YU Grupa
YU Grupa (trans. YU Group) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. One of the pioneers in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU Grupa is considered the longest-lasting rock band to come from Serbia.
Band history
1970—1981
YU Grupa was formed in the autumn of 1970 by brothers Dragi (vocals, guitar) and Žika Jelić (bass guitar), both former members of Džentlmeni, Miodrag Okrugić (organ) and Velibor Bogdanović (drums). In the beginning the band performed under the name Idejni Posed (Notional Property), given by Korni Grupa leader Kornelije Kovač. In November 1970, on their concert in Sinagoga club in Zemun, disc jockey Zoran Modli asked the audience to suggest a name for the band. The name YU Grupa was suggested by a young man called Miroslav Stanivuk. In accordance with the name, the band continued to hold birthday concerts on November 29, the date of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia declaration.
YU Grupa (1973 album)
YU Grupa is the debut studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band YU Grupa, released in 1973.
The album was polled in 1998 as the 62nd on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
Track listing
Personnel
Reception
The songs "Crni leptir", "More", "Trka", "Čudna šuma" and "Noć je moja" became hits. The cult ballad "Crni letptir" was also remembered for being one of the two YU Grupa songs sung by the bass guitarist Žika Jelić (the other one being the ballad "Dunavom šibaju vetrovi" from the band's 1988 album Ima nade).
The album was sold in more than 30,000 copies, and until the release of Bijelo Dugme's self-titled debut album in 1974 was the best-selling Yugoslav rock album.
Reissues
The record label Hi-Fi Centar reissued the album on CD and with an alternate cover in 1996.
YU Grupa (1975 album)
YU Grupa is the third studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band YU Grupa. YU Grupa is the band's second self-titled album, the first one being their debut album released in 1973.
