Old Melodies ...: VA - Soviet Hippies Soundtrack

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

VA - Soviet Hippies Soundtrack

Soviet Hippies Soundtrack

Official soundtrack of Soviet Hippies documentary, gatefold 12'' Vinyl, limited edition

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

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11 carefully selected songs from the soviet psychedelic underground 1971-1982, several songs have never been released before. Pressed on colored vinyl, gatefold folder with archival photos and lyrics, comes with a digital downloadable copy.

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2018/08/soviet-hippies.html

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Soviet-Hippies-Soundtrack/release/12252590

01 Mahagon - Sen O Zemi (1978)

02 Yuri Morozov - Hippie song (Юрий Морозов - Песня хиппи (1973)

03 Ornament - Radio Luxembourg (1974)

04 Olovyannye Soldatiki / Ty poila konya (Оловянные Солдатики - Ты поила коня) (1972)

05 Kapitalnyi Remont - Belye Flagi (Капитальный ремонт - Белые флаги) (1982)

06 Zhar-Ptitsa - Yesli (Жар-птица - Если) (1981)

07 Suuk - Statistiline (1976)

08 Mess - Valged hommikud (1975)

09 Menuets - Septiņas skumjas zvaigznes (1979)

10 Yuri Morozov - Cherry Garden of Jimi Hendrix (Юрий Морозов - Вишнёвый сад Джими Хендрикса) (1973)

11 Väntorel - Julgus (1971)

Soundtrack of an award-winning documentary released last year about the hippie movement in the former USSR and which now gains a beautiful version with the songs of bands quoted in a limited vinyl edition.

This is an excellent compilation, bringing together the finest of Soviet psychedelic rock in 11 tracks of the underground scene of the time, some names already posted here, such as Yuri Morozov, Ornament, Suuk and Väntorel, from present-day Russia and Estonia. Distorted guitars, heavy organ and lyrics always in the local language set the tone in almost all the songs, some flirting even with prog rock, as is the case of 'Valged hommikud', Mess, rare moments being rare.

An excellent introduction to the rock catacombs behind the 'Iron Curtain', highly recommended (both the doc and LP).

Side A. 1 Mahagon / Sen O Zemi (Peter Klapka); licensed from Supraphon; performed by Mahagon (1978). 2 Yuri Morozov / Hippie song (Юрий Морозов / Песня хиппи) (Yuri Morozov); licensed from Nina Morozova; performed by Yuri Morozov (1973). 3 Ornament / Radio Luxembourg (Gunnar Graps / Jüri Kõrgema); licensed from ERR (Estonian Public Broadcasting); performed by Ornament (1974). 4 Olovyannye Soldatiki / Ty poila konya (Оловянные Солдатики / Ты поила коня) (Sergei Esenin/Andrei Gorin); licensed from Andrei Gorin; performed by Olovyannye Soldatiki (1972). 5 Kapitalnyi Remont / Belye Flagi (Капитальный ремонт / Белые флаги) (Vyacheslav Zorin); licensed from Sergei Plotnikov; perfomed by Kapitalnyi Remont (1982). 6 Zhar-Ptitsa / Yesli (Жар-птица / Если) (Sergey Popov); licensed from Sergey Popov; perfomed by Zhar-Ptitsa (1981).

Side B. 1 Suuk / Statistiline (Aleksander Müller/Johnny B. Isotamm); licensed from ERR; performed by Suuk (1976). 2 Mess / Valged hommikud (Sven Grünberg/Katri Vala); licensed from ERR/Sven Grünberg/Karel Boggens; performed by Mess (1975). 3 Menuets - Septiņas skumjas zvaigznes (Imants Kalniņš); licensed from Baltic Records Group; performed by Menuets (1979). 4 Yuri Morozov / Cherry Garden of Jimi Hendrix (Юрий Морозов - Вишнёвый сад Джими Хендрикса) (Yuri Morozov); licensed from Nina Morozova; performed by Yuri Morozov (1973). 5 Väntorel / Julgus (Andres Talvik / Andres Talvik); licensed from ERR/Väntorel; performed by Väntorel (1971).

Film

Soviet Hippies documentary (2017) is produced by Kultusfilm (Estonia), and co-produced by Kinomaton (Germany) and Moukka Filmi (Finland). Written and directed by Terje Toomistu. Cinematographer Taavi Arus. Editor Martin Männik. Sound Design by Seppo Vanhatalo. Animation by Priit Tender and Kadri Liis Rääk. Producer Liis Lepik. Co-producers Sarita Sharma and Sami Jahnukainen. Associate Producer Juliane Fürst. www.soviethippies.com