Olympic: Želva - CD
Olympic: Želva - CD
The iconic big beat album in a special re-release. 11 bonus tracks!
1968 saw the release of several historic debut Czechoslovak beat albums—and the very first was called Želva (The Turtle).
Discussions about the most popular domestic bands at the time were passionately debated by fans, and the rivalry between Olympic and the Matadors was a bit like the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones. Both of our famous line-ups finally got their LPs.
Želva wasn't recorded in a single, continuous studio session; instead, the album is a compilation of recordings made in various months throughout 1967. It also represents a cross-section of their repertoire from several years, capturing their mid-sixties origins as well as promising signs of the compositional and instrumental progress that would define the band's future direction.
Želva has appeared on CD several times before, but this edition is enhanced with specially selected bonus tracks, including some that are little-known or even previously unreleased. Their discoverer, compiler, and the author of the comprehensive text in the sixteen-page booklet, Oldřich Zámostný, has selected several alternative recordings from the radio archives and also added foreign-language versions. While some of these are quite peculiar in terms of vocals and sound, they are a testament to the international ambitions and hopes of that era.
The songs have been given a new audio remastering, the bonus tracks have received the maximum possible studio care, the cover has undergone a necessary reconstruction, and the entire Želva album now has a CD companion to the already re-released LP.
Contents: Želva (The Turtle) Vzpomínka plíživá (Creeping Memory) Línej skaut (Lazy Scout) Dám zejtra zas flám (I'll Party Again Tomorrow) Modravé mámení (Blue Delusion) Nikdo neotvírá (Nobody's Answering) Nebezpečná postava (Dangerous Character) Jen Bůh ví (Only God Knows) Telefon (Telephone) Psychiatrický prášek (Psychiatric Powder) Želva (The Turtle) Vzpomínka plíživá (Creeping Memory) Línej skaut (Lazy Scout) Dám zejtra zas flám (I'll Party Again Tomorrow) Nikdo neotvírá (Nobody's Answering) Nebezpečná postava (Dangerous Character) Snad jsem to zavinil já (Perhaps It Was My Fault) Please Don't Leave Me (Snad jsem to zavinil já) Großvaters Geist (Dědečkův duch)
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