D I S C O G R A P H Y O F T H E B A N D
( m i l e s t o n e s )
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1987.
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Our first cassette, "Pozegnanie Liverpoolu" (AKZ - 01), contained a selection from the band's extensive (for those days) repertoire.
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1988.
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A changed line up for the band and another 60 minute cassette, "Niech zabrzmi piesn" (AKZ - 02), was recorded.
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1989.
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A special recording session gave birth to the cassette, "Piesni wielorybnicze" (AKZ - 03), The cassette was specially released to coincide with the "Shanties '90" festival whose theme was whaling.
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1990.
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Another collection, "Cumy rzuc! Zagle staw!" (AKZ - 04) was released. New cover graphics were introduced for our new recordings. Our existing cassettes and song books were also re-released in the new format.
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1991.
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Joint performances with Ken Stephens (GB) inspired a new cassette, "Almost Live" (AKZ - 05). The same year we released a new collection, "Plyn z nami w rejs" (AKZ - 06).
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1992.
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"Sea Songs & Shanties" (JMC-09), was the first CD ever released in Poland containing recordings of this kind of music. The production run was quickly sold out.
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1993.
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Collaboration with Simon Spalding (USA) lead to recordings which were released the following year on the cassette, "Round the Capstan" (AKZ - 07).
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1994.
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Several recording sessions of new numbers which have yet to see the light of day.
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1994.
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In anticipation of the next festival in Cracow, we followed up our first CD with another collection of material from our early cassettes, released on the CD,"Folk Tunes, Sea Songs & Shanties" (JRC - 01) and on the cassette, (JRK-01).
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1996.
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We released "Kiedy z morza wraca Jack" (on CD, JRC-02, and on cassette JRK-02) as well as "Bitwy morskie" (JRK - 03). The new recordings had new more professional covers. Production ceased of our earlier recordings released on the AKZ label. Our archive recordings are successively remastered.
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1997.
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We released a new collection,"Sea Songs, Shanties & Folk Tunes" (on CD, JRC-04 and on cassette JRK-04) as well as more material recorded with Simon Spalding on the cassette, "On Deck" (JRK - 05).
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1998.
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We recorded a new CD and cassette, "Czas w morze ruszac nam" (JRC - 07 and JRK - 07). In Denmark a compendium CD, "Shanghaied Crew", contained four REFY numbers recorded the previous year in Korsor.
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1999.
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"Bitwy morskie" was also released on CD, (JRC-03). More archive material was prepared for release on CD.
One of our numbers, "Campanero", from the CD, "Shanghaied Crew" was re-released on the compendium, "Folk Music from Denmark '99", to publicise Danish Music Export & Promotion.
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2000.
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"Refy" recordings appeared on two compendium CDs: "W tawernie
buja bezpiecznie", as well as, "Festival Musik Maritim '2000
- Lieder von der Küsten der Welt", published in Germany.
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2001.
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Work continues on preparing further archive recordings for publication. Other band recordings appeared on the next compendium CDs in Poland: "Szanty - kolekcja" and "XX-lecie Shanties - najwieksze przeboje".
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2002.
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A recording session in January gave birth to the new album "Wszyscy na deck!" (JRC-11 and on the tape JRK-11).
Two tracks from this album are included on a CD "Zanim wyplyniesz w rejs..." - an insert to the newspaper "Gazeta Wyborcza" (15.000 copies!)
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2003.
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The end of works on archive recordings. They will release as double CD album "Tak bylo (1987-1992)".
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2004.
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The "new - old" 2xCD album "Tak bylo (1987-1992)" finally released at Jubilee XX-th "Kubryk" festival. A part of one instrumental tune is included on the CD "Szanty z sercem".
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2005.
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Return to the session with Ian Woods. The work will be continued and CD ("Time & Tide") will be released in 2006. Almost entire 3 part concert at Zaduszki Szantowe in Kielce was recorded on DVD.
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2006.
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At XXII KUBRYK we performed again together with Ian Woods and a new CD ("Time & Tide" - Ian Woods with Cztery Refy) was there available. This year our recordings was included into some samplers with "various artists": "XXV-lecie Shanties - najwieksze przeboje" and "Zobaczyc morze".
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2007.
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A next "new-old" 2xCD album ("Tak bylo - v. II"), containing two old CD's "Folk Tunes, Sea Songs & Shanties" and "Sea Songs, Shanties & Folk Tunes" from the same period 1987-1992) was released.
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2008.
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Work on preparing material containing sea songs and shanties in English. To be continued in 2009.
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2009.
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Return to the session containing sea songs and shanties in English as well as some tunes. The album should be released in 2010.
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2010.
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The album will contain two CDs ...and will be released in 2011. Two of band live recordings appeared on the compendium CD: "Sail Szczecin".
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2011.
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Last but not least, a new, 'English' 2 CD album "Bound Away" was released.
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2012.
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Two of Refy's concert recordings appeared on the compendium CD:"30 lat SHANTIES" - Przeboje trzydziestego festiwalu.
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2013.
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Entire concert at Radio Lodz and first live recordings ever, released on 2CD album "Live".
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