Zrnko písku - LP

This vinyl reissue presents the basic form of Bohemia’s album Zrnko písku, following its earlier CD release with bonus tracks. Bohemia was a genuine Czech supergroup whose members included Jan Kubík, Lešek Semelka, Michal Pavlíček, Vladimír Guma Kulhánek, Jan Hála and Pavel Trnavský, musicians and composers who helped save Czech rock from the Communist regime. Their rock-jazz fusion, complemented by five surreal poems and lyrics by Pavel Vrba, remains remarkably vital 46 years after its original release. The album’s subsequent limited pressing, following Kubík’s departure abroad, makes it a valuable document of its era. Joska Skalník’s original cover has been carefully redesigned, the tape recording has benefited from the technological possibilities of 2024, and the release includes Ondřej Konrád’s original sleeve note and the complete lyrics. This reissue recalls the second half of the 1970s, when even small grains of hope helped Czech rock endure. The tracklist includes “Chór minulých nohou v průchodu Pasáž,” “Zátiší peronních lístků,” “Sen o snu,” “Horké letní stmívání” and “Milenci před Pollockovým obrazem.”