NIEMEN - Człowiek jam niewdzięczny (Czerwony album) (2LP) - POL Press - LISTEN

Niemen's fifth long player (the second recorded with the group Niemen Enigmatic), known as the "red album", went down in history as the first double album of popular music released in Poland. It came out in March 1971, and was recorded at the turn of 1970 and 1971. The musicians taking part were: Jacek Mikuła – Hammond organ, Tomasz Jaśkiewicz – guitar, Janusz Zieliński – bass guitar, Czesław "Mały" Bartkowski – drums. The musicians were accompanied by a vocal trio made up of Krystyna Prońko, Zofia Borca and Elżbieta Linkowska. For the recording of the second record, in January 1971, there were some changes in the line-up: the vocal trio was replaced by the group Partita, and on most of the recordings the drummer is Janusz Stefański. Zbigniew Namysłowski also appeared as a guest, playing flute on a composition of his own. Niemen once again drew on the poetry of Cyprian Norwid: "Aerumnarum plenus" and "Italiam, Italiam". The album also includes the unforgettable "Człowiek jam niewdzięczny", written by Niemen himself. 2014 edition, new, sealed.