IGRA STAKLENIH PERLI

This very short debut album (two master tracks were destroyed before the pressing of the vinyl) is of an impressive quality, but it must've sound quite dated back then since this album could be the Yugo twin brother of Floyd's Saucerful Of Secrets, or Ummagumma's live disc with a wee bit of Hawkwind-chromosomes in the rhythm guitars. Recorded in Belgrade at a time where such things were now openly allowed (although Yugoslavia was still communist, it had chosen to never join the Soviet block, and was frequented by western tourists), even compared to other groups in the country, this record sounded a bit dated and borrowed.

This album is a pure joy for anyone who enjoys psych-laced prog, and we have here a superb example of a lost gem in the genre even if it is hardly groundbreaking. The album is actually very even with every track of a very high calibre if you can forget the very derivative songwriting/improvisation. This reviewer has no problem with this "flaw" on this album, and the album gets a rather fourth star even if it is not really essential.