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1-2 Algarnas Tradgard 3 Bo Hansson 4 Harvester 5 International Harvester 6 Parson Sound
7-11 Trad Gras och Stenar

Algarnas Tradgard - Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp, forankrat i forntiden

1. Algarnas Tradgard - Framtiden ar ett svavande skepp, forankrat i forntiden

Two Hours Over Two Blue Mountains With A Cuckoo On Each Side, Of The Hours....That Is 13:13

There Is A Time For Everything, There Is A Time When Even Time Will Meet 6:10

Children Of Possibilities 3:12

La Rotta 1:41

Viriditas 2:59

Rings Of Saturn 7:15

The Future Is A Hovering Ship, Anhchored In The Past 5:06

5/4 (Bonus) 10:26

The Mirrors Of Gabriel (Bonus) 8:25

(Recorded 1971 - Bonus 1972)

Andreas Brandt, Mikael Johansson, Dennis Lundh, Sebastian Oberg, Dan Soderqvist and Jan Ternald - violins, rebec, cello, guitars, sitar, piano, zither, organ, flutes, zinks, jew's harps, tablas, percussion, moog-syntheziser, VC-3 putney-syntheziser.

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Algarnas Tradgard - Delayed

2. Algarnas Tradgard - Delayed

Takeoff 7:55

Interstellar Cruise 12:39

Reflection 0:40

Almond Raga 7:37

Beetlewater 3:37

The Arrival Of Autumn 4:41

My Childhood Trees 7:32

(Recorded 1973-1974)

Andreas Brandt - violin, vocal, flute. Mikael Johanson - bass, handdrum, zither, mellotron. Dennis Lundh - drums, tablas, percussion. Don Soderqvist - guitar. Jan Ternold - mellotron, moog modulator organ, electric piano. Sebastian Oberg - cello, sitar.

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Bo Hansson - Lord Of The Rings

3. Bo Hansson - Lord Of The Rings

Leaving Shire 3:28

The Old Forest & Tom Bombadil 3:43

Fog On The Barrow-Downs 2:29

The Black Riders & Flight To The Ford 4:07

At The House Of Elrond & The Ring Goes South 4:40

A Journey In The Dark 1:10

Lothlorien 4:01

Shadowfax 0:51

The Horns Of Rohan & The Battle Of The Plennor Fields 3:57

Dreams In The House Of Healing 1:56

Homeward Bound & The Scouring Of The Shire 2:54

The Grey Havens 4:57

(Recorded 1970)

Bo Hansson - organ, guitar, moog, bass. Rune Carlsson - drums, congas. Gunnar Bergsten - Saxophone. Sten Bergman - Flute.

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Harvester - Hemat

4. Harvester - Hemat

Nar Lingonen Mognar (When The Lingonberries Are Ripen) 3:23

Kristallen Den Fina (Beautiful Crystal) 6:28

Kuk - Polska (Cock-Polska) 2:45

Nepal Boogie 8:13

Everybody (Needs Somebody To Love) 7:21

Bacon Tomorrow 6:33

Och Solen Gar Upp (And The Sun Rises) 6:32

Hemat (Homeward) 7:46 (Bonus)

(Beware the american cd bootleg on decibel records - there is a legit remastered release with superior sound on silence records with the bonus track - Hemat and extensive english sleeve notes)

(Recorded 1969)

Bo-Anders Persson - guitar. Torbjorn Abelli - bass. Thomas Gartz - drums. Arne Ericsson - cello. Thomas Tidholm - horns, vocals. Urban Yman - fiddle. Ulla - small cymbals. Kjell Westling - fiddle.

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International Harvester - Sov Gott Rose-Marie

5. International Harvester - Sov Gott Rose-Marie

Dies Irae 2:26

I Villande Skogen (In The Boundless Wood) 0:47

There Is No Other Place 2:41

The Runcorn Report On Western Progress 3:27

Statsministern (The Prime Minister) 0:19

Ho Chi Minh 1:47

It's Only Love 1:40

Klockan Ar Mycket Nu (It's Geting Late Now) 3:29

Ut Till Vanster (Out To The Left) 0:42

Sommarlaten (The Summer Song) 2:50

Sov Gott Rose-Marie (Sleep Tight Rose-Marie) 3:38

I Mourn You 12:47

How To Survive 11:42

Skordetider (Harvest Times) (Bonus) 24:58

(Recorded 10th-12th August and 23rd September 1968)

Bo-Anders Persson - guitar, vocals. Thomas Gartz - drums. Urban Yman - fiddle. Thomas Tidholm - horns, vocals. Torbjorn Abelli - bass. Arne Eriksson - cello.

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Parson Sound - Parson Sound

6. Parson Sound - Parson Sound

Tio Minuter (Ten Minutes) 0:53 10:29

From Tunis To India In Fullmoon (On Testosterone) 20:29

India (Slight Return) 13:06

A Glimpse Inside The Glyptotec-66 6:01

One Quiet Afternoon (In The King's Garden) 10:32

Sov Gott Rose-Marie 13:18

Skrubba 28:56

Milano 7:57

On How To Live 7:26

Blaslaten 5:41

(Recorded 1966-1968)

Bo-Anders Persson - guitar, organ, vocals, tape recorders, flute, piano, acoustic guitar. Thomas Mera Gartz - drums, seance, tape recorder, hand drums, vocals. Bengt Berger - drums, seance. Thomas Tidholm - vocals, soprano saxophone, com, flute, cow-bell. Torbjorn Abelli - bass, vocals. Arne Eriksson - electric-cello, vocals, cello. Urban Yman - double bass,   electic violin. Bjorn Fredholm - drums. Kjell Westling - soprano saxophone. Ulla - voice.

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Trad, Gras och Stenar - Trad, Gras Och Stenar

7. Trad, Gras och Stenar - Trad, Gras och Stenar

All Along The Watchtower 8:16

I Can't Get No Satisfaction 11:07

Sanningens Silverfold (The Silverriver Of Truth) 3:53

Tegenborgsvalsen (The Waltz From Tegenborg) 2:35

All Makt At Folket (All Power To The People) 6:05

Svarta Parla (The Black Pearl) 5:19

(Recorded 1969)

Bo-Anders Persson - guitar, vocals, violin, flute. Arne Eriksson - electric piano, cello, flute. Torbjorn Abelli - bass, jew's harp, flute. Thomas Gartz - drums, jew's harp, flute, vocals. with Ulla - jew's harp, vocals.

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Trad, Gras och Stenar - Gardet 12.6.70

8. Trad, Gras och Stenar - Gardet 12.6.1970

Frihetsdans i D-moll 15:05

Tegenborgsvalsen 2:28

Lifeforce #3 14:08

All Along The Watchtower 8:44

In kommer Gosta 6:28

Satisfaction 8:58

(Recorded 12th June 1970)

Thomas Mera Gartz. Torbjorn Abelli. Bo-Anders Persson. Arne Eriksson.

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Trad Gras Och Stenar -Ajn Schvajn Draj

9. Trad, Gras och Stenar - Ajn Schvajn Draj

Everyone's Sleeping 6:05

Fire Out Of Control 4:58

Under The Cork Oak 3:43

The Dove 5:22

Treacherously Icy 5:49

Lament Of A Simple Man 3:11

The Return Of The Oppressed (A Love Story) 10:22

Ajn Schvajn Draj 4:52

Nothing 1  2:36

Ringring 12:11

Nothing 2  2:19

Albatross Meets Lonely Sailor 6:45

Exit 5:33

(Recorded 1998 - 2001)

Thomas Mera Gartz - drums and voice, Torbjorn Abelli - bass and voice, Bo-Anders Persson - guitar and voice, Jacob Sjoholm - guitar and voice.

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Trad Gras Och Stenar - Mors Mors

10. Trad, Gras och Stenar - Mors Mors

Sangbron 2:38

Halsa Ulla 8:06

Chrisboogie 11:59

Last Time 8:57

Dansa jord 5:15

Klangbron 4:20

Rocktrall 2:54

Sommarlaten 16:41

(Recorded on tour in Sweden and Denmark 1972)

Thomas Mera Gartz - drums and vocals, Torbjorn Abelli - bass, cello and vocals, Bo-Anders Persson - guitar and vocals, Jakob Sjoholm - guitar and vocals, with Arne Eriksson - piano, Sten Bergman - piano.

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Trad Gras Och Stenar - Djungelns Lag

11. Trad, Gras och Stenar - Djungelns Lag

Sanningens silverflod 5:36

Dibio 1:39

Tidigt om morgonen 13:45

Munfiol 2:53

Var vila 9:38

Drammen export - Sommarlaten 13:06

Amithaba - In kommer Gosta 31:53

(Recorded on tour in Sweden and Norway summer and fall 1971)

Thomas Mera Gartz - drums, mouth harp and vocals, Torbjorn Abelli - bass, mouth harp and vocals, Bo-Anders Persson - electric and acoustic guitar, violin and vocals, Jakob Sjoholm - electric and acoustic guitar and vocals, Arne Eriksson - electric piano with Ulla Berglund - tambourine.

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