Das ist Walter
1984 studio album by Zabranjeno Pušenje / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Das ist Walter (transl. That's Walter) is the debut studio album by Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released on April 10, 1984. It was released through Jugoton in Yugoslavia.
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Released | 10 April 1984 | |||
Recorded | November 1983 – March 1984 | |||
Studio | Studio 17, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | |||
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Length | 32:11[1] | |||
Language | Serbo-Croatian | |||
Label | Jugoton | |||
Producer | Mahmut Paša Ferović | |||
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The album title is the closing line from the 1972 partisan film Walter Defends Sarajevo and it refers to the city of Sarajevo. The first track is the theme from the film. The album recording began in November 1983 in Studio 17 that was located in record producer Mahmut Paša Ferović's house.
Released by Jugoton, the record was out in limited circulation of 3,000 copies, indicative of the label's modest expectations, however, it started selling surprisingly well, eventually crossing the mark of 100,000 copies sold. It also received plenty of accolades, including making the list of top 100 albums in the history of pop and rock music in Yugoslavia published in the 1998 book YU 100: The Greatest Yugoslav Rock and Pop Music Albums. Das ist Walter is listed in the 87th place.[2]
The album was re-released in 2000 by Nimfa Sound.[3]