GYLLENE TIDER - Billy EP 1978

The Billy EP is a promo record from Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider, released in November 1978 in an edition of 900 copies. It should not be confused with the Gyllene Tider EP, which was released in 1996. The group was founded in 1978 by Per (vocals/guitar) and Mats (guitar/piano). Micke (drums), Göran (piano) & Anders (bass) completed the quintet. The song Billy released in 1978 helped to get a record deal, the album Gyllene Tider was released 1979 and became extremely popular in Sweden. The group's best-selling album is Moderna Tider (1981). More albums followed. The attempt to conquer the world market in 1984 under the name Roxette and with English-language titles failed. It was not until 1989 that Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson made their international breakthrough as Roxette. 1985 separated Gyllene Tider. 1995, however, there was a reunification, which was initiated by a legendary concert in Halmstad and the publication of an EP and the best-of album Halmstads Pärlor with a total of four new songs, which was followed by a tour of Sweden the following year. 2004 was marked by the band's 25th anniversary. Gyllene Tider released the new album Finn 5 Fel! and completed an anniversary concert tour through Sweden with twnty-one concerts and around 490.000 visitors. In April 2013 the album Dags Att Tänka På Refrängen was released, in July and August the tour of the same name took place. Gessles Roxette partner Marie Fredriksson acts as background singer for the title Run Run Run. On the group's website, the tour beginning on July 4, 2019 was described as final, so the story so far. Musically five cozy rock songs with piano inlays, knock me not off the chair, but why not.

- Special Thx to Fredrik -

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VICIOUS VISIONS - Retrodisrespect 1980-1983 [2019]

Vicious Visions was formed in Halmstad by Magnus Svensson alias No (vocals) & Bo Karlsson alias Mr. Boo (instruments) but soon moved to Berlin and honed his craft in occupied houses in the shadow of the iron curtain. They may come from the same city as Roxette but their music has more in common with Suicide, Stooges and the Residents. Where the single "I beat you" got an extra dimension because the band had no drummer at the time of recording and therefore used drum machine, Retrodisrespect can give a slightly broader understanding of how Vicious Visions sounded; here are songs from both full band set to just the duo behind the single. From wild Punk cleaners to Suicide-scented nowave. In collaboration with the band, Busy Bee Productions can finally give the world a full-length album with Vicious Visions. You can read in Peter Jandreus' Swedish Punk Encyclopedia (which features the cover of the 7Inch "I Beat You/No No's" on the cover) that the duo began in 1979 with covers of the Sex Pistols drowned in an ocean of Feedback and howling. Vicious Visions was a trio with Burco Bozztic drummer of Sabotage 81 for some time, the group performed locally in Malmö, Gothenburg, Denmark & Germany... This fantastic anthology published in 2019 by Busy B Production allows you to do an opinion beyond their single single, an approach much closer to the Residents of the 80s with Snakefinger, Chrome and the early Punk wave of the Screamers than the Swedish Punk bands of the time. Vicious Vision's single "I Beat You" is a holy grail within the Punk, not only because of the limited edition of just 109 items, but also because it is a Monster hit. Great Stuff!

- Great Thx to Fredrik -

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V/A - Powerpearls Vol.6 2000

Uhhaaa... next round of the grandiose Powerpearls series, today with Volume #6 and you know what that means. Seventeen fresh PowerPop nuggets from all over the world have made it onto this Compilation and the selection is once again considerable and equipped with plenty of rare 7inches (one song per record). It's been a long time since I discovered this style of music with enthusiasm and since then I have had a number of Schnittchen as guests in my house and basically no more words are needed to review this rare record I think, do you agree? Let's do it like this, it's best to use the opportunity to leave your review/opinion in the comment section, that's what it's for and I'd be really interested in what you think about the material, and please, don't be shy. 😌 I say: this package is damn cool and a must have for any true wdthtc follower, Enjoy!

1.Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - RICH KIDS

2.Hjälp Mej - PINBALLS

3.Ten Years - STARJETS

4.Sha La La JEDRZY DMOCHOWSKI

5.No Place Like Home - THE NEIGHBORHOODS

6.Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - THE STRAND

7.Dancing - THE BADGE

8.Let Go/Accept Me - DIRTY LOOKS

9.N'Importe Quoi - FLOO FLASH

10.Time Out - THE DOUBT

11.Hey You/Time Enough - STAIRS

12.Ordinary Joe - WHITE HEAT

13.She Said Go - PRIVATE DICKS

14.Puto Da Rua - OPINIÃO PÚBLICA

15.Favourite Girl - KNIFE EDGE

16.Natascha - ROXETTE

17.It's Cold Outside - STIV BATORS

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