Gasolin’ w/Kim Larsen Danish rock (RARE Oz press)

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Gasolin’ w/Kim Larsen ~ Danish rock (RARE Oz press)

Gasolin’ – S/titled LP (orig. Australia STEREO Epic ELPS 3781—1976)

Recorded: 1974 & 1975 ~ Australian release date: November 1976.  Running time: 38:10 (approx).

ULTRA RARE vinyl offering by DANISH rock band GASOLIN’.  This English-language compilation album contains a mixture of musical styles and frivolity, but really shines when the band lets rip with their unique brand of super-charged rock ‘n’ roll.   I can fully understand why certain collectors worship these guys.  The musicianship is first class and over-flowing with attitude.

weblinks:  (1) http://www.kjukken.dk/kasper/kasper5.htm

              (2) http://www.kjukken.dk/tekster/kim/whatalemon.php

              (3) http://home1.stofanet.dk/ten-four/gasolin.htm

Selected Album Discography:

LP    Gasolin’                                CBS      Nov. 1971

LP    Gasolin’ 2                             CBS      Nov. 1972

LP    Gasolin’ 3                             CBS      Nov. 1973

LP    Stakkels Jim                         CBS      Nov. 1974

LP    Gas 5                                   CBS      Nov. 1975

LP    Live Sådan (double LP)            CBS      Jun. 1976

LP  S/TITLED                 EPIC   Nov. 1976

LP    Efter Endnu En Dag               CBS      Nov. 1976

LP    Gør Det Noget                      CBS      Nov. 1977

LP    Killin’ Time                           CBS      1978

LP    Live I Skandinavien                CBS      Nov. 1978

Excerpt from geocities website:

Immensely popular in their native Denmark (ah one of Europe's rock and roll hotbeds), Gasolin' never made much of an impression in the States.  Formed in 1969 and showcasing the talents of guitarist Franz Beckerlee, drummer Soren Berleu, rhythm guitarist/vocalist Kim Larsen and bassist Wili Jonsson, starting with 1970's "Angaende Lone" the quartet released a series of highly popular Danish sets, before Epic signed them to a short lived American distribution deal in 1976.

Teamed with producer Roy Thomas Baker, 1976's "Gasolin'" (inexplicably the set was entitled "What a Lemon" in Europe), was a compilation pulling together a mixture of material from their first three European releases - most of it rerecorded with English lyrics.  In case you wanted to hear it, the blazing "Rabalderstraede" was the lone reflection of the band's native Danish catalogue.  Admittedly, on paper it didn't sound a very promising effort...wrong assumption!!!  Occasionally sounding like Golden Earring meets The Guess Who ("Lonesome Avenue"), Larsen may have been singing phonetically, but exemplified by original material such as "What a Lemon", "Rebel Run", "Fatherless Bill" and "It's All the Same To An American Dane" the quartet rocked with more energy and convention than 90% of American or English bands - give us these guys over Whitesnake anyday.  Elsewhere, the harpsichord-propelled "Sad Song of the Bluebird" was one of the year's prettiest ballads.  In spite of rave reviews, the set vanished without a trace. (Always loved the Tage Hansen cover painting.)

SIDE 1

1.               What A Lemon (5:10)                            Writ: Gasolin’/Skip Malone/Dan Beck/Jan Bredsdorf

2.              Fatherless Hill (4:15)                           Writ: Gasolin’

3.              Lonesome Avenue (3:25)                       Writ: Gasolin’

4.              Rebel Run (3:00)                                  Writ: Gasolin’/T. Petersen/Dan Beck

5.              Lots Of Success (3:35)                        Writ: Gasolin’/Dan Beck

SIDE 2

6.              It’s All The Same To An

            American Dane (3:52)                        Writ: Gasolin’/Mick Moloney/Dan Beck

7.              Lady Oh Lady (2:42)                            Writ: Gasolin’/Mick Moloney

8.              Sad Song Of The Bluebird (4:27)        Writ: Gasolin’/Mick Moloney

9.              Rabalderstraede (4:50)                       Writ: Larsen/Jonsson/Gasolin’/Mogens Mogensen

10.           The Last Jim (2:55)                             Writ: Gasolin’

PERSONNEL

     Kim Larsen                        lead vocals; rhythm guitar

     Franz Beckerlee                lead guitar; moog; vocals

     Wili Jönsson                     bass; keyboards; vocals

     Søren ‘Charlie’ Berlev        drums; percussion

          Hugo Rasmussen                bass guitar (trks 3&10)

          Anne Linnet           }           chorus (trks 3&7)

          Lis Sørensen         }           chorus (trks 3&7)

          Wolfgang Käfer                string arrangements (trks 2&8)

SESSION INFO

RECORDING:

Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen—DENMARK

Autumn 1974 (trk 10)

Autumn 1975 (trks 1-9)

Produced by Roy T. Baker.  Engineered by Freddy Hansson.

REMIXING:

CBS Studios, New York—USA

April 1976 (trks 1,3-10)

Engineered by Tim Geelan & Jerry Smith.  Assisted by Louis Schlossberg.

SARM Studios, London—UK

‘Fatherless Hill’ (trk 2) engineered by Gary Lyons.

GRADING

Cover (also refer photos):

front EX  beautiful appearance, very minor staining along opening edge; ‘ABC.Q’ imprint—hard to see.

back VG- ex-radio station copy (ABC QLD).  Stamps on cover: (1) record library & (2) release date; significant writing & staining.  I removed three strips of masking tape (top left—16cm x 3cm).  This resulted in some spot peeling (tears), tape residue and colour fade.  Refer photo.

Record:

EX visual: beautiful glossy sheen, few very light surface scuffs; audible: minor surface noise on trk 1, but sounds superb overall; labels: clean with hardly any spindle wear; ‘ABC.Q’ imprint on side one only.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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