VIS Idoli (EP)
first album of the Serbian band VIS Idoli
VIS Idoli, also known as Mini LP, was the first and only EP by the Serbian new wave band Idoli. The cover of the EP is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani.
History
The euphoria Idoli have made with their single "Maljčiki" / "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" resulted a great expectation on the next release. The band entered the studio in April 1981. Photographs from the recording sessions were released in newspapers and magazines. The band recorded six songs, including two cover versions. The whole material was released on a 12" self-titled EP.
The band covered Chuck Berry's hit "Come On" (1961) in an Elvis Costello style—but with lyrics in Serbian—retitled "Hajde!", and Vlastimir "Đuza" Stojiljković's "Devojko mala" (1958) from the 1960 film Ljubav i moda. The lyrics for the opening track "Dok dobuje kiša (u ritmu tam-tama)" were taken from Nebojša Krstić's poetry book O, ima načina. "Hajde!" appeared on The Promising Boy movie soundtrack.
The record design and production was done by Ivan "Piko" Stančić and the cover was chosen to be The Red Nude by Amedeo Modigliani.
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