Swedish/norwegian stuff

[babycart]

I found a second hand shop yesterday in a back street in Gran Canaria. It's full of fairly battered Swedish and Norwegian stuff from the mid 60s to 70s. In the half hour I had before they shut I pulled out Alice Babs' 67 album and a couple of Lill Lindfors lps. Im going back tomorrow to look at the 45s, but Im a bit worried, having spotted some German schlager nestling among the Hootenanny Singers eps.
Can anyone recommend Scandinavian artists to look out for? I passed over loads of lps, not having a clue who all these Ulfs and Nils were.

[seamus]

Gimmicks! Especially the "In Acapulco" one, with California Soul. There's a spanish issue of this as well..but it might be under a different name.

[green man]

Bit of a coincidence, I just received Pugh "Ja, Da a Da" through the post today and I'm listening to it at the moment, amazing album it is too, not just because of the Shadow sampled drum break. Definitely recommended.

[green man]

...also I have a book "Stora Popboken", a detailed history of Swedish pop and rock from1954-1969. It's in Swedish but if you need any info on anything that might be in there I can try and translate if it's any help!

[babycart]

Thanks, Ill keep you posted. I saw a bunch of Merrit Hemmingson stuff too, but no Afro Temple as yet.
ARE there any good German schlager? I waded through miles of that stuff in Germany but none of it appeared to possess any redeeming qualities whatsoever.

[Funky Tee]

Check out if you can find:

Swedish stuff:
Rune Gustaffson -Plays Stevie Wonder
Rune Gustaffson -at the top (california soul)
Rune Gustaffson -out of my bag

The Gimmicks -Kom igjen! (killer swedish version of "people make the world go around&quot

Häx Mjølk -......can't remember the title..
(Quality swedish jazz-funk, sounds like some ill herbie hancock funk)

Norvegian stuff:

Frode Tingnæs -Wheels
Frode Tingnæs Quintet -Direct to dis©h
Eolen -s/t  (Norveigian afro jazz)

I got more titles, but I don't remember them now :-)

[pokester]

of course there's pop workshop , mamba , sabu , and lind:h to look for

[Soul-Fiend]

And if you're really lucky, Staffan Abeleen - Sweet Alva. Unless of course, you wanna drop it off at my place and take your pick of trades.

Good luck mate! Gran Canaria? You never can tell.................................

[Nuts]

I just did a little list on soulstrut, some audioclips and coverpics:
Nutsons Ish list