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Friday, 4 October 2019

Kosmischer Läufer ‎– "The Secret Cosmic Music Of The East German Olympic Program 1972-83" - Volume Two (Unknown Capability Recordings ‎– UCKL002V) 2014

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Todays drugged up East German athlete in the spotlight, is the one and only  Marlies Göhr .That sprinter with the strange short staccato...
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Kosmischer Läufer ‎– "The Secret Cosmic Music Of The East German Olympic Program 1972-83 - Volume One" (Unknown Capability Recordings ‎– UCKL001) 2013

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The myth spoiling music Stasi have suggested that this is an elaborate hoax.The same bastards who unveiled the identity of the Residents...
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Thursday, 3 October 2019

Eduard Artemiev / Эдуард Артемьев ‎– "Ode To The Bearer Of Good News / Ода Доброму Вестнику" ( Мелодия ‎– С60 21277 005) 1984

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Keeping with the Soviet sporting theme, here be Edward Artemiev's tribute to the Moscow Olympiad of 1980.The one where the western p...
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Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Arsenal / Арсенал ‎– "Джаз-Рок Ансамбль Арсенал / Jazz Rock Ensemble" (Мелодия ‎– С 60—12209-10) 1979

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Indeed, Arsenal, the Soviet Jazz Fusion combo NOT the fucking Footy team.....christ....how many times???? ...well...Arsenal weren't...

Arsenal / Арсенал ‎– "Пульс 3 = Pulse 3" (Мелодия ‎– С60 23883 009) 1986

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Arsenal,no not the Football team from North London, the Proggy Jazz Fusion combo from the Soviet Union, were, by 1986, considered 'p...
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Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Zigmar Liepinš ‎– "Пульс 2 = Pulse 2" (Мелодия ‎– C60 23479 004) 1985

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The second edition in the 'Sport and Music' series of electro-pop records released in the CCCP by Melodiya in 1985. This one is...
Monday, 30 September 2019

А. Родионов & Б. Тихомиров ‎– "Пульс 1. Музыкальный Компьютер (Sport and Music Vol.1)" ( Мелодия ‎– C60 23379 009) 1985

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Allegedly, this, on the cutting edge of youth culture relic,came with a free course of Steroids,which was the Soviet equivalent of the h...
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Various ‎Artists – "Ритмическая Гимнастика (Aerobic Exercises)" (Мелодия ‎– C60 21591 005) 1985

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"This disc prepared by "Melodia" together with the USSR Sport Committee will replace the teacher. This record is the firs...
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Sunday, 29 September 2019

Teisutis Makačinas ‎– "Disko Muzika" (Мелодия ‎– C60-18011-2) 1982

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Cold war era Lithuanian synth-pop anyone? Yes,"Ilgas Laukimas" is Space's "Magic Fly" with the same notes but no...
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Saturday, 28 September 2019

Zodiac ‎– "Disco Alliance" (Мелодия ‎– C60-13771-2) 1980

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It's 1980,the year of the Olympics, the one when nobody went because of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and Disco was hitting...
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Argo ‎– "Discophonia" (Мелодия ‎– С 60—15173-4) 1981

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After the copyright action taken against me by Hungarian Proggers Omega ,I've lost my thread,so i've fallen back to the default ...
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Locomotiv GT ‎– "Bummm!" (Pepita ‎– SLPX 17467) 1973

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It's the Iron Curtain Village People! The one on the left is a Leninist Architect from  Hungarian Special Forces, the one in the dun...
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019

Area ‎– "Arbeit Macht Frei (Il Lavoro Rende Liberi)" (Cramps Records ‎– CRS LP5101) 1973

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There are times when one should be humbled by musicianship, and this is definitely one of those rare ocassions. Comfortably in the top ...
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Monday, 23 September 2019

L'Uovo Di Colombo ‎– "L'Uovo Di Colombo" (Columbia ‎– 3 C 064-17889) 1973

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The Italian 'Egg' was also a keyboard driven monster, like its UK counterpart. Exemplary musicianship,but no 13/12 time signatur...
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Il Volo ‎– "Il Volo" (Numero Uno ‎– DZSLN 55667) 1974

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Two of Formula 3 were also in Italian Prog souper group, Il Volo (The Flight).Which consisted of  Alberto Radius and Gabriele Lorenzi ...
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Sunday, 22 September 2019

Formula 3 ‎– "Sognando E Risognando" (Numero Uno ‎– ZSLN 55152) 1972

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I have no idea what they were thinking when they decided to use this awful taste bypass art as the cover? Little Orphan Annie grown up, ...
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Saturday, 21 September 2019

Semiramis ‎– "Dedicato A Frazz" (Trident ‎– TRI 1004) 1973

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Isn't that the incredible Hulk's calmer brother on the cover? Or the Jolly Green Giant on tranquilizers? This band were the Ita...
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Friday, 20 September 2019

Maxophone ‎– "Maxophone" (Produttori Associati ‎– PA-LP 57) 1975

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'Stars in their Eyes' was a terrible, cheesey singing show on Uk TV in the nineties,where members of the public impersonated the...
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Thursday, 19 September 2019

Goblin ‎– "Suspiria" (Cinevox ‎– MDF 33.108) 1977

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Oooooh ya! Scary movie! With soundtrack by Italian Proggers Goblin;heard previously on the classic "Profondo Rosso" soundt...
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Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Il Rovescio Della Medaglia ‎– Contaminazione (RCA Italiana ‎– DPSL 10593) 1973

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RDM's third album sees them dabbling with 'aren't we clever fuckers' ELP territory,always a damgerous game. It contains ...
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Tuesday, 17 September 2019

New Trolls ‎– "Concerto Grosso Per I New Trolls" (Cetra ‎– LPX 8) 1971

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As the Three Billy Goats Gruff gazed over the bridge at the fresh green grass of Italian Prog from a field where everything musical had ...
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Monday, 16 September 2019

Osanna ‎– "Preludio Tema Variazioni Canzona (Milano Calibro 9 OST)" (Fonit ‎– LPX 14) 1972

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This album was a collaboration between Osanna and well-known soundtrack composer Luis Bacalov, one of three such rock meets symphonic...
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Sunday, 15 September 2019

Le Orme ‎–"Felona and Sorona / Felona E Sorona" (Deluxe Edition) 1973

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The resplendent statues on the sleeve emit a certain 'Concentration Camp Chic' that suggests......"Art". So, beware, ...
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Saturday, 14 September 2019

Osanna ‎– "Palepoli" (Fonit ‎– LPX 19) 1972

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Back in 1977, I never used to even recognise that stuff like this existed, even though I had a copy of Tubular Bells, and Pink Floyds ...
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Friday, 13 September 2019

Museo Rosenbach ‎– "Zarathustra" (Ricordi ‎– SMRL 6113) 1973

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Inside this very eye-catching cover is yet more extremly complex Italian progressive rock with a Nietzschean concept stitching it all to...
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Thursday, 12 September 2019

Arti & Mestieri ‎– "Tilt - Immagini Per Un Orecchio" (Cramps Records ‎– CRSLP 5501) 1974

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This one is tilt-ing towards the Jazzy end of the Prog spectrum, A Kind of an italian Soft Machine meets the Italian Mahavishnu Orchestr...
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Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Goblin ‎– "Profondo Rosso" (Original Soundtrack) 1975

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Like a bit of Goblin do ya? I bet you do, you filthy fuckers! Well what sensible young man wouldn't?...I say 'man', beca...
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