Tages (band)

Tages was a Swedish rock and roll/psychedelic/folk band formed in the early sixties near Gothenburg.

Tages
Also known asBlond
OriginGothenburg, Sweden
Genrespop
Years active1963–1969
Labels
Past members
  • Tommy Blom
  • Danne Larsson
  • Freddie Skantze
  • Anders Töpel
  • Göran Lagerberg
  • Tommy Tausis
  • Lasse Svensson

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 in 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.[1]

Band members
  • Tommy Blom (born Tommy Albert Blom, 3 March 1947, Gothenburg; died 25 May 2014) – vocals, guitar, harmonica (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, piano, organ, spinet (1963–1969)
  • Anders Töpel (born Per Anders Töpel, 16 January 1947, Gothenburg; died April 2014) – vocals, lead guitar (1963–1969)
  • Freddie Skantze (born Fredrik Howard Skantze, 10 September 1945, Gothenburg) – drums, bongos (1963–1966)
  • Tommy Tausis (born Tommy Roland Tausis, 22 March 1946, Södertälje) – vocals, drums (1966)
  • Lasse Svensson (born Lars Viktor Emanuel Svensson, 12 May 1947, Järvsö) – drums (1967–1969)

Discography

LPs

Swedish singles
Year Song B-side Chart positions Album
Kvällstoppen Tio I Topp
1964 "Sleep Little Girl" "Tell Me You're Mine" 3 1 A:Tages (re-recording)

B: non-album

1965 "I Should Be Glad" "I Cry" 2 2 A: non-album

B: non-album

"Don't Turn Your Back" "Hound Dog" 2 2
"The One For You" "I Got My Mojo Working" 6 2 A: Tages

B: Tages

"Bloodhound" "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" 3 6
1966 "So Many Girls" "I'm Mad" 5 4 A: non-album

B: non-album

"I'll Be Doggone" "Hitch Hike" 10 7
"In My Dreams" "Leaving Here" 1 1 A: Tages 2

B: Tages 2

"Crazy 'Bout My Baby" "Go" 16 —
"Miss Mac Baren" "Get Up An' Get Goin" 1 4 A: non-album

B: non-album

1967 "Secret Room" "Friday On My Mind" — — A: Extra Extra

B: Extra Extra

"Every Raindrop Means A Lot" "Look What You Get" 4 2 A: Contrast

B: non-album

"Gone Too Far" "Understanding" — — A: Extra Extra

B: Extra Extra

"I'm Going Out" "Fuzzy Patterns" 3 2 A: Contrast

B: Contrast

"She's Having A Baby Now" "Sister's Got A Boyfriend" — — A: Studio

B: non-album

"One Red, One Yellow, One Blue" "True Fine Woman" — — A: Extra Extra

B: Extra Extra

"Treat Her Like A Lady" "Wanting" 7 3 A: Studio

B: Contrast

"Dancing In The Street" "Those Rumours" — — A: Tages 2

B: Tages 2

"Mohair Sam" "Ride Your Pony" — — A: Extra Extra

B: Extra Extra

1968 "There's A Blind Man Playin' Fiddle In The Street" "Like A Woman" — 10 A: non-album

B: Studio

"Doctor Feel-Good" "Dimples" — — A: Tages

B: Tages

"Fantasy Island" "To Be Free" — — A: non-album

B: non-album

"I Read You Like An Open Book" "Halcyon Days" — —

Other singles
  • "Hey Mama" flexi-disc (8/65; Platina RM-4066)
  • "I'm The Man You'll Be Lookin' For" / "Leaving Here" (8/66; His Master's Voice [Norway] AL-6137)
  • "In My Dreams" / "Dirty Mind" (9/66; His Master's Voice [Norway] AL-6140)
  • "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" / "In My Dreams" (10/7/66; Columbia [UK] DB-8019)
  • "House Of Soul Hill" / "Sister's Got A Boyfriend" (12/67; Odeon [Germany] O-23-671)
  • "Fan Club" flexi-disc (12/67; Platina RM-4115)
  • "Treat Her Like A Lady" / "Like A Woman" (8/68; Columbia [Germany] C-23-851)

EPs
  • Tages (6/65; Platina PAEP-2001)
  • In My Dreams (1966; Impact [France] IMP-200-006M)
  • Tages (9/66; Platina PAEP-2002)
  • Hits, Vol. 1 (8/67; Platina PAEP-2005)
  • Hits, Vol. 2 (8/67; Platina PAEP-2006)
  • Hits, Vol. 3 (8/67; Platina PAEP-2007)

Compilations
  • The Best Of Tages (10/67; Platina PALP-3005)
  • Forget Him (5/28/68; Platina PALP-3007)
  • Good Old Tages! (2/69; EMI/Odeon PMES-577)

References
  1. Richie Unterberger. "Tages – Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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