PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name:Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia established in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia in 1958. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices A record shop (or record store) is an outlet that sells recorded Music. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian: Социјалистичка Република Србија Socijalistička Republika Srbija) was a Socialist Events January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville Alabama January It was the music production branch of the national Radio-Television Belgrade and a competitor to the largest former Yugoslav record company the Zagreb based Jugoton formed in 1947. Radio Television of Serbia (Радио-телевизија Србије (PTC or sr Radio-televizija Srbije) is the public broadcaster in Serbia. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Jugoton was the largest Record label and chain Record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb Events August 7 - Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La Bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania
PGP-RTB is notable for signing numerous eminent former Yugoslav artists. The label has among others, released alboums by the Serbian cult band Riblja Čorba, Đorđe Balašević, Bajaga i Instruktori, Disciplina kičme, Kerber, Osmi Putnik, Pomoranča, Rambo Amadeus and certain albums of the Macedonian group Leb i Sol. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. Riblja Čorba ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рибља Чорба translation Fish Stew, although the name of a 1989 compilation album titled in English is Đorđe Balašević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Балашевић born May 11 1953 in Novi Sad, Serbia, then Yugoslavia Bajaga i Instruktori ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори trans Disciplina Kičme ( English: Spinal Discipline; currently working under the slightly altered name of Disciplin A Kitschme) is a Serbian band Kerber ( Serbian Cyrillic: Кербер trans Cerberus) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock / Heavy metal Osmi putnik ( Croatian for Eighth Passenger, the title of the U Pomoranča (trans "Orange" is a Slovenian and former Yugoslav Heavy metal band Rambo Amadeus ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рамбо Амадеус born June 14, 1963 in Kotor, Montenegro, former Yugoslavia The Republic of Macedonia (Република Leb i sol (Леб и сол is a Macedonian Rock group founded in the 1970s by Vlatko Stefanovski ( Guitar) Bodan Arsovski ( Like Jugoton, PGP-RTB also had a licence to release foreign titles for the domestic market including notable international pop and rock music stars such as Dire Straits, The Police, Sting, Bryan Ferry, Style Council, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Bon Jovi and others. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945 in Washington, Sunderland) is an English Singer, Musician, Songwriter and occasional The Style Council were an English musical group formed in 1983 by ex- The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey.
During the breakup of Yugoslavia the company changed its name to PGP-RTS (Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Srbije), which is the music production of the Serbian National Radio-Television. PGP-RTS (in the Serbian language:Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Srbije is a major Record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.
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| 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 |