invited AU to give a series of apartment concerts

In December 1980, Artemy Troitsky invited AU to give a series of apartment concerts in Moscow. Viktor Tsoi played bass in the group at this time. On March 23, 1981, AU performed at Andrei Tropillo ‘s birthday celebration in a St. Petersburg cafe with a similar line-up. Most of the group’s earliest performances took place in private apartments, and their early recordings were apartment concert tapes.