Band Name: Dezerter
Music Album: Kolaboracja
Album Release Date: November 1987
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: Helicon
Album Release Country: Poland
Music Record Type: 15 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
SS-20 were formed in May 1981, in the Warszawa region. All four members were very young, and more or less learned to play their instruments by forming this group. The original line-up was Robert "Robal" Matera-guitar/vocals, Darek "Stepa" Stepnowski, and Krzysiek Grabowski-drums. Soon after, Darek "Skandal" Hain joined on lead vocals.
SS-20 was a secret weapon, a nuclear missile designed by the USSR. There were two designs of the missile, it was able to fly up to 6000 km, and was in use between 1975 to 1991, when the introduction of international anti-nuclear war pacts made it illegal. Hence, the name itself was considered an incredible provocation for many. Articles ran thru both the Polish and Russian press regarding the "punk" group's name. Soon enough, the group experienced censors examining their lyrics before concerts telling them which songs they could not perform due to their subject matter. "We would comply, and as soon as the censors left, we would go ahead and play them anyway..." -Robal. Eventually the group came to a point that they were unable to even list their name on concert posters, and with more and more difficulty to perform under this controversial name, the group had to abandon the title of "SS20". These early days were documented in a small film made about the group titled "Byc Czlowiekiem" (A. Pakula) filmed July 1982.
By the beginning of '83, the group had introduc (...)
| A1 | Anarchia | 1:10 |
| A2 | Tchórze | 2:35 |
| A3 | Musisz Być Kimś | 3:05 |
| A4 | Gorący Pokój | 2:35 |
| A5 | Zatrute Powietrze | 2:05 |
| A6 | Kto (To Ci Sami Ludzie) | 2:30 |
| A7 | To Miasto Umiera | 2:25 |
| A8 | Judasz | 3:20 |
| B1 | Piosenka Popularna Na Instrumenty Produkcji Krajowej | 2:35 |
| B2 | Polska Złota Młodzież | 2:50 |
| B3 | (...) | 2:10 |
| B4 | Urodzilem Się 20 Lat Po Wojnie | 3:15 |
| B5 | Zmiany | 2:35 |
| B6 | Jestem Spokojny | 2:55 |
| B7 | Taniec Wszystkich Narodów | 5:10 |
5000 copies pressed.
The album title is Kolaboracja, but it doesn't appear on the release due to government censorship.
Some lyrics that were considered questionable by the censors were bleeped out.
Information taken from the band and their official website: https://www.dezerter.com/dyskografia
No lyric sheet included.
The album consists of material written between 1983 and 1987.
Recording: Klub Płytowy "Razem", Warszawa 1-10 VI 1987.
Publisher: Międzynarodowa Federacja Jazzowa, Warszawa.
Made in Poland.
Pressing: Polskie Nagrania.
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