ELTON, JOHN-CAPTAIN AND THE KID-2006-THE FIRST UK PRESS-ROCKET-1705730. A mega rare original of a cult album .The Captain and the Kid is the twenty—eighth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 2006. This is his second autobiographical album with songwriter Bernie Taupin, continuing the theme of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975). The Captain and the Kid tells about the events in their lives over the past three decades. The Captain and the Kid reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, which was a significant improvement over John's previous album Peachtree Road in 2004, which reached number 21. Captain reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200, but quickly dropped off the charts. At concerts in early 2007, John made it clear that he was unhappy with the promotion of the album by Interscope Records, and threatened to terminate the contract with the label. Because of this, John did not release a solo album until 2013, when The Diving Board was released.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte textured spread in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 8500 ₽
ROXETTE-JOYRIDE-1991-GERMANY'S FIRST PRESS-EMI number 7960481. A rare German original. Joyride is the third studio album by Swedish pop rock duo Roxette. Per Gessle took the title of the CD from an interview with Paul McCartney, when he stated that "the songwriting process with John Lennon was like Joyride." ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-SAME-1968-FIRST PRESS UK-LIBERTY-LBS83259 Rare British original of the cult album. Creedence Clearwater Revival is the debut studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on May 28, 1968. The album was first certified gold by the RIAA on December 16, 1970, and then went platinum twenty years later on December 13, 1990 ...more
Lot sold: 13000 ₽
Estimate: 18000—20000 ₽
WINGS-VENUS AND MARS-1975-THE FIRST JAPAN-CAPITOL-EPS-80236 PRESS. A rare Japanese original of a cult album. Venus and Mars is the fourth studio album by Wings, released in 1975. The CD was released after the extraordinary success of Band on the Run and also became very popular. Paul McCartney's first album with Capitol Records. After the release of Band on the Run, Jimmy McCulloch (lead guitarist) and Jeff Britton (drummer) also joined the Wings in 1974. After McCartney wrote several new songs for the upcoming album, the band flew to New Orleans in January 1975, where they were scheduled to record Venus and Mars.Britton, having quarreled with McCulloch, left the band, having managed to participate in the recording of only three songs of the album. He was urgently replaced by American Joe English, with whom the recording was continued. McCartney made the songs in Venus and Mars blend seamlessly into each other, and the album in this sense became similar to The Beatles' Abbey Road album. The album was received very warmly, and it hits the Top 10 charts in all countries of the continent. According to the results, the album of the year is also ranked high, in Britain 5th place, in the USA - 1st place according to the Billboard 200. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SAME-1971-The first press UK-HARVEST-SHVL797 matrix A-1U/B-1U Stamper 1RG/2RL (Very early!!!) The first album of the famous band, a rare British original. The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut studio album by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in December 1971 in the United Kingdom by Harvest Records. In the United States, the album was released in March 1972 under the title "No Answer" after a United Artists Records employee misunderstood a phone call and asked for the album's name; the caller, unable to contact ELO, wrote "no answer" in his notes, and this was misinterpreted as the album's title. The album is dedicated to the main trio of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, who were the remaining members of the rock band The Move. The Move continued to release singles in the UK at the same time that the project was launched, but interest in Wood's former band soon waned. In fact, The Move's latest album, Message from the Country, was recorded simultaneously with The Electric Light Orchestra. ...more
Lot sold: 36000 ₽
AC/DC-THE RAZORS EDGE-1990-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY -ATCO-7567-91413-1/WX364. The album includes the songs "Thunderstruck" and "Moneytalks", one of the most famous tracks of AC/DC. A huge commercial success the group returned to popularity in the late 70's-early 80-ies. The album is at # 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US and in 4th place in the UK. "The Razor's Edge" was certified five-time platinum album (which has sold 5 million copies), and in 2003, remastered, was included in a series of "AC/DC Remasters". ...more
Lot sold: 8000 ₽
