Tages
Tages were a Swedish rock and roll/psychedelic/folk band formed
in the early 60s near Gothenburg.
The band released a number of singles and LPs in their native
Sweden to considerable success, making the Swedish Top 10 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.
The Tages also produced one of the worlds first psychedelic
albums, named Extra Extra in 1966. Then they wanted to
create a pop-music that was totally Swedish by learning old
Swedish folk-music. After this, they produced their fifth and last
album named Studio in Abbey Road Studio 1967.
The album is very influenced by Swedish folk music and
psychedelia and is remembered as the finest album from the sixties
from a non-English speaking country (it has been called the 'Sgt
Pepper Of Sweden').
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 the US before disbanding in 1970.
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