''Täältä tullaan Venäjä'' (

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for "Russia Here We Come") is the debut album of Hassisen Kone. It was released in

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, shortly after the newly formed band had won the Finnish Rock championship. The outspoken lyrics of the opening track "Rappiolla" shocked, among others,

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reporters Anneli Tempakka and Maija Dahlgren, who started protesting against indecency in rock lyrics. In response to this, the band humorously dedicated their 1981

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song "On jouluyö, nyt laulaa saa" to the reporters. "Rappiolla" became one of Hassisen Kone's biggest hits. ''Täältä tullaan Venäjä'' was produced by

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guitarist Pantse Syrjä. Eppu Normaali's 1979 album ''Maximum Jee&Jee'' had originally influenced

Ismo Alanko Ismo Kullervo Alanko (; born November 12, 1960) is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist. Alanko is known f ...

to form Hassisen Kone. The album was a huge success in Finland, and it was

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in 1997.

Track listing

Music by Hassisen Kone, except where noted. All Lyrics by Alanko.Täältä tullaan Venäjä
on Suomen Äänitearkisto database - Retrieved on March 6, 2008 #"Rappiolla"—3:03 #"Jumalat jalassa" (Alanko) - 2:45 #"Reippaat ja lahjakkaat laulajaveikot"—2:07 #"Täältä tullaan Venäjä" (Alanko, Jussi Kinnunen) -- 2:16 #"Kulkurin iltakalja"—2:40 #"Reippaina käymme rekkain alle" (Alanko) -- 2:41 #"Syöksylaskijoita kaikki tyynni"—2:10 #"Rock ehkäisyvälineitä vastaan"—2:45 #"Älä syö liisteriä"—2:46 #"Iloisesti Hammondilla" (Alanko) -- 2:22 #"Hassisen Kone" (Alanko) -- 2:34 #"Syytön" (Alanko) -- 2:24 #"Viimeinen rock ennen aivokuolemaa" (Alanko) -- 4:55

Personnel

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* Reijo Heiskanen – guitar * Jussi Kinnunen –

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* Harri Kinnunen –

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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taalta Tullaan Venaja 1980 debut albums Hassisen Kone albums