September 28, 2003 The Album ‘O!’ by Maanam is Part Of the Absolut Album Covers Collection
The ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection has gained yet another item – the cover of the album ‘O!’ by MAANAM. This way, MAANAM has become the first band in Central Europe to join the group of artists such as David Bowie, Judas Priest, Miles Davis, The Velvet Underground or John Lennon, to whom ABSOLUT pays a tribute for their contribution to the proliferation of music.
MAANAM is one of the top Polish rock bands. The band, headed for 20 years by Kora and Marek Jackowscy continues to surprise millions of fans not only in Poland, but also abroad. Now, ABSOLUT brand has acknowledged the band’s achievements and their impact on the history of Polish music. The cover of the album ‘O!’ has inspired a new piece in the ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection.
The album ‘O!’ had been recorded in the Sound Recording Studio of the Stu Teathre in Kraków, in February 1982. The greatest hits of this album included Paranoja jest goła, Nie poganiaj mnie and the title song O, nie rób tyle hałasu!. The album also includes musical jokes such as: Bodek or AN-24 ANTONOW as well as an exceptional solo by Tomasza Stańko in the piece Zwierzę. The album ‘O!’ would have been probably the greatest musical hit in the history of Poland… if only there had been enough vinyl to produce the album. The line of people waiting to buy the album at the Warsaw club Akwarium stretched for over a kilometer. Orders were placed for over 1.5 million copies. Despite the unfavorable circumstances resulting from the martial law, the album sold out in a flash, partially even without covers. Thanks to this success, never repeated by other band, MAANAM has remained one of the most popular bands and continues to be one today. That is why the cover of “O!’ has joined the ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection.
We want our ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection to include a pantheon of artists who have formed the shape of the contemporary music scene – said The ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection has gained yet another item – the cover of the album ‘O!’ by MAANAM. This way, MAANAM has become the first band in Central Europe to join the group of artists such as David Bowie, Judas Priest, Miles Davis, The Velvet Underground or John Lennon, to whom ABSOLUT pays a tribute for their contribution to the proliferation of music.
MAANAM is one of the top Polish rock bands. The band, headed for 20 years by Kora and Marek Jackowscy continues to surprise millions of fans not only in Poland, but also abroad. Now, ABSOLUT brand has acknowledged the band’s achievements and their impact on the history of Polish music. The cover of the album ‘O!’ has inspired a new piece in the ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection.
The album ‘O!’ had been recorded in the Sound Recording Studio of the Stu Teathre in Kraków, in February 1982. The greatest hits of this album included Paranoja jest goła, Nie poganiaj mnie and the title song O, nie rób tyle hałasu!. The album also includes musical jokes such as: Bodek or AN-24 ANTONOW as well as an exceptional solo by Tomasza Stańko in the piece Zwierzę. The album ‘O!’ would have been probably the greatest musical hit in the history of Poland… if only there had been enough vinyl to produce the album. The line of people waiting to buy the album at the Warsaw club Akwarium stretched for over a kilometer. Orders were placed for over 1.5 million copies. Despite the unfavorable circumstances resulting from the martial law, the album sold out in a flash, partially even without covers. Thanks to this success, never repeated by other band, MAANAM has remained one of the most popular bands and continues to be one today. That is why the cover of “O!’ has joined the ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection.
We want our ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection to include a pantheon of artists who have formed the shape of the contemporary music scene – said Jan Eva Kempe-Forsberg, Vice President Marketing, The ABSOLUT Company – and MAANAM fulfills this criterion.
‘At first we thought ABSOLUT’s proposal was a joke, because it had been the album “O!’ that had sold partially without covers, because of supply problems – said Kora Jackowska of MAANAM – now we are happy that this cover that is so dear to us will gain a new life in such an interesting company of other works.
The ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS collection is a tribute to artists whose work has created new paths in international music. It represents various aspects and styles in cover design – it is a unique combination of pop art, photography, realism and abstraction, minimalism and ostentation. Since its inception last year, the collection has gathered the illustrations to some of the most profound events in international music. These include the cover of the ‘The Velvet Underground’ showing Andy Warhol’s bananas, the profile of David Bowie from the ‘Alladin Sane’ album or the album “British Steel’ by Judas Priest.
ABSOLUT ALBUM COVERS is part of The ABSOLUT Company’s deeper cooperation with the world of art & fashion, which has to date included 400 artists from around the world – both celebrities and rising stars. The features of the ABSOLUT brand: clarity, simplicity, and perfection are reflected in the works of the greatest artists, such as Andy Warhol, Gianni Versace or Annie Leibovitz. The works presented by the ABSOLUT brand combine various disciplines of art, gaining more expressive power. Apart from the world of music, ABSOLUT also inspires sculptors, fashion and glass designers, architects and photographers. Their works have appeared in the advertising campaigns and in art shows from the ABSOLUT ART, ABSOLUT FASHION and ABSOLUT CITIES series throughout the world.
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