''YU zlato'' (trans. ''YU Gold'') is a compilation album by
Serbia
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rock
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band
YU Grupa
YU Grupa (trans. '' YU Group'') is a Serbian (former Yugoslav) rock band. A pioneer in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU Grupa is credited with being the longest-lasting Serbian rock band.
, released in 1976. The album features songs from the band's
7-inch single
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s released in the 1971–1976 period.
''YU zlato'' features some of the band's biggest hits: "Čudna šuma", "Šta će meni vatra", "U tami disko kluba",
folk
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-oriented "Nona", "Kosovski božuri" and "Sama", and the cult ballad "Crni leptir". However, only two of the songs from ''YU zlato'', "Čudna šuma" and "Crni leptir", have been, beside on a 7-inch single, published on a studio album (both on the band's
1973 self-titled debut).
The album was polled in 1998 as the 57th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book ''
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike'' (''YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music'').
Track listing
1996 reissue bonus tracks
Credits
*
Dragi Jelić
Dragi Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Драги Јелић; born 17 May 1947) is a Serbian rock musician. He is best known as the singer and guitarist for the Serbian rock band YU Grupa, which he formed in 1970 with his older brother Žika.
During the 1960 ...
– guitar, vocals
*
Žika Jelić
Živorad "Žika" Jelić (born 7 December 1942) is a Serbian rock musician. He is best known as being the guitarist for the Serbian rock band YU Grupa, which he formed in 1970 with his younger brother Dragi.
During the 1960s, alongside his broth ...
– bass guitar, vocals
*Miodrag Okrugić – organ
*Velibor Bogdanović – drums
*
Bata Kostić
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– guitar
*
Ratislav Đelmaš – drums
Reissues
In 1996, the album was reissued on CD by the
Hi-Fi Centar
Hi-Fi Centar was a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.
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 t ...
record label. The rerelease featured three bonus tracks, "Trenutak sna", "Devojko mala" and "More", all three from the bands
1973 debut album, and an alternate cover. The cover featured a photograph originally used on a cover of the band's
1975 self-titled album.
Legacy
The album was polled in 1998 as the 57th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book ''
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike'' (''YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music'').
References
''YU zlato'' at Discogs* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar;
External links
''YU zlato'' at Discogs
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YU Grupa compilation albums
1976 compilation albums
Jugoton compilation albums