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Ariel

Ariel come from the city of Tchelyabinsk, somewhere near the Ural mountains. From 1971 to 1974 Ariel are rumoured to have recorded four of five albums that no one remembers now. 1974 is the year of their breakthrough to the big stage.

They played folk based music close to that of Pesnyary. But their electric sound was more "pop rock-like" with some prog elements.

The 1974 "Ariel" LP features the eight munites long "Otdavali Molodu" (Given In Marriage), a truly progressive track based on a folk song that leaves no one untouched. The second LP "Russian Pictures" (1976) is their most "non-commercial" work with tasty folk influence, a must for prog fans tired of standard "progressive" sound of the seventies. Three more LP's were recorded, by all means worth listening. I should also mention their rock opera "Masters" dedicated to the tragic story of the builders of the most beautiful church in Moscow. Sadly, no recorded copies of that program are known to exist. Pesnyary and Ariel were the part of "official" culture and of the latter a few more artists are worth mentioning here.

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ARIEL

ALBUMS
"ARIEL" (1st album)
1975 LP

Melodiya C60-05891-92
sorry so far the scan is unavailable. note that there were several artwork variations
 
Ariel
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Ariel
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"MEZHDU NEBOM I ZEMLEI (BETWEEN THE SKY AND THE EARTH)" various artists, Soundtrack
1977 LP

Melodiya C60-07086/7
Ariel on 5 tracks


(*) - hard to find picture sleeve, most copies were issued in factory sleeves
(**) - mega rare export copy sleeve
 
Ariel
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"RUSSKIE KARTINKY (RUSSIAN PICTURES)"
1977 LP

Melodiya C60-08641-42

(*) - original atwork sleeve
 
"YEMELYAN PUGACHEV"
1978 see CD's section

originally unreleased
 
Ariel
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Ariel
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"ARIEL" (3rd album)
1980 LP

Melodiya C60-13891-92


(*) - Rare picture sleeve with group's photo
(**) - More common picture sleeve without group's photo
 
Ariel "KAZHDY DEN' TVOI (EVERY DAY IS YOURS)"
1981 LP

Melodiya C60-16739-40
 
"ENSEMBLES' PARADE" various artists
1982 LP

One track by Ariel on side 2 - "V Kraju Magnolij (In The Land Of Magnolias)"
 
Ariel "UTRO PLANETY (THE PLANET'S MORNING)"
1983 LP

Melodiya C60 20127-8
 
Ariel "LUBIMAYA NO CHUZHAYA (LOVED BUT STRANGE)"
1991 LP

Melodiya C60 31391-2
This LP is recorded without Valery Yarushin who went to form his new band "Ivanych"
 
Ariel "IVANYCH" Ivanych
1991 LP

Melodiya C90 31823-4
This is a solo project of Valery Yarushin, the former Ariel leader.
 
7"'s (all - 33RPM)

Almos all EP's contain non-album tracks. All except the 1983 EP didn't have picture sleeves (as far as I know)
Lubite Struny Gitar (Love The Guitar Strings)/ Malen'kaya Istoria (A Little Story); Staraya Plastinka (Old Record); Oblako Na Nitke (A Cloud On A String)
1975 7"

Melodiya M62-37359-60
Tishina (Silence)/ Lebedushka (Swan)
1975 7"

Melodiya C62-05877-8
Otdavali Molodu (Given In Marriage)/ Organ V Nochi (Organ In The Night)
1975 7"

Melodiya C62-06211-2
Priglashenie V Gosti (Invitation)/Kolybel'naya (Lullaby)/Vse Ravno Tebya Lublu Ya (I Still Love You)/ Nahlebalasya Presnogo Moloka (Drank Fresh Milk)
1980 7"

Melodiya C62-14857-8
Ariel Po Polju, Polju (By The Field)/ Rasskazhu Tebe Kuma (I'll Tell You Woman)/ Baba-Yaga/ Komnata Smeha (Fun Room)
1983 7" PICTURE sleeve exists

Melodiya C62-20561-2
 
CD's

There were several compilation kind of "Best Of..." CD's - of no interest for collectors.
Also there were CD's containing 90-ies recordings without Valery Yarushin. Unfortunately I have none of these so can't incude them in discography.
Around 2002-2003 original albums were re-issued as "two albums on one CD" with wrong (mixed) artwork by bootleggers, mastered from vinyl.

In 2003 the first four albums were OFFICIALLY re-issued by Uralton label, mastered mostly from original tapes. EACH of these four CD's contains one original album (different songs sequence) PLUS whole lot of (up to 10 !) bonus tracks never available before thus appearing a real find for a colector:
 
Ariel "ZOLOTAYA KOLLEKTCIYA 1" (GOLDEN COLLECTION 1) actually 1st album w. bonus tracks
2002 CD (recorded 1974 and later)

Uralton URCD 006
Ariel "ZOLOTAYA KOLLEKTCIYA 2" (GOLDEN COLLECTION 2) actually 2nd album w. bonus tracks
2002 CD (recorded 1976 and later)

Uralton URCD 007
Ariel "ZOLOTAYA KOLLEKTCIYA 3" (GOLDEN COLLECTION 3) actually 3rd album w. bonus tracks
2002 CD (recorded 1979 and later)

Uralton URCD 008
Ariel "ZOLOTAYA KOLLEKTCIYA 4" (GOLDEN COLLECTION 4) actually 4th album w. bonus tracks
2002 CD (recorded 1980 and later)

Uralton URCD 009

... and finally...
Ariel "YEMELYAN PUGACHEV" credited to Valery Yarushin
2004 CD (written and first performed in 1978)

Park-Records PR-35-1
Rock opera which was performed by Ariel through many years (reported 274 stage shows starting with 1978) but was never recorded then ... until in 2004 Yarushin re-surfaced it with excellent performance quality.

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