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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

WARHORSE-WARHORSE-1970-THE FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360015. A mega rare original of the first album by the iconic British prog band.  Warhorse is a band formed by ex-Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper. The band existed from 1970 to 1974 (partial reunions in 1985, 2005). The band's sound was close to the style of the early Deep Purple.  After his forced departure from Deep Purple, Nick Simper started organizing a new band. Initially, he planned to involve well-known musicians Albert Lee and Mick Underwood in the collaboration, but this alliance did not take place. The new band was based on guitarist Jed Pack and drummer Mac Poole, musicians who played with Simper in the accompanying Marsha Hunt line—up. The new band also includes vocalist Ashley Holt and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. The band received the name "Iron Horse", which was soon changed to "Warhorse". Wakeman proved to be an unreliable partner and left the band in April, before the band had even made any recordings. Instead, keyboardist Frank Wilson was recruited into the band, with whom the debut demo "Miss Jane" was made. In 1970, the band signed a contract with Phonograms, a division of Vertigo Records, and began recording their debut album. The Warhorse album was released in November 1970. The song "St. Louis" (a cover of "Easybeats") was released as a single and was most popular with the public. The album itself was also a success, but mostly in continental Europe, in particular in Germany. The band toured extensively for the next year and a half. ...more

NIRVANA-NEVERMIND-1991-THE FIRST UK/EU-GERMANY-DGC-GEF24425 PRESS is a very rare original by the founders of grunge.Nevermind is the second and most commercially successful album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It was released on September 24, 1991 on the DGC Records label, produced by Butch Vig. In January 1992, the album reached number one on the Billboard magazine chart, ahead of Michael Jackson with the Dangerous CD, which is regarded as a landmark event for underground music. Nevermind has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and has been certified "diamond" by the Recording Industry Association of America. After the release of Nevermind, alternative rock began to be considered part of the mainstream[7], subsequently critics recognized it as one of the best albums of all time, including publications such as Rolling Stone, NME and Time ...more

TASTE - ON THE BOARDS -1970- SECOND PRESS 1971 UK-POLYDOR-583083. A-1/B-1 matrices . A rare British original by the blues band TASTE.On the Boards is the second album by the Irish rock band Taste, released on January 9, 1970, following the recording that took place 13 months earlier, in December 1968. This is their last studio album, which brought Rory Gallagher fame, reaching number 18 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] Reviewers praised his variety and precision of ensemble playing, as well as noted the jazzy intonations in Gallagher's guitar playing and his inimitable vocals. Lester Bangs called it "impressive... progressive blues." ...more

OLDFIELD, MIKE-TUBULAR BELLS-1973-THE FIRST UK-VIRGIN PRESS-V2001. A-2U/B-3U matrices. A very rare British original of a cult album. Tubular Bells is the debut studio album by English musician Mike Oldfield, recorded by him at the age of 19 and released in 1973 by the British label Virgin Records. The album was a huge success and sold millions of copies, thereby laying the foundation for the further development of Virgin Records. ...more