Tag Archives: Sweden

Samla Mammas Manna: Klossa Knapitat

In December 1974, “Silence Records” label released “Klossa Knapitat”, the third Samla Mammas Manna album. It was recorded in November 1974, at “Studio Decibel” in Stockholm, Sweden.

Personnel:

  • Lasse Hollmer – singing, yodeling, piano , accordion
  • Coste Apetrea – vocals, guitar
  • Lasse Krantz – vocals, electric bass
  • Hasse Bruniusson – vocals, drums
  • Brynn Settels – accordion
  • Tage Åsén , Anders Lidén, Pelle Engman – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Nothing
  2. Little Dialectic
  3. Sigh
  4. Far Down a Rabbit Hole
  5. Come a Little Closer
  6. The Mouse Milking Machine
  7. Influences
  8. The Knoll
  9. Frameless Evenings

Wigwam: Fairyport

In December 1971, “Love” label released “Fairyport”, the third Wigwam album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Finnvox Studios” and “Hamis Club” in Helsinki, Finland, “Music Network” in Sweden, and was produced by Jukka Gustavson, Jim Pemnroke, Pekka Pohjola and Ronnie Osterberg.

Personnel:

  • Jukka Gustavson – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ
  • Jim Pembroke – vocals, harmonica, piano
  • Pekka Pohjola – bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, piano, celesta, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Österberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jukka Tolonen – electric guitar
  • Pekka Pöyry – soprano saxophone
  • Eero Koivistoinen – soprano saxophone
  • Unto Haapa-Aho – bass clarinet
  • Tapio Louhensalo – bassoon
  • Risto Pensola – clarinet
  • Hannu Saxelin – clarinet
  • Ilmari Varila – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Losing Hold – Jukka Gustavson, Jim Pembroke, Pekka Pohjola
  2. Lost Without a Trace – Jim Pembroke
  3. Fairyport – Jukka Gustavson
  4. Gray Traitors – Jukka Gustavson
  5. Cafffkaff, the Country Psychologist – Juka Gustavson
  6. May Your Will Be Done, Dear Lord – Jukka Gustavson
  7. How to Make It Big in Hospital – Jim Pembroke
  8. Hot Mice – Pekka Pohjola
  9. P.K.’s Super Market – Pekka Pohjola
  10. One More Try – Jim Pembroke, Pekka Pohjola
  11. Rockin’ Ol’ Galway – Jim Pembroke
  12. Every Fold – Jim Pembroke
  13. Rave-Up for the Roadies (live) – Jukka Gustavson, Paekka Pohjola, Jukka Tolonen, Ronnie Österberg

ABBA: ABBA The Album

On December 12, 1977, “Polar Music” label released “ABBA: The Album”, the fifth ABBA album. It was recorded May – November 1977, at “Markus” and “Metronome” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Personnel:

  • Agnetha Fältskog – lead, co-lead and backing vocals
  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead, co-lead and backing vocals
  • Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, spoken word intro, backing vocals
  • Benny Andersson – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Rutger Gunnarsson – bass guitar
  • Ola Brunkert – drums
  • Roger Palm – drums, tambourine
  • Malando Gassama – percussion
  • Lasse Wellander – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Janne Schaffer – lead guitar, electric guitar
  • Lars O. Carlsson – saxophones, flutes
  • Rutger Gunnarsson – string arrangements
  • Michael B. Tretow – engineer
  • Jon Astley; Michael B. Tretow – remastering
  • Rune Söderqvist – design
  • Rune Söderqvist; Björn Ulvaeus – illustrations
  • Barry Levine / Mirage – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.

  1. Eagle
  2. Take a Chance on Me
  3. One Man, One Woman
  4. The Name of the Game – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
  5. Move On – Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
  6. Hole in Your Soul
  7. Thank You for the Music
  8. I Wonder (Departure) – Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
  9. I’m Marionette

Lars Winnerbäck: Hosianna

On September 18, 2013, “Universal” label released “Hosianna”, the tenth Lars Winnerbäck studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Ireland, “Decibel Studios” in Sweden, and was produced by Lars Winnerbäck and Jerker Odelholm.

Personnel:

  • Lars Winnerbäck – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Joakim Thåström – vocals
  • Ola Nyström – guitar
  • Mattias Blomdahl – guitar, choir
  • Anders Boba Lindström – piano, choir
  • David Nyström – piano, choir
  • Jerker Odelholm – bass
  • Robert Eriksson – drums, percussion
  • Annika Granlund – trumpet, choir
  • Sara Isaksson – choir
  • Johan Persson – choir
  • Ronny Lahti – recording, mixing
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Lars Winnerbäck.

  1. Vi åkte aldrig ut till havet
  2. Gå med mig vart jag går
  3. Monsterteorin
  4. Vem som helst blues
  5. Det gick inte
  6. Skolklockan
  7. Utkast till ett brev
  8. Ett slags liv
  9. När det blåser från ditt hall
  10. Hosianna

Elephant 9 with Reine Fiske: Atlantis

On September 7, 2012, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Atlantis”, album by Elephant 9 with Reine Fiske. It was recorded in September 2011, at “Atlantis Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen, Ståle Storløkken, Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen and Torstein Lofthus.

Personnel:

  • Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen – 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Ståle Storløkken – grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, synthesizer
  • Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen – electric bass, percussion
  • Torstein Lofthus – drums, percussion
  • Reine Fiske – classical and electric guitar
  • Christian Engfelt – engineer, mixing
  • Janne Hansson – engineer
  • Janne Hansson – engineer assistant
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Black Hole – Ståle Storløkken
  2. The Riddler – Ståle Storløkken
  3. Atlantis – Ståle Storløkken
  4. A Foot in Both – Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen
  5. Psychedelic Backfire – Ståle Storløkken
  6. A Place In Neither – Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen
  7. Freedom’s Children – Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen

Lars Winnerbäck: Rusningstrafik

On August 25, 1997, “Elvira Records” label released Rusningstrafik, the second Lars Winnerbäck studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Traxton Recording AB”, “Lennonplant” and “Kapsylen Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Johan Johansson.

Personnel:

  • Lars Winnerbäck – vocals, guitar
  • Ola Nyström – guitar
  • Niko Röhlcke – piano, accordion
  • Martin Söderström – acoustic bass, backing vocals
  • Lasse bax – bass
  • Johan Johansson – drums, percussion, guitar, tambourine, kazoo, recording, mixing
  • Christian Edgren – trumpet
  • P H Andersson – violin, backing vocals, string arrangements, recording
  • Matoula Zachariadou – viola
  • Mattias Nyberg – cello, string arrangements
  • Miranda Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Vanja Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Stefan Sundström – vocals, backing vocals
  • Lotta Nilsson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Karin Renberg – vocals, backing vocals
  • Barbro Winnerbäck, Björn Jonson, Christian Edgren, Filip Adamo, Puttra Wikdahl, Quina Hermansson – vocals
  • Christian Edgren – recording, mixing
  • Björn Engelman – mastering
  • Anton H Le Clercq – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lars Winnerbäck.

  1. En av alla dom
  2. ngen har lust
  3. Nån annan
  4. Rusningstrafik
  5. Höst på min planet
  6. Balladen om konsekvenser
  7. Vår för hjärter dam
  8. Psalm i januari
  9. En svår och jobbig grej
  10. Låg
  11. Nu är alla små stjärnor
  12. Vänner

The Amazing: Ambulance

On July 22, 2016, “Partizan Records” label released “Ambulance”, the fifth Amazing (The) album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Buller & Bäng Studio” in Solna, Sweden, and was produced by Alexis Benson, Christoffer Gunrup, Fredrik Swahn, Moussa Fadera and Reine Fiske.

Personnel:

  • Reine Fiske – guitar
  • Alexis Benson
  • Christoffer Gunrup
  • Fredrik Swahn 
  • Moussa Fadera – drums
  • Fredrik Swahn
  • Mattias Glava – mixing, mastering
  • Donovan Brien – design
  • Frank Machalowski – cover and sleeve photography
  • Kristian Bengtsson – portraits photography

Track listing:

  1. Ambulance
  2. Divide
  3. Blair Drager
  4. Tracks
  5. Floating
  6. Through City Lights
  7. Moments Like These
  8. Perfect Day for Shrimp

Viagra Boys: Cave World

On July 8, 2022, “Year 0001” label released “Cave World”, the third Viagra Boys studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Robotberget” and “Riksmixningverket” in Stockholm, “Silence Studio” in Koppom, Sweden, and was produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn.

Personnel:

  • Sebastian Murphy – vocals
  • Linus Hillborg – vocals, guitar,
  • Elias Jungqvist – vocals, keyboard, piano, vibraphone
  • Henrik Höckert – vocals, bass
  • Tor Sjöden – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Oscar Carls – vocals, saxophone, flute, guitar
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
  • DJ Haydn (Fabian Berglund) − keyboards, drums, turntable, engineer
  • Jason Williamson – vocals
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt − engineer, mixing
  • Johan Gustafsson – engineer
  • Oscar Ulfheden – engineer
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Moa Romanova – art direction
  • Sebastian Murphy – art direction
  • André Jofré – creative lead
  • Victor Svedberg – final art

Track listing:

All tracks by Oscar Carls, Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Linus Hillborg, Henrik Höckert, Elias Jungqvist, Sebastian Murphy and Tor Sjöden, except where noted.

  1. Baby Criminal
  2. Cave Hole – Fabian Berglund
  3. Troglodyte
  4. Punk Rock Loser
  5. Creepy Crawlers
  6. The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis
  7. Globe Earth – Fabian Berglund
  8. Ain’t No Thief
  9. Big Boy
  10. ADD
  11. Human Error – Fabian Berglund
  12. Return to Monke

A.T.C.: Last Epic

On January 22, 2003, “Atenzia Records” label released “Last Epic”, the third A.C.T. studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Underground Studio” in Västerås, Sweden, and was produced by Pelle Saether, Herman Saming, Ola Anderson, Jerry Sahlin, Peter Asp and Thomas Lejon.

Personnel:

  • Herman Saming – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, concept
  • Ola Andersson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, arrangements, concept
  • Jerry Sahlin – lead and backing vocals, vocoder, keyboards, arrangements, concept, mixing
  • Peter Asp – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, concept, design, mixing
  • Thomas Lejon – drums, arrangements, concept, mixing
  • Sara Svensson – vocal
  • Tomas Erlamdsson – percussion
  • Stefan Pöntinen – violin
  • Kajse-Lotta Soleke
  • Malin Wikblad – viola
  • Per Tidstrand – cello, mixing
  • Johan Ederfors – strings arrangements, conductor, mixing
  • Stefan Högström – recording
  • Lars Lindén – engineer
  • Pelle Saeter – engineer, mixing
  • Dragan Tanaskovic – mastering
  • John the Fisherman – design
  • Max Alm Norell – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics as noted, all music by Jerry Sahlin.

  1. Intro
  2. Wailings from a Building – lyrics by Ola Andersson
  3. Mr. Landlord – Apartment – lyrics by Peter Asp
  4. Torn by a Phrase – Garden – lyrics by peter Asp
  5. Ted’s Ballad – Attic – lyrics by Herman Saming
  6. Dance of Mr. Gumble
  7. Wake Up – Apartment 122 – lyrics by Herman Saming
  8. Manipulator – Barbeque – lyrics by Herman Saming
  9. A Loaded Situation
  10. The Observer – lyrics by Peter Asp
  11. The Cause – lyrics by Ola Andersson
  12. The Effect – lyrics by Ola Andersson
  13. Summary – lyrics by Ola Andersson
  14. Outro – lyrics by Herman Saming, Ola Andersson, Peter Asp

Hep Stars: The Hep Stars

On December 19, 1966, “Olga Records” label released “The Hep Stars”, the second Hep Stars studio album (and third overall album). It was recorded April – December 1966, at “Europeafilm Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Gert Palmcrantz.

Personnel:

  • Janne Frisk – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Svenne Hedlund – lead vocals, percussion
  • Lennart Hegland – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Benny Andersson – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Christer Pettersson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lennart Fernholm – bass guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Andersson, except where noted.

  1. No Time – Björn Ulvaeus
  2. The Birds in the Sky – Berry Bjärenäs
  3. Consolation
  4. Easy To Fool – Berndt Öst, Peter Himmelstrand
  5. Sound of Eve
  6. Isn’t It Easy To Say – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
  7. Lady Lady
  8. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
  9. Morning Cones After Night – Berry Bjärenäs
  10. I’ve Said It All Before – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  11. Wedding – Benny Andersson, Svenne Hedlund