''Zapis'' () is the sixth studio album by

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band Kerber, released in 1996.

Background and recording

''Zapis'' was recorded after the hiatus in the band's work caused by the outbreak of the

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. It was recorded from October to December 1995 in

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/ref> and produced by Vladimir Negovanović. All the album lyrics were written by the band's old associate Duško Arsenijević, ''Zapis'' being Kerber's second album to feature all the lyrics written by him, the first one being the band's fourth studio album, ''

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'' (''Humans and Gods''). The album was recorded with three new members, bass guitarist Saša Vasković (who came in as the replacement for

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), acoustic guitar player Vladan Stanojević and percussionist Goran Đorđević. For the first time in the band's career, the lineup included acoustic guitar and percussion, and instead of Božinović's trademark

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sound, most of the songs featured him playing

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frontman Zvonimir Đukić "Đule" made a guest appearance on the album, playing guitar. The album also featured guest appearances by bass guitarists Nenad Stefanović "Japanac", Slaviša Pavlović and the band's former member Branko Isaković. The album artwork was created by

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singer Maja Nikolić. Unlike Kerber's previous albums, ''Zapis'' was released on

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only on its initial run. However, promotional

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s were sent to radio stations in late 1995, but, due to the limitations of the vinyl format, the tracks "Šta mogu pesme" ("What Songs Can Do") and "Pronađi mesto" ("Find a Place") were left off. ''Zapis'' was released on CD for the first time in 2009, as a part of the ''

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'' (''Collected Works'')

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Track listing

Personnel

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– vocals *Tomislav Nikolić – guitar *Branislav Božinović – keyboard *Saša Vasković – bass guitar *Josip Hartl – drums *Vladimir Stanojević – acoustic guitar *Goran Đorđević – percussion

Additional personnel

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- guitar *

- bass guitar *Nenad Stefanović - bass guitar *Slaviša Pavlović - bass guitar *Marina Popović - backing vocals *Vladimir Negovanović - producer, guitar *Goran Šimpraga - recorded by * Maja Nikolić - artwork *Dušan Mitić - photography

References

External links

* {{Authority control Kerber albums 1996 albums PGP-RTS albums