Täältä tullaan Venäjä is the debut album of Hassisen Kone

Hassisen Kone

Hassisen Kone was a Finnish rock band, founded in 1979 in Joensuu. The young musicians rose to popularity in 1980 after winning the Finnish rock championship in the New Wave category. They recorded three highly successful albums before disbanding in 1982...

. It was released in 1980

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, shortly after the newly formed band had won the Finnish Rock championship. The outspoken lyrics of the opening track "Rappiolla" shocked, among others, Yleisradio reporters Anneli Tempakka and Maija Dahlgren, who started protesting against indecency in rock lyrics. In response to this, the band humorously dedicated their 1981 Christmas

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 song "On jouluyö, nyt laulaa saa" to the reporters. "Rappiolla" became one of Hassisen Kone's biggest hits.

Täältä tullaan Venäjä was produced by Eppu Normaali

Eppu Normaali

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 guitarist Pantse Syrjä. Eppu Normaali's 1979 album Maximum Jee&Jee had originally influenced Ismo Alanko

Ismo Alanko

Ismo Kullervo Alanko is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist....

 to form Hassisen Kone.

The album was a huge success in Finland, and it was certified platinum

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 in 1997.

Track listing

Music by Hassisen Kone, except where noted. All Lyrics by Alanko.

1. "Rappiolla" -- 3:03
2. "Jumalat jalassa" (Alanko) - 2:45
3. "Reippaat ja lahjakkaat laulajaveikot" -- 2:07
4. "Täältä tullaan Venäjä" (Alanko, Jussi Kinnunen) -- 2:16
5. "Kulkurin iltakalja" -- 2:40
6. "Reippaina käymme rekkain alle" (Alanko) -- 2:41
7. "Syöksylaskijoita kaikki tyynni" -- 2:10
8. "Rock ehkäisyvälineitä vastaan" -- 2:45
9. "Älä syö liisteriä" -- 2:46
10. "Iloisesti Hammondilla" (Alanko) -- 2:22
11. "Hassisen Kone" (Alanko) -- 2:34
12. "Syytön" (Alanko) -- 2:24
13. "Viimeinen rock ennen aivokuolemaa" (Alanko) -- 4:55

Personnel

• Ismo Alanko
  Ismo Alanko
  Ismo Kullervo Alanko is a Finnish musician. He is known as the frontman of several bands, most famously Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet and Ismo Alanko Säätiö, as well as a successful solo artist....
  
   – vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Reijo Heiskanen – guitar
• Jussi Kinnunen – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Harri Kinnunen – drums
  Drum kit
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