Various Artists

• double LP in stunning gatefold sleeve

• Eastern European diggers delight

• Remastered straight from the vaults of Jugoton

Yugoslavia – six republics, four decades, one dictator and a single record label that ruled them all: Jugoton (Zagreb, Croatia). Jugoton was by far the country’s largest label with the strongest and most diverse output that stretched from Balkan roots to contemporary trends and the sound of tomorrow .

The early days of Yugoslavia featured strong censorship but by the end of the 60’s the Communist party views softened up by a large degree. Westernized music already had a solid presence and first James Brown influenced compositions were released. Yugo funk, a term coined by DJ’s and crate diggers from the Balkans, encompasses a wide variety of performers and genres: from the 60’s merseybeat rock bands, prog rock groovers and big band jazz orchestras to the late 70’s sophisticated 4×4 funk and essentially everything in between.

Jugoton Funk Vol.1, a first of its kind, celebrates the pioneer years of funk infused music released by Jugoton. While in pursuit of these treasures all over the Balkan region and beyond, the compilation’s selectors, Dr. Smedi Šecer & Višeslav Laboš, both active as DJ’s and crate diggers from the sole beginnings of the ex-Yu craze, wanted to capture the authentic and idiosyncratic funk sound of Jugoton and Yugoslavia. So here it is, comb your moustache, light up a fat one, turn up the amplifier and headbang away to these amazing tunes remastered from original master tapes dug out of the Jugoton vaults (now Croatia Records).

ARTISTS & TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. ARSEN DEDIC ...... Punom parom (1978)
• A2. MARIJAN KASAJ ...... Ideja (1975)
• A3. THIMIR POP ASANOVIC ...... Mali crni brat (1976)
• A4. IGOR SAVIN ...... Alfa (1979)
• A5. IPE IVANDIC ...... Dzambo (1976)

• B1. DALIBOR BRUN ...... Davni zivot (1976)
• B2. PLESNI ORKESTAR RTZ ...... Ljetne skice (1977)
• B3. LJUPKA DIMITRVSKA ...... Sta je tu je (1975)
• B4. MORE ...... Aerodrom (1974)
• B5. DRAVKO COLICZ ...... Mujo kuje konja po mjesecu (1975)
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• LP TWO

• C1. ALFI KABILJO ...... Novinar (theme) (1979)
• C2. MLADI LEVI ...... Zaznamovan (1969)
• C3. OKO ...... Tema IV (1976)
• C4. PRO ARTE ...... Ko vjecnu tugu nosi taj ima pravo da pjeva (1970)
• C5. ROK HOTEL ...... Blue jeans (1978)

• D1. DURDICA MILICEVIC ...... Himna suncu (1972)
• D2. SOUL SOUND BAND ...... Ja te uzalud ljubim (Vehicle) (1971)
• D3. KOSOVSKI BOZURI ...... Artizane e vogel (1979)
• D4. JOSIPA LISAC ...... Lezaj od suza (1974)
• D5. IBN TUP ...... Dogadaj u ‘Balkan Expressu’ (1978)
• D6. GRUPA ROK ...... Dva jarca (1974)