PGP-RTB (abbreviation for sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Beograd) was a major state-owned record label and

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in the former

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, based in

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.PGP-RTB at Discogs
/ref> After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1993, the company changed its name to PGP-RTS (Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Srbije).

History

PGP-RTB was established in 1959, as the music production branch of the national Radio-Television Belgrade.PGP-RTB and PGP-RTS history
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, in 1993, the company changed its name to

PGP-RTS PGP-RTS ( sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Srbije) is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1959 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and So ...

(''Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Srbije''), which is the music production branch of the national

Radio Television of Serbia Radio Television of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Радио-телевизија Србије, sr-Lat, Radio-televizija Srbije, italics=yes; abbr. RTS/PTC) is Serbia's public broadcaster. It broadcasts and produces news, drama, and sports programming thro ...

Artists

PGP-RTB is notable for signing numerous eminent former Yugoslav

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and rock, as well as folk acts."Шест деценија рада ПГП-а", politika.rs
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* Đorđe Balašević *

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* Bebi Dol * Bele Vrane * Bel Tempo * Beograd * Bezobrazno Zeleno *

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* Buldožer * Ceca * Crni Biseri *

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* Dejan Cukić *

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* Nikola Čuturilo * Zdravko Čolić *

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* DAG *

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* Disciplina Kičme *

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* Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića * Drugi Način * Džentlmeni * Ekatarina Velika * Elipse *

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* Generacija 5 * Gordi * Griva * Grupa I * Heroina * Heroji *

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* Miroslav Ilić * Indexi *

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* Jugosloveni * Jutro *

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* Kerber * Tereza Kesovija * Korni Grupa *

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* La Strada * Laboratorija Zvuka * Laki Pingvini * Leb i Sol * Lepa Brena * Lutajuća Srca *

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* Oliver Mandić * Đorđe Marjanović * Srđan Marjanović * Slađana Milošević *

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* Oktobar 1864 * Osmi Putnik *

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* Parni Valjak *

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* Piloti *

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Predmestje Predmestje (transl. ''Suburb'') was a Yugoslav jazz rock band formed in Ljubljana in 1977. Soon after its formation the band released their debut album, ''Brez naslov'', gaining prominence on the Yugoslav rock scene. By the time of the recordi ...

* Dušan Prelević * Radomir Mihajlović Točak * Rambo Amadeus *

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* San * September * Siluete * Slomljena Stakla * Smak * Boba Stefanović * Suncokret * S Vremena Na Vreme * Šaban Šaulić *

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* Tako * Time *

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* Vampiri * Van Gogh * Viktorija * Vlada i Bajka * Warriors * YU Grupa * Zana *

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* Zebra * Zlatko Pejaković * Zlatni Prsti * Vesna Zmijanac * Zona B PGP-RTB has also released some albums by eminent classical musicians at that time, such as

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and

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. Like other former Yugoslav labels, PGP-RTB also had a licence to release foreign titles for the Yugoslav market including notable international popular music stars such as: ABBA,

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, Joan Baez,

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, Blood, Sweat & Tears,

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, John Coltrane, Cream, Def Leppard,

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, Bryan Ferry,

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, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts,

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, Kiss, Amanda Lear, The Moody Blues, Billy Ocean, The Platters, The Police, Rainbow,

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, The Style Council, Tangerine Dream, The Who, and others.

Competition

Other

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s in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were: Jugodisk from

, Jugoton and Suzy from Zagreb, Diskoton from Sarajevo, ZKP RTLJ from Ljubljana, Diskos from Aleksandrovac, and others.

References

External links

PGP-RTS official page
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History

Artists

Competition

See also

References

External links