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The Pretenders: Get Close

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On October 20, 1986, “Real Records” label released “Get Close”, the fourth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “AIR” in London, “Power Station”, “Bearsville” and “Right Track Recording” in New York City, “Polar” in Stockholm, and was produced by Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Lovine and Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • T. M. Stevens – bass guitar
  • Blair Cunningham – drums, percussion
  • Rupert Black – keyboards
  • Bernie Worrell – organ, synthesizer
  • Bruce Brody – organ
  • Tommy Mandel – synthesizer
  • Paul Wickens – synthesizer, piano
  • Patrick Seymour – synthesizer
  • John McKenzie – bass
  • Chucho Merchán – bass
  • Bruce Thomas – bass
  • Mo Foster – bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Martin Chambers – drums
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums, percussion
  • Carlos Alomar – percussion
  • L. Shankar – violin
  • Bruce Lampcov – engineer
  • Helen Backhouse – design
  • Richard Haughton – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. My Baby
  2. When I Change My Life
  3. Light of the Moon – Carlos Alomar, Genevieve Gazon, Wayne Ragland
  4. Dance
  5. Tradition of Love
  6. Don’t Get Me Wrong
  7. I Remember You
  8. How Much Did You Get for Your Soul
  9. Chill Factor
  10. Hymn to Her – Meg Keene
  11. Room Full of Mirrors – Kimi Hendrix

Camera Obscura: Let’s Get Out Of This Country

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On June 6, 2006, “Merge” label released “Let’s Get Out of This Country”, the third Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Park Studio”, “Studio Dubious” and “Cosmos Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell – lead vocal, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – vocal, guitar
  • Carey Lander – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Baillie – trumpet, percussion
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass guitar
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion
  • Tomas Hallonsten – accordion
  • Andreas Forsman, Erik Arvinder, Erik Holm – violin
  • Lena Bergström – cello
  • Britta Persson, Isak Klasson, Marcella Svensson, Markus Krunegard, Sibille Attar, Victoria Bergsman – choir
  • Britta Persson – backing vocals
  • Bjorn Yttling – strings arrangements
  • Christoffer Roth – recording, engineer
  • Stefan Boman – recording, engineer
  • Johan Rude – recording
  • Christoffer Lundquist – mixing
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Luis Calvo – layout
  • Fredik Ottosson – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell.

  1. Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken
  2. Tears for Affairs
  3. Come Back Margaret
  4. Dory Previn
  5. The False Contender
  6. Let’s Get Out of This Country
  7. Country Mile
  8. If Looks Could Kill
  9. I Need All the Friends I Can Get
  10. Razzle Dazzle Rose

Fire! Orchestra: Exit

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On January 11, 2013, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Exit!”, the debut Fire! Orchestra album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Fylkingen” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin.

Personnel:

  • Mats Gustafsson – tenor saxophone, electronics, conductor, mixing
  • Johan Berthling – electric bass, mixing
  • Andreas Werliin – drums, mixing
  • Mariam Wallentin, Sofia Jernberg – voice
  • Emil Svanängen – voice, guitar
  • Andreas Söderström, David Stackenäs, Sören Runolf – guitar
  • Sten Sandell – piano, electronic
  • Tomas Hallonsten – organ
  • Dan Berglund, Joe Williamson, Joel Grip – bass
  • Andreas Werliin, Johan Holmegard, Raymond Strid, Thomas Mera Gartz – drums 
  • Joachim Nordwall – electronics
  • Anna Högberg – alto saxophone
  • Elin Larsson – tenor saxophone
  • Fredrik Ljungkvist – baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Jonas Kullhammar – bass saxophone
  • Emil Strandberg, Magnus Broo, Niklas Barnö – trumpet
  • Mats Äleklint – trombone
  • Per Åke Holmlander – tuba
  • Mikael Werliin – recording
  • Sigge Krantz – recording, mixing
  • Kim Hiorthøy – sleeve, design

Track listing:

All music by Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin, all lyrics by Arnold De Boer.

  1. Exit! Part One
  2. Exit! Part Two

Melody’s Echo Chamber: Emotional Eternal

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On April 29, 2022, “Domino” label released “Emotional Eternal”, the third Melody’s Echo Chamber studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Buller & Bäng” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swahn and Reine Fiske.

Personnel:

  • Melody Prochet – vocal, recording
  • Gustav Ejstes – organ, piano, flute
  • Moussa Fadera – drums
  • Johan Holmegard – drums
  • Josefin Runsteen – strings
  • Fredrik Swahn – recording, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – recording, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Drew Tetz – artwork (phenakistoscope)
  • Diane Sagnier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Melody Prochet, Fredrik Swan and Reine Fiske.

  1. Emotional Eternal
  2. Looking Backward
  3. Pyramids in the Clouds
  4. The Hypnotist
  5. Personal Message
  6. Where the Water Clears the Illision
  7. A Slow Dawning of Peace
  8. Alma the Voyage

Scorpions: Sting in the Tail

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On March 14, 2010, “Sony / Columbia” label released “Sting in the Tail”, the seventeenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded May – December 2009, at “Scorpio Sound Studio” and “Vocal Land Studio” in Germany, “The Garage Studio” and “Atlantisstudion” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mikael Nord Andersson and Martin Hansen.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass, backing vocals
  • James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
  • Tarja Turunen – vocals
  • Mikael Nord Andersson – gang vocals, recording, mixing
  • Martin Hansen – recording, mixing
  • Hans-Martin Buff – Pro Tools operator, engineer
  • Mats Lindfors, George Marino – mastering
  • Dirk Illing – artwork
  • Peter Kirkman – guitar technician
  • Ingo Powitzer – guitar technician
  • Micke Svennsson – drum technician

Track listing:

  1. Raised on Rock – lyrics by Martin Hansen, Klaus Meine, music by Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  2. Sting in the Tail – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
  3. Slave Me – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker
  4. The Good Die Young – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker, Christian Kolonovits
  5. No Limits – Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian  
  6. Rock Zone – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Mikael Nord Andersson
  7. Lorelei – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström, music by Rudolf Schenker, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström
  8. Turn You On – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker, Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  9. Let’s Rock – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian
  10. SLY – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
  11. Spirit of Rock – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian, music by Eric Bazilian, Rudolf Schenker
  12. The Best is Yet to Come – Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström, music by Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström

Bo Hanson: Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings

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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

Tages!: Extra Extra

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On November 28, 1966, “Platina” label released “Extra Extra”, the third Tages! studio album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Europafilm Studios” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Anders Henriksson, Björn Almstedt, Göran Lagerberg, Tommy Blom, Anders Töpel, Danne Larsson and Tommy Tausis.

Personnel:

  • Göran Lagerberg – vocals, bass guitar
  • Danne Larsson – vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards
  • Anders Töpel – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Tommy Tausis – vocals, drums
  • Tommy Blom – vocals, percussion
  • Anders “Henkan” Henriksson – vocals, keyboards
  • Lasse Samuelsson’s Orchestra – wind instruments

Track listing:

  1. Mohair Sam – Dallas Frazier
  2. Secret Room – Tommy Blom
  3. Gone Too Far – Göran Lagerberg
  4. Get Up An’ Get Goin’ – Anders Henriksson, Thorstein Bergman
  5. Mustang Sally – Bonny “Mack” Rice
  6. Howlin’ for My Baby – Chester Burnett, Willie Dixon
  7. Friday on My Mind – George Young, Harry Vanda
  8. True Fine Woman – Göran Lagerberg
  9. Ride Your Pony – Naomi Neville
  10. One Red, One Yellow, One Blue – Tommy Blom, Anders Töpel
  11. Understanding – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane
  12. Extra – Anders Henriksson, Danne Larsson

Big Country: Steeltown

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On October 19, 1984, “Mercury” label released “Steeltown”, the second Big Country studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bruce Watson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, sitar
  • Tony Butler – vocals, bass
  • Mark Brzezicki – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks written by Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson except where noted.

  1. Flame of the West
  2. East of Eden
  3. Steeltown
  4. Where the Rose Is Sown
  5. Come Back to Me
  6. Tall Ships Go
  7. Girl with Grey Eyes
  8. Rain Dance
  9. The Great Divide
  10. Just a Shadow

The Hep Stars: We and Our Cadillac

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On September 7, 1965, “Olga Records” label released “We and Our Cadillac”, the debut Hep Stars (The) studio album. It was recorded February – August 1965, in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Gert Palmcrantz and Anders Ericsson.

Personnel:

  • Svenne Hedlund – lead and backing vocals
  • Janne Frisk – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Benny Andersson – piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Lennart Hegland – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Christer Petterson – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Hans Östlund – organ
  • Lennart Fernholm – bass guitar
  • Robert Meyer – photography

Track listing:

  1. Cadillac – Vince Taylor
  2. Be My Baby – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
  3. That’s When Your Heartaches Begin – Fred Fisher, William Raskin, Billy Hill
  4. Send Me Some Lovin – John S. Marascalco, Leo Price
  5. Young and Beautiful – Aaron Schroeder, Abner Silver
  6. Rockin’ Love – Carl Mann
  7. No Response – Benny Anderson
  8. I’ll Never Quite Get Over You – Chad Stuart, Jeremy Clyde
  9. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
  10. Oh! Carol – Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
  11. Then She Kissed Me – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
  12. Bald Headed Woman – Shel Talmy

Hep Stars: Jul med Hep Stars

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In December 1967, “Olga Records” released “Jul med Hep Stars”, the third Hep Stars album. It was recorded October – November 1967, at “Europafilm Studio” and Gustaf Vasa Church in Stockholm, and was produced by Gert Palmcrantz.

Personnel:

  • Svenne Hedlund – vocals, arranger
  • Janne Frisk – vocals, guitar, arranger
  • Benny Andersson – keyboards, arranger
  • Lennart Hegland – bass, arranger
  • Christer Pettersson – drums, arranger
  • Peter Ottoson – layout

Track listing:

  1. Nu Är Det Jul Igen – traditional
  2. Christmas Today – Lars Berghagen
  3. Alla Sover Utom Jag – Berndt Ost, Lars Berghagen
  4. White Christmas – Irving Berlin
  5. Johanssons Boogie-Woogie Vals – Povel Ramel
  6. Jingle Bells – James Lord Pierpont
  7. Hej Tomtegubbar – traditional
  8. Christmas on My Mind – Berry Bjärenäs
  9. The Boy That Old Santa Forgot – Kurt Foss, Reidar Bøe, Svenne Hedlund
  10. Gläns Över Sjö Och Strand – Alice Tegnér, Viktor Rydberg
  11. Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus – Emmy Köhler
  12. Stilla Natt – Franz Xaver Gruber, Edvard Evers
  13. Dotter Sion – Georg Friedrich Händel