Ladánybene 27 — The Best of 1991–1995, Universal (Audio CD)

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Product Details

• UPC / EAN: 602517492349
• Catalog Number: 1749234
• Product Type: Audio CD (Compilation)
• Label: Universal Music / Zebra (Universal Archívum series)
• Artist: Ladánybene 27 (LB 27)
• Release Year: 2007 (compilation; recordings 1991–1995)
• Genre: Reggae / Hungarian Reggae
• Style: Roots Reggae, Ska, Dub

Product Features

• Format: CD, Compilation (Best Of)
• Number of discs: 1
• Number of tracks: 18
• Original recordings: 1991–1995
• Language: Hungarian
• Region of release: EU (Made in EU)
• Condition: Very Good (used, plays cleanly)

Overview

This is the disc that collects Ladánybene 27 at the moment they turned reggae into something genuinely Hungarian — eighteen tracks drawn from their first creative wave, 1991 to 1995, reissued in 2007 as part of Universal's Archívum series.

Ladánybene 27 weren't just early to reggae in Hungary; for years they basically were Hungarian reggae. The songs here are why. "Rastafari," included in its concert version, was the breakout that topped the charts for weeks. "Szedegetem" shows up twice — the album cut and the longer Balage mix — because it became one of the band's defining singles. Around them sit the tracks that built the catalogue: "Látlak Afrika," "Végtelen utazás," "Üres a ring," the cheeky genre mash "Rapgae," and the closing "Későre jár."

What holds it together is the writing. Most of these lyrics come from Tóth Gábor "Tádé," the founding member who gave the band its early voice, with singer László M. Miksa out front and the band credited collectively as LB 27 on the music. The result is roots reggae with ska in its bones and Hungarian wit in its words — built to be heard live, which is where this band always made the most sense.

A clean, well-chosen survey for reggae collectors and anyone tracing how the sound took root in Central Europe. Sung entirely in Hungarian.

Interesting Facts

• Ladánybene 27 released the first Hungarian reggae album in 1991, and later the country's first dub album (2002) and first riddim album (2007) — pioneers on every front.
• The band formed in 1985 and takes its name from Ladánybene, the village where the original members first played together at a summer camp.
• "Rastafari" earned the band the Hungarian Radio eMeRTon award as the standout act of 1991 and led the domestic charts for weeks.
• In 1993 they opened for Carlos Santana at his concert in Budapest's Kisstadion — a marker of how far the band had come in two years.
• The band spent January 1995 in Jamaica, shooting music videos and a travel film, after which their sound leaned further into authentic roots reggae.
• Their annual LB27 Reggae Camp grew into the most important event on the Hungarian reggae calendar.

Track Listing

1. Ébredj — 4:29
2. Ha van még a világon (Balage mix) — 3:17
3. Szedegetem — 3:51
4. Új ska — 3:56
5. Csodára várva — 3:48
6. Hogyan tovább — 4:51
7. Rastafari (concert version) — 3:42
8. Rapgae — 2:38
9. Végtelen utazás — 4:18
10. Vágyom — 3:49
11. Távolság reggae — 3:30
12. Üres a ring — 4:05
13. Az én napom — 3:17
14. Látlak Afrika — 4:45
15. Szedegetem (Balage mix) — 5:55
16. Valami véget ért — 3:48
17. Megyünk tovább — 2:45
18. Későre jár — 3:24

Publishers Released by Universal Music Kft. on the Zebra imprint (Universal Archívum series), 2007, catalog 1749234. Original recordings 1991–1995. Made in EU; BIEM/Artisjus.

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