Lot 75POLICE-EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (THE SINGLES) -1986-FIRST PRESS UK-A&M-NMINT/NMINT

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

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

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

DEEP PURPLE-BOOK OF TALIESYN-1968-ORIGINAL PRESS 1969 UK-HARVEST-SHVL751. Matrices A-1G/B-1G. Stamper 2GO/1GD (Very early!).  A rare original 1969 edition of the cult album. The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by the British band Deep Purple. It was released in the USA in October 1968 on the Tetragrammaton Records label, and in the UK in June 1969 on the Harvest label named after the "Book of Taliesin" — a Welsh manuscript of the first half of the XIV century, including the oldest Welsh poems, many of which are attributed to the poet Taliesin (VI century). The album cover was drawn by illustrator John Vernon Lord. ...more

EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA-1976-FIRST PRESS JAPAN-WARNER-P-10221Y. A rare Japanese original. In 2001, the album Hotel California became the 15th in the list of the greatest albums of all time, VH1 version. In 2002, the album was ranked number 11 in the "100 Best Rock Albums of All Time" by Classic Rock magazine. Songs from the album - "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California" -topped the US sales chart (Billboard Hot 100), and the latter was also awarded a Grammy. ...more