5. april '81 is the second live album by Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme, released in 1981. It was recorded in Kulušić club in Zagreb on 5 April 1981. The album was originally put out in limited release of only 20,000 copies.

Background

The album was recorded on the last concert of the tour that followed the release of the album Doživjeti stotu. The band was announced by journalist Dražen Vrdoljak (the announcement being featured on the album). The album's sound was in correspondence with the group's shift from hard rock towards new wave the band made with Doživjeti stotu. The album featured a cover of Indexi song "Sve ove godine" ("All These Years").

Album cover

The cover artwork depicted a three-picture presentation of a girl wearing an adult woman's robe and high heels. The girl photographed was the daughter of actor Mladen Jeličić. Although the album cover saw little controversy in 1981, when ''5. april '81'' was re-released on CD by Croatia Records in 2003, the image was modified, leaving only the leftmost and rightmost photos, most likely because the girl's genital area is visible in the middle photo.

Track listing

Personnel

Additional personnel

Legacy

In 1987, in YU legende uživo (YU Legends Live), a special publication by Rock magazine, ''5. april '81'' was pronounced one of 12 best Yugoslav live albums. In YU legende uživo, critic Petar Janjatović criticized the band's performance on the album, especially Željko Bebek's vocal performance, but also stated: The album, despite its flaws, represents the band in the last days of their upward faze, and if you can read between the lines, you'll discover the things that made the band really big, important and relevant for this part of the world. In a 2000 text for Vjesnik, critic Hrvoje Horvat stated: ''Live album 5. april '81 from Kulušić shows Bijelo Dugme on the height of their strength and in the attempt to play current post-New Wave trends through Bregović's sound image. However, we are not talking about ruff, violent assemblage, but about natural flow of energy which turned the Doživjeti stotu tour in a simultaneous face lift, rejuvenation and return to the roots.