Turbo

popular band from Pilsen, founded in 1981. Inspired by Katapult in musical expression, also closely related in lyrics thanks to a common lyrics writer L.Vostarek.

Line-up: Richard Kybic gt,voc(1-6); Jiri Vondracek bg,voc(1); Jiri Lang dr(1-5);  Martin Laul kb(1-5); Petr Stastny bg(3-5); Ladislav Vostarek dr(4); Jaroslav Zelinsky dr(4-5); Ladislav Rydl kb; Miroslav Orcigr kb; Pavel Zboril dr;

Discography

1. Turbo (Supraphon 1984)

2. To bude, panove, jizda (Supraphon 1985, also in English as Heavy Waters)

3. Hrac (Supraphon 1987)

4. Turbo '88 (Supraphon 1988)

5. Parta (Supraphon 1990)

6. Mam na to uz pravo (1990)

7. Jsou stale v nas (Sony/Bonton 2001)

8. Bylo to hrac (Josef Vojtek Tribute, EMI 2003)

9. Original Live (EMI 2004)

10. Navrat kralu (EMI 2005)

11. 25 let DVD (Sokol's power voice 2007)

12. Rarity DVD (Sokol's power voice 2009)

COMPILATIONS:

I. To byla, panove, jizda (Supraphon 1994)

II. Turbo 2000 Mix (Monitor-EMI 1999)

III. Best of Turbo (Supraphon 2007)

SINGLES:

i. Sedm dni/Divka s modryma ocima (Supraphon 1981)

ii. Tak co cekas/Takhle se k vyskam jde (Supraphon 1982)

iii. Prestavas snit/Amore, pri me stuj (Supraphon 1982)

iv. Dalsi rano/Mesic (Supraphon 1983)

v. Diky, ja jdu dal/Ruzovy kavalir (Supraphon 1983)

vi. Chtel jsem mit/Tak jsem byl zase jednou druhej (Supraphon 1985)

vii. Hrac/Komu se neleni (Supraphon 1987)

viii. Vodopad prazdnych slov/Navzdy "Goodbye" (Supraphon 1988)

ix. Laska z pasazi/Saro (Supraphon 1989)

x. Kdo z nas je vinny/Andromanie (Supraphon 1989)

Sample (MP3): Diky, ja jdu dal (Single v. and album 1., 51", 302 kB)

Sources: Me 2/1982,p.36; [CRGD; EJMPH] (in Czech only)

Links: Official Site (Czech only)