Jenő Menyhárt was seriously surprised when it turned out that the mini-string for which one of the band’s early tracks was ordered was dirty timesIt was finally introduced in more than 60 countries. In addition, this is a hit all around, despite the fact that it provides some kind of insight into galactic conditions and shows the daily life of those who lived under socialism in Central and Eastern Europe.
We also talked about why the underground blacklisted Hungarian teams were difficult to perform at that time, and what was the main role of the university clubs at that time, which enjoyed relative independence.
At the time, the band’s release in complete headwinds had to be imagined. In principle, it was not even possible to form teams that were eventually put together to present in front of an audience. For us, it was more about whether we took action, then formal action would be taken against us.
Fortunately, there was not much retaliation from the band members.
Menyhárt also revealed how they got some money – and more importantly – time in a ramshackle studio to record their first album with the help of Balázs Béla’s former experimental studio, which has always supported innovation. Of course, this did not release Bakelite love 82 It spread as a pirate cassette tape among the young intellectuals of the time. You can already hear this cassette dirty times number too.
As a result, Europa Publishing became widely known throughout the country, despite the fact that their songs were not played on the only state radio or on state television and were rarely written about. Let’s not forget that there was no internet at that time and that the phone was a land line.
There was also talk about how the band’s only full-time manager from the state record company approached the band at the time, and what conditions Minehart had in order to release their first vinyl record. All the conditions he requested of Peter Erdös were fulfilled.
In the end, in the midst of the best studio conditions of my life, we were able to set the record I wanted.
Jenny Minehart also told me why he was sad after recording.
We even talked about the following on the show:
- Why were European publishers cold and warm in every age for a reason?
- Why did Peter Muller play with them in the beginning and not Siam?
- Did the entry of Janos Masek, a classical musician, cause confusion within the band?
- What happened after the regime change? Where did Europe go to publish?
- It turns out how many farewell concerts the band is still active today and why.
- Jenő Menyhárt also told us why he left the country there for over ten years, got out to America and froze the band during that time.
- It also reveals what Jenny Minehart did at Greenpeace and how he played music in New York.
- How did the second renaissance in the life of Yoruba publishing come after 2010?
- We’ve also got a picture of how many recordings the band has surprised fans with in the past 10 years and where they’ll be playing next.
It’s rare to talk about how the band’s name was born, where the name Europa Publisher came from, and what they wanted to send to followers – Jenő Menyhárt revealed it in Kibeszélő.
The entire video can be watched by clicking on the player above, and a podcast version of the conversation can be accessed below:
(Cover photo: Jen Menyhárt . Photo: Peter Babajsek/Index)
