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Tages discography
Tages in 1966
Studio albums6
Compilation albums7
Video albums1
EPs6
Singles27

Tages formed in May 1963 as a duo and quickly expanded into quintet, though no music by them would be released until more than a year later, when their debut single "Sleep Little Girl" was released in October 1964.[1] Up until October 1968, 23 singles by the group were released, though six of those were unauthorized.[2] Out of these singles, 13 managed to reach both Kvällstoppen and Tio i Topp while two further singles only reached Tio I Topp.[3][4] In 1969, the band changed their name to Blond and three further singles were released between July 1969 and July 1970, out of which one reached Tio i Topp. Combined under both names, the band released in total 27 singles between October 1964 and July 1970.[5]

Between September 1964 and January 1967, the group was signed to Platina Records, an independent record label run by Evert Jakobsson.[6] With the label, the group released three studio albums.[7] Dissatisfied with the label's economical status, they waited until their contract expired, which it did on New Year's Day 1967.[8] They then promptly signed with Parlophone Records, who, with a bigger budget, could afford to give the group more time in the studio. This resulted in another two albums, Contrast and Studio, both released in 1967.[9] The group's final album The Lilac Years was issued under the name Blond after they had received a contract with Fontana Records in 1969.[10] In the UK, the group had releases on four different labels, His Master's Voice, Columbia Records, Parlophone and MGM Records.[11]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)
NOR
[12]
As Tages
Tages —
Tages 2
  • Released: 4 August 1966[15]
  • Label: Platina
 —
Extra Extra
  • Released: 28 November 1966[17]
  • Label: Platina
 20
Contrast —
Studio
  • Released: 4 December 1967[19]
  • Label: Parlophone
 —
As Blond
The Lilac Years —

Compilations[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
[21]
The Best Of Tages
  • Released: August 1967[22]
  • Label: Platina Records
 —
Forget Him
  • Released: 28 May 1968[23]
  • Label: Platina
 —
Good Old Tages! —
Tages, 1964–68! —
This One's For You —
Original Album Serien 53
Go! – The Complete Singles —

Extended plays[edit]

Title EP details Peak chart positions
Kvällstoppen
[3]
Tages
  • Released: 4 June 1965[27]
  • Label: Platina Records
 2[nb 1]
Sleep Little Girl
  • Released: 30 August 1966[28]
  • Label: Platina
 —
Hits Volym 1
  • Released: August 1967[29]
  • Label: Platina
 —
Hits Volym 2
  • Released: August 1967[30]
  • Label: Platina
 —
Hits Volym 3
  • Released: August 1967[31]
  • Label: Platina
 —
Live And Jealous
  • Released: 13 December 2012[32][33]
  • Label: Premium Publishing
 —

Singles[edit]

Swedish singles[edit]

Year Song B-side Chart positions EP / Album
Kvällstoppen[3] Tio i Topp[4]
As Tages
1964 "Sleep Little Girl" "Tell Me You're Mine" 3 1 A: Tages (album)

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 A: Tages (EP)

B: Tages (EP)

"The One for You" "I Got My Mojo Working" 6 2 A: Tages (album)

B: Tages (album)

"Bloodhound" "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" 3 6 A: Tages (album)

B: non-album

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 15
"Miss Mac Baren" "Get Up an' Get Goin'" 1 4 A: non-album

B: Extra Extra

1967 "Secret Room"[nb 2] "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"[nb 3] "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: Contrast

"One Red, One Yellow, One Blue"[nb 4] "True Fine Woman" — — A: Extra Extra

B: Extra Extra

"Treat Her Like a Lady" "Wanting" 7 3 A: non-album

B: Contrast

"Dancing in the Street"[nb 5] "Those Rumours" — 15 A: Tages 2

B: Tages 2

"Mohair Sam"[nb 6] "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"[nb 7] "Dimples" — — A: Tages (album)

B: Tages (album)

"Fantasy Island" "To Be Free" — 14 A: non-album

B: non-album

"I Read You Like an Open Book" "Halcyon Days" — —
As Blond
1969 "I Wake Up and Call" "The Girl I Once — 14 The Lilac Years
"The Lilac Years (De Sålde Sina Hemman)" "Six White Horses" — —
1970 "Lost Child" "How Can I Pray When I Don't Believe (The Elephant)" — — non-album
  • Note 1: "—" denotes singles that did not chart, blank spaces were not released in that country.

Other contributions[edit]

Year Song Release
1965 "Hey Mama" Written by Anders Töpel and Göran Lagerberg. Single song 7-inch flexi disc released for Värnamo Confection in August 1965.[34]
1966 "The Man You'll Be Looking For" Written by Lagerberg. Featured on a three-song flexi disc given out by Swedish magazine Bildjournalen number 9, released on 2 March 1966.[34]

The other two tracks featured are Ola and the Janglers "My Mean Memory" and the Strangers "I'll Never Cry Again".[34]

"Long Tall Shorty" Written by Don Covay. Issued on Expressen's April 1966 five-track EP Expressens Drömband following a nationwide contest.[34]

The other artists included on the EP are Streaplers, the Shanes, Sven-Ingvars and the Spotnicks.

1967 "My Home Town" Written by Töpel and Tommy Blom. Released on Sveriges Radio's compilation Popligan För FN och Flykting-67 on 1 March 1967.[35]
"En present till alla trogna fans från Tommy, Danne, Göran, Anders, Lasse". Christmas record sent out to members of Tages fan club. Contains studio chatter by the band members along with a short rendition of "Down by the Riverside".[34]

Videography[edit]

Year Film Release
1968 Dalamania Directed by Peter Goldmann (who had previously directed the promotional videos for the Beatles "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever"[36])

Sveriges Television (SVT) half hour special that features segments of the band miming to tracks from their album Studio.[37]

Initially aired on Swedish Channel 1 on 31 May 1968, and later issued on DVD with the 2017 reissue of Studio.[38]

References[edit]

Notes

  1. ^ Lead single was "Don't Turn Your Back" which reached number two on Kvällstoppen in July 1965.
  2. ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
  3. ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
  4. ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
  5. ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
  6. ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
  7. ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]

References

  1. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 36.
  2. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 153.
  3. ^ a b c Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. ISBN 978-9163021404.
  4. ^ a b Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium. ISBN 919727125X.
  5. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 280.
  6. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 35.
  7. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 289–290.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 152.
  9. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 290–291.
  10. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 302.
  11. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 298–299.
  12. ^ "VG-Lista: Tages". VG-Lista. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Tages − Tages (album)". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 89.
  15. ^ a b "Tages – Tages 2". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  16. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 125.
  17. ^ "Tages – Extra Extra". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Tages – Contrast". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Tages – Studio". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  20. ^ Tages, 1964-68! (back cover). Persson, Lennart. Tages. Parlophone Records. 1983.
  21. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Tages – The Best Of Tages". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Tages – Forget Him". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Tages – Good Old Tages". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Tages – Tages, 1964–68!". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Tages – This One's For You". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  27. ^ "Tages – Tages (EP)". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  28. ^ "Tages – Sleep Little Girl (EP)". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Tages – Hits Volym 1". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Tages – Hits Volym 2". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  31. ^ "Tages – Volym 3". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Tages – Live And Jealous". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  33. ^ "Boken om Tages - Från Avenyn till Abbey Road". Premium Publishing. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  34. ^ a b c d e Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 292.
  35. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 293.
  36. ^ Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years. Omnibus Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-7119-8308-9.
  37. ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 208.
  38. ^ "Tages LP: Studio (180g Vinyl & DVD)". Bear Family Records. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

Sources[edit]

  • Brandels, Göran; Wrigholm, Lennart (2012). Boken om Tages: från Avenyn till Abbey Road. Premium Publishing. ISBN 978-91-89136-88-5.
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