Чужие среди чужих · 1984
A magnitizdat tape album cut at Magomayev's studio, which Makarevich called the group's first properly self-compiled release, art rock edged with new wave.
A magnitizdat tape album cut at Magomayev's studio, which Makarevich called the group's first properly self-compiled release, art rock edged with new wave.
A Melodiya compilation of songs and film tracks from 1980-1985 that sold over 2.4 million copies, the USSR's best-seller of its day.
Studio re-recordings of their 1970s hits in cleaner sound for Melodiya, gathering staples like 'Поворот' and 'Марионетки'.
Their first official studio release, a double LP of new material on Melodiya conceived as one continuous artistic journey.
Art rock shaded with new wave, opening on 'Герои вчерашних дней'; the last record with keyboardist Alexander Zaytsev.
Recorded in 1990, the last album made before the USSR fell apart, with sharp anti-Soviet songs like 'Она желает (Свалить из СССР)'.
A blues- and jazz-tinged concept framed as adaptations of a fictional musician, with saxophonist Sergei Mazaev and 'Мой друг (лучше всех играет блюз)'.
A 1978 session finally issued in 1993 - the classic lineup's fullest early recording, home to the festival-honoured 'Снег' and 'Марионетки'.
A collection drawing on 1982-1986 recordings, prepared at Petrostudio and gathering staples such as 'Караван' and 'Туман'.
Cut live on a stage partitioned by curtains for natural acoustics, turning romantic on 'Спускаясь к великой реке' and 'Я дам тебе знать'.
A live-band recording hailed as a creative breakthrough, home to the enduring concert staple 'Однажды мир прогнётся под нас'.
Blues-rock produced by Kutikov, carrying 'Эпоха большой нелюбви'; the last record featuring keyboardist Pyotr Podgorodetsky.
A 1980 concert recording issued in 2000 of their rock opera, interleaving songs with Saint-Exupery's tale read by Alexander Butuzov.
A studio-crafted turn toward electronics led by Andrey Derzhavin, with 'Звёзды не ездят в метро'; named domestic album of the year for 2001.
Marking the band's 35th year, its title picked through a newspaper contest; Margulis wrote five songs while Kutikov produced.
Recorded at London's Abbey Road with producer Hamish Stuart and percussionist Ray Cooper; 'Улетай' and 'Поворот' won a Golden Gramophone.
Five new songs alongside ten covers of Russian rock peers like Akvarium, Sekret and Nautilus Pompilius, produced by Kutikov.
Blues-rock produced by Kutikov, carrying 'Крысы' and 'Мама'; guitarist Igor Khomich's first record and Derzhavin's last.
Written during the 2020 lockdown and mastered at Abbey Road; a deluxe edition adds Makarevich's spoken commentary to every song.