Rokk í Reykjavík is the soundtrack to the Icelandic TV documentary directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson during 1981-82 winter and released in 1982. The soundtrack, which was released in April 1982 as a 2 LP released through Hugrenningur, features the performances of several Icelandic bands of the post-punk/new wave scene. Bands such as Þeyr, Tappi Tíkarrass (a band led by singer Björk), Purrkur Pillnikk (with Einar Örn Benediktsson as the front-man), among others, were considered some of the most important bands at the moment. The image cover for this release is a picture of singer Björk performing with Tappi Tíkarrass. The record sold over 2000 copies.Rokk í Reykjavík til Danmerkur. Dagblaðið Vísir. Issue 146 (01.07.1982), page 23 (in Icelandic) Ira Robbins from Trouser Press stated that the album is a good compilation album to get to know Icelandic music.Innfæddir þurfa enga utanaðkomandi hjálp. Dagblaðið Vísir. Issue 274 (30.11.1982), page 34 (in Icelandic)
Reissue October 1993 - Rokk í Reykjavík. Label: Bad Taste. Catalogue number: SME2.
LP 1 Side A - length: 17:12 Side B - length: 20:37 Total length: 37:49
Track listing Track Title Length Artist Side A 01 Ó Reykjavík 02:25 Vonbrigði 02 Seig Heil 01:10 Egó 03 Gotta Go 01:45 Fræbbblarnir 04 Óvænt 01:07 Purrkur Pillnikk 05 Rúdolf 02:49 Þeyr 06 Creeps 01:48 Q4U 07 Breyttir Tímar 02:20 Egó 08 Where are the Bodies 05:08 Bodies Side B 01 Hrollur 02:25 Tappi Tíkarrass 02 Moving Up to a Motion 03:15 Baraflokkurinn 03 Talandi Höfuð 02:55 Spilafífl 04 Í Speglinum 03:25 Þursaflokkurinn 05 Í Kirkju 02:42 Friðryk 06 Lífið og Tilveran 03:25 Start 07 Gullúrið 03:10 Grýlurnar
LP 2 Side C - length: 18:35 Side D - length: 20:34 Total length: 39:09
Track listing Track Title Length Artist Side C 01 Sat ég Inni á Klepp 03:42 Egó 02 Gluggagægir 03:00 Purrkur Pillnikk 03 Dúkkulísur 02:40 Tappi Tíkarrass 04 Bereft 03:18 Mogo Homo 05 Hver er Svo Sekur 02:35 Jonee Jonee 06 Killer Boogie 02:45 Þeyr 07 Kick Us Out of the Country 01:55 Bodies Side D 01 Af Því Pabbi Vildi Það 01:43 Jonee Jonee 02 Í Nótt 01:48 Fræbbblarnir 03 Guðfræði 03:00 Vonbrigði 04 Stórir Strákar 02:40 Egó 05 Gonna Get You 01:26 Q4U 06 Toys 01:57 Q4U 07 Lollipops 02:50 Sjálfsfróun 08 Antichrist 01:10 Sjálfsfróun 09 Sjálfsfróun 01:30 Sjálfsfróun 10 Af Litlum Neista Verður Mikið Mál 02:30 Bruni BB 11 Rímur 02:00 Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
Credits
Personnel Recording engineers from studio Þursabit: Júlíus Agnarsson, Tómas Magnús Tómasson, Þórður Árnason. Sound: Jón Karl Helgason. Executive board: Þorgeir Gunnarsson. Mixing: Alan Snelling, Þórður Árnason. Sound production: Anvil Studios, Abber Road, London. Vinyl master cutting and vinyl pressing: Mayking Records, London. Film processing and lithography: Prentsmiðjan Oddi. Album design: Árni Páll Jóhansson. Distribution: Steinar. Tracks recorded on an 8-track Dolby-Stereo recorder.
Artists Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson Concert place: Menntaskólinn í Hamrahlið. Vonbrigði: Jóhann Vilhjámsson - vocals. Gunnar Ellertsson - bass. Árni Kristjánsson - guitar. Þórarinn Kristjánsson - drums. Concert place: Hafnarbíó. Friðryk: Pétur Hjaltested - vocals, keyboards. Pálmi Gunnarsson - bass, vocals. Tryggvi J. Hübner - guitar. Sigurður Karlsson - drums. Björgvin Gíslason - guitar. Concert place: Top of the Rock, U.S. NATO Base, Keflavík. Egó: Asbjörn Morthens - vocals. Bergþór Morthens - guitar. Þorleifur Guðjónsson - bass. Ragnar Sigurðsson - guitar. Magnús Stefánsson - drums. Concert place: Hótel Borg and Æfingahúsnæði. Start: Pétur W. Kristjánsson - vocals. Eiríkur Hauksson - vocals, guitar. Nikulás Róbertsson - keyboards. Jón Ólafsson - bass. Davíð Karlsson - drums. Kristján Edelstein - guitar. Concert place: Broadway. Tappi Tíkarrass: Björk Guðmundsdóttir - vocals. Eyþór Arnalds - vocals. Eyjólfur Jóhannsson - guitar. Jakob Smári Magnússon - bass. Oddur F. Sigurbjörnsson - drums. Concert place: Ársel Community Centre.
Þursaflokkurinn: Egill Ólafsson - keyboards, vocals. Þórður Árnason - guitar. Tómas Magnús Tómasson - bass. Ásgeir Óskarsson - drums. Júlíus Agnarsson - Mix. Concert place:Studío Grettisgat. Baraflokkurinn: Ásgeir Jónsson - vocals. Þór Freysson - guitar. Jón Arnar Freysson - keyboards. Baldvin H. Sigurðsson - bass. Árni Henriksen - drums. Concert place: Hótel Borg. Purrkur Pillnikk: Einar Örn Benediktsson - vocals. Bragi Ólafsson - bass. Friðrik Erlingsson - guitar. Ásgeir Bragason - drums. Concert place: Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlið and rehearsal place. Q4U: Berglind G. Garðarsdóttir - vocals. Elínborg Halldórsdóttir - vocals. Gunnþór Sigurðsson - bass. Steinþór Stefánsson - guitar. Kormákur Geirharðsson - drums. Concert place: Rehearsal place and Hótel Borg. Spilafífl:Sævar Sverrisson - vocals. Birgir Mogensen - bass. Örn Hjálmarsson - guitar. Halldór Lárusson - drums. Concert place: NEFS club at University of Iceland. Þeyr: Magnús Guðmundsson - vocals. Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson - guitar. Þorsteinn Magnússon - guitar. Hilmar Örn Agnarsson - bass. Sigtryggur Baldursson - drums. Concert place: Rehearsal place. Bruni BB: Helgi Friðþjófsson - vocals. Ámundi Sigurðsson - vocals. Kristján E. Karlsson - vocals. Hörður Bragason - keyboards. Björn Roth - bass. Finnbogi Ásgeirsson - guitar. Sigurður Ingólfsson - guitar. Ómar Stefánsson - drums. Concert place: Nýlistasafnið. Bodies: Michael D. Pollock - guitar. Daniel Pollock - guitar. Magnús Stefánsson - drums. Rúnar Erlingsson - bass. Concert place: Hótel Borg. Grýlurnar: Ragnhildur Gísladóttir - vocals. Inga Rún Pálmadóttir - guitar. Linda Björk Hreiðarsdóttir - drums. Herdís Hallvarðsdóttir - bass. Concert place: Óðal. Sjálfsfróun: Bjarni Þ. Þórðarson - vocals, bass. Sigurður Ágústsson - guitar. Jónbjörn Valgeirsson - drums. Concert place: Hafnarbíó. Jonee Jonee: Þorvar Hafsteinsson - vocals. Bergsteinn Björgólfsson - bass. Heimir Barðason - drums. Concert place: NEFS. Fræbbblarnir: Valgarður Guðjónsson - vocals. Stefán K. Guðjónsson - drums. Steinþór Stefánsson - bass. Tryggvi Þór Tryggvason - guitar. Kristinn Steingrímsson - guitar. Concert place: Fellahellir. Mogo Homo: Óskar Þórisson - vocals, keyboards. Óðinn Guðbrandsson - bass. Concert place: Bereft.
See also 1982 - Rokk í Reykjavík (Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan), the TV documentary.
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