Baby Grandmothers [Import]

Baby Grandmothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 1967
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Subliminal Sounds
• ASIN: B000LXSSL4
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #427,812 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Limited 2LP vinyl version of 500 copies, following the previously-released CD. Baby Grandmothers were a short-lived Swedish band, but one of the most prolific and unique psychedelic, modal, experimental power trios to emerge out of the Scandinavian psychedelic underground scene in 1967. Although hailing from Stockholm, Sweden they only released a single in Finland, which has since become one of the most sought-after pieces of vinyl from the era. Formed out of the legendary R&B/beat band T-Boones which included guitar-wiz Kenny H†kansson, who ushered the group into the psychedelic sounds of the time. Not only were they the house band at the legendary psychedelic club, Filips, they also supported Jimi Hendrix on his Swedish tour in 1968 and then turned into Mecki Mark Men, who became the first Swedish rock band to tour the U.S. This unique collection includes live recordings made at Filips, their impossibly rare single and a rare live recording made in Finland. Painstakingly collected and researched by Dungen's guitarist, Reine Fiske. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Lost Prog Treasure, February 9, 2011

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J. Merritt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Grandmothers (MP3 Download)

A very underrated album from a shortlived Swedish prog/psychedelic trio. The lineup consisted of Pelle Ekman (drums), Göran Malmberg (bass), and Bengt 'Bella' Linnarsson (guitar). They only recorded one single ('Somebody Keeps Calling My Name / Being is More Than Life,' both included here), and most notably supported The Jimi Hendrix Experience on their Scandinavian tour in 1967-1968. They would eventually morph into a reunited version of the Mecki Mark Men, but they left their imprint with the pieces that are packaged together on this minor masterpiece of experimentation. Sure, the last couple of tracks are padding, but if you enjoy the long jams of early Dead and/or the heavy, improvisational sound of German prog artists like Agitation Free or Ash Ra Tempel, there's a good chance this will be to your tastes.

5.0 out of 5 stars a great album I had never been aware of., March 23, 2010

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Kenneth D. Kellogg (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby Grandmothers [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

This is one of those great finds from the past you always hope you'll discover. A little psychedelic with some creative rock rhythms. The vocals are on a scale from moodily quiet to nearly painful howls that all blend together. I liked this album right away.