| Paket Aranžman | ||||
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| Released | 18 February 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Druga Maca Studio (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) | |||
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| Length | 35:33 | |||
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| Label | Jugoton | |||
| Producer | Enco Lesić | |||
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| Singles from Paket aranžman | ||||
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 2007 box set reissue cover | ||||
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| Terapija.net | not rated link |
Paket aranžman (transl. Package Deal) is a new wave compilation album released in 1981 by Jugoton. Featuring eminent Belgrade acts Šarlo Akrobata, Idoli and Električni Orgazam, it is considered to be one of the most important and influential records ever made in SFR Yugoslavia. In addition to critical praise, it reached a cult status among the audiences and continues to be popular across the countries that emerged after the breakup of Yugoslavia.
The album was voted the second best Yugoslav rock album of all time by the music critics in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. It is second only to Odbrana i poslednji dani by Idoli.
The record was produced by Enco Lesić who initiated the entire project.
Background and recording
During autumn 1980, Belgrade record producer Enco Lesić decided to assemble several young acts from the city's emerging new wave scene in order to come up with a split album that would present and promote the work of these young bands. He brought in three bands consisting of young musicians in their early twenties—Šarlo Akrobata, Idoli and Električni Orgazam—all three of which barely existed for several months in their current format at that point and virtually had no prior recording experience.
Lesić gave them free recording time in his Druga Maca Studio, as well as complete artistic freedom.
The sleeve was designed by Branko Gavrić, while the photographs used on it were shot by Milinko Stefanović (the wide shot of Belgrade streets on the cover) and Goran Vejvoda (photos within the sleeve). The main sound engineer was Dušan Vasiljević.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ona se budi" (Šarlo Akrobata) | Šarlo Akrobata | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Krokodili dolaze" (Električni Orgazam) |
| 3:05 |
| 3. | "Oko moje glave" (Šarlo Akrobata) | Šarlo Akrobata | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Schwüle über Europa (Omorina nad Evropom)" (Idoli) | 4:22 | |
| 5. | "Mali čovek" (Šarlo Akrobata) | Šarlo Akrobata | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Plastika" (Idoli) | Divljan | 1:40 |
| Total length: | 17:57 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Maljčiki" (Idoli) |
| 3:18 |
| 8. | "Zlatni papagaj" (Električni Orgazam) | Gojković | 2:02 |
| 9. | "Amerika" (Idoli) |
| 8:06 |
| 10. | "Vi" (Električni Orgazam) |
| 1:50 |
| 11. | "Niko kao ja" (Šarlo Akrobata) | Šarlo Akrobata | 1:30 |
| Total length: | 16:46 | ||
- Notes
- "Krokodili dolaze" and "Vi" were reworked for Električni Orgazam's debut studio album Električni orgazam (1981).
- A version of "Maljčiki" produced by Goran Bregović was released as a single. The version included on Paket aranžman is a re-recorded one, produced by Lesić. The single version of the song was later included in the 2007 reissue of Idoli's 1981 EP VIS Idoli.
Box set reissue
In March 2007, Jugoton's successor Croatia Records reissued the compilation as a box set release, featuring its remastered version on CD 1, while CDs 2 and 3 featured Električni orgazam by Električni Orgazam and Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad... (1981) by Šarlo Akrobata, respectively. The track listings and album covers used were the same as on the original releases. On 5 July 2007, Croatia Records re-released all Idoli releases on VIS Idoli box set.