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The Plastic People of the Universe

The Plastic People of the Universe (or shortly PPU) is a rock band from Prague, Czechoslovakia (Today Czech Republic). In 60s and 70s was frontman bass player Milan "Mejla" Hlavsa (*1951-†2001) and current frontman is saxophonist Vratislav Brabenec (*1943). On his "debut" album Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned, the group set to music poems by Egon Bondy. The band became famous when it was put in prison by the communist government.[1]

The Plastic People of the Universe
Plastic People of the Universe (2010) - večer.JPG
from left to right: Joe Karafiát, Eva Turnová, Vratislav Brabenec, Jiří Kabeš and Josef Janíček
Background information
OriginPrague, Czechoslovakia
GenresRock, experimental rock, Prague underground
Years active1968–1988
1997–present
LabelsGlobus
Guerilla
Associated actsPůlnoc
Fiction
DG 307
Velvet Underground Revival
Garage
WebsiteOfficial website
MembersVratislav Brabenec
Josef Janíček
Jiří Kabeš
Eva Turnová
Joe Karafiát
Jaromír Kvasnička
Past membersMilan "Mejla" Hlavsa
Paul Wilson
Jan Brabec
Ivan Bierhanzl
Pavel Zeman
Ludvík "Eman" Kandl

Selected discography

  1. Muž bez uší (live recordings 1969-72)
  2. Vožralej jak slíva (live recordings 1973-75)
  3. Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned (1974)
  4. Ach to státu hanobení (live recordings 1976-77)
  5. Pašijové hry velikonoční (1978)
  6. Jak bude po smrti (1979)
  7. Co znamená vésti koně (1981)
  8. Kolejnice duní (1977–82)
  9. Hovězí porážka (1983–84)
  10. Půlnoční myš (1985–86)
  11. Líně s tebou spím - Lazy Love / In Memoriam Mejla Hlavsa (2001)
  12. Pašijové hry / Passion Play (with Agon Orchestra) (2004)
  13. Maska za maskou (The Mask Behind the Mask)(2009)[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Willoughby, Ian (15 January 2010). "Radio Prague - Plastic People return with first new LP in nearly 10 years". radio.cz. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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