Generic 60’s Supraphon 45 sleeve
Olympic were a hugely influential band in Czechoslovakia during the ’60s. If not as purely garage as the Matadors, their playing and songwriting were totally original.
The band at this point was band Petr Janda lead vocals, Ladislav Klein guitar, Miroslav Berka keyboards, Pavel Chrastina bass and Jan Antonín Pacák on drums, who just passed away this March.
They recorded dozens of singles, EPs and LPs during the ’60s and ’70s, this is the title song from their second album, “Pták Rosomák”, from 1969. Ptak Rosomak was written by Janda and Chrastina, and produced by J. Tuma.
Info for this post came from a great blog on Czech music Funky Czech-In, which has more info on Olympic.
1969 holiday in France Olympic under name FIVE TRAVELLERS
EP-Vega.2329 Story of Wonder, I´m Stupid, Midsummer Night, Pohreb sve Vlastni Duse
B.side SP Ptak Rosomak …Svatojansky Happening
Olympic band inspired Slovakia band Beatmen played Beatles etc..
leader Janda coment this way course
I´m Stupid is song Ptak rosomák in english version.
The Olympic is most popular czechosovakia group.You have few songs on yor web.Do you know Dej mi vic sve lasky?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0SSoENfn1M
Snad jsem to zavinil já:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb3DMXhfdY8&feature=related
Slzy tvý mamy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnmnXodRRr0&feature=related