Tag: Nikolai Kibalchich
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The Beatles — Abbey Road
It’s interesting that Abbey Road, the band’s final album, was actually the last Antrop bootleg released with Tropillo’s involvement in 1993. Since the album was such a hit, a bunch…
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The Rolling Stones — Let It Bleed
The cover of the Russian bootleg was carefully redrawn by Nikolai Kibalchich, and all lettering was translated into Russian.
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The Artists Behind AnTrop’s Covers (Kibalchich & Trifonov)
At first, AnTrop’s bootleg records looked like perfect copies of the originals. But a closer look revealed subtle — and sometimes not-so-subtle — differences. Two artists in particular became AnTrop’s…
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The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour
In 1991, the Soviet bootleg label Antrop released its own version of Magical Mystery Tour. This edition combined the album with Yellow Submarine, though the two records were later separated and sold…
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The Beatles — Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Russian Sgt. Pepper’s cover is full of quirky local touches that set it apart from the original. The text on the bass drum was localized while keeping the original style. Designer…
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The Beatles — Revolver
The AnTrop version of the Revolver sleeve was almost entirely rebuilt. The faces were redrawn, photos were either replaced or repositioned, and the cross-hatching is slightly lighter than on the original. John…
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The Beatles — Yellow Submarine
The original Yellow Submarine cover, built from Heinz Edelmann’s whimsical illustrations, took on a distinctly local twist in Antrop’s 1991 release (catalog no. П91 00137).
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The Beatles — White Album
For Andrei Tropillo, the Beatles’ “White Album” was the pinnacle — especially the song Blackbird — so when he started releasing his own versions of legendary albums in 1991, he…