"I Am the Walrus" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 television film Magical Mystery Tour. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released as the B-side to the single "Hello, Goodbye" and on the Magical Mystery Tour EP and album. In the film, the song underscores a segment in which the band mime to the recording at a deserted airfield.
The VL-1 was the first instrument of Casio's VL-Tone product line, and is sometimes referred to as the VL-Tone. It combined a calculator, a monophonic synthesizer, and sequencer. Released in June 1979, it was the first commercial digital synthesizer, selling for $69.95.
Transmission is the fourth album recorded by the Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 1997. The band expanded on the mix of rock, blues and world music found in their previous albums by adding electronic instruments and recording techniques to their repertoire.
"Eagle" is a song that was recorded in 1977 by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was the first track on the group's fifth album, ABBA: The Album, in terms of the album's sequence of songs, and the longest track they ever recorded. The third and last official single from ABBA: The Album, it was released only in a limited number of territories as a single and in France as a double A-side with "Thank You for the Music." "Eagle" was not released as a single in the United Kingdom. It was intended to be a U.S. single, but was withdrawn.
"Moonchild" is the fourth track from British progressive rock band King Crimson's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
Dzeltenie Pastnieki are a Latvian band formed in 1979 in Riga, Latvia. Their name means "the yellow postmen" in Latvian, and is sometimes abbreviated to DzP. They were among the pioneers of new wave as well as reggae in the former Soviet Union. The music has ranged from guitar/bass/drums-based post-punk to minimal synthpop to experimental tape manipulation.
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat" is a poem recited by the Mad Hatter in chapter seven of Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is a parody of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".
Vienmēr klusi is the fourth album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, released through magnitizdat in 1984, and 'officially' in 2004.
Bolderājas dzelzceļš is the full-length debut album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, following the demo recording Madonas galerts. It was released by means of magnitizdat in 1981, and 'officially' in 2003. The title of the album is commonly misspelt as Bolderājas dzelzsceļš – including on the officially released CD, cassette and LP.
Man ļoti patīk jaunais vilnis is the second album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, released through magnitizdat in 1982, and 'officially' in 2003. The name of the album is Latvian for "I really like new wave". It was essentially recorded on the premises of the fishing kolkhoz "Uzvara" in Lielupe, Jūrmala.
Depresīvā pilsēta is the fifth album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, released through magnitizdat in 1986, and 'officially' as late as 2007.
Kaķis is the seventh album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, released in 2003. It was their first album of new material in 16 years, and the first release, of any kind, in 8 years.
Mēness dejas is a 1995 album containing eight songs by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki as reinterpreted by Uģis Vītiņš. Originally found on four of the band's 1980s album releases, the songs have been re-arranged radically, and have had all the vocals re-recorded by the original vocalists.
Naktis is the sixth album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, released through magnitizdat in 1987, and was the last one of the band's six 1980s albums to see an official CD release. Before the October 21, 2010 issue, the album was widely shared on P2P networks in several versions of tape-to-computer transfers done by fans. The name of the album translates as "Nights" or "The Nights" from Latvian, referring to the hours the sessions most often took place.
Roberts Gobziņš, also known as Eastbam or East Bam is a Latvian entertainer. His career has encompassed work as a musician, DJ, MC, radio personality and parliamentary candidate. He is best known as a member or collaborator with numerous bands and, throughout the 1990s, as a nationally successful solo artist.
Sliekutēva vaļasprieks is the first compilation album by Latvian band Dzeltenie Pastnieki, released on quarter-inch tape and compact cassette in 1989. Oddly, neither a label nor a catalog number is specified anywhere on the sleeve.
Microphone Records is a Latvian record label and distribution company founded in 1993 by professional radio journalist Elita Mīlgrāve and professional record producer and musician Guntars Račs. Since 1996 Microphone Records has a license agreement with the EMI Group on promoting and marketing EMI and Virgin artists in the Baltic states.
"Song for America" is the title track from the second album of American progressive rock band Kansas. It was written by guitarist/keyboardist Kerry Livgren during the period of heavy touring for their first album. The song was released on their 1975 album Song for America, and later released as the band's third single, although it did not chart. It is known for its symphonic structure, and its lyrics showing America's state before and after colonization. It appears on most of their live albums and DVDs. The song is one of Kansas' most well-known songs from their period of obscurity, appearing on most of their collections and live albums.
"Maybe" is a song by the Latvian pop rock group Brainstorm, written by the band's lead singer Renārs Kaupers and Ojārs Kalniņš on track three only. It was released as the second single taken from their second English-language studio album Online on 13 August 2001. It became a hit single in Poland entered at #1 and number eight in Greece. The song was produced by Tony Mansfield of New Musik.
Four White Shirts or Breathe Deeply is a 1967 film directed by Rolands Kalniņš. The film was prevented from being screened by Soviet censors for 20 years following its release. In 2018, Four White Shirts was featured in the 2018 Cannes Classics program.
