"Radio Abracadabra" " is an album of Russian and Soviet singer and musician Sergei Minaev , recorded in 1987. Originally distributed on audio tapes, in 1994 it was published on CD.
| Radio Abracadabra | ||||
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| Studio album by Sergey Minaev | ||||
| Date of issue | 1987 ( audio cassette ) 1994 ( CD ) | |||
| Recorded by | summer 1987; Muslim Magomayev Studio, Lublino , Moscow | |||
| Genres | eurodisc musical parody | |||
| Duration | 59:17 [1] | |||
| A country |  the USSR  Russia | |||
| Label | Anima vox | |||
| Chronology of Sergey Minaev | ||||
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Minaev himself considers this album "the best that was done in the 80s", noting the amplitude of his vocals and the large number of song images, as well as the influence of the album on the subsequent development of DJing in Russia. [2]
Content
Creation History
The idea of the album in non-stop mode was already tested by Minaev on his previous album Collage , but the resulting album lasting more than 40 minutes did not fit on bobbins . The format of audio tapes was in this respect more convenient and beneficial to distributors, although the sound quality suffered [3] .
The album was written and compiled in the summer of 1987 together with Igor Zamaraev in the Moscow outskirts of the recreation center on Lublin Street in the studio of Muslim Magomayev [3] , provided by Vladimir Shirkin, technical director of the Magomayev orchestra [1] . Each morning, Minaev took Igor from his house on the street in 1905, and, getting to the studio, they jointly discussed ideas for the album. Minaev speaks very flattering about Zamaraev: “You need to know Igor - he is an easy, positive person, able to always support in all endeavors. And, most importantly, he who knows how to translate it at the remote control. ” [3] The album was completed in a few weeks. [1]
When creating the soundtrack, we used both “branded” backing tracks (“Silver Cadillac”, “Rap Disc Jockey”, “Edge Pack”, “Who Knocks on My House?”, “Mini-Maxi”, “Karina”), and created by own forces (“Smoke above the water”, “Abracadabra”, “VDNH”, “Hard day”). “Mini-maxi” and “Karina” have nothing to do with the texts of the originals [3] .
On the composition "Rap Disc Jockey" (filmed in Alushta, in the camp of the Moscow Energy Institute, extras - students and "savages" - free) [4] , "Mini-Maxi" and "Karina" video clips were shot; “Rap Disc Jockey” (renamed “Khudsovet” because the word “ rap ” was new then) and “Mini-maxi” were shown in the TV program “ Morning Post ”, “Karina” - in “ Blue Light ” (in which Minaev was the leader of the dance block) [1] .
Theme
“The idea of“ Abracadabra ”is abracadabra in everything: in rhythm, in style and in mind ... 1987 was a promising year for the whole Soviet country ... If you add my 25 years to this, much of the album becomes clear. Satire of the“ Art Council ” (they didn’t let me out of the underground), “Hard Day” (the daily routine of the Soviet employee described by Sergey Mirov), finally the Iraq-Iran theme, where it is unclear “who-for-what”. Ecological motive “Smoke above the water” (“ The national economy is on fire! Flora-fauna of the country! ”)“ I want silence ”- unwillingness to put up with shameless about “Karina” - the story of a “miserable” foreign tourist prostitute (from personal observations). “Edge of the pack” - a remake of “Hunting the Wolves.” “Lilac Cadillac” about the pollution of my beloved city. “Who is knocking on my“ House ”- about the nascent youth extremism. VDNKh is a mockery of the pronina majors from the intelligible organs that are watching me. It’s quite a civic look. Yes, it is yornish, but open and understandable. A smile is where it’s not funny at all. This is my understanding of the life of the 1987 model. ”
- Sergey Minaev [3]
List of Songs
All texts are written by Sergey Minaev.
| Side a | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Original | Duration | ||||||
| one. | “Introduction (A)” | 1:14 | |||||||
| 2. | "Who is knocking on my house?" | Dead or Alive - Something In My House | 6:30 a.m. | ||||||
| 3. | Mini Maxi | Rocky M - Disco Lady | 3:24 | ||||||
| four. | "Abracadabra" | Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra | 1:20 | ||||||
| five. | "Tough day" | Status Quo - In the Army Now | 4:38 | ||||||
| 6. | Karina | Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room) | 4:33 | ||||||
| 7. | "Rap Disc Jockey (Arts Council)" | George Benson - Feel Like Making Love MC Miker 'G' & DeeJay Sven - Holiday Rap | 6:12 a.m. | ||||||
| eight. | "Continuation" | 1:35 | |||||||
| Side b | |||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Original | Duration | ||||||||
| one. | "Introduction (B)" | 1:11 | |||||||||
| 2. | "Smoke on the water" | Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water | 5:18 | ||||||||
| 3. | Abracadabra 2 | Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra | 1:18 | ||||||||
| four. | Lilac Cadillac | Modern Talking - Geronimo's Cadillac | 2:57 | ||||||||
| five. | "Edge of the pack" | a-ha - Cry Wolf | 4:22 | ||||||||
| 6. | “I want silence” | 2:28 | |||||||||
| 7. | "VDNH" | Eddy Huntington - USSR | 4:24 | ||||||||
| eight. | "Medley"
| | 5:06 | 9. | "Do not lose hope…" | 1:11 | ten. | "Conclusion" | 1:25 | | ||
Record Members
- Sergey Minaev - vocals, sampling , arrangements;
- Igor Zamaraev - sound engineer ;
- Matvey Evstigneev - digital remastering;
- Vladislav Volegov - artist;
- Tatyana Gorelova - editor;
- Vyacheslav Sukhotinsky - computer design;
- Mikhail Mikhailov - Executive Producer [1]
Additional Facts
- The lines in the composition “Rap Disc Jockey (Arts Council)” about the Modern Talking duet (“... and 10 years later, when everything disco dies, Talking will still be on tour with us!”) Were prophetic - the band’s first concert in Russia was only in 1998 [5] .
- Despite the fact that "Rap Disc Jockey (Hudsovet)" is a satire on Soviet censorship , the author himself currently expresses some regret for its absence - so on the screen it would be "less obscene." [6]
- In “I want silence”, a fragment of “ The Final Countdown ” by Europe is heard.
- In 2011, Sergey Minaev participated in the telecast of Channel One, “ What are our years : 1987”, performing a remix for “Hard Day” [7] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 booklet of the 1994 CD
- ↑ Minaev, Sergey Radio "Abracadabra" - 1994 . sergeyminaev.ru . Date of treatment December 15, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Minaev, Sergey Magnetoalbum of Radio "Abracadabra" - 1987 . sergeyminaev.ru . Date of treatment December 14, 2014.
- ↑ Annotation to the video on the official Youtube channel
- ↑ For the first time in Russia | Modern talking world
- ↑ Minaev, Sergey The first big record . sergeyminaev.ru (December 17, 2007). Date of treatment February 8, 2015.
- ↑ Sergey Minaev - Hard Day (Remix) 2011