Name: State Visit - Live In Sweden 1973
Brand: Tasavallan Presidentti

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SRE585LP

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2023-01-13

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The Orchard

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Tasavallan Presidentti

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Metal

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Svart Records

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One of Finland's most famous prog rock bands, Tasavallan Presidentti was founded in spring 1969 by guitarist Jukka Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen. The band's other members came from Blues Section, a recently disbanded group, including bassist Måns Groundstroem and singer Frank Robson. Tasavallan Presidentti released their debut album in 1969 and went on to tour in Sweden and England during the early 1970s. Despite releasing three more albums, the band eventually split up in 1974.

In 1972, Frank Robson was fired from the band and replaced by Eero Raittinen. Throughout their career, Tasavallan Presidentti has been associated with similar artists such as Pekka Pohjola, Wigwam, Jukka Tolonen, Pekka Streng & Tasavallan Presidentti, Haikara, Blues Section, Piirpauke, Suomen Talvisota 1939-1940, Anssi Tikanmäki, Kingston Wall,
Absoluuttinen nollapiste,
Pekka Streng,
Jim Pembroke,
Hidria Spacefolk,
Kuusumun Profeetta,
Tuomari Nurmio,
Dave Lindholm,
Sielun Veljet,
Kauko Röyhkä,and Tabula Rasa.

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In 1973 progressive rock group Tasavallan Presidentti's career was going forward on a high note: the band had in 1972 released the critically acclaimed album Lambertland with their new vocalist Eero Raittinen, and the following year the band embarked on a successful UK tour.   In 1974 things would take a downward turn which ended in the band splitting up, but what this compilation offers you is a snapshot of the year 1973 when everything still seemed possible. The band were returning home from the fabled UK tour in March 1973 and played a show in Gothenburg, Sweden on the way home. The Swedish national radio were there to record the show with professional equipment, so sound quality is excellent. A high point of the show is a vocal version of Ramblin', which guitarist Jukka Tolonen recorded on his instrumental solo album in 1971.   This album also features two tracks culled from the Swedish TV show Opopoppa, which featured many legendary bands over the years. Tasavallan Presidentti performed in the same episode with Frank Zappa, whose performance has been circulated as a bootleg. Tasavallan Presidentti's material has never been bootlegged, but luckily this official recording was preserved in the Sveriges Radio archives.

State Visit - Live In Sweden 1973

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