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Tages was a Swedish rock and roll/psychedelic/folk band formed in the early sixties near Gothenburg.
The band released a number of singles and LPs in their native Sweden to considerable success, making the Swedish Top Ten more than a dozen times. Though remembered as one of the finest non-English speaking bands of the 1960s, they failed to ever really break into the US or UK markets. Tages also produced one of the world's first psychedelic albums, named "Extra Extra" in 1966. Their next goal was to create a style of pop music that was totally Swedish. To accomplish this they learned traditional Swedish folk music, and based their pop compositions on that. After this, they produced their fifth and last album, "Studio", in Abbey Road Studio 1967. This album is sometimes referred to as "The Sgt Pepper Of Sweden", not because it sounds like The Beatles but because it is a very original musical experiment. In 1968 the band released the single "Fantasy Island", which was followed up by their last single, "Halcyon Days". Several band members went on to form Blond, a short-lived pop band that released one LP in US before disbanding in 1970.
Band Members
Tommy Blom (born Tommy Albert Blom, 3 March 1947, Gothenburg; died 25 May 2014) - vocals, percussion, harmonica, rhythm guitar (1963-1968)
Göran Lagerberg (born Göran Bertil Lagerberg, 20 September 1947, Gothenburg) - vocals, bass guitar (1963-1969)
Danne Larsson (born Dan Tage Larsson, 11 January 1948, Gothenburg) - vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1963-1969)
Anders Töpel (born Anders Per Töpel, 1947; died 2014) - lead guitar, vocals (1963-1969)
Freddie Skantze (born Fredrik Howard Skantze, 10 September 1945, Gothenburg) - drums (1963-1966)
Tommy Tausis (born 22 March 1946, Södertälje) - drums, percussion, vocals (1966)
Lasse Svensson (born Lasse Viktor Emanuel Svensson, 12 May 1947, Järvsö) - drums, percussion, vocals (1966-1969)
Tages, Platina Palp - 1965
2, Platina Palp - 1966´
Extra Extra, Platina Palp - 1966
Contrast, Parlophone - 1967
Studio, Parlophone - 1967
Sleep Little Girl / Tell Me You're Mine, Platina
I Should Be Glad / I Cry, Platina
The One For You / I Got My Mojo Working, Platina
Bloodhound / Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Platina
So Many Girls / I'm Mad, Platina
I'll Be Doggone / Hitch Hike, Platina
In My Dreams / Leaving Here, Platina
Crazy 'Bout My Baby / Go, Platina
Miss Mac Baren / Get Up And Get Going, Platina
Secret Room / Friday On My Mind, Platina
Every Raindrop Means A Lot / Look What You Get, Parlophone
Gone Too Far / Understanding, Platina
I'm Going Out / Fuzzy Patterns, Parlophone
She's Having A Baby Now / Sister's Got A Boyfriend, Parlophone
One Red, One Yellow, One Blue / True Fine Woman, Platina
Treat Her Like A Woman / Wanting, Parlophone
Dancing In The Street / Those Rumours, Platina
Mohair Sam / Ride Your Pony, Platina
There's A Blind Man Playing Fiddle In The Street / Like A Woman, Parlophone
Doctor Feel-Good / Dimples, Platina
Fantasy Island / To be Free, Parlophone
I Read You Like A Open Book / Halcyon Days, Parlophone
Don't Turn Your Back / Forget Him / Donna / Hound Dog, Platina
Sleep Little Girl /Tell Me Your Mine / I Should Be Glad / I Cry, Platina
HITS VOL 1, Platina
HITS VOL 2, Platina
HITS VOL 3, Platina
Crazy 'Bout My Baby1992
Miss Mac BarenBig-5 : Tages · 2010
She's Having a Baby NowStudio · 1967
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