Jugodisk is a record label from Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Voždovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вождовац is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country [1]
Jugodisk was established in 1974, in the then Socialist Republic of Serbia in SFR Yugoslavia, hence its name is a portmanteau word of Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia) and disk (for a vinyl record). Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian: Социјалистичка Република Србија Socijalistička Republika Srbija) was a Socialist The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian A gramophone [2] It's competitors were the bigger record companies such as Jugoton from Zagreb formed in 1947 and PGP-RTB also from Belgrade, formed in 1958 and others. Jugoton was the largest Record label and chain Record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store
The company is notable for releasing several prominent former Yugoslav pop and rock artists such as: Partibrejkers, Balkan, Rok Mašina, U Škripcu, Oktobar 1864, Aleksandar Makedonski, Jutro which was a predecessor to the famous group Bijelo dugme, and one of the early albums of Hari Varešanović, who later represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest. Partibrejkers ( Serbian Cyrillic: Партибрејкерс pronounced as Partybreakers) is a prominent Serbian rock group from Belgrade, as Balkan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Балкан trans Balkans) were a former Yugoslav Hard rock band Rok Mašina ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рок Машина trans Rock Machine) was a former Yugoslav Hard rock band Aleksandar Makedonski ( Macedonian language: Александар Македонски meaning in English Alexander The Great) was a notable Rock band Jutro (trans "Morning" was a Sarajevo -based rock band most notable as the immediate predecessor to Bijelo dugme. Bijelo dugme ("White Button" were a highly influential Rock band stationed in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, originally when in Yugoslavia Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović (born January 16, 1961 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, now Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a famous and popular Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, and has competed every year since except 1998 and 2000, when low average Also, it released several albums by the popular folk music singer Šaban Šaulić. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Šaban Šaulić was born on 6 May 1951 in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
As Jugoton and PGP-RTB, Jugodisk was also licenced to release foreign titles for the domestic Yugoslav market which included certain albums and singles by: The Animals, Bad Manners, Shirley Bassey, The Beat, George Benson, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, The Fall, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Eddy Grant, Bill Haley & His Comets, Roy Harper, Jimmy Page, The Kinks, Matchbox, Moody Blues, Willie Nelson, Alan Parsons Project, Dolly Parton, Wilson Pickett, Iggy Pop, Chris Rea, Stray Cats, Toyah, Wishbone Ash and Yardbirds. The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band. Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle the band was formed Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. The Beat (known in North America as The English Beat) are a 2 Tone Ska revival band founded in England in 1978 George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one Black Sabbath are an Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Gerry and The Pacemakers were a British Rock and roll group during the 1960s Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana) is a British Reggae Musician. This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself For the comic book character see Roy Harper (comics Roy Harper (born June 12, 1941) is an English James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. The Alan Parsons Project was a British Progressive rock band active between 1975 and 1990 founded by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is a Singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough England, instantly recognisable for his distinctive The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved particular success in the early and mid-1970s with their most critically acclaimed records including The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck
In 2003, the company was sold at a state auction to the show business manager Nikola Vujović and since then it operates as Jugodisk A. D. (joint stock company)[3]
References
- ^ Company profile at Economic Chamber of Serbia Official website
- ^ Kompass Business directory
- ^ Jugodisk sold for 7,000,000 dinars - Danas Magazine, October 10, 2003, Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian)
See also
| Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Music of Yugoslavia - SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene - Yugoslav Band Aid (YU Rock Misija) - Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| Record labels |
| Jugoton - PGP RTB - Suzy Records - Diskoton - ZKP RTLJ - Jugodisk |
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