Modrý Efekt

I suggest to make some updates related to the tracks titles and lines-up. When a track title appears in English it doesn't mean it has to be replaced by the Czech one -- it just may be separated by a slash -- Czech title / English title. I don’t think, however, that the same thing is right with regard to the albums titles (in my opinion, an album title should appear as it was released, not translated).

 

So, here we are:

 

1. Meditace (Supraphon 1970)

Tracks:

1. Paměť Lásky

2. Blue Efect Street
3. Fénix
4. Stroj na nic
5. Sluneční hrob
6. Little Girl
7. Deserted Alley
8. Blues About Stone
9. Rainy Day
10. Where Is My Star

 

1994 re-issue has 7 bonus tracks:

11. Kingdom of Life) 
12. White Hair
13. Klíště
14. El Dorado
15. Dívko z kamene
16. Čajovna
17. Návštěva u tety Markéty, vypití šálku čaje

 

1996 re-issue has 7 bonus tracks:

11. Sen není věčný 
12. I Like The World (Sun Is So Bright)
13. Blue Taxi
14. Snakes
15. Slunečný hrob
16. I've Got My Mojo Working
17. White Hair 

 

 

2. Coniunctio (s Jiřím Stivínem a skupinou Jazz Q Praha, Supraphon 1970, Supraphon/Artia 1970) (i.e. with Jiří Stivín and Jazz Q Praha group)

 

Tracks:

1. Coniunctio I
2. Návštěva u tety Markéty, vypití šálku čaje
3. Asi půjdem se psem ven
4. Coniunctio II

 

Line-up:

- Vlado Čech / drums
- Radim Hladík / guitar, file, siren
- Jiří Kozel / bass, bells

+ Jazz Q Praha.
- Martin Kratochvil / piano, organ, trumpet-bassoon
- Jiří Pellant / bass
- Jiří Stivin / flute, piccolo, alto saxophone, chain, siren, pristofon, wood blocks, Hawaiian guitar
- Milan Vitoch / drums, harness bells

 

 
3. Kingdom Of Life (anglická verze alba Meditace, Supraphon 1971) (i.e. English version, released a year later than the Czech one – it may be added as a separate entry as it has a different cover and a different year of release (although I don’t know if the very content of the album is different), and it may not)

 

Tracks:

1. Kingdom Of Life

 2. White Hair
 3. You'll Stay With Me
 4. Brother's Song
 5. Sunny Grave
 6. Little Girl
 7. Deserted Alley
 8. Blues About Stone
 9. Rainy Day
10. Where Is My Star

 

4. Nová syntéza (1971)

 

Tracks:

1. Má hra
2. Směr Jihovýchod
3. Popínavý břečťan
4. Blues Modrého efektu
5. Nová syntéza

 

1997 release bonus tracks:

6. Kingdom Of Life
7. You'll Stay With Me
8. Brother's Song

 

Line-up:

- Radim Hladík / guitars
- Jiří Kozel / bass
- Vlado Čech / drums
- Vladimír Mišík / vocals
- Miloš Svoboda / guitars

+ Czechoslovakian Jazz Orchestra

 

 

5. Nová syntéza 2 (1974)

 

Tracks:

1. Nová syntéza 2
2. Je třeba obout boty a pak dlouho jít
3. Klíště
4. Jedenáctého října

 

1997 release bonus tracks:

5. El Dorado (1973 Supraphon)
6. Dívko z kamene (1973 Supraphon)

 

Line-up:

- Laco Deczi / trumpet
- Radim Hladík / electric guitar
- Petr Král / tenor saxophone
- Josef Kůstka / electric violin, vocals (2-4)
- Karel Ružička / organ
- Lešek Semelka / vocals (all)

 

 

6. Modrý efekt a Radim Hladík (Supraphon 1975) (“a” = “and” in Czech)

 

Tracks:

1. Boty
2. Čajovna
3. Skládanka
4. Ztráty a nálezy
5. Hypertenze

 

2000 release bonus tracks:

6. Armagedon  (1973 Amiga)
7. Clara (1973 Amiga)

 

Line-up:

- Radim Hladík / guitars
- Vlado Čech / drums
- Josef Kůstka / bass, vocals
- Lešek Semelka / piano, organ, vocals

Guest musicians:
- Martin Kratochvil / piano
- Jiří Stivín / flute

 

7. Svitanie (1077)

 

Tracks:

1. Vysoká stolička, dlhý popol  
2. Ej, padá, padá rosenka
3. V sobotu popoludní
4. Svitanie

1998 release  bonus track:
5. Golem (1976 Supraphon)

 

 

Line-up:

- Vlado Čech / drums, percussion
- Fedor Frešo / bass, bass mandoline, vocals, percussion
- Radim Hladík / acoustic & electric guitars
- Oldřich Veselý / acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Arp & string synths, vocals

 

8. Svět hledačů (Panton 1979) (do we need an English translation of the title?)

 

Tracks:

1. Za krokem žen  
2. Hledám své vlastní já
3. Rajky
4. Zmoudření babím létem  
5. Zázrak jedné noci  

1999 release bonus tracks:
6. Fotka
7. Ptáky když kroužkujou, pouštěj'
8. Šaty z šátků
9. Nerad mám ráno dým
10. Žena v okně
11. Známe se dál

 

Line-up:

- Vlado Čech / drums, percussion
- Radim Hladík / guitar
- Lešek Semelka / keyboards, synths, clavinet, celeste, vocals
- Oldřich Veselý / keyboards, synths, clavinet, vocals

 

9. 33 (Supraphon 1981) (if you want to leave the title in letters (as it appears currently), replace it with the diacriticised one)

 

Tracks:

1. Třiatřicet
2. Avignonské slečny z Prahy  
3. Občasná pánská jízda  
4. Kohoutek kamarádství odkapává  

2001 release bonus tracks:
5. Avignonské slečny z Prahy (live)
6. Něžná
7. Záhada jmelí
8. Doktor  
9. Čajovna
10. Kampa
11. Úhel pohledu

 

Line-up:

- Radim Hladík / guitars
- Lešek Semelka / keyboards, vocals
- Josef Kůstka / vocals
- Vlado Čech / drums
- Martin Kratochvil / piano
- Jiří Stivín / flute

I noticed that the link doesn't work -- wanted to say that after the updates. The information I prepared is taken from the site you've mentioned. I'm not sure it can be called "the official website", but it's better then nothing. The text is in Russian, but all the information is in Czech, and it seems rather authentical.

Edited by Fassbinder - February 07 2007 at 13:58

Both Nova Synteza albums titles -- the new site states: Modrý Efekt & Jazzový orchestr Čs. rozhlasu.

7. Svitanie -- track 4. -- you may also replace the tilde by the (more conventional) slash...

Great job, Joolz!

Agreed .... it would appear to be their official site so ..... done ....