Kalemegdan Disk - ROCK FROM EASTERN EUROPE

Supraphon Release Information

Reissue of the legendary debut album from 1969

They were still bold enough to call themselves The Rangers, and on their first LP they perfectly capitalized on the best of what they had created together since 1967. They started out on the genre-busting “Porta”, but their melodically extremely catchy and brilliantly presented vocals made their songs between folk, country and pop big hits for a much wider audience. The album’s core twelve, now transferred to new vinyl, are proof of that.

With the original singer Jarka Hadrabová and guest Michal Tučný, but above all with the most important band line-up Antonín Hájek, Milan Dufek, Miroslav Řihošek, Radek Tomášek, Jan Vančura and Jiří Veisser. It’s a flood of positive music with stylistically precise lyrics, competent instrumental performances and wonderful multi-voices. The American folk backgrounds were given a decent domestic coat, the album’s exclusively taken repertoire was hinted at later in the bonuses by Plavci’s own essential work.

A wonderful, sonically treated listening.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Ta zem je tvá zem (This Land Is Your Land) 2:14
2. Malé baby (Tippy Toeing) 2:05
3. Oh, Shenandoah 1:54
4. Pojď ven (Stamp out Loneliness) 2:16
5. Zvedněte kotvy (Sloop John B.) 2:41
6. Balíček karet (The Deck of Cards) 4:17

Side B

1. Jehly, špičky, sochory a kůly (Silver Threads and Golden Needles) 2:00
2. Neplač malá (Don’t Cry, Suzanne) 2:34
3. Sing - Sing (Going back to Bowling Green) 1:52
4. Třícentová opera (The Three Cent Opera) 3:04
5. Smutný psaní (A Letter Edged in Black) 3:18
6. Plavci (Swimmer) 1:44