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PINK FLOYD-RELICS-1971-THE FIRST UK PRESS-EMI-SRS5071. A-1/B-2 matrices. A rare original of a cult album. Relics is a 1971 compilation album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. The album was released in the UK on May 14, 1971, and in the USA the following day. The compilation was originally released by Starline and later re-released by Music for Pleasure in the UK, while Harvest and Capitol distributed the album in the US. An updated version of the CD was released in 1996 with a different cover featuring a three-dimensional model based on a sketch drawn by drummer Nick Mason for the original release of the album. ...more

ABBA-SUPER TROUPER-1980 - THE FIRST PRESS OF SWEDEN-POLAR-POLS322. A rare Swedish original of the cult album. Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish band ABBA, released in 1980. It became the band's sixth album to top the UK charts, as well as the top selling album in the UK in 1980. In Europe, the album took places from 1 to 5 in all countries of the continent, instantly became multi-platinum. ...more

LED ZEPPELIN-PHYSICAL GRAFFITI-1975-THE FIRST UK PRESS-SWAN SONG-SSK89400 matrix A1/B5/C1/D1 .A very rare original with a standard matrix, version B5. The sixth studio double album. The band recorded new material lasting 52 minutes, which was too much for 1 record, but not enough for a double album — so Zeppelin turned to their studio archive in search of suitable tracks, thus 6 more tracks appeared on full-fledged two records.  . In 2002, the album took the 5th position in the ranking of the "100 best rock albums of all time" according to Classic Rock magazine. In 2011, the album cover was ranked 12th on Music Radar's list of the best album covers of all time. ...more

PAUL ROGERS (EX- BAD COMPANY) - MUDDY WATER BLUES (2LP'S LIM.ED.)-1993-FIRST PRESS 2020 UK/EU-MUSIC ON VINYL-MOVLP2716 .A rare audiophile edition of the iconic album on two records. Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters is the second solo album by Paul Rogers (known for the bands Free and Bad Company), consisting mainly of cover versions of songs made famous by blues singer Muddy Waters. Although the album was recorded exclusively by Rogers, it featured many guest musicians, including Jeff Beck, Jason Bonham, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Brian May, Steve Miller, Gary Moore, Trevor Rabin, Richie Sambora, Neil Shawn, Brian Setzer and Slash. The album was released in 1993.  Among the tracks included in the album is Albert King's song "Hunter", which Rogers previously recorded with the band Free for their debut album Tons of Sobs. ...more

WILLY TOKAREV - OVER THE HUDSON-1983-ORIGINAL PRESS 2015 -EU-MIRUMIR-MIR100469. A rare anniversary edition of the iconic album. "Over the Hudson" is the third studio album by Soviet, American and Russian author-performer Willy Tokarev, released in 1983 on the Sava Recording Corporation label in the USA. The producer is Willy Tokarev. At the age of 40, in 1974, Willy Tokarev emigrated to the United States with $100 in his pocket. He was sheltered for 2-3 weeks by the Tolstoy Foundation, whose head was Alexandra Tolstaya, daughter of Leo Tolstoy. There he was a courier, a cleaner in a bakery, sorted through the Russian library of a millionaire, a newspaper deliveryman, became unemployed because he did not know English well, so he began to learn the language by reading American newspapers, graduated from a nurse's course, learned to drive a car, passed a taxi driving test and began working as a taxi driver to earn money for recording records, writing songs in his spare time, he was robbed four times (once, on Christmas Day, he was almost killed by a black man). He played at Carnegie Hall on a balalaika, which he bought at a souvenir shop on Fifth Avenue for $ 50, then played and sang in restaurants and nightclubs.  In 1979, the first record "And life is always beautiful!" was released, which was not particularly noticed. In 1981, the second album "In a noisy booth" was released, which brought Tokarev fame among Russian-speaking emigrants. In the 1980s, he worked at the Russian restaurant Sadko, and then at the restaurants Primorsky and Odessa, accompanied by Irina Ola. He was called the "honorary Jew of Brighton." Willy founded his own label, One Man Band, and recorded about twenty albums there.In 1989, Willy Tokarev flew to the USSR with concerts. A major role in the organization of these tours was played by the famous entrepreneur Viktor Shulman, who himself also performed "Odessa songs" from the repertoire of Leningrad "tape recorder" bards, Boris Sichkin and other veterans of the genre. 70 concerts throughout the Soviet Union were a success. ...more