Lot 69NIRVANA-UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK-1994-FIRST PRESS USA -GEFFEN - NMINT/NMINT

SIMONE, NINA - NINA SIMONE AND PIANO-1969-THE FIRST PRESS-USA-RCA-LSP4102 Rare original of the cult album. This album is the first substantial one for Nina Simone. It depicts Nina accompanying herself on keyboards. , in this album everything is done exclusively by Nina Simone without outside help. The album turned out to be relevant, convincing and exciting. This great artist has a passionate, lyrical and explosive power capable of igniting an audience of all races. The impact here is individual, because Nina treats each song differently, and each complements the other. Nina is a strong, purposeful artist who has devoted herself to “turning on” her listeners and constantly demonstrating her boundless creative talents. Many music critics have said that Nina is the most emotional singer in the world today. Her full participation will capture the mind of one person, while, on the other hand, she can infuriate another. Yes, Nina Simone doesn't play games — she plays the piano and sings. ...more

KANSAS-MONOLITH-1979-THE FIRST PRESS USA-KIRSHNER-PZ36008. A very rare American original of the cult album.  Monolith is the sixth studio album by the American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1979.  Initially, about 800,000 copies of Monolith were sold, which gave it gold status, but it eventually went platinum in the early 1990s. Kerry Livgren donated his platinum record to the Kansas State Historical Society. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Albums Chart, becoming their third consecutive (and last) studio album to reach the top ten. The album remained on the Billboard Albums chart for a total of 24 weeks and was one of the top 100 albums of the charts (#100) for the calendar year 1979. ...more

NORAH JONES - PICK ME UP OFF THE FLOOR-2020-FIRST PRESS UK/EU- BLUE NOTE-00602508748868. Rare European original of the cult album. Pick Me Up Off the Floor is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Nora Jones. The album was released on June 12, 2020 by Blue Note Records. Moving away from Jones' lounge tastes of the past, the album Pick Me Up Off the Floor is predominantly jazz pop and jazz folk with elements of orchestral pop, blues, gospel, soul, country, funk and hip-hop. "Pick Me Up Off the Floor" received an average score of 83 out of 100 in 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim" Pick Me Up Off the Floor debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 10,100 album equivalent units according to the Rolling Stone charts. It was her first studio album that didn't make the top ten. ...more

SLADE-SLADE IN FLAME-1974-THE FIRST UK-POLYDOR PRESS- 2442-126. A rare British original. Slade in Flame is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Slade. It was released on November 29, 1974, ranked 6th in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI in February 1975.  ...more

ZERO-A SONG ABOUT UNREQUITED LOVE FOR THE MOTHERLAND-1991-FIRST PRESS OF RUSSIA-FEELEE-FL3-004.  A rare original of the cult album. "Song of unrequited love for the Motherland" is the fourth album of the band "Zero", released in 1991. It is considered the best creation of the group, it contains all the main hits for the entire period of creativity: "Russian rock 'n' Roll", "I'm walking, smoking", "Man and Cat", "Song about a real Indian", "Trams were driving down the street", "Lenin Street" ... Almost all songs, except the title instrumental, were included in radio rotation, most remain on the air until now pore. And this is the only album of the classical period, songs from which are generally heard on the radio, except for informal and unofficial Internet stations. At the same time, "Song about ..." is not an electric album, but an acoustic one; in full—fledged electricity, with percussion and weighted sound, only one song is made here — "You're a brake". Since the release of this record, and in many ways thanks to it, the group "Zero" has entered the so-called "first echelon" of Russian rock, becoming one of the leaders of Russian rock music. And it was from this time, ironically, that the decline of the collective began. The musicians began to abuse alcohol and drugs, which led to the well-known tragic events in the biography of Fyodor Chistyakov, who found himself in a psychiatric hospital. In addition, creative differences between the musicians played a role, and this led to a temporary split in the composition. After all these twists and turns, the band was unable to consolidate its success in subsequent albums, but the CD "Song of Unrequited Love for the Motherland" still remains one of the strongest and most influential works in Russian rock music, and "Zero" is one of the main groups of Russian rock. ...more