIRST PRESS-HOLLAND-AM number 396405-1. A very rare European original is the original of the cult album. The Soul Cages is the third studio album by British rock musician Sting, released on January 22, 1991. It became the singer's second album to reach the top of the national chart in his homeland. Four singles were released in support of the album: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages", the latter won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992. ...more

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

VAUGHAN,STEVIE RAY AND DOUBLE TROUBLE-IN STEP-1989-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-EPIC- EPC463395 1.The fourth Studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. It was also the last album with Double Trouble. Critics praised the work as a very Mature, deep and fundamental. ...more