Dezerter founded as SS-20 in 1981 in Warsaw is one of the most popular punk bands from Poland. They had to change their original name to Dezerter because of the reaction of the Communist authorities (SS-20 was a Soviet rocket and this name was regarded too provocative by the government). Dezerter debuted during the Mokotow Musical Autumn Festival, in November 1981. In 1982, together with other Polish punk-rock bands (TZN Xenna and Deuter) it went on a tour across the country, also playing in the 1982 Jarocin Festival). In 1983 Dezerter recorded a 7"EP "Ku przyszlosci", with four songs ("Ku Przyszlosci" - ("To the future"), "Spytaj Milicjanta" - ("Ask a militiaman), "Szara rzeczywistosc" - ("Drab reality") and "Wojna glupcow" - ("War of fools"). The record was issued by the state label Tonpress and it was very warmly welcomed by fans, with phenomenal 50 000 copies sold. With fast guitar riffs and intelligen