In December 1970, “Silence” label released “Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings”, the debut Bo Hansson album. It is a concept album based on author J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel, The Lord of the Rings. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “Studio Decibel” in Stockholm, Bo Hanson’s House on Älgö in the Stockholm archipelago, and was produced by Bo Hanson and Anders Lind.

Personnel:

• Bo Hansson – organ, guitar, Moog synthesizer, bass guitar
• Rune Carlsson – drums, congas
• Gunnar Bergsten – saxophone
• Sten Bergman – flute
• Peter Lindholm – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Bo Hansson.

1. Leaving Shire
2. The Old Forest & Tom Bombadil
3. Fog on the Barrow-Downs
4. The Black Riders & Flight to the Ford
5. At the House of Elrond & The Ring Goes South
6. A Journey in the Dark
7. Lothlórien
8. Shadowfax
9. The Horns of Rohan & The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
10. Dreams in the House of Healing
11. Homeward Bound & The Scouring of the Shire
12. The Grey Havens