ROBERT CALVERT - CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS -1974- FIRST PRESS RELEASE UK-UNITED ARTISTS- UAG29507. A-1U/B-1U matrices. A rare British original of a cult album. The first solo album by Robert Calvert, an eccentric character who was still a full-time Hawkwind poet at that time and had not yet managed to become their full-time frontman. This is a very peculiar story album - the real story of the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter fighter, which in the 60s was, it turns out, purchased by the West German Air Force in terrible quantities with such modifications that made the aircraft terribly emergency, as a result of which it earned the nickname "Widowmaker". Calvert is drawn here on two counts at once: firstly, he expresses his love and knowledge of military history; secondly, he demonstrates colorful sarcasm and a sense of humor. His targets, of course, are German generals (banter against Germans, as you know, is a traditional genre of British humor). The album actually resembles a radio play, in which song numbers alternate with comic skits brilliantly played by characters such as Vivian Stanshall from Bonzo Dog Band and, of course, Calvert himself.
For music lovers, it is valuable here that Calvert was supported by almost the entire Hawkwind line-up at that time.
Vinyl record in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte centerfold in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels as new – NMINT/ARCHIVE
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ROLLING STONES-STICKY FINGERS (ZIPPER COVER)-1971-ORIGINAL PRESS 1976 USA-ROLLING STONES-COC39105. A rare early edition of the cult album . The scandalous Sticky Fingers album cover featuring Joe Dallesandro's crotch was invented by John Pasche.In 2011, the album cover was ranked 11th in the list of the best album covers of all time according to Music Radar. In 2003, Sticky Fingers was included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" at number 63. ...more
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
Estimate: 7000—8000 ₽
STREISAND, BARBRA - ONE VOICE-1987-FIRST PRESS USA- COLUMBIA-OC40788. A rare American original pop diva of the 60s. One Voice is the third live album released by Barbra Streisand. Her first full-fledged concert in twenty years, One Voice, began as a charity performance at Streisand's house in Malibu, California on September 6, 1986. The concert was broadcast on HBO in December of the same year, and the album was released in April 1987. The album includes Streisand's only recordings of two Harold Arlen classics, Over the Rainbow and It's a New World, as well as her version of America the Beautiful. The concert and the release of the album raised millions for Democratic Party candidates and charities involved in anti-nuclear activities and environmental protection, civil liberties and human rights. ...more
Lot sold: 2000 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
SUPERMAX-TYPES OF SKIN-1980-THE FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ELEKTRA - ELK52253.A very rare original. "Supermax" is a musical project by the Austrian composer Kurt Hauenstein, created in collaboration with producer Peter Hauke. The best album for the entire activity of the project, "Types of Skin", is dedicated to the police massacre of the black population of the Soweto reservation. Officially released on October 3, 1980, while all the compositions of the album became hits after a short time. ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
URIAH HEEP-...VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE-1970-FIRST PRESS (STANDARD VERSION) UK- VERTIGO SWIRL-6360006. A-1/B-1 Stamper matrices 420-1-1-4./ 420-1-1-5 An earlier version with an error on the label (songwriters and publishing are not specified) has been corrected to this version of the label. At the same time, the matrices and stamps remained the same, as well as the error in the track list on the inside of the cover. A mega rare British original of a cult album. The album was released in June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a spread-out envelope with frontman David Byron depicted on the front sleeve, almost unrecognizable under the cobwebs. It was released in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States under the name just Uriah Heep with a different cover design (a centipede-type monster) and with the track "Bird of Prey" instead of "Lucy Blues". The album was re-released by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed a contract with that label. The album shows how the band tries different genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock, rather than hard rock, which they became known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs before the band's renaming to Uriah Heep, and featured session musician Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded. ...more
Lot sold: 40000 ₽
Estimate: 50000—60000 ₽