Ringasd el magad
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| Ringasd el magad | ||||
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blues-rock, progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 42:43 | |||
| Label | MHV (Hungary) Supraphon, CS Hifi Klub, MHV Pepita (Czechoslovakia) | |||
| Locomotiv GT chronology | ||||
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In 1972 Ringasd el magad, the second album of Hungarian rock group Locomotiv GT was released. Its instrumentation was worked out and rehearsed in Budapest, the album was recorded at MHV Studios also in the Hungarian capital, whereas the running order was put together by the band at a restaurant on Oxford Street, London.[1] Although the style of the band was basically the same, the sound and stylistic diversity of the songs show a considerable progress. While on Locomotiv GT they used electric instruments almost exclusively, the instrumentation of Ringasd el magad is much more complex.
The songs reflect the influence of many genres. Because of the longer instrumental sections, the album opener "Cirkusz", "Kotta nélkül", and "Azt hittem" can be labelled as
Ringasd el magad was the last album of LGT to feature Károly Frenreisz as bassist. He would leave the band in January 1973, and form his own band Skorpió that same year. Also in 1973, Ringasd el magad was issued in Czechoslovakia by Supraphon, CS Hifi Klub and the Hungarian MHV Pepita label. Its cover art was the same, but the song titles and other information were written in Czech.
An unreleased version of the album includes a different take of the song Kotta nélkül, as well as an additional piano track in the song Azt hittem, which was omitted from the actual LP, and slightly extended versions of several other tracks.
The black and white cover photograph is a manipulated image. The original picture ironically shows the two former Omega members, Presser and Laux standing next to each other on one side, and at some distance from them Barta standing next to Frenreisz.
Track listing
Side One
- "Cirkusz" (Tamás Barta, Anna Adamis) – 4:30
- "A szerelem börtönében" (Gábor Presser, Adamis) – 3:08
- "Szerenád – szerelmemnek, ha lenne" (Presser) – 2:25
- "A semmi kertje" (Károly Frenreisz, Adamis) – 4:30
- "Lincoln fesztivál blues" (Barta, Frenreisz) – 4:58
Side Two
- "Ne szédíts" (Frenreisz, Adamis) – 3:20
- "Kakukkos karóra" (Barta, Adamis) – 2:01
- "Kotta nélkül" (Presser, Adamis) – 6:34
- "Azt hittem" (Barta, Presser) – 5:26
- "Megvárlak ma délben" (Frenreisz) – 3:56
- "Ringasd el magad" (Presser, Adamis) – 1:09
Personnel
- Tamás Barta – electric, acoustic, and slide guitar, banjo, vocals, lead vocals (B2)
- thumb piano, vibraphone, marimba, sound generator, vocals, lead vocals (A 1-3, B 3,4,6)
- Károly Frenreisz – Fender bass, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, vocals, lead vocals (A4, B1,5)
- József Laux – Ludwig drums, percussion
- Anna Adamis – lyrics
- Sarolta Zalatnay
- Bartók Kamarakórus conducted by Mihály Tóth
Production
- Judit Lukács – engineer
- Zoltán Hézser – executive producer
- István Bara, Tamás Féner – photos
- György Kemény – cover art
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
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| Hungary | 1972 | MHV Pepita | LP
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SLPX 17449 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1973 | Supraphon – CS Hifi Klub – MHV Pepita | 1 13 1409 | Licensed album issued in Czechoslovakia.[2] | |
| Hungary | 1991 | Hungaroton Mega | SLPM 37529 (91/M-004) | Part of A Locomotiv GT összes nagylemeze box set. | |
| 1992 | Hungaroton-Gong | CD
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HCD 37529 (92/M-004) |
References
- ^ Ringasd el magad (Accessed on February 15, 2009)
- ^ LGT discography (Accessed on February 15, 2009)
