Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-1980), was a Russian actor, poet, songwriter, and performer who was considered "the voice of the heart of a nation." His wide-ranging and forthright poems were considered subversive by the Soviet authorities and were barred from publication, but they were the cultural lifeblood of many Soviets.

Vysotsky was an immensely popular figure who continued to be revered, read, and listened to long after his death. You might even compare his gravelly voice, use of slang and hard drinking lifestyle to that of the American singer Tom Waits.

His great popularity as an actor was perhaps even exceeded by his popularity as a poet and songwriter; he wrote several hundred songs and poems, as well as incidental music for plays and films. Soviet officialdom permitted few of his songs to be sung on television or in films or to be recorded. His reputation spread by means of his appearances in clubs, factories, and universities and through the mass distribution of homemade (and illegal) tape recordings (magnitizdat) and typescripts and mechanical copies (samizdat).

On offer here is the double album is "I'll Stand on the Edge a Little Longer ..." (Хоть немного ещё постою на краю…)

Recorded in 1986 (except for songs performed by Vysotsky). The annotation on the envelope is written by B. Akhmadulina. Songs performed by Vladimir Vysotsky and poetry by Vladimir Vysotsky are read by his friends, artists Abdulov, Zolotukhin, Filatov, Demidova, Smekhov.

Tracks:

A1. New Time Song   / Песня О Новом Времени
A2. Fires   / Пожары
A3. If Somewhere In A Deep, Unfamiliar Night ...   / Если Где-то В Глукой, Незнакомой Ночи...
A4. War's End Song   / Песня О Конце Войны
A5. He Didn't Return From Battle   / Он Не Вернулся Из Боя
A6. From Travel Diary   / Из Дорожного Дневника
A7. Song About Earth   / Песня О Земле

B1. To me Fate - To the last line, to the Cross ...   / Мне Судьба — До Последней Черты, До Креста...
B2. Horizon   / Горизонт
B3. Ballad Of Time   / Баллада О Времени
B4. I do not like   / Я Не Люблю
B5. I love you now ...   / Люблю Тебя Сейчас...
B6. I light candles every night ...   / Мне Каждый Вечер Зажигает Свечи...
B7. I Will Coverage All Questions ...   / Я Все Вопросы Освещу Сполна...
B8. Someone Spotted a Fruit That Was Not Ripe ...   / Кто-то Высмотрел Плод, Что Неспел...

C1. Tightrope walker   / Канатоходец
C2. Singer's Song At The Microphone   / Песня Певца У Микрофона
C3. Masks   / Маски
C4. Yengibarov From Spectators   / Енгибарову От Зрителей
C5. My Hamlet   / Мой Гамлет
C6. Istoma Lizard Crawls In The Bones ...   / Истома Ящерицей Ползает В Костях...
C7. To Poets And Others, But More To Poets   / Поэтам И Прочим, Но Больше Поэтам

D1. I am awake, but the prophetic dream is dreaming me ...   / Я Бодрствую, Но Вещий Сон Мне Снится...
D2. Wolf Hunt   / Охота На Волков
D3. Storms All Evening, And Until ...   / Штормит Весь Вечер, И Пока...
D4. Stubbornly I Strive To The Bottom ...   / Упрямо Я Стремлюсь Ко Дну...
D5. Honoring Faust Lee, Dorian Gray Lee ...   / Чту Фауста Ли, Дориана Грея Ли...
D6. Horses Picky   / Кони Привередливые
D7. Monument / Памятни

Material: Paper sleeves, vinyl albums
Title: Various
Language: Russian
Publisher: Melodiya, Moscow
Condition: Near Mint/Very Good condition. Vinyl is very good (almost mint), covers in Very Good condition. See photos for details.
Dimensions: 31cm x 31cm
Year Made: 1987
Weight: 356g