petak, 22. studenoga 2024.

ZLATKO MANOJLOVIĆ - Ona je...(1977) Double Single

 

 























ZLATKO MANOJLOVIĆ double single record from 1977.

ZLATKO MANOJLOVIĆ - Jednoj ženi (1983)

 

 


ZLATKO MANOJLOVIĆ started his musical career when he was very young. He was only fifteen when his composition won the first place in Radio Beograd show "Studio VI vam pruža šansu". In 1969, Branislav Marušić "Čutura" invited him to join the reformed Džentlmeni. After Džentlmeni disbanded in 1972, he formed the short-lived band Fleš. In 1972, Manojlović, together with Marušić, formed the progressive rock band Dah. The band released the album "Veliki cirkus!" before moving to Belgium, where they changed their name to Land, and released the album "Cool Breeze". The band returned to Yugoslavia in 1976 and, under the name Dah, released their third album, "Povratak" (The Return). Soon after, Dah disbanded. In 1977, Manojlović formed the band Gordi. After releasing three progreesive/hard rock-oriented albums, "Čovek" (1978), "Gordi 2" (1979) and "Gordi 3" (1979), Gordi made a shift towards heavy metal with the album "Pakleni trio" (1981). After releasing the album "Kraljica smrti" (1982), Gordi disbanded in 1984. Zlatko Manojlović started his solo career in 1975, while he was the leader of Dah, with the 7" single featuring the songs "Ko te sada ljubi" and "Osećanja". In 1977, while serving the Yugoslav People's Army in Ljubljana, he recorded the double 7" single entitled "Ona je" featuring the instrumental "Jednoj ženi", which became a hit. On the recording of the single he played both guitar and bass guitar, and Dare Petrič (guitar), Vlado Špindler (bass guitar), Andrej Petkovič (drums), Andrej Konjajev (keyboards) and Žare Prinčić (keyboards) also took part in the single recording. Manojlović released his debut album "Zlatko i njegove gitare" in 1980, while still leading Gordi. The album featured eight instrumentals composed by Manojlović and a version of Đango Reinhardt's composition "Nuages". His own instrumentals varied from Latin music, over Balkan folk-inspired themes, to funk. In 1983, he released the album "Jednoj ženi", on which he was accompanied by former Smak members Dragan Stojanović "Kepa" (drums) and Zoran Milanović (bass guitar). The album gained attention of the representatives of Toshiba EMI at the 1983 MIDEM, and the label released the album in Japan, but in the other countries as well. In 1984, he left Yugoslavia and went abroad, participating in the recording of about fifty albums, although remaining mostly uncredited. In 1986, the English language album "Zlatko" was released in Yugoslavia. In 1994, the album "Blue Heart" was released in Germany. The album "Zlatko", released in Serbia in 1995, featured, beside his own songs (including a new version of the title track), covers of The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever", Chick Corea's "Spain", Mason Williams's "Classical Gas", Frank Sinatra's "My Way", Bonnie Tyler's "The Best", 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" and Derek and the Dominos' "Layla". Five tracks on the album were recorded with Munich Symphony Orchestra. In 1997, he released his latest album "Zlatko". (from wikipedia)

utorak, 19. studenoga 2024.

VOKINS - Alibaba (1974) Single

 

 























VOKINS was a pop rock band from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). They published only one single record in 1974.

ponedjeljak, 18. studenoga 2024.

OKTOGON - Nešto se ruši oko nas (1989)

 

 























OKTOGON was a rock band from Zagreb (Croatia), active in the late of 80's. This is their only album from 1989.

nedjelja, 17. studenoga 2024.

DRAGOLJUBOV TAXI - Dragoljubov Taxi (1979)

 

 























Dragoljub Crnčević is a Serbian blues guitarist and singer from Beograd, leader of DRAGOLJUBOV TAXI, 'Point Blank' and 'Blue Taxi'. Under alias "Baki", Dragoljub released solo album "Into The Heart" in 1987. This is his first album from 1979.

četvrtak, 14. studenoga 2024.

ELIPSE - Le Telephone (1965-1969)

 

 























ELIPSE started in 1963 in Beograd, Serbia (ex-Yugoslavia). In the beginning they played covers of The Shadows and became very popular in the mid 60's. After Edi Dekeng joined the band as singer in 1967, they changed music orientation to r'n'b/soul. The group was disbanded by the end of 1968. Members were Momčilo Radovanović, Bojan Hreljac, Vladimir Furduj, Zoran Simjanović, Edi Dekeng, Nikola Zembić and Dragan Kuprijanov. (from discogs.com)


ELIPSE - Elipse (1963-1965)

 

 























ELIPSE some recordings from 1963-1965.

srijeda, 13. studenoga 2024.

SEID MEMIĆ-VAJTA - Zlatna ribica (1979)

 

 























SEID MEMIĆ, known by his stage name VAJTA, is a Bosnian singer. From 1975 to 1976 Vajta was a vocalist for the rock band Teška industrija, who enjoyed great commercial success throughout the Balkan countries but later dissolved. This is his first solo album from 1979. (from wikipedia)

petak, 8. studenoga 2024.

TEŠKA INDUSTRIJA - Život je maskenbal (1976) Single

 

 























TEŠKA INDUSTRIJA fourth single record from 1976.

TEŠKA INDUSTRIJA - Ho-ruk (1976)

 

 























TEŠKA INDUSTRIJA was formed 1974 in Sarajevo, now Bosnia and Herzegovina, by keyboard player Gabor Lenđel. Original line-up also included guitar player Vedad Hadžiabdić, bassist Ivica Propadalo, drummer Senad Begović and singer Fadil Toskić. Poet Duško Trifunovic wrote most of the lyrics throughout their career. Seid Memić Vajta soon replaced Toskić as lead vocalist, while Sanin Karić replaced Propadalo on bass. This line-up was to gain most celebrity and they recorded several successful singles and the first album "Ho-ruk" in early 1976. The band developed a sort of "progressive hard rock" with elements of then popular traditional folk themes and "symphonic" arrangements. Lenđel's organ and Vajta's raspy baritone were trademarks of their sound. The end of 1976 saw major changes when new members, vocalist Goran Kovacević, bassist Aleksandar Kostić, drummer Munib Zoranić and another keyboardist Darko Arkus, recorded the eponymous second album. Lenđel left the band in late 1977 leaving the others to complete their third album in 1978. It failed to attract the public attention, so shortly Teška industrija disbanded. Kovacević joined Laza Ristovski and Ipe Ivandić who recorded an interesting simphonic prog album "Stižemo" and in the 1980s tried unsuccessfully to launch a solo career. Vajta, on the other hand, enjoyed enormous popularity throughout 1980s and 1990s as a pop singer and occasional TV actor. Hadžiabdić, as the only original member of Teška industrija, together with drummer Zoranić, made an attempt to revive the band in 1984 with new members, singer Narcis Lalić, bassist Sead Trnka and keyboardist Zoran Krga, but the resulting album "Ponovo s vama" was unsuccessful. The founder Lenđel worked many years as producer and arranger at Radio Novi Sad, Serbia, while during the 1990s moved to Budapest, Hungary. The final comeback of the band so far happened in 1996 when Hadžiabdić gathered another line-up, but again without any results worth mentioning, because the album "Ruže u asfaltu" was more pop than rock effort. In terms of prog rock recommendation, first two albums are worth listening especially if you like "heavy" side of prog (like Uriah Heep or Deep Purple), while two compilations available in CD format are also good overview of the band's career. (by Sead S. Fetahagić)