DOORS-SOFT PARADE-1969-ORIGINAL PRESS 1970 USA-ELEKTRA-EKS75005. Matrices A-2 CP- CTH/B-1 CTH. A rare American early edition with the first matrices . 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 has not received 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.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE . The cover is a matte spread in excellent condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 12000 ₽
ROLLING STONES-NO STONE UNTURNED-1973-FIRST UK PRESS-DECCA-SKL5173. A rare British original of the iconic album. No Stone Unturned is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1973. Eight of the twelve tracks were previously released on single B-sides in the United Kingdom, and the rest on EPS. The song "Sad Day" was released as a single from the album. Neither the album nor the single "Sad Day" were released with the consent of the band, which lost control of its catalog, released before 1971, when it terminated its contract with Decca Records.. ...more
Lot sold: 17000 ₽
SHELLY MANNE AND CO. -SAME -1964-THE FIRST UK-STATESIDE PRESS-SL10125. A rare British original of the iconic album. Since the early 1960s, jazz began to transform towards modern and free jazz. Since 1960, Shelly Mann has mainly concentrated on working at the jazz club, where he was a co-owner and in which he played both with his own band Shelly Manne and His Men, and with almost all the jazz stars of that time. His club featured, for example, Ben Webster, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Michel Legrand, Milt Jackson, Monty Alexander, Miles Davis. So this album was born, recorded with superstars in the line-up with Johnny Hodges. The last person to perform on the club's stage was Stan Getz in 1973. In the same year, Mann sold the club due to financial difficulties. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
BEE GEES-HIGH CIVILIZATION-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU GERMANY-WARNER-7599-26530-1. A rare original of the cult group. High Civilization is the nineteenth studio album by the British pop group the Bee Gees, released on March 25, 1991 in the United Kingdom, and on May 14, 1991 in the United States-their last album recorded for Warner Bros. Records, after a four-year contract (they will return to WB through a subsidiary company Reprise Records in 2006: having obtained the rights to their previously released material, they will reissue each album through Reprise). Perhaps in response to the firm resistance of American radio to the two previous albums-E. S. P. (1987) and One (1989), which proved well in other countries, the American Warner Bros. gave this advertisement one less share and did not release remixes. They recorded this album, and their next album size is not everything with engineer Femi Gia. In the US, the album was only available on CD and cassette, but the LP version was released in limited quantities in some countries. While it failed to chart in the US, it reached No. 6 in Switzerland, No. 2 in Germany (achieving platinum certification in both countries), No. 24 in the UK. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
CHARLES LLOYD-FOREST FLOWER- 1967-THE FIRST PRESS (STEREO) USA-ATLANTIC-SD1473. A rare original by one of the iconic saxophonists of the second wave of the 60s. Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1966 by the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee and Jack DeJohnette. The album became a crossover hit, became popular on FM rock radio and became one of the first jazz albums to sell over a million copies. ...more
Lot sold: 4200 ₽
Estimate: 6000—8000 ₽
JOHN, ELTON - ROCK OF THE WESTIES-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-DJM-DJM-DJLPH464. A rare British original by the master of the British stage. Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in October 1975. Like the previous album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the UK, Rock of the Westies rose to fifth place on the UK Albums sales list. ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽