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Billboard
Dec. 27, 1980
'Wall' Wins In U.S.S.R.
LENINGRAD—According to a special readers’ poll organized by the youth daily paper Smena, Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” was the most popular album among Russian pop fans, yet the LP has never been officially released in this country .
Reason for its acceptance among Russian youth is its frequent air plays, allied to a growing trend for home taping.
In second place in the LP section is French singer Joe Dassin’s “Singing.” licensed by Melodiva from CBS. but his popularity here stems from his appearances at "French Davs Of Culture" in Moscow some years ago, plus various television and radio appearances. His recent death created posthumous support for his work.
Also highly rated in the poll were Melodiva albums "Vladimir Vysotsky Singing” and Disco Alyanse's “Only Blue By Space." Vysotsky also died earlier this year, aged 42, at the height of his popularity as actor and singer, and he wrote all his own songs
In the song section of the poll. Smena readers seemed well ubreast of major developments in the world of International pop songs, w ith Michael Jackson’s "Off The Wall" ahead of items interpreted by such artists as Cliff Richard, Manfred Mann, Elton John, Julio Iglesias, Blondie and Adriano Celentano.
«Wall» побеждает в СССР
ЛЕНИНГРАД - Согласно специальному опросу читателей, организованного молодежной ежедневной газетой «Смена» «The Wall» Pink Floyd стал самым популярным альбомом среди российских поклонников поп-музыки, но сама пластинка не была официально выпущена в этой стране.
Причиной его принятия среди российской молодежи являются частые проигрывания на магнитофонах, связанные с растущей тенденцией к домашней записи.
