Some highlights from an excellent compilation with a terrible name for you today. "Czech Up! (Volume 1)" brings together some top notch pop tunes from 1960s and 1970s Czechoslovakia, as it was then, all of which were originally released on the famous Supraphon label.
The first three tracks are from "Czech Up!", including that by possibly the best pop group in Czech history, the Golden Kids (Marta Kubisova, Vaclav Neckar and Helena Vondrakova) - they only lasted 18 months before Marta was banned for being critical of the regime and they had to disband, but they made some great records in that time. I've added as a special treat one of Vaclav's solo singles - it is not on the CD, but has been scientifically proven to be one of my favourite pop songs ever.
"Nikdy Nebudu Tvá" - Atlantis
"Ve Světle Petrolejky" - Mahogan
"Nestůj A Pojď (U Nás Máme Mejdan)" - Golden Kids
"Papagallo Baby" - Vaclav Neckar
Here are the Kids at their most golden. With lions and fire and everything.
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Lions jumping about, two woman and a whip! I've heard about these videos, and now I've seen one. Thanks Ernie.
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