Jugoton album br. 6 – Najpopularnije melodije sa ploča Jugoton (1972.)

Original edition of Music Editions Jugoton from Zagreb from the series "Notna knjižica". The publication brings a selection of popular compositions of domestic popular, festival and folk music with musical notations, lyrics and harmonic markings (chords), intended for musicians, singers, music school students and lovers of musical heritage.

Notna knjižica number 6 contains a total of 25 songs by prominent authors and composers who marked the domestic music scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Among the authors represented are Zvonimir Runjić, Nikica Kalogjera, Đelo Jusić, Vinko Čaklec, Zdenko Špišić, Ivica Kelemen, Vinko Sabolović, Dubravko Babić, Josip Njikoš, Hrvoje Hegedušić and other famous composers and songwriters of that period.

Among the songs in the collection are "You Were Far Away", "White Roses", "The Days Go By Alone", "When Friends Leave", "Butterflies", "My Nights Are Empty", "The Only Beloved", "You Are All My Happiness", "Forget Your Pain", "Song of Sarajevo", "The Dearest", "If You Are Sad", "A Beautiful Name of Wine", "Waiting for Tomorrow's Day", "Never, Never", "And Last Night I Was My Dear Mother", "Living for Your Love", "Lullaby", "The Thunder Grows in the Mountains and Comes Close", "Let's Drink, Let's Drink", "When the Paths of Slavonia Have Become White", "On the Other Side of the Street", "Greetings to the Gentle Sun", "Those Old Songs" and "Frenki".

Each composition features a melody line with lyrics and chords, making this publication a valuable musical manual for performing and studying popular music of the time. The collection provides a representative overview of the repertoire published on Jugoton's records at the time and reflects the diversity of festival, entertainment and regional music production in the former Yugoslavia.

In addition to its practical musical purpose, the booklet also has significant documentary and collector value. It represents an interesting example of Jugoton's publishing activities and a valuable source for researchers of music history, collectors of old discographies and lovers of domestic popular music.

An interesting collector's item from the golden age of Jugoton and domestic popular music.