Мёртвые Уши - "Большое железо" [1978]

Artist: Мёртвые Уши

Title: Большое железо

Genre: Garage Rock, Proto-Punk

Country: USSR

Release date: 1978

Track List:

1. Интро
2. Амазонка
3. Ковбой
4. Дикий Jazz & Rock-n-Roll
5. Solo 1
6. Большое путешествие (фрагмент)
7. Solo 2
8. Большое путешествие
9. Приезжайте к нам
10. В дебрях
11. Политинформация
12. Верхом на осле
13. Deutsches Lied
14. Песня о неврастенике
15. Дитя в раздумье
16. Песня против нейтронной бомбы
17. Бешеная овца
18. Баллада о старом Джоне
19. С одесского кичмана...
20. Песня о пионерском галстуке
21. Экспромт
22. Всё!

Yes, that's a school band that would later (around 1981) become Облачный Край. It was recorded by S.Bogaev, O.Rautkin and the Lyskovski brothers when they all were in their teens. The only instruments they had back then were an acoustic guitar, a homemade 3-string bass, and a toy keyboard called "Mickey" (not counting various so-called "percussion" such as saucers and garbage cans). Strangely enough, the end result turned out to be much more listenable that you'd expect (at least listening to it isn't going to cause ear death, contrary to what the band's name would suggest). However, these tracks were never properly released until 2009, when this album (more like a collection of rehearsal demos) was included in the band's anthology.

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