GROUNDHOGS-BLACK DIAMOND-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAS29994. Matrix A-1U/B-1U is a very rare British original of the cult prog blues band.Black Diamond is the ninth studio album by the British rock band The Groundhogs. Recorded in July-August 1976 at T.S. Studios in Haverhill, England, it was released in the fall by United Artists. This album differs from its predecessors with a much richer sound and a finely honed technique of execution. Tony McPhee tried to make the music of the album even more uncompromising, which he wanted to emphasize with a tougher sound of guitars and amplification of keyboards (synthesizers), which, of course, he played himself. A very big influence on him during this period was exerted by "King Crimson", who later, in turn, themselves learned a lot from the album "Black Diamond", when they were once again revived at the turn of the millennium. Nevertheless, the departure from a purely bluesy sound was not very liked by the fans of "The Groundhogs", which did not slow down to affect the contract with the record company. Black Diamond is the last studio album of the "Golden Age" of the band, after which the band ceased to exist and was revived with a new line-up only in 1985 (the year of the release of the new album).
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is laminated in top condition- NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new -NM/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 4900 ₽
ENYA-SHEPHERD MOONS-1991-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WEA - WX431/9031-75572-1. Rare original famous singer. Shepherd Moons is the third Studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya , released on 4 November 1991, WEA. The album received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success. He took first place in album chart in the UK and reached the 17th place on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The album was certified multi-platinum by the British Association of the Phonographic industry and the recording industry of America for parties 1.2 million and five million copies respectively. In the period from 1991 to 1994 Enya has released four singles from Shepherd Moons : "Caribbean Blue", "How Can I Keep from Singing?", "Book of Days", which took first place in the UK at number ten, and" Marble Halls ". In 1993, the Enya album received a Grammy Award for Best New Age album , the first of four, which she won in her career. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
ROXY MUSIC-STRANDED-1973-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND -ILPS-9252 PRESS. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare British original. Stranded is the third studio album by the British rock band Roxy Music, released by Island Records in 1973. The CD was recorded at London's Air Studios. Stranded, an album featuring collaborators Bryan Ferry, Andy McKay and Phil Manzanera for the first time, rose to the top of the UK Albums Chart. The track "Street Life", released as a single, rose to #9 in the UK. Bryan Ferry listed the band's third album as one of his favorite creations. Brian Eno, in a 1977 interview, also called Stranded the best work of Roxy Music ...more
Lot sold: 4800 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
PRETTY THINGS-PARACHUTE-1970-THE FIRST PRESS-UK-HARVEST-SHVL774. A-2/B-2 Stemper Matrices 1H/1P (Very early!) A very rare original of one of the UK's iconic albums. Parachute is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1970. This is their first album without guitarist Dick Taylor. Reviews at the time of the album's release were very positive, with Billboard calling it "another top-notch album" by the band. In 1975, Rolling Stone critic Steve Turner wrote that it was "Rolling Stone's album of the year", ...more
Lot sold: 19000 ₽
Estimate: 30000—35000 ₽
BAD COMPANY-STRAIGHT SHOOTER-1975-THE FIRST UK-ISLAND PRESS-ILPS9304. Matrix A-1U/B-1U. A rare British original of the iconic album. Straight Shooter is the second album by the British rock band Bad Company, released on April 2, 1975 by the Island label in the UK and the Swan Song label in the USA. Straight Shooter reached #3 on the UK Albums Chart and Billboard 200 and went gold a month after its release. Two tracks from the album were released as singles "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (March 1975) and "Feel like Makin' Love" (August 1975), which reached #36 and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. ...more
Lot sold: 3700 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-A NEW WORLD RECORD-1976-FIRST PRESS UK-UA-UAG30017. Matrices A-3U/B-1U. A rare British original of the iconic album. A New World Record is the sixth studio album by the British band Electric Light Orchestra, released in September 1976. The album was remastered and re-released in 2006 with the addition of six bonus tracks. A New World Record was the band's first album to reach the top ten in the UK (the previous three albums were very successful in the US, but not in the musicians ' home country). The album was certified platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States, selling five million copies in its first year of release. Like the previous album, A New World Record was recorded at Munich's Musicland Studios. ...more
Lot sold: 3400 ₽
Estimate: 4500—6500 ₽