Partibrejkers (
Serbian Cyrillic: Партибрејкерс,
transliteration for: ''Partybreakers'') is a
Serbian
rock
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band from
Belgrade
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, as well as one of the most acclaimed acts of the
Yugoslav rock scene.
The band was formed in 1982 and released its first album, ''
Partibrejkers I'' in 1985 in a two
guitars,
drums and
vocal set (no bass guitar). The band has experienced numerous line-up changes. The mainstay of the band are
Zoran Kostić "Cane" (vocals) and Nebojša Antonijević "Anton" (guitar). The band has received steady critical acclaim over the years and is well received by audiences all over
former Yugoslavia
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, not only because of their music, but also because of their
anti-war activism with the
Rimtutituki
Rimtutituki ( sr-cyr, Римтутитуки; anagram for ''Turim ti kitu'', trans. ''I put my dick in you'') was a Serbian rock supergroup featuring Ekatarina Velika, Električni Orgazam and Partibrejkers members. The band was formed as an anti-w ...
project. Their influences are diverse, such as the
Stooges,
MC5
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, early
Rolling Stones
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and
New York Dolls
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, combined with
blues,
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
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* British English, ...
rhythm-and-blues
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,
rockabilly and classic
rock and roll.
History
1980s
The band was formed by a former
Urbana Gerila
Urbana Gerila ( sr-cyr, Урбана Герила, trans: '' Urban Guerrilla'') was a former Yugoslav punk rock and new wave band from Belgrade. The band is notable as the participant of the '' Artistička radna akcija'' project in 1981. In 19 ...
and
Radnička Kontrola
Radnička Kontrola ( sr-cyr, Радничка Контрола, trans. ''Workers' Control'') was a former Yugoslav punk rock/ new wave band from Belgrade, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s and notable for its appearance on the compilation a ...
member
Zoran Kostić "Cane" (vocals), former Republika members Goran Bulatović "Manza" (drums) and Ljubiša Kostadinović "Ljuba" (guitar) and former BG5, Butik and Šine member
Nebojša Antonijević "Anton" (guitar). Bulatović named the band by Kostić's idea of themselves, a transliterated version of party-breakers. They had their first public appearance on October 4, 1982, at the
Dadov Theatre, performing as an opening act for The Fifties. After the appearance, the band started performing often and on one occasion, in
Zagreb, they held five concerts in three days time,
Branimir "Johnny" Štulić being the sound engineer at the last concert, and even offering to be the band's producer. The band's first recording, the song "Radio Utopia", was released on the various artists compilation ''
Ventilator 202
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'' in 1983 by
PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB (abbreviation for sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Beograd) was a major state-owned record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia. After the brea ...
. Demo versions of the songs "Hiljadu godina" ("A Thousand Years") and "Večeras" ("Tonight") were often broadcast on Serbian radio stations, and the newly recorded versions of the songs were released as their first single.
For the release of the band's first album, ''
Partibrejkers I'' (''Partybreakers I''), produced by
Dušan Kojić "Koja" of
Disciplina Kičme
Disciplin A Kitschme, originally known as Disciplina Kičme ( sr-Cyrl, Дисциплина Кичме, transl. ''Backbone Discipline''), was a Serbian and Yugoslav and, for a period of time, British rock band, formed in Belgrade in 1981. The ...
, the band combined
rhythm-and-blues
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with
punk rock, bringing anthem status to the band's songs "Ulični hodač" ("Street Walker"), "Ona živi na brdu" ("She Lives on a Hill"), "Gubitnik" ("Loser"), "Ako si..." ("If You Are...") and "Stoj, Džoni" ("Stop, Johnny"), a cover of
Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete
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version of
Chuck Berry
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's "
Johnny B. Goode
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"Johnny B. Goode" is c ...
". The album was recorded at the O Studio in Belgrade in June 1984
and the album cover was designed by Antonijević. As guests on the album appeared Branislav Petrović "Banana" on harmonica, producer Kojić played organ, and Branislav Trivić played saxophone.
The album was rereleased by
Hi-Fi Centar
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The company was originally formed in 1987 as a music store and was originally named Audio Klub Centar. In 1993 it changed the name to Hi-Fi Centar and moved to record publishing. During ...
and VTC Wien on CD in 1999. Despite the success of the debut album,
Jugoton
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History
Jugoton was formed in 1947. It is notable for releasing some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records ...
declined to release the band's second album, stating that it "lacked rebelliousness". On summer of 1985, Bulatović left the band, being temporarily replaced by Disciplina Kičme drummer Nenad Krasovac "Kele", and in December, the band ceased to exist.
For a short period of time, Antonijević performed with the band Plaćenici, after which Partibrejkers were reformed in a new lineup, featuring a former Plaćenici drummer Vlada Funtek and former
Radost Evrope bassist Dime Todorov "Mune". The band recorded the material for the second studio album in June 1987 at the Barbaro Studio in
Bukovac. The recordings were sent to
PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB (abbreviation for sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Beograd) was a major state-owned record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia. After the brea ...
, but they were not prone to releasing it. In the meantime, the band organized two charity concerts at the Lotus bar, buying sixteen cakes for the children of the neglected children home in Zvečanska street in Belgrade. In May 1988, Funtek left the band, being firstly replaced by
Marko Milivojević
Marko Milivojević is a Serbian musician. He played drums and keyboards in various Yugoslav bands as Morbidi, U Škripcu, Partibrejkers, Električni Orgazam, Old Stars Band, E-Play etc., and is known as the last drummer of the Serbian rock b ...
, and then by former Potop and
Banana
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member Igor Borojević. In September 1988, the band's second album, with the working title ''Kobila i pastuv preljubnik'' (''A Mare and a Stallion Adulterer''), was released. However, Goran Dimić, who designed the album cover, on purpose did not put the album title on the cover. ''
Partibrejkers II'' featured prominent tracks "Ja se ne vraćam" ("I'm Not Coming Back"), "Prsten" ("A Ring"), "Mesečeva kći" ("Moon Daughter"), "Pet ispod nule" ("Five Degrees Below Zero") and "Nema cure" ("There Is No Girl"), for which Antonijević sang the lead vocals. The song "Put" ("The Road") was not recorded in Bukovac, but at the O Studio in March 1988 and added to the rest of the material. At the same time,
MTV
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made a report on the band's work.
In February 1989, the band made new demo recordings, this time with the help of the
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam ( sr-cyr, Електрични Оргазам, lit=Electric Orgasm, translit=) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed t ...
frontman
Srđan Gojković "Gile", who played rhythm guitar. The recordings appeared on the third album ''
Partibrejkers III'', which, like the previous, was released through
Jugodisk
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Before 1981, it was known as Beograd Disk. In 2003, the company was sold at a state auction to the show busi ...
. The album, recorded on August and September 1989, was produced by Milan Ćirić and Antonijević, mixed by
Vlada Negovanović
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*Vlada Avramov (born 1979), Serbian footballer
*
...
, and as guest appeared Petar Miladinović "Pera Joe" on harmonica.
The album cover was designed by former Kostić's
Radnička Kontrola
Radnička Kontrola ( sr-cyr, Радничка Контрола, trans. ''Workers' Control'') was a former Yugoslav punk rock/ new wave band from Belgrade, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s and notable for its appearance on the compilation a ...
bandmate, Srđan Marković "Ðile".
1990s
In 1990, the band started a major Yugoslav tour, and performed as an opening act on the
Motörhead
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concerts in Yugoslavia. In late 1990, Borojević left the band and was replaced by the former Baby Kate drummer Borko Petrović. The new line-up released a live album, ''
Zabava još traje'' (''The Party Is Still On''), recorded live in July 1991 in
Zrenjanin and
Vršac and released by Sorabia Disk, and in February 1992, as guests at the band's concert in Belgrade
SKC appeared
Emir Kusturica, a
movie director
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and former
Zabranjeno Pušenje
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member,
Johnny Depp, an actor and former The Kids and
Rock City Angels
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History
The band was founded in 1981 as The Abuser ...
member, and
Jim Jarmusch, a
filmmaker and a former
Del Byzanteens member. At the time, the line-up changed one more time, as original lineup guitarist Kostadinović and drummer Borojević returned to the band, and Todorov left the band, being replaced by
NBG bass guitarist Saša Vlajsović.
At the beginning of the
Yugoslav wars, in 1992, Antonijević and Kostić, with
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam ( sr-cyr, Електрични Оргазам, lit=Electric Orgasm, translit=) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed t ...
and
Ekatarina Velika members, formed an anti-war
supergroup Rimtutituki
Rimtutituki ( sr-cyr, Римтутитуки; anagram for ''Turim ti kitu'', trans. ''I put my dick in you'') was a Serbian rock supergroup featuring Ekatarina Velika, Električni Orgazam and Partibrejkers members. The band was formed as an anti-w ...
, releasing the "Slušaj 'vamo" ("Listen Up") single, released by
Radio B92
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Founded in 1989 as radio station, it was a rare outlet for Western news and informati ...
and promoted in Belgrade with the band performing live in a truck while circulating the streets during the
anti-war protests
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. In November the same year, the band was one of the first in Serbia to perform live in
Slovenia, being well received by the audience and given special attention by the media. In March 1993, the band performed at the Milos club in
Thessaloniki and toured
Macedonia. As a part of the ''Ko to tamo peva?'' (''
Who's That Singing Over There
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?'') project, the band, with Ekatarina Velika, Električni Orgazam, and
Vještice from Zagreb, performed live in
Prague and
Berlin. The band also held two concerts in
Belgium at a multimedia festival.
The fourth studio album, ''
Kiselo i slatko'' (''Bitter and Sweet''), produced by the band themselves with Vlada Negovanović and recorded from May to December 1993 at the
PGP-RTS
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Studio 5 and 6, featured guest appearances by the actress
Branka Katić
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Career
Katić debuted in the film ' ...
and Srđan Gojković "Gile" on backing vocals, Saša Vlajsović and Zoran Radomirović "Švaba" on bass guitar,
Srđan Todorović
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on drums, "Pera Joe" Miladinović on harmonica,
Bajaga i Instruktori
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member
Saša Lokner on keyboards, Goran Čavajda "Čavke", Marin Petrić "Puroni" and Borko Petrović on percussion and backing vocals and
Milan Mladenović
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Born to Serbian f ...
on vocals, guitar and harmonica. As the most prominent tracks on the album appeared "Molitva" ("Prayer"), "Ljudi nisu isti" ("People Are Not The Same") and "Hoću da znam" ("I Want To Know").
After the album release, the band took a break until 1996 when Antonijević and Kostić reformed the band with
Zrenjanin musicians,
Gluve Kučke members Gojko Ševar (bass guitar) and Srđan Graovac (guitar) and
Oružjem Protivu Otmičara
Oružjem Protivu Otmičara (Serbian Cyrillic: Оружјем Противу Отмичара, trans. ''With Weapons Against Kidnappers'') is a Serbian pop punk/power pop band from Zrenjanin.
History
1990s
The band was formed by two teenage f ...
member Darko Kurjak (drums). The band released a greatest hits compilation, ''
Najbolje od najgoreg'' (''The Best of The Worst''), with two new songs, "Ludo i brzo" ("Mad and Fast") and "Rođen loš" ("Born Bad"), recorded in February 1996. The band then started performing live and had many successful appearances including a comeback concert held in
Novi Sad in an auditorium of about five thousand people and a sold-out concert on
Tašmajdan Stadium in Belgrade. At the same time, the band released a video album, ''
Poslednji dani slobode'' (''The Last Days of Freedom''), released by Radio B92, recorded live at KST in Belgrade in June 1991. In December 1996, the band performed in
Frankfurt am Main and was well received by the audience, and the following year, the band was to perform at the
Belgrade Republic Square on
New Year's Eve
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, in front of an enormous audience.
The fifth album, ''
Ledeno doba'' (''
Ice Age''), produced by Dušan Kojić, included the prominent songs "Sjajnija budućnost" ("Bright Future"), "Sit gladan" ("Fed Hungry"), "Dobro radio loše radio" ("Did Good Did Bad") and Kostić's "Ne možeš mi ništa" ("You Can't Do Anything To Me") which had already been recorded by
Instant Karma on their 1996 album ''Roll Over (Oktopodijada 1987-1996)''. As guests on the album appeared "Pera Joe" Miladinović on harmonica, Saša Lokner on keyboards, Marin Petrić "Puroni" and on percussion and the
Deca Loših Muzičara
Deca Loših Muzičara ( sr-cyr, Деца Лоших Музичара; transl. ''Bad Musicians' Children''), often abbreviated to DLM, are a funk rock band formed in Belgrade in 1988. They were one of the most prominent bands of the 1990s Serbian ...
brass section. To promote the album and to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary, the band had a free concert at the
Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, near the
Nebojša Tower Nebojša Tower ( sr, Кула Небојша, Kula Nebojša; el, Πύργος Νεμπόισα) is the only surviving mediaeval tower of the Belgrade Fortress. Built in the 15th century, it was the major defensive tower of the fortress for centurie ...
. In 1998, guitarist Graovac and bass guitarist Ševar left the band, the latter being replaced by the former
Jugosloveni
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Band history 1986 - 1989
The band was formed in 1986 by the vo ...
member Miodrag Karajanković. The new line-up performed, after a six-year break, in
Sarajevo, at the sold out club Sloga. They also released a compilation album ''
San i java'' (''Dream And Awareness''), with the new songs "Da li sam to ja..." ("Is That Me...") and "Krug" ("Circle").
2000s
In 2000, for the first time after the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia, the band performed in
Croatia. The band also worked on a new studio release, ''
Gramzivost i pohlepa'' (''Money-grubbing and Greed''), with the drummers Miloš Velimir "Buca" and Darko Kurjak, keyboard player Bata-Bata, bass guitarist Miodrag Karjanković and percussionist Marin Petrić "Puroni". The tracks "Žurim" ("I'm Hurrying"), "Pogledaj" ("Look"), "Noćas u gradu" ("Tonight in the City") and "Razmetljivko" ("Bragg-Boy") were distinguished as the most prominent. In the meantime, the band members participated in the
Christian rock
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project ''
Pesme iznad istoka i zapada'' (''Songs above the East and West'') with the song "Koga ću da hvalim?" ("Whom Will I Praise?").
The band appeared on the 2002
Milan Mladenović
Milan Mladenović ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Младеновић; 21 September 1958 – 5 November 1994) was a Serbian and Yugoslavian musician best known as the frontman of the Yugoslav art rock band Ekatarina Velika.
Early life
Born to Serbian f ...
tribute ''
Kao da je bilo nekad... Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću'' (''As If It Had Happened Sometime... (Dedicated To Milan Mladenović)'') with a cover version of the song "Zajedno" ("Together"). In November 2003, the band went on a two weeks
North American tour, performing in
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** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilto ...
,
Toronto,
Vancouver,
Chicago,
Los Angeles and
New York
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. In 2005, the band performed as an opening act for
Chuck Berry
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in Zagreb with a new line-up, with the former
Kazna Za Uši
Kazna Za Uši ( sr-cyr, Казна За Уши; trans. ''Ear Punishment'') is a Serbian garage rock band from Belgrade.
History
Band formation, first releases (1986–1991)
The band was formed in Autumn 1986 by lead guitarist and vocalis ...
and
Eyesburn
Eyesburn is a Serbian band that combines hardcore punk and crossover thrash with reggae music.
History 1994–2007
The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead Ideas guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić (guitar, b ...
drummer Dejan Utvar and the former
Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša
Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša ( sr-cyr, Канда, Коџа и Небојша; , trans. ''Probably, Plenty and Daredevil'') is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.
History
Formation, first releases (1991–1995)
The band, consisting of ...
bass guitarist Vladislav Rac. Together, in 2007, they released the band's seventh studio album, ''
Sloboda ili ništa'' (''Freedom or Nothing'').
2010s
In 2010, the band, in the line-up consisting of Kostić, Antonijević, the returner to the band Darko Kurjak (drums) and Zlatko Veljović "Laki" (bass guitar), released a live album ''
Krš i lom'' (''
Higgledy Piggledy'') through
Odličan Hrčak, recorded on March 20 and 21, 2009, at the Belgrade Dom Omladine. In December the same year, the album was released for free
digital download through the
Exit Music
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record label. At the time, a
monograph about the band's work, ''Srce kuca tu je'' (''The Heart Beats, It's Here''), edited by Flavio Rigonat, including the complete album lyrics, interviews and photographs, was published by LOM. In January 2011, on the webzine Popboks annual lists, ''Krš i lom'' was voted by the readers as the second best domestic album and ''Srce kuca tu je'' as the best book released in 2010. The following month, the critics of Popboks made a list of the best domestic albums released in the previous decade on which ''Sloboda ili ništa'' appeared in 15th and ''Gramzivost i pohlepa'' in 29th place. The band celebrated its 30th anniversary with a concert on April 2, 2012, in
Belgrade Sports Hall. The concert featured
Multietnička Atrakcija as the opening band. On July 15, the band performed on the
Exit festival main stage.
In November 2015, the band released their eight studio album, ''Sirotinjsko carstvo'' (''Empire of the Poor'').
The album was previously announced with the single "Sitna lova" ("Petty Money"), released in February 2014. ''Sirotinjsko carstvo'' was released by Odličan Hrčak on CD and vinyl record.
The album is also available for free listening at
Deezer.
During the same year, Kostić became a member of the
supergroup Škrtice (''Cheapskates''). featuring, beside him, the members of
Veliki Prezir
Veliki Prezir ( sr-cyr, Велики Презир; trans. ''The Great Contempt'') is a Serbian alternative rock band from Vrbas.
History
1990s
Veliki Prezir was formed on June 1994 by a former Holidays member Vladimir Kolarić "Kole" (voc ...
,
Jarboli and Straight Mickey and the Boyz. On June 18, 2016, the band held a concert on Belgrade Tašmajdan Stadium. The concert featured the bands Drakula i Šampioni and
Dža ili Bu
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,
Disciplina Kičme
Disciplin A Kitschme, originally known as Disciplina Kičme ( sr-Cyrl, Дисциплина Кичме, transl. ''Backbone Discipline''), was a Serbian and Yugoslav and, for a period of time, British rock band, formed in Belgrade in 1981. The ...
leader
Dušan Kojić "Koja" and
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam ( sr-cyr, Електрични Оргазам, lit=Electric Orgasm, translit=) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed t ...
members Srđan Gojković "Gile" and Branislav Petrović "Banana" as guests.
Legacy
The album ''
Partibrejkers I'' was voted in 1998 as the 18th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav popular music albums in the book ''
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike'' (''YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music'').
The same list included the various artists compilation ''
Ventilator 202 vol. 1'', with the band's song "Radio utopija", which appeared in 100th place.
The
Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list, published in 2000, included four songs by Partibrejkers: "Hoću da znam" (polled No.13), "1000 godina" (polled No.21), "Molitva" (polled No.34) and "Kreni prema meni" (polled No.66).
In 2006, the song "1000 godina" was ranked No. 7 and the song "Hoću da znam" was ranked No. 21 on the
B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs 100 najboljih domaćih pesama (''Top 100 Domestic Songs'') was a list compiled by the Serbian Radio B92. In 2006, Radio B92 organized the poll for the selection of top 100 Yugoslav songs. The whole list was presented on radio B92 on November 5, 2 ...
List.
In 2011, "Hoću da znam" was voted by the listeners of
Radio 202 one of 60 greatest songs released by
PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB (abbreviation for sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Beograd) was a major state-owned record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia. After the brea ...
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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 S ...
during the sixty years of the label's existence.
The lyrics of 5 songs by the band (4 written by Kostić and 1 written by Antonijević) were featured in
Petar Janjatović's book ''
Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007'' (''Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 - 2007'').
Discography
* ''
Partibrejkers I'' (1985)
* ''
Partibrejkers II'' (1988)
* ''
Partibrejkers III'' (1989)
* ''
Kiselo i slatko'' (1994)
* ''
Ledeno doba'' (1997)
* ''
Gramzivost i pohlepa (2002)
* ''
Sloboda ili ništa'' (2007)
*''Sirotinjsko carstvo'' (2015)
References
Bibliography
* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar;
External links
Official websitePartibrejkersat
YouTube
Partibrejkersat
Discogs
Partibrejkersat
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