Gruppa krovi

Gruppa krovi
Studio album by Kino
Released 1988
Genre Post-punk, new wave, alternative rock[1]
Length 47:19
Label Moroz Records
Producer Aleksei Vishnya
Kino chronology

Noch
(1986)		 Gruppa krovi
(1988)		 Zvezda po imeni Solntse
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau B+[2]

Gruppa krovi (Russian: Группа крови; English: blood type) is an album by the Soviet rock band Kino, first released in 1988.

History

After the Soviet release, the album was released in the United States in 1989 by Capitol Records.[3][4] The album's title song "Gruppa krovi", an anti-war anthem, was also recorded in English as "Blood Type".[5]

Album cover

"Gruppa krovi" album's cover is reminiscent of post-war Russian avant-garde art of artists such as El Lissitzky.

Re-release

It was re-issued in 1996 by MOROZ Records.

In popular culture

Track listing

  1. "Группа крови" / "Gruppa krovi" / "Blood Type" (4:45)
  2. "Закрой за мной дверь, я ухожу" / "Zakroy za mnoy dver', ya ukhozhu" / "Close the Door Behind Me, I'm Leaving" (4:15)
  3. "Война" / "Voyna" / "War" (4:04)
  4. "Спокойная ночь" / "Spokoynaya noch'" / "Peaceful Night" (6:07)
  5. "Мама, мы все сошли с ума" / "Mama, my vse soshli s uma" / "Mama, We've All Gone Mad" (4:06)
  6. "Бошетунмай" / "Boshetunmay" (4:09)
  7. "В наших глазах" / "V nashikh glazakh" / "In Our Eyes" (3:34)
  8. "Попробуй спеть вместе со мной" / "Poprobuy spet' vmeste so mnoy" / "Try to Sing Along With Me" (4:35)
  9. "Прохожий" / "Prokhozhiy" / "Passerby" – (3:39)
  10. "Дальше действовать будем мы" / "Dal'she deystvovat' budem my" / "We Will Continue to Act!" (3:55)
  11. "Легенда" / "Legenda" / "Legend" – (4:10)

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ Soviet rock 'n' roll hits America, Wilmington Morning Star, May 21, 1989
  4. ↑ Release images, Discogs
  5. ↑ Gruppa krovi (English version)-Blood Type Vladivostok FM video, NME Awards 2010