Lot 40KANSAS-MONOLITH-1979-FIRST PRESS USA-KIRSHNER-NMINT/NMINT

PINK FLOYD-WISH YOU WERE HERE-1975-SECOND PRESS 1976 UK-HARVEST- SHVL814 matrix A-4/B-12 .A rare British original of the second press in a complete set. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album at 209th place in the list of the five hundred greatest albums of all time. Richard Wright and David Gilmour named Wish You Were Here their favorite album recorded as part of Pink Floyd. In the first week after the release, the record went gold in the UK.  By May 1997 , the album had already gone platinum six times ...more

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

THE TIME MACHINE-YOU-2016-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-SINTEZ-SINTEZ-SRLP00118 is a very rare original of the cult Soviet group. "You" is the twelfth official studio album by the rock band "Time Machine", released on May 6, 2016. News that the band is working on a new album appeared in September 2015. It was reported that studio work is planned to begin in the winter in February 2016 and release the album in the spring of 2016. In March 2016, it became known that the album would consist of ten songs and should be released on May 25, the forty-seventh anniversary of the band. On the official pages of the band, there were requests for fans to send their selfies, which will later be used to design the album cover. On April 20, it became known that the upcoming album will be called "You". At the same time, a list of compositions was published. It includes the songs "Rats", "Mama" and "Here's the Edge", released in 2012 as singles, as well as "Strangers among Strangers", written in 1984, and "Where the Day is Bright", released in 1994 on the album "I Draw You". The rest of the songs were written during 2014-2015. ...more

JOURNEY-DEPARTURE-1980-FIRST PRESS (PROMO) USA-COLUMBIA-AL36339. A rare American original of the cult album.  Departure is the sixth studio album by American rock band Journey. It was released on February 29, 1980 by Columbia Records. Department became Journey's highest-paid album at that time, which allowed them to appear in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album charts for the first time, peaking at number 8. The album includes "Any Way You Want It", the lead track and the top 25 single. ...more

DEEP PURPLE-SLAVES AND MASTERS-1990-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-RCA- PL90535. A rare original of the cult album.  Slaves and Masters is the thirteenth studio album by Deep Purple, released on October 5, 1990. The CD was recorded with the participation of vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, who came to replace Ian Gillan at the suggestion of Richie Blackmore. The album went on sale on November 5, 1990 and caused contradictory responses. Blackmore was very pleased with the record, but music critics felt that it was more like a Rainbow album. Ian Gillan, who was dismissed from the group, had a similar opinion. "I feel proud of what Deep Purple did, and I think it would be fair if they called themselves by some other name - "Rainbow" or something. I think that would be fair enough. I think everyone would be relieved. They could very well continue their career as "Rainbow" and at a much higher level than if they continued as "Deep Purple". Upon its release, the album Slaves and Masters reached number 87 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Despite low album sales, Deep Purple conducted a relatively successful tour in support of Slaves and Masters in 1991, especially for the band's European leg. Turner was still a member of the band when they began writing and recording their next album in 1992, but under pressure from managers who were planning a tour in honor of Deep Purple's 25th anniversary, they eventually decided to bring Gillan back into the lineup for their 1993 studio album The Battle Rages On... ...more