In a 1985 interview Mladenović complained about the album's poor sound quality, as well as what he felt to be lack of support from the label. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though it got good reviews, receiving praise for successfully linking Mladenović's descriptive lyrical sensibility with the energetic new wave sound on tracks like 'Aut' ('Out'), 'Jesen' ('Autumn'), 'Radostan dan' ('A Joyful Day'), 'Treba da se čisti' ('It Ought To Be Cleaned'), 'Ja znam' ('I Know'), Katarina II album was not a commercial success. Only 3,000 copies of the album were released, indicative of label's low commercial expectations. Mostly featuring Mladenović's lyrics, except for the Mihajlović-written tracks 'Vrt' ('The Garden') and 'Platforme' ('The Platforms'), while the music was a collaboration between the two, the material was produced by Đorđe Petrović featuring guest appearances by Mario Čelik on congas and Film member Jurij 'Kuzma Videosex' Novoselić on saxophone. Katarina II's eponymous debut album was thus released in 1984 by RTV Ljubljana's in-house record label ZKP RTLJ. The following year, the band took the offer from fellow musician and RTV Ljubljana's mucial director Srđan Marjanović of re-recording their debut album material in the state-owned media company's studios.
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