RARITIES

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/Boogie/Hard Rock band.
The first ZZ Top release on Warner Bros. Records and eventually went Platinum.
Returning from a two-year hiatus, the band began to showcase the influence they have collected during the time away; Gibbons' time in Europe introduced him to Punk music, the influences of which seeped into the creation of the album. The band also consciously tried experimenting with technology: Gibbons saw an episode of The Phil Donahue Show where a person's identity was protected using silhouette and a pitch shifter; liking the sound, he asked engineer Manning to call the show and find out what the effects unit was. Manning eventually convinced a reluctant show producer to reveal it, and the effect was used for both vocals and guitars on songs like "Manic Mechanic".
The album also marked the first time that ZZ Top featured cover versions on a studio album: "I Thank You" by Isaac Hayes/David Porter and "Dust My Broom", credited on early editions to Elmore James but subsequently credited to Robert Johnson, who recorded it in 1936. Elmore James had adapted and popularized the song in 1951.
Warner Bros. Records/WEA Musik GmbH, 1979 (WB 56 701 (HS 3361) | WB (K) 56 701). Made in Germany. Second press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. I Thank You 3:23
2. She Loves My Automobile 2:22
3. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 4:45
4. A Fool For Your Stockings 4:15
5. Manic Mechanic 2:36

Side B
1. Dust My Broom 3:06
2. Lowdown In The Street 2:49
3. Hi Fi Mama 2:22
4. Cheap Sunglasses 4:46
5. Esther Be The One 3:30

Total playing time: 34:16 min.

The first EP for the forthcoming debut full-length studio album, “Energia”, by ruzzian New Wave/Post-Punk Rock band.
Melodiya, 1987 (С62 25725 004). Made in USSR. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

1
1. Мы Вместе
2. Меломан (Пародия На Дискотеки)

2
1. Энергия

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary Soviet Speed Metal band.
The immaculately executed classic of Speed/Thrash Metal history!
To become a legend and generate a devoted cult following, a band can’t be a regular presence on the scene for years on end stubbornly churning out more or less satisfying albums in a perennial, conveyed-like fashion. They have to come with all the guns blazing once, maximum twice, and then vanish from the public eye… for good. Kruiz fulfilled these requirements!
If this had been a US release, it would've been considered a Thrash classic, undoubtedly. This needs a listen for any avid Thrash Metal fan! And, definitely one of the best Speed Metal albums of all time!!
WEA Musik GmbH Neue Medien Und Elektronikvertrieb, 1988 (243 869-1). Made in Germany. First press. OIS. Embossed cover. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Knight Of The Road 7:04
2. Brave New World 3:47
3. Heaviest In Town 2:42
4. Avenger 8:16

Side Two
1. In Flames 4:05
2. Dream 5000 Years Long 3:53
3. Iron Rock 3:22
4. Possessed 7:14
5. В Огонь! / In Flames (Rus. Version) 4:04

Total playing time: 44:27 min.

Melodiya, 1983 (С10 20719 006). Made in USSR. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG+/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Ой піду я до млина / I Will Go To The Mill 1:28
2. Закувала зозуленька, закувала / Cuckoo Is Singing 4:21
3. Ой вийся, хмелю / Climb, My Hops 2:16
4. Ой коли б я була знала / Wish I'd Knowd 2:17
5. Котилася зірка та із підвечірка / Sunset Coming 2:35
6. Ой Зацвіла червона калина / Snow-Ball Blossom 3:15
7. Вишні-Черешні Розвиваються / Cherries In Bloom 2:43

Side 2
1. Мала мати одну дочку / The Only Daughter 3:57
2. Ой буду я ждати / I Will Wait 3:33
3. Ой у полі тихий вітер віє / Gentle Wind In The Field 2:26
4. Ой темная та невидная ніченька / Pitch-Dark Night 2:38
5. Ой давно, давно / A Long Long Time Ago 2:49
6. Козака несуть / They Bear The Fallen Cossack 3:39

The debut full-length studio album by legendary Ukrainian Folk band.
Melodiya, 1979/1980 (С 60—12037-38). Made in USSR. Second press. Yellow labels. Used (cover/disc): VG+/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side I
1. Ой у гаю при Дунаю / Oh, In The Grove By The Danube 3:57
2. Сиджу я край віконечка / I Sit By The Window 2:38
3. Посилала мене мати / My Mother Sent Me On An Errand 2:47
4. Вже сонце низенько / The Sun Is Setting 4:47
5. Несе Галя воду / Galya Is Fetching The Water 3:43
6. Бодай ся когут знудив / Let The Cock Boresome 2:16

Side II
1. Тиша навкруги / All Is Silent Around 3:12
2. Чом ти не прийшов / Why Didn't You Come 3:44
3. Ой під вишнею / Oh, Under The Cherry Tree 2:03
4. Місяць і зіроньки / The Moon And Stars 2:11
5. Люби / Just Love 4:41
6. Маки червоні / Red Poppies 4:20

64-page hardbook about legendary Madonna, written by Marie Cahill.
Includes 100 quality detailing colour photos.
Lechner, 1992 (ISBN: 3850490890). Made in Germany. Used (cover/inside): VG+/NM.