1. History

2. Album cover

3. Re-release

4. In popular culture

5. Track listing

6. Personnel

7. References

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Gruppa krovi ({{lang-ru|Группа крови}}; {{lang-en|blood type}}) is an album by the Soviet rock band Kino, first released in 1988.

History

After the Soviet release, the album was released in the United States in 1989 by Capitol Records.^[3][4] The album's title song "Gruppa krovi", is an anti-war anthem. At the request of a U.S. fan, the song was also translated and recorded in English as "Blood Type".^[5]

This is the sixth studio album by Kino.

Album cover

"Gruppa krovi" album's cover is reminiscent of post-war Russian avant-garde art of artists such as El Lissitzky.

Re-release

• In 1989, the album was released in the U.S. label «Gold Castle Records» on CDs and audio cassettes and vinyl by Gold Castle.
• November 21, 1989 and after remastering, the album was released in Japan on the label «Victor Musical Industries» CDs (including the 9th track "Passerby").
• In 1991, Russian Disc released the album on vinyl for the first time in the Soviet Union.
• In 1993, the album was re-released by label «General Records» on CDs without digital remastering. Circulation printed in Austria.
• In 1995, the album was re-released label MF records owned by Mikhail Fridman on CDs without digital remastering. Circulation printed in Germany.
• In 1996, the album was re-released digitally remastered label Moroz Records CDs and audio cassettes (with the 9th track "Passerby").
• In 2003, the album was reissued Moroz Records label as part of a box set collection which contained 15 CD.
• In 2012, the album was re-released on the label Moroz Records for Phonographs.

In popular culture

• "Gruppa krovi" was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV{{'}}s soundtrack, but was removed in April 2018 after the ten-year license expired.

Track listing

1. "Группа крови" / "Gruppa krovi" / "Blood Type" (4:45)
2. "Закрой за мной дверь, я ухожу" / "Zakroy za mnoy dver', ya ukhozhu" / "Close the Door Behind Me, I'm Leaving" (4:15)
3. "Война" / "Voyna" / "War" (4:04)
4. "Спокойная ночь" / "Spokoynaya noch'" / "Peaceful Night" (6:07)
5. "Мама, мы все сошли с ума" / "Mama, my vse soshli s uma" / "Mama, We've All Gone Mad" (4:06)
6. "Бошетунмай" / "Boshetunmai" (4:09)
7. "В наших глазах" / "V nashikh glazakh" / "In Our Eyes" (3:34)
8. "Попробуй спеть вместе со мной" / "Poprobuy spet' vmeste so mnoy" / "Try to Sing Along With Me" (4:35)
9. "Прохожий" / "Prokhozhiy" / "Passerby" – (3:39)
10. "Дальше действовать будем мы" / "Dal'she deystvovat' budem my" / "From Now On, it's Our Turn" (3:55)
11. "Легенда" / "Legenda" / "Legend" – (4:10)

Personnel

• Viktor Tsoi - Vocals, Guitar
• Yuri Kasparyan - Lead guitar
• Igor Tikhomirov - Bass guitar
• Georgiy Guryanov - Yamaha RX-11, Backing Vocals, Bass guitar
• All the musicians - Recording on their home studio

Additional personnel

• Andrei Sigle - Keyboards
• Igor Verichev - Noise
• Alexey Vishnya - Mixing and mastering

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