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The Flaming Lips „The Soft Bulletin“ (Warner Bros) 1999 ….

Recorded "live" @ Philharmonie Berlin in May 2001 .... Rafael Kubelik was an early advocate for the music of Gustav Mahler and subsequently Claudio Abbado kept the revival going .... a subtle performance for sure ....

The Persuasions „Chirpin`“ (Elektra) 1977 …. you can`t go wrong with the Persuasions, but this album is one of their very best ....

Natalie Merchant „Matalie Merchant“ (Nonesuch) 2014 ….

Hooverphonic "Hidden Stories" (Universal Music Belgium) 2021 ....

Rafael Kubelik + VPO perform Bruckner 4 "live" @ Musikverein Wien in January 1971 ....

It's about asking horrendous prices .... and creating artificial "collector items" ....

When the "Prague Spring" endet abruptly with Russian troops invading Czechoslovakia, some musicians of the CPO fled overnight only carrying their instruments with them. These people received shelter @ Vienna. Many of them went on to Munich and reunited with Rafael Kubelik .... some labeled the SOBR as "CPO in exile" at that time ... I still remember it well ....

That's a good one ....

Yep ....

Robert Wyatt "Rock Bottom" (Hannibal Records) 1998 ....

Horace Tapscott on his farewell recordings session .... still full of energy .... excellent ....

The 1950's were likely the bleakest years in Czechoslovakia's history .... Stalin urged Communistic parties in Eastern Europe to execute full liquidation of democratic principles .... political trials and judicial murder were the order of the day .... these were dangerous times for individuals and Oistrakh was no exception .... never heard about him championing for Ancerl, but who knows ....

The Persuasions "Spread The Word" (Capitol Records) 1972 ....

Conjunto Clasico and Tito Nieves perform "El Piraguero" .... recorded "live" @ Barranquilla in August 1980 ....

Conjunto Classico "Pau Pau" (Lo Mejor Records) 1981 .... explosive stuff and the coro delivers an immersing hookline .... nearly impossible not to sing along 😍🤓😍 ....

The Knack „My Sharona“ (Capitol) 1979 …. 😇🧐😉 ....

Before .... : Recorded @ Supraphon Studio, Praha in February 1976 .... btw until 1946 Václav Neumann played viola in this to become legendary ensemble ....

😂😂😂 ....

Agreed ....

Sinéad O’Connor "Am I Not Your Girl?" (Chrysalis) 1992 ....

Recorded @ Christuskirche Berlin in January 1990 .... illuminating peformance led by Austria born Otmar Suitner ....

As mentioned the Czech Communistic regime aimed to spread discord within society, as distrust and envy makes people better controllable for absolustic systems .... and just to mention : a lot of Communists defected in 1968 - but those were people, who supported/lived with the bit loose(r) form of Communism from the mid60`s onwards (the time of Dubcek/Novotny) until the end of the "Prague Spring" but didn`t want to stay under hardcore communistic opression .... Was Ancerl a communist/sympathizer ? Well we (or at least I) don`t know for sure ....

Rokia Traoré „Tchamantché“ (Nonesuch) 2008 ….

Minnie Driver „Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket“ (Trampoline Records) 2004 ….