Various Artists - Velvet Revolutions: Psychedelic Rock From the Eastern Bloc 1968-1973 (2013)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Velvet Revolutions: Psychedelic Rock From the Eastern Bloc 1968-1973
- Year Of Release: 2013
- Label: Particles
- Genre: Psychedelic Rock
- Quality: FLAC 16/44100
- Total Time: 01:14:11
- Total Size: 551 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Velvet Revolutions: Psychedelic Rock From The Eastern Bloc 1968–1973 is a compilation released by the UK reissue label Particles, gathering seventeen psychedelic rock tracks recorded behind the Iron Curtain between 1968 and 1973. The selection draws on Hungarian acts (Illés, Neoton, Illes Zenckar), Czechoslovak bands (Juventus, Olympic, Blue Effect) and Polish groups (Czerwono Czarni, No To Co, Breakout), alongside East German outfits (Scirroco Combo, Joco Dev Sextett, Electra Combo).
For many listeners, this 2013 release served as their introduction to Eastern European psychedelia, and it laid the groundwork for the label's 2014 follow-up, Volume Two. The compilation's packaging drew criticism for its historical and geographic inaccuracies — reviewer Kostas at presentingmyrecordcollection points out that the title references the 1989 Velvet Revolution despite the music predating it by 15–20 years, and that the Cyrillic-style lettering and Soviet-soldier cover art misrepresent countries that used the Latin alphabet.
dereksmusicblog
Musically, the reviewer argues the set works against the assumption that rock was suppressed or unknown across the Eastern Bloc, describing bands that produced material on par with their Western counterparts despite operating under state pressure — drawing comparisons to The Yardbirds, Traffic, Atomic Rooster, and early Black Sabbath across individual tracks.
Tracklist:
1-1 Illés - Visz a vonat [3:16]
1-2 Scirroco Combo - Wege mit gutem Namen [2:29]
1-3 Juventus - 18 minut [2:41]
1-4 Olympic - Tobogan [5:30]
1-5 Joco Dev Sextett - Du bist mir nah [3:52]
1-6 Newton Family - A haz [4:30]
1-7 Illés - The Story of M [4:23]
1-8 Olympic - Ikarus Blues [4:53]
1-9 Czerwono Czarni - Kyrie [5:50]
1-10 No To Co - Saturday to Sunday [3:13]
1-11 Breakout - We Have Told All [3:50]
1-12 Newton Family - Gyere alom [7:10]
1-13 Illes Zenckar - Menekilles [3:24]
1-14 Joco Dev Sextett - Stapellauf [4:12]
1-15 Blue Effect - White Hair [4:18]
1-16 Electra Combo - Über Feuer [6:34]
1-17 Newton Family - Nehez fiuk [4:04]
For many listeners, this 2013 release served as their introduction to Eastern European psychedelia, and it laid the groundwork for the label's 2014 follow-up, Volume Two. The compilation's packaging drew criticism for its historical and geographic inaccuracies — reviewer Kostas at presentingmyrecordcollection points out that the title references the 1989 Velvet Revolution despite the music predating it by 15–20 years, and that the Cyrillic-style lettering and Soviet-soldier cover art misrepresent countries that used the Latin alphabet.
dereksmusicblog
Musically, the reviewer argues the set works against the assumption that rock was suppressed or unknown across the Eastern Bloc, describing bands that produced material on par with their Western counterparts despite operating under state pressure — drawing comparisons to The Yardbirds, Traffic, Atomic Rooster, and early Black Sabbath across individual tracks.
Tracklist:
1-1 Illés - Visz a vonat [3:16]
1-2 Scirroco Combo - Wege mit gutem Namen [2:29]
1-3 Juventus - 18 minut [2:41]
1-4 Olympic - Tobogan [5:30]
1-5 Joco Dev Sextett - Du bist mir nah [3:52]
1-6 Newton Family - A haz [4:30]
1-7 Illés - The Story of M [4:23]
1-8 Olympic - Ikarus Blues [4:53]
1-9 Czerwono Czarni - Kyrie [5:50]
1-10 No To Co - Saturday to Sunday [3:13]
1-11 Breakout - We Have Told All [3:50]
1-12 Newton Family - Gyere alom [7:10]
1-13 Illes Zenckar - Menekilles [3:24]
1-14 Joco Dev Sextett - Stapellauf [4:12]
1-15 Blue Effect - White Hair [4:18]
1-16 Electra Combo - Über Feuer [6:34]
1-17 Newton Family - Nehez fiuk [4:04]
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