Ringasd el magad
Encyclopedia
In 1972 Ringasd el magad, the second album of Hungarian
rock
group Locomotiv GT
was released. Its instrumentation was worked out and rehearsed in Budapest
, the album was recorded at MHV Studios also in the Hungarian capital, whereas the running order was put together by the band at a restaurant on Oxford Street
, London
. Although the style of the band was basically the same, the sound and stylistic diversity of the songs show a considerable progress. While on Locomotiv GT
they used electric instruments almost exclusively, the instrumentation of Ringasd el magad is much more complex.
The songs reflect the influence of many genres. Because of the longer instrumental sections, the album opener "Cirkusz", "Kotta nélkül", and "Azt hittem" can be labelled as progressive rock
. The long, distorted organ
solo heard in "Kotta nélkül" makes the song the most reminiscent of that genre. "Lincoln fesztivál blues", "Megvárlak ma délben", and "Ringasd el magad" resemble to blues-rock
. "Lincoln fesztivál blues", the first instrumental song of the group, was inspired by the Great Western Express Festival, held in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, between 26 and 29 May, 1972, where LGT was the only performer coming from the continent. The version of "Ringasd el magad" featured on the album is not the same as the one that opens the group’s next release, Bummm!
; it is largely instrumental and barely longer than one minute. "A semmi kertje" is a seminal fusion of blues-rock and Japanese music. The softly sung verses are accompanied by vibraphone
and bass
; the choruses are louder, harder, and are accompanied by the whole band. The Japanese expression "mite kudasai", repeated at the end of each chorus, means "please, look" in English. The unusual sound is probably connected to the group’s performance at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo
in 1971. The elegiac "Szerenád – szerelmemnek, ha lenne" is the first of Gábor Presser’s piano ballads that he would perform mostly alone. It has a lot in common with the songs "Arra mennék én" and "Ahogy mindenki" on the albums Mindig magasabbra
and Locomotiv GT V.
, respectively. "A szerelem börtönében" and "Ne szédíts" are melodic pop rock
songs. The country
-spoof "Kakukkos karóra" is an interesting and unusual recording; it is all-acoustic (with the addition of a banjo
), and disguised, with clapping, as a spontaneous live performance.
Ringasd el magad was the last album of LGT to feature Károly Frenreisz as bassist. He would leave the band in January 1973, and form his own band Skorpió that same year. Also in 1973, Ringasd el magad was issued in Czechoslovakia
by Supraphon
, CS Hifi Klub and the Hungarian MHV
Pepita label. Its cover art was the same, but the song titles and other informations were written in Czech
.
An unreleased version of the album includes a different take of the song Kotta nélkül, as well as an additional piano track in Azt hittem, omitted from the actual lp and slightly extended versions of several other tracks.
The black and white cover photograph is manipulated image. The original picture ironically shows the two former Omega members, Presser and Laux standing next to each other on side and at some distance from them Barta standing next to Frenreisz.
! Region
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! Label
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! Catalog
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| Hungary
| 1972
| MHV
Pepita> stereo
LP
| SLPX 17449
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| Czechoslovakia
| 1973
| Supraphon
– CS Hifi Klub – MHV Pepita
| 1 13 1409
| Licensed album issued in Czechoslovakia.
|-
Hungary
| 1991
| Hungaroton Mega
| SLPM 37529 (91/M-004)
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group Locomotiv GT
Locomotiv GT
Locomotiv GT is a Hungarian rock band formed in 1971. It has been one of the most influential rock bands in Hungarian rock music. GT in the name of the band refers to Gran Turismo, the long journey that the band was looking forward to when it was formed...
was released. Its instrumentation was worked out and rehearsed in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the album was recorded at MHV Studios also in the Hungarian capital, whereas the running order was put together by the band at a restaurant on Oxford Street
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate,...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Although the style of the band was basically the same, the sound and stylistic diversity of the songs show a considerable progress. While on Locomotiv GT
Locomotiv GT (album)
Locomotiv GT is the debut album of the Hungarian rock group Locomotiv GT. It was released in December 1971.Compared to other Hungarian music albums of the time, the sound of Locomotiv GT was harder , and with the exception of "Ezüst nyár", the album lacked so-called hits...
they used electric instruments almost exclusively, the instrumentation of Ringasd el magad is much more complex.
The songs reflect the influence of many genres. Because of the longer instrumental sections, the album opener "Cirkusz", "Kotta nélkül", and "Azt hittem" can be labelled as progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
. The long, distorted organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
solo heard in "Kotta nélkül" makes the song the most reminiscent of that genre. "Lincoln fesztivál blues", "Megvárlak ma délben", and "Ringasd el magad" resemble to blues-rock
Blues-rock
Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, piano, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a...
. "Lincoln fesztivál blues", the first instrumental song of the group, was inspired by the Great Western Express Festival, held in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, between 26 and 29 May, 1972, where LGT was the only performer coming from the continent. The version of "Ringasd el magad" featured on the album is not the same as the one that opens the group’s next release, Bummm!
Bummm!
Bummm! is Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT's third studio album and was released in 1973.-Track listing:#"Ringasd el magad" - 4:59#"Kék asszony" - 3:37...
; it is largely instrumental and barely longer than one minute. "A semmi kertje" is a seminal fusion of blues-rock and Japanese music. The softly sung verses are accompanied by vibraphone
Vibraphone
The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
and bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
; the choruses are louder, harder, and are accompanied by the whole band. The Japanese expression "mite kudasai", repeated at the end of each chorus, means "please, look" in English. The unusual sound is probably connected to the group’s performance at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in 1971. The elegiac "Szerenád – szerelmemnek, ha lenne" is the first of Gábor Presser’s piano ballads that he would perform mostly alone. It has a lot in common with the songs "Arra mennék én" and "Ahogy mindenki" on the albums Mindig magasabbra
Mindig magasabbra
Mindig Magasabbra is the fourth studio album by Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT, released in 1975.-Track listing:#"Intuitio molto furtivamente" - 3:58##"Andante" ##"Vivace kalapaccio" ##"Allegro, allegro"...
and Locomotiv GT V.
Locomotiv GT V.
Locomotiv GT V is the fifth studio album by Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT. It is a double album, which was released in 1976 and was the last LGT album with drummer József Laux and lyricist Anna Adamis.-Side One:...
, respectively. "A szerelem börtönében" and "Ne szédíts" are melodic pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
songs. The country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
-spoof "Kakukkos karóra" is an interesting and unusual recording; it is all-acoustic (with the addition of a banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
), and disguised, with clapping, as a spontaneous live performance.
Ringasd el magad was the last album of LGT to feature Károly Frenreisz as bassist. He would leave the band in January 1973, and form his own band Skorpió that same year. Also in 1973, Ringasd el magad was issued in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
by Supraphon
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
, CS Hifi Klub and the Hungarian MHV
Hungaroton
Hungaroton was the one and only record and music publisher company in Hungary for about 40 years.Hungaroton was founded in 1951, since then, its only competitors in the Hungarian music market were record labels like Melodiya, Supraphon and Eterna from other socialist countries. Previously called...
Pepita label. Its cover art was the same, but the song titles and other informations were written in Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
.
An unreleased version of the album includes a different take of the song Kotta nélkül, as well as an additional piano track in Azt hittem, omitted from the actual lp and slightly extended versions of several other tracks.
The black and white cover photograph is manipulated image. The original picture ironically shows the two former Omega members, Presser and Laux standing next to each other on side and at some distance from them Barta standing next to Frenreisz.
Side One
- "Cirkusz" (Tamás Barta, Anna Adamis) – 4:30
- "A szerelem börtönében" (Gábor Presser, Adamis) – 3:08
- "Szerenád – szerelmemnek, ha lenne" (Presser) – 2:25
- "A semmi kertje" (Károly Frenreisz, Adamis) – 4:30
- "Lincoln fesztivál blues" (Barta, Frenreisz) – 4:58
Side Two
- "Ne szédíts" (Frenreisz, Adamis) – 3:20
- "Kakukkos karóra" (Barta, Adamis) – 2:01
- "Kotta nélkül" (Presser, Adamis) – 6:34
- "Azt hittem" (Barta, Presser) – 5:26
- "Megvárlak ma délben" (Frenreisz) – 3:56
- "Ringasd el magad" (Presser, Adamis) – 1:09
Personnel
- Tamás Barta – electricElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, acousticAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, and slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, vocals, lead vocals (B2) - Gábor Presser – Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, electric pianoElectric pianoAn electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
, thumb pianoThumb pianoThe thumb piano is an African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:Each note of a kalimba, mbira, etc. is a separate idiophone, and in orchestral terms, the instrument as a whole belongs in the bar percussion family...
, vibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
, marimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
, sound generator, vocals, lead vocals (A 1-3, B 3,4,6) - Károly Frenreisz – FenderFender Jazz BassThe Jazz Bass was the second model of electric bass created by Leo Fender. The bass is distinct from the Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange and treble with less emphasis on the fundamental harmonic...
bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, soprano saxophoneSoprano saxophoneThe soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass and tubax.A transposing instrument pitched in...
, tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
, fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, oboeOboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
, vocals, lead vocals (A4, B1,5) - József Laux – Ludwig drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Anna Adamis – lyrics
- Sarolta ZalatnaySarolta ZalatnaySarolta Zalatnay is a Hungarian singer.She appeared first time on stage in 1963, later she finished on the second place in the Hungarian Television's song contest named Táncdalfesztivál with the song Hol jár az eszem?...
- Bartók Kamarakórus conducted by Mihály Tóth
Production
- Judit Lukács – engineer
- Zoltán Hézser – executive producer
- István Bara, Tamás Féner – photos
- György Kemény – cover art
Release history
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog
! Notes
|-
| Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
| 1972
| MHV
Hungaroton
Hungaroton was the one and only record and music publisher company in Hungary for about 40 years.Hungaroton was founded in 1951, since then, its only competitors in the Hungarian music market were record labels like Melodiya, Supraphon and Eterna from other socialist countries. Previously called...
Pepita>
Stereophonic sound
The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...
LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
| SLPX 17449
|
|-
| Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
| 1973
| Supraphon
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
– CS Hifi Klub – MHV Pepita
| 1 13 1409
| Licensed album issued in Czechoslovakia.
|-
| 1991
| Hungaroton Mega
| SLPM 37529 (91/M-004)