SUPERTRAMP-INDELIBLY STAMPED-1971-THE FIRST UK-AM-AMLH 64306 PRESS. A-1/B-1 matrices. A very rare British original of the cult album. Indelibly Stamped is the second album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1971. It marked a drastic change of direction to a more straightforward rock sound, and, according to the band members themselves, "Traveled" is the only song that somehow resembles their debut album. Like their debut album, this album was a commercial failure upon release, but went gold in France and Canada in the following decades. The original editions have a color cover with a flap and other text for the band name and album. The cover depicts a woman with a naked torso and tattoos on her arms. This is Supertramp's first album released in the USA. The album was banned from a number of music stores in Australia, while in other stores each copy was sold in a brown paper envelope.
Vinyl record in amazing top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The front cover is matte in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 18000 ₽
SHOCKING BLUE-SCORPIO'S DANCE-1970-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-METRONOME-MLP 15.377. A very rare German original of the cult album. Scorpio's Dance is the third studio album by the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released in 1970 on the Pink Elephant label. In this album, the band decided to experiment with country and Americana (in the tracks "Alaska Country" and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl"), while maintaining their rock orientation. Despite the band's growing popularity, the record was not popular in the United States. ...more
Lot sold: 7500 ₽
Estimate: 11000—13000 ₽
URIAH HEEP-RETURN TO FANTASY-1975-CONTRACT PRESS UK-BRONZE-ILPS9335. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare original of the CBS contract press. Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released on May 13, 1975 by Bronze in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the USA. The album is known for the title song "Return to Fantasy". On the eve of the recording, there was another change of composition. Bassist Gary Thane left by mutual consent, because due to drug addiction he was physically unable to cope with a tight schedule of touring and recording. Later, on December 8, 1975, Gary Thane died at the age of 27 from an overdose. He was replaced from Roxy Music by bass guitarist John Wetton, who had previously played in the bands Family and King Crimson. Return to Fantasy is the only album of the band that hit the top ten in the UK charts, rose to 7th place. At the same time , the album received devastating criticism in the British press ...more
Lot sold: 3900 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
KISS-LOVE GUN-1977-THE FIRST PRESS USA-CASABLANCA -NBLP7057. Pitman press. A-AS Sterling/B-BS Sterling matrices. A rare American original of the cult album. Love Gun is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1977 on the Casablanca label. The album achieved high success on both sides of the Atlantic, placing in the top ten both in the Americas and in Europe. ...more
Lot sold: 7000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA-DISCOVERY -1979-THE FIRST JAPAN-JET-25AP-1600 PRESS. A rare Japanese original of a cult album. Discovery is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on May 31, 1979 in the UK by Jet Records, where it topped the record charts, and on June 8 in the United States on Jet through Columbia Records distribution. ...more
Lot sold: 2500 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD-1969-THE FIRST PRESS (NOT MISS A LINE) UK-APPLE- PCS7089 Matrix A2/B1. A very rare British original of the cult album. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Work on Abbey Road took place from February to August 1969 and became the last joint project of all four members of the ensemble (the last numbered album of the group Let It Be, released in 1970, was mostly recorded in January 1969). The record was produced by George Martin, who had worked with the band since 1962. Abbey Road sales totaled four million copies in the first two months. In the UK, the album debuted at the top of the national chart, where it remained for 11 weeks, after which it was supplanted by The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed for one week. Then he returned to the 1st place again (in the Christmas week) and stayed there for another six weeks (17 weeks in total), until he was displaced by the second Led Zeppelin record - Led Zeppelin II. Abbey Road spent a total of 81 weeks on the UK Albums chart. There was a similar situation abroad. The record occupied the top spot of the Billboard Top LP chart for 11 weeks, becoming the best-selling album of 1969 according to the National Association of Recording Companies, as well as one of the record holders of the Japanese chart, appearing in its Top 100 for 298 weeks throughout the 1970s. ...more
Lot sold: 32000 ₽
