Apelsin


Apelsin is an Estonian band created in 1974 by Tõnu Aare. Their lyrics are in the Estonian and Russian languages. During the Soviet era their LP albums were issued by the Soviet music monopoly Melodiya. The Russian name of the band was Апельсин. In both Estonian and Russian, the band's name means orange . Many songs and much of the music of the band are satirical.

Members

The original lineup consisted of Tõnu Aare, Ants Nuut, Harry Kõrvits and Jaan Arder. In 1975, Gunnar Kriik, Ivo Linna and Mati Nuude joined. During 1989-1999 the band was at its smallest, and three of the founding members, Tõnu, Ants, and Jaan, rarely played together. Jaan had joined the historical music band, Hortus Musicus and Ivo and Harry had joined the band, Rock Hotel. In 1999 Apelsin made a fresh start.

Recent line-up

A Swedish manufacturer of juice, Brämhults, launched an advertising campaign in November 2009 called "Apelsin to Jos", which means literally "Orange to Juice" in Swedish. The slogan is a pun, and the campaign consists of the stunt of sending the band to a Nigerian town called Jos.

Discography

The band released 4 LPs and several CDs.
Note that Estonian LPs produced during Soviet rule were customarily credited in parallel in Estonian and in Russian.

''Apelsin'' 1976 LP

Catalog#: C60-07809
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Catalog#: C60-15353 / 15978
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Catalog#: C60-26527-007
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Catalog#: С60 29169 009
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Catalog#: Г92-07048/1-1
Krugozor was a musical magazine with flexi-discs issued by Melodiya
The issue contained three songs by Apelsin: