TSA (band)
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| Origin | Opole, Poland |
| Genres | Rock Hard rock heavy metal |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Metal Mind Records |
| Website | www.tsa.com.pl |
TSA is a Polish hard rock and heavy metal band.
As is typical of heavy metal bands with acronym-based names, there may be no meaning behind TSA's name, although in a 2003 press release one of the founders claimed that the acronym originally meant "Tajne Stowarzyszenie Abstynentów" - "Teetotallers' Secret Association" or "Teetotallers' Anonymous."[1]
The band formed in 1979 in Opole as an initiative of guitarist Andrzej Nowak. The original line-up additionally included Stefan Machel (guitar), Janusz Niekrasz (bass) and Marek Kapłon (drums). Though TSA was originally an instrumental band, this didn't prevent it from winning a 1981 "battle of the bands" during the 1981 Jarocin Festival at which members met Marek Piekarczyk, a singer in Sektor A. He debuted as TSA's vocalist a month later at the Pop Session festival in Sopot.
The band's song "Zwierzenia kontestatora" ("Confessions Of A Contestant") appears in the musical documentary "Behind the Iron Curtain," which documents the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's first visit to Poland and other countries in Eastern Europe. The song is used as background music during the scene filmed in the music club Remont.
TSA's song "Marsz wilków" ("The Marching Of The Wolves") is used in the 1983 Polish children's movie "Akademia Pana Kleksa" ("Academy of Mr. Kleks") - a film based on Jan Brzechwa's1964 book.
The group disbanded at the eve of the 1990's, but came back together in the spring of 2001 to record and perform a 'classical line-up' of music.
Members
- Marek Kapłon - drums
- Stefan Machel - lead guitar
- Janusz Niekrasz - bass guitar
- Andrzej Nowak - lead guitar
- Marek Piekarczyk - vocals
Discography
- 1982 Live (Tonpress SXT 11; in 2005 re-issued on Metal Mind Records in extended, double CD version TSA Live 1982)
- 1983 TSA (Polton PLP 002)
- 1984 Spunk! (Mega Records Ton LP 2) (released in UK)
- 1984 Heavy Metal World (Polton LPP 009)
- 1985 Heavy Metal World (English version) (Mausoleum Skull 8394) (released in UK and United States)
- 1988 Rock'n'Roll (Tonpress SXT 96) POL No. 14[2]
- 1992 52 dla przyjaciół (Zic-Zac TIC 0017)
- 1997 The Best Of TSA (WEA/Warner Music Poland 0630-19248-2)
- 1998 Live '98 (WEA/Warner Music Poland)
- 1999 TSA w Trójce akustycznie (live album) (WEA/Warner Music Poland 3984 26940 2)
- 2004 Proceder (Metal Mind Records MMP DG 0239) POL No. 2[3]
- 2004 1981 (1981 live recordings) (Metal Mind Records MMP DG 0286) POL No. 34[4]
References
- ^ Ryszard Wolański: Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej Tom II. MTJ Agencja Artystyczna, 2003, s. 176. ISBN 83-911888-8-4
- ^ "Tsa - Rock'n'roll - Music Charts". Acharts.us. 2004-01-04. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^ "Tsa - Proceder - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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