''Kontraritam'' (''The Counterbeat'') is the first and only studio album by the

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Kontraritam Kontraritam ( sr-cyr, Контраритам; trans. ''Counterrhythm'') was a former Yugoslav 2 Tone/ska band from Novi Sad. History The band was formed in Autumn 1980 by former Gomila G members Žolt Horvat (guitar), Robert "Robi" Radić ( dru ...

, released by

Jugoton Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia. History Jugoton was formed in 1947. It is notable for releasing some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records ...

in 1982. The album is the first ska studio album in former

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. It was never rereleased and is today considered a rarity and a collector's item. The track from the album, "Žožo, vrati se ", appeared on the Jugoton various artists compilation ''

Vrući dani i vrele noći ''Vrući dani i vrele noći'' (meaning in Serbo-Croat: Hot days and scorching nights) is a compilation album released by Jugoton in 1982 in the former SFR Yugoslavia. It included eminent former Yugoslav pop and rock artists, mostly from the ...

'', and the track "Sretne noge" appeared on the various artists compilation ''Niko kao ja - jugoslovenski novi talas'' in 1994.

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Personnel

* Boris Oslovčan — bass guitar * Dimitrije Radulović — bass guitar, backing vocals - * Robert Radić — drums * Horvat Žolt — guitar * Sreten Kovačević — producer, alto saxophone, guitar, backing vocals * Jan Pavlov — vocals, organ * Srđan Vejvoda — photography * Ivan Vlatković — recorded by

References

Kontraritam self-titled LP at Discogs
* Bogomir Mijatović, ''NS rockopedija, novosadska rock scena 1963-2003'', SWITCH, 2005 {{Authority control 1982 debut albums Jugoton albums Kontraritam albums