EMIL DIMITROV, Signal, 1964
Posted: July 16, 2009 Filed under: 60s, Bulgaria, Twist Records | Tags: Balkanton, Bulgaria, The Twist 3 Comments
This is a Bulgarian 45 by Emil Dimitrov. Signal was Dimitrov´s first hit, a Twist song with a slow spoken introduction that goes into the typical fast little nervous twistin´style that was popular all over Europe. 
So let´s twist the Bulgarian Twist!
EMIL DIMITROV, Alo Mademoasel, 1964
SREBURNITE GRIVNI, Na-Na-Hey-Hey, 1970
Posted: July 16, 2009 Filed under: 70´s, Bulgaria | Tags: Balkanton, Beatles, Bulgaria, Shturzite, Sreburnite Grivni, Studio 5 1 Comment
Sreburnite Grivni (The Siver Bracelets) were a popular Bulgarian Beat 
group. Here they cover Na-Na-Hey-Hey, the 1970 hit song by the German prog-rockers Jeronimo, in Bulgarian. The other song is a instumental. It´s probably common knowledge, but I don´t know the song.
Interestingly on the B-side there are two songs by the Beatles, Come Together and Something, most probably bootlegged by the state-owned Bulgarian label Balkanton.
Actually I should have posted some better Bulgarian tracks by Sreburnite Grivni or Shturzite (the Crickets), or even the whole The Best Beat Bands from Sofia LP Compilation, because I have that one. But this is my little East-European summer week so maybe some other time. A while back I posted a nice Bulgarian Rock´n´Roll instrumental by Studio 5 here.
Meanwhile enjoy the summer in Sofia…
SREBURNITE GRIVNI, Na-Na-Hey-Hey, 1970
STUDIO 5, Madison 5, 1964
Posted: May 21, 2009 Filed under: 60s, Bulgaria, Instrumental Records, Madison Records | Tags: Balkanton, Bulgaria, Sofia, The Madison Leave a comment
A nondescript record sleeve: some landscape and no info. All other text on the label written in a language you can`t read. You can`t even read the letters. Why did I buy this? Because I like surprises and how could a record be more puzzling!? That`s my favorite type of record!
I don`t know where I got it from but I used to buy a lot of East-European records in the 90`s. When I saw a Balkanton record I bought it. With what I can remember from my Russian class 25 years ago I can barely read the letters. This was still easy. This is a Bulgarian Madison song played by a Jazz group that is trying to do Rock`n`Roll, including nice guitar, saxophone, piano and acoustic bass solos. Does that sound good? It does to me…
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My name is Andreas Michalke. I´m a cartoonist from Berlin, Germany and I like collecting records. Most of the records I find in thrift stores or at flea markets here in Berlin. I like a lot of music but I thought I`d focus on odd German records. Preferably with cartoon covers.
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