V/A - Bara Skräp...? [Compilation] (1982)

Artist: V/A
Release: Bara Skräp...?, Compilation 1982 
Covers: Front | Back | Insert 1 | Insert 2 | Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Label: Scenstudion #SCEN PL 8206
Genres: Rock / Punk / Hard Rock / Heavy / Melodic Metal
Country: Sweden (Eskilstuna?)
Bitrate: 320kbps

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Mixed Swedish compilation. BALI BAND features Tomas Sunmo who have produced albums for MINDLESS SINNER, TORCH, LYNX etc.

Anders Larsen from BORTA PÅ VINDEN later released a single on TAB Records entitled 'I'm Running / Promises (1985)'.

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1. Linje Lusta - Natt Utan Lust
2. Borta På Vinden - Tårar Av Guld !
3. Telefån - Livet Vid Fronten
4. Bali Band - Starkare För Var Sekund
5. RaGaDa Bush - Ivan
6. Tight Squeeze - You're In My Heart !
7. Dr No - Den Beslöjade Drömmen
8. Tight Squeeze - Going Down The Highway !!
9. Frenchette - M/S Love !
10. Bali Band - Paradise !
11. Borta På Vinden - A Jag Får !
12. Linje Lusta - Svart På Vitt
13. RaGaDa Bush - Motorsågsmassagen

Kyrkstöt (Swe) - No Smoking / Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde [Single] (1980) + Bonuses

Artist: Kyrkstöt
Release: No Smoking / Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Single 1980 
Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Label (7"): Private #KRS 001
Label (V/A): Talking Music #TALKS 1001
Genre: Christian Rock / Hard Rock
Country: Sweden (Gothenburg)
Bitrate: 320kbps

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KYRKSTÖTS 7" single + 2 tracks taken from the compilation 'Rockplock (1980)'.
English titles but all song are sung in Swedish.

Hans Isaksson - Vocals
Göran Karlsson - Guitar, Vocals
Håkan Nordell - Guitar
Peter Årnes - Bass
Mats "Matz" Mjörnheim - Drums (Vatten, Sidewalk, Confession)
Thomas Rydfeldt - Piano, Vocals
Ove Lundström - "Sound on the Field"

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1. No Smoking
2. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
3. Hårda Krav (Rockplock Compilation, 1980)
4. Deus Ex Machina (Gud Ur Maskinen) (Rockplock Compilation, 1980)

Päst - Hora [Single] (1990)

Artist: Päst
Release: Hora / Surrounded By Crabs, Single 1990
Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Label: Studiefrämjandet #SFSI 8/90
Genre: Hard Rock / Punk
Country: Sweden (Linköping)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Punkish hard rock with a pretty good B-side.

Rikard Mårtensson - Vocals
Mattias Jonsson - Guitar
Ulf Andersson - Bass
Jan Andersson - Drums

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1. Hora
2. Surrounded by Crabs

V/A - 6 x 2 [Compilation] (1981)

Artist: V/A
Release: 6 x 2, Compilation 1981
Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B | USB Article
Label: Polar #POLS 332
Genre: Hard / Heavy Rock / Metal
Country: Sweden
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Mixed genre compilation produced by Jonas Warnebring of RÅG I RYGGEN. Contains the 2 fantastic songs "Kronofogden" and "Det Finns Ingen Hjälp Att Få" by UMEÅ SMALL BAND, top H/R masterpieces!. Also recorded the singles 'Utanför (1982)' and 'På Väg (1983)'. The band are now on Facebook, check them out!: Official Facebook Page

UMEÅ SMALL BAND INFO:
Songs recorded 29-30 July by Lennart Östlund.

Claes Björnberg - Drums (Rikets Affärer)
Niklas Munter - Bass / Vocals (Rikets Affärer)
Lars Eklund - Guitar (Rikets Affärer)

FÅGEL BLÅ INFO:
Songs recorded 27-28 July by Lennart Östlund.

Mats Dagergren - Drums
Jens Dagergren - Guitar
Nisse Ström - Bass
Arne Lindroth - Guitar
Eva Bratt - Vocals
Thord Eriksson - Vocals / Guitar

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1. Pall Ritz & The Piccolos - Modern Politik
2. Fågel Blå - Berras Gäng (!!!)
3. Chorus - Sitting in the Moonlight
4. Umeå Small Band - Det Finns Ingen Hjälp Att Få (!!!!!)
5. Dolce Vita - Don't Wanna Be Your Baby
6. Tokyo - Framtiden
7. Dolce Vita - Deja Vu
8. Tokyo - Det Finns Inga Änglar
9. Umeå Small Band - Kronofogden (!!!!!)
10. Pall Ritz & The Piccolos - Snobbar Som Jobbar
11. Chorus - Teach Me, Teach Me
12. Fågel Blå - Maria (!!)

Solid Ground - Lonely Rider [Single] (1985)

Artist: Solid Ground
Release: Lonely Rider / Talkin' Bout Love, Single 1985
Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Label: Private Press
Genre: Hard / Heavy Rock
Country: Sweden (Linköping)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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The recording of this 7" was the first prize in the Östgöten Rock contest. Recorded at NenneLina Sun Recording Studio, Norrköping July 1985. Also had the song "Change" featured on the "Musik För Miljön, Compilation (1990)" and released a cassette in 1993 entitled "Does your Mother Know the Devil?". Should ofcourse not be confused with the other swedish SOLID GROUND from Stockholm.

If someone have the compilation or cassette for share/trade please get in touch!.

Peter Malmersjö - Guitar / Vocals
Carl-Magnus Petersson - Drums / Keyboards
Håkan Gustavsson - Bass
Johan Clasén - Electric & Aucustic Guitar

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1. Lonely Rider
2. Talkin' Bout Love

Romance - Segla I Mörkret [Single] (1982)

Artist: Romance
Release: Segla I Mörkret / Högsommarmorgon, Single 1982
Covers: Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Label: Pang Records #PSI 059
Genre: Rock
Country: Sweden (Gårdby, Kalmar - Öland)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Shall not be confused with ROMANCE from Örnsköldsvik. This band featured Lennart Palm known from the Swedish Radio program "Palms Praliner" where he played covers of songs requested by callers. He was also a member of the dance band Lasse Trofasts. For more info check out this Swedish Article: http://www.barometern.se/noje_o_kultur/lang-vag-hem-for-lennart-palm%2848508%29.gm

If someone have the complete line-up for this 7" please get in touch!.

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1. Segla I Mörkret (Sail in the Darkness)
2. Högsommarmorgon (Summer Morning)

Hembrännarligan - Max Bygraves [7" EP] (1983)

Artist: Hembrännarligan (pre-Moonshine Band)
Release: Max Bygraves, 7" Ep 1983
Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Photos: 1 | 2 | 3
Label: Pang Records #PSI 100
Genre: Blues / Rock
Country: Sweden (Eksjö)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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7" EP by the Eksjö based band HEMBRÄNNARLIGAN recorded 29/10-1983 at CWC Studios, Norrköping. Engineered by Christer Andersson. Artwork by Rolf Wernersson. Later changed their name into MOONSHINE BAND and are today a cover band under the name THE WAVE. For more info check out their Official Website.

Bernth Johansson - Guitar / Vocals
Ove Ek - Guitar / Vocals
Kenneth Krantz - Drums
Sven-Åke Karlsson - Bass
Kaj Lönnblad - Keyboards (Karin, Stonehearted Woman)

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1. Max Bygraves (Mac Millan)
2. Karin
3. Stonehearted Woman
4. The Sun is Shini'n

Børres Kork - Børres Kork [EP] (1979)

Artist: Børres Kork

Release: Børres Kork, EP 1979

Covers: Front | Back

Label: City Records #CR E7901

Genre: Punk / Hard Rock

Country: Norway

Bitrate: 320kbps

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1. Stumblin

2. Rock

3. Pop Star

4. A Growing Society Part Two

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Another great norwegian EP, punkish hard rock with screaming choruses and cool riffs (especially on the song "Rock"). Got this one from mediafille.tk, great blog with many obscure singles/EP's, check it out!.



Bass -- Tom Magnussen

Drums -- Roger Johannessen

Keyboards -- Arne "Ørret" Sæther

Lead Guitar - J. Børre

Vocals -- Hans Morten Johannessen

Décision - Tout Est Bien Comm' ça [Single] (1980)

Artist: Decision

Release: Tout Est Bien Comm' ça / (Elle s'appelait) Décision, Single 1980

Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B

Genre: Hard / Heavy Rock

Country: France

Bitrate: 320kbps

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1. Tout Est Bien Comm' ça

2. (Elle s'appelait) Décision

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Rip and share by David, thanks a ton mate!



Uploader Notes: Only 45t release of this obscure band from the south west of France

(Fleurance / Auch). RIP & scanned by myself. Enjoy !

Small Band - På Väg [Single] (1983)

Artist: Umeå Small Band

Release: På Väg / Älvornas Bal, Single 1983

Genre: Rock

Country: Sweden (Umeå)

Bitrate: 320Kbps

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1. På Väg

2. Älvornas Bal

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This single was relased under the shortened name SMALL BAND.



The song "På Väg" are about to always be "on the way" but never know what the end destination is. "Älvornas Bal" simple translates to "Fairy Ball".



This was their last release before going seperate ways, Claes Björnberg (who also sent me this rip, thanks!) are still living in Umeå, Niklas and Lars moved to Stockholm.



For more info check out the Official Facebook Page of USB!.

Umeå Small Band - Utanför [Single] (1982)

Artist: Umeå Small Band

Release: Utanför / Nu Vill Jag Va', Single 1982

Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B

Genre: Rock

Country: Sweden (Umeå)

Bitrate: 320Kbps

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1. Utanför

2. Nu Vill Jag Va'

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The story of Umeå Small Band began in the late 70's when the members Niklas Munter (bass, vocals), Steffe (guitar), Lars Eklund (guitar, vocals), Claes Björnberg (organ), Matte (drums) formed the band RIKETS AFFÄRER, they released a single entitled "Berlin / Mitt Enda Liv" in 1979 who had a mix of powerpop and symphonic/progressive rock influences in the vein of bands like KAIPA, MIKLAGÅRD, RÅG I RYGGEN and TRETTIOÅRIGA KRIGET. The band split-up in 1980 and the beginning of UMEÅ SMALL BAND would later take form.



This is the first single from Umeå Small Band, not as heavy as their earlier 2 songs "Kronofogden" & "Det finns ingen hjälp att få" who was presented on the '6 x 2' compilation!.



This single was recorded in Studio Tonteknink and produced by Pelle Henricsson / USB with line-up: Niklas Munter - Vocals / Bass, Lars Eklund - Guitars / Vocals & Claes Björnberg - Drums / Piano



In the song "Utanför" the lyrics are about the man going to work and has nothing else to do, unseen for the world around. The point in this song is that people should take care of those who has difficulty to be recognised by others, at work or in the daily life. "Nu vill jag va'" are just about a man who want to be in the same bed as some girl instead of working at the factory.



USB also released a second single in 1983 entitled "På Väg / Älvornas Bal" under the shortened name SMALL BAND.



For more info check out the Official Facebook Page of USB!.

Snöfall - Various Recordings (1979 - 1983)

Artist: Snöfall (Snowfall)
Release: Various Recordings, 1979 - 1983
Photos: Snöfall #1 | Snöfall #2
Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Country: Sweden (Eskilstuna)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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22 songs of SNÖFALL recorded between 1979 and 1983. From what I know SNÖFALL'S only record appearance was on the 'Rock Cocktail (1982)' compilation where they contributed with the songs "Farlig Vänskap" and "Frusna Tår". You now have the chance to discover 20 more songs from the band! including some golden tracks sung in swedish! "Väntar På Luft", "Semester I Krokek" and "Ikaros" to name a few!. Enjoy!

Thanks to tjomsson for making this compilation possible!.

Last known line-up:
Bosse Boman - Drums
Tomas Eriksson - Bass
Peter Rozenbachs - Guitar / Vocals
Christer Ek - Guitars
Håkan Carlsson - Vocals

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1. Farlig Vänskap (Rock Cocktail comp. '82)
2. Frusna Tår (Rock Cocktail comp. '82)
3. Ikaros (Live '83)
4. Väntar På Luft (Live at Musikcafét, Eskilstuna '82)
5. Taxiresan (Live at Musikcafét, Eskilstuna '82)
6. On the Run (Live at Musikcafét, Eskilstuna '82)
7. There Will Come a Day (Live at Musikcafét, Eskilstuna '82)
8. Perfection People (Live at Musikcafét, Eskilstuna '82)
9. Very Sexy Real Porno or Just a Grillad med Bröd (Live at Djurgården '79)
10. Scared of the Night (Live '79)
11. Shining (Live '79)
12. Semester I Krokek (full)
13. Semester I Krokek (cut)
14. Vad?
15. Carolina
16. Rosalie
17. Johnny Walker
18. King of Crime
19. Invisible
20. Searching for Rats
21. Blasted Again
22. Crying People

V/A - Rock Cocktail [Compilation] (1982)

Artist: V/A
Release: Rock Cocktail, Compilation 1982
Covers: Front | Back | Vinyl A | Vinyl B
Genre: Pop / Rock / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Country: Sweden
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Mixed PANG compilation released in 1982 [#PLP 013]. Produced by Lars E. Carlsson.
SNÖFALL and PARANOID shall not pass anyone unnoticed! SNÖFALL delivers two great songs sung in Swedish and PARANOID with the killer track "Up the Swords", bloody perfect solid FWOSHM!

If someone have any demo/live or unreleased recordings of PARANOID please get in touch!.

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1. Rimfrozt - Louise
2. Rimfrozt - Birds
3. Riff Raff - I Natt
4. Riff Raff - En Dag
5. Snöfall - Farlig Vänskap (!!!!!)
6. Snöfall - Frusna Tår (!!!!!)
7. Rockslag - Förbud
8. Rockslag - Speeding High (!!)
9. Epsilon - Who Do You Really Think You Are
10. Epsilon - Mr Gonzales
11. Paranoid - The Song of the Wounded Soldier (!!!)
12. Paranoid - Up the Swords (!!!!!)
13. Dagen Efter - Fjun Rock (!)
14. Dagen Efter - No Lady (!!)
15. Desert Fox - Telefon
16. Desert Fox - Want You

Tryckvåg - Stay the Night [Single] (1985)

Artist: Tryckvåg
Release: Stay the Night / It's Party Tonight, Single 1985
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Country: Sweden (Mora)
Bitrate: 320kbps
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1. Stay the Night
2. It's Party Tonight

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Another request fullfilled by Hobgoblin, thanks mate!.

A toally style change from their earlier demos (who are pure heavy metal) to mainstreem melodic/aor rock. They should have focused on their original sound and put "Tiden är knapp and White Wizzard" on this 7" instead!.

Info: Formed during the summer of 1978 when Micke Höglund was invited to a jam by the WILD ZEPHYR members Mats Attaque, Ingemar Sallman, Bosse Berglund. This line-up decided to continue cooperation and took the name TRASH. In the spring of 1979 the band was invited to the (back then) popular Swedish TV-show DISKOTAKET. Before they get on the bus to the TV studio the band decided to change their name to TRYCKVÅG, because no one was really happy with the name TRASH.

After radio shows, demo recordings, gigs and line-up changes the band finally got the chance to record their first single with help from a local music store. This was when the confused period of TRYCKVÅG started. Robert Widell was recruited on keyboards for the band. The single was not exactly representative of what TRYCKVÅG mainly played, with a keyboard instead of guitar where not the same energy on stage and the spark of the band disappeared. But they stayed together and continued once again as a trio, without keyboards.

Tryckvåg disbanded in 1987 but reformed again under a 50th Anniversary in 1999 and are still active today!. A collection of demos, dubbed 'Demolition', was released in album form by Haban Records the same year. Check out their Official Facebook Page for more info and news!.

Stampij Hard Rock and Metal Show [Radio Broadcast] (1981)

Program: Stampij
Radio Station: KRO
Country: Netherlands
Coverage: National
Broadcast Date: 29 July 1981
Bitrate: 64 kbps

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Tracklist:

01 - Grim Reaper - The Reaper (With vocalist Paul DeMercado)
02 - Y & T - Hurricane
03 - Holocaust - Death or Glory
04 - Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (live)
05 - Medusa - Heartburn
06 - The Rods - Music Man
07 - Ocean - Rock n Roll
08 - Bitches Sin - Strangers On The Shore
09 - Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
10 - UFO - Let It Roll
11 - Rose Tattoo - Rock n Roll Outlaw
12 - Feather? - ?
13 - Quartz - Street Fighting Lady (cut off)

Stampij (English translation is Stampede) was a radio show in the early eighties on the Dutch Radio provided by the KRO radio station which was a Catholic station!!! Broadcast-ed only once a week on Wednesdays. It was hosted by Hanneke Kappen, who at one time was the front woman of the Hard Rock band 'White Honey', posted earlier on this blog by Strappado and shared by BE and Lord Bones. As being the DJ of the show she was immortalized in the song 'Hanneka' by Bitches Sin on their album 'Predator'.

This particular show was broadcast-ed on 29 July 1981.

Only one track is eluding me and that is track 12. On a side note: Hanneke had on that day a guy (Frits) in the studio who brought in the compilation album 'Heavy Metal Heroes' and according to Frits this comp was not even out in the UK. And it was already broadcast-ed in Holland! Oooh that comp is posted here. From the comp was played the Grim Reaper track and Bitches Sin.

Thanks to Strappado and Anonymous for additional info!

Stratège - Compilation of Demos

Artist: Stratège

Release: Demo Compilation
Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Country: France
Bitrate: 192kbps
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This is a compilation of Stratege's demos put all together. Their singer Rémy Laëron was before the 1st singer of VOIE DE FAIT. Then, he was singing in the bands SLEAZY ANGELS, MARILYN, FACE TO FACE and SMOKEHOUSE. The photo seen above are taken from an article featured in the Metal Gods zine, scans from it can be found in my earlier post of their 1984 demo: LINK. Thanks again to Hughrunic and Kaiuss for the rip and share! metalfranc, thankyou for the info!.

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1. Arkham
2. Gardien de mes nuits
3. L'Ankou
5. L'amour perdu
6. Fille d'Orion
7. La haine
8. Des noces de sang
9. Highway to love
10. Victoire
11. Dagon
12. Le disciple
13. La ville

Stratège - Demo (1984)

Artist: Stratège

Release: Demo, 1984
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: France
Bitrate: 128kbps
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1. Gardien de mes nuits
2. Arkhame
3. Ange ou Démon (cut)

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The 1984 demo of Stratege. In 1982/(83?) they also released an album(?) entitled "Makettes". The band consisted of: Remy - Vocals, Luc - Bass, Cazu - Drums, Alvin - Clavier and J. Michel - Guitars. I have included two articles in the post, written in french. If someone have some time over feel free to translate and summarize the article into english. Thanks to Hughrunic and Kaiuss for the share and rip!.

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Articles - Metal Gods

Capharnaüm - Demo (1980)

Artist: Capharnaüm

Release: Demo, 1980
Genre: Hard Rock
Country: France
Bitrate: 192kbps
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1. Running For A Shelter
2. Bestial Pursuit (Instrumental)
3. Who Knows (Jimi Hendrix Cover)
4. From the Start

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The 1980 demo from Capharnaum, the same band who later released the self-titled 7" (aka We Shall Wait Till You Die) single in 1981 and full-lenght album in 1983. The demo wasn't anything in my taste to bad, but maybe it could of interest to someone out there. Thanks Hughrunic.

Plaisir Chromé - Plaisir Chromé (1979)

Artist: Plaisir Chromé

Release: Plaisir Chromé, 1979
Genre: Hard Rock
Country: France
Bitrate: 320kbps
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Early french hard rock with Michel Aymé (Vocals, Guitars) and Christophe Aubert (Guitars) who would later join the heavy metal band Warning. Thanks to david for the share!

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1. Saint Michel
2. Rock pour moi
3. L'erreur
4. Non t'as pas rêvé
5. Barre-toi
6. Mort de rire
7. C'est plus l'heure
8. Marginal
9. Trop tard

Uppåt Väggarna - Jag Hatar Politik [Single] (1971)

Artist: Uppåt Väggarna
Release: Jag Hatar Politik / Jag Färdas, Single 1971
Genre: Progressive / Hard Rock
Country: Sweden
Bitrate: 320kbps
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1. Jag Hatar Politik
2. Jag Färdas

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One of the absolutely most elusive and sought-after Swedish progg singles but also one of the best! it was released on the Efel label and features some amazing progressive / hard rock elements in the vein of November and Alexander Lucas. A-side "Jag hatar politik (I Hate Politics)" have also been published on the CD-compilation "Who Will Buy (These Wonderful Evils) Vol.III. After the band split-up, the Drummer Thomas Wiklund joined with Neon Rose and Magnum Bonum. Dante Holmes went to Strix-Q and Dan "Svarten" Smith joined the rock band, Wasa Express and also worked as sound engineer for Europe among others.

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