POPOL ACE Stolen From Time 1976 NORWAY PROG LP+POSTER
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POPOL ACE ‘STOLEN FROM TIME’ ORIGINAL ISSUE 1976 POLYDOR VINYL LP COMPLETE WITH FOLDOUT POSTER
Polydor was so impressed with Popol Vuh's two first albums and the success in Norway that they finally decided to launch the band internationally. To avoid any trouble with the German band, the name was changed to Popol Ace.
Everybody at Polydor and the band was reportedly overwhelmed about how good the demos with the new material sounded, so they went off to several famous studios in Europe to record the album. The result was "Stolen from Time", musically their best, most focused and atmospheric album.
It has an accomplished and polished symphonic progressive rock sound that lasts all the way from the opening chords of "Bury Me Dead" and to the fading harmonies of the closer "Suicide". The synths were used on a wider scale than before, and were also better integrated in the sound. Knutsen and Andreassen wrote what are often considered to be next to "Hunchback" their three best contributions with the band: "Jester", "Sleepwalker" and the earlier mentioned "Bury Me Dead". Schulze wrote all the other highlights on the album: the quirky heavyprog of "Mr. Bigalow", the superb "Today Another Day", the pretty ballads "Sweet Tune" and "I Can See Tears" and the lyrically absurd "Suicide". Do NOT listen to the latter one if you ever have considered suicide! Teigen delivered the only modest and simple song on the album in the lullabye-like "Soft Shoe Dancer".
As time would show, "Stolen from Time" did unfortunately not give the band the international breakthrough they deserved, but musically it remains one of the best and most solid symphonic progressive rock albums from Norway.
This original, Polydor vinyl LP release comes complete with the foldout poster.
Sleeve Condtion: a little sticker glue residue, otherwise in Ex+ condition. The post is in similar condition without evidence of hanging, or puncture.
Record Conditon: A couple of very light marks which have in no way cut or damaged the vinyl and do not affect play in any way. Ex condition and plays fine.
Studio Album, released in 1976
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Bury Me Dead
2. Today Another Day
3. Jester
4. Soft Shoe Dancer
5. Mr. Bigalow
6. Sweet Tune
7. Sleepwalker
8. I Can See Tears
9. Suicide
Line-up / Musicians
- Arne Schulze / guitar
- Pete Knutsen / guitar, keyboards
- Thor Andreassen / drums
- Terje Methi / bass
- Jahn Teigen / vocals
Releases information
LP Polydor 2480 332 (1976)
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