Tages began their recording career as a beat band, heavily influenced and inspired by the Beatles. Initially, the group garnered much criticism from other musicians, who considered them inexperienced. This led to them quickly developing as a group, drawing influences from British mod artists, specifically Small Faces, and like them, were the center of Swedish male fashion from 1965 onward. The band would cover songs from virtually unknown artists in Sweden, such as John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters, but also from competitors, such as the Everly Brothers, the Easybeats and Small Faces.
Between 1965 and 1967, Tages managed to record five studio albums, including Extra Extra (1966), which was among the first psychedelic rock albums recorded. During the later part of their career, Tages pioneered a genre of music, combining elements of Swedish folk music with contemporary rock music. In doing so, the group recorded their final studio album, simply titled Studio (1967), which solely contains original material and has often times been considered among the best Swedish albums of the 1960s. In mid-late 1968, Blom departed the band, after which they renamed themselves Blond. After a line-up change leaving Lagerberg the only original member left, they released one album, The Lilac Years, on the Fontana label in 1969.
In the summer of 1963, Tommy Blom and Anders Töpel started a skiffle group, originally named Alberts Skifflegrupp after Blom's middle name. Töpel invited Danne Larsson to join the band, who suggested they also invite Göran Lagerberg to play the washboard.[1] The quartet then renamed themselves Tages Skifflegrupp after Larsson's middle name, Tage, hoping the unusual name would help them stand out.[2][3] The group initially sang mainly sing-along songs.[4] They usually performed at private events, but occasionally were scheduled to play at venues. In October of that year, the group entered a talent show called "Oktobersmällen" ("The October Bang"). The band was flat out panned by the jury, and ended up last place.[5] However, it gave them their first major performance, at KungälvFolkpark.[5]
By early 1964, Tages Skifflegrupp had changed their name to simply Tages, as they quickly ventured away from skiffle due to the impact of Beatlemania. Lagerberg received a bass guitar as a Christmas present and the other members purchased electric guitars of their own.[6] After recruiting drummer Freddie Skantze, Tages became a beat group.[7][8]
Tages receiving the prize for the West Coast's Beatles competition, 16 August 1964
The group caught their first break during 13–17 August 1964, when they signed up for Göteborgs-Posten's contest "Västkustens Beatles" ("The West Coast's Beatles"). The concept behind this was to sound similarly to the Beatles, with a requirement of four members. The prize was a free recording session to the victor.[9][page needed] Tages however, consisted of five members at the time. This problem was solved since Blom was in London at the time, a two-week vacation he took to improve his English skills, while connecting with other people at a Youth Hostel.[4] Without Blom, Lagerberg, Larsson, Töpel and Skantze successfully made Tages into a quartet.[10] They won the contest, garnering 600 votes out of the 1300 voting members of the audience.[10][11]
Blom had by now returned to Sweden, and the band were authorized to record their first single. For this release, they chose to record a song which was written by Blom, "Sleep Little Girl". The first recording of the song was not recorded at a professional studio, but rather at Nylöse Ungdomsgård, where a makeshift studio had been created in the cellar.[4] The group entered the studio on 20 September 1964 to record the song.[12] The song features Blom on lead vocals, while Larsson plays the acoustic guitar. Lagerberg sings backing vocals on the recording. The single was released on 16 October 1964, by independent record label Platina Records. "Sleep Little Girl" became an immediate smash hit. It reached number 3 on Kvällstoppen in December 1964, and topped radio chart Tio i Topp, staying eleven weeks on that chart.[13][14] Due to its massive success, "Sleep Little Girl" was re-issued in January 1965.[15]
Personnel
Tommy Blom – vocals, guitars, harmonica (1963–1968; died 2014)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tages band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tages were a Swedish rock band formed in Gothenburg in 1963 The group whose original line up consisted of Tommy Blom Goran Lagerberg Danne Larsson Anders Topel and Freddie Skantze were one of the most successful Swedish bands of the 1960s They achieved thirteen top 20 singles on Kvallstoppen such as Sleep Little Girl I Should Be Glad In My Dreams and Miss Mac Baren as well as having two albums certified gold Tages 1965 and Tages 2 1966 TagesTages in 1965 from left to right Anders Topel Danne Larsson Goran Lagerberg Freddie Skantze and Tommy BlomBackground informationAlso known asBlondOriginGothenburg SwedenGenresRock popYears active1963 1969LabelsPlatina Parlophone FontanaPast membersTommy Blom Goran Lagerberg Danne Larsson Anders Topel Freddie Skantze see Personnel section for others Websitetages wbr nuTages began their recording career as a beat band heavily influenced and inspired by the Beatles Initially the group garnered much criticism from other musicians who considered them inexperienced This led to them quickly developing as a group drawing influences from British mod artists specifically Small Faces and like them were the center of Swedish male fashion from 1965 onward The band would cover songs from virtually unknown artists in Sweden such as John Lee Hooker Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters but also from competitors such as the Everly Brothers the Easybeats and Small Faces Between 1965 and 1967 Tages managed to record five studio albums including Extra Extra 1966 which was among the first psychedelic rock albums recorded During the later part of their career Tages pioneered a genre of music combining elements of Swedish folk music with contemporary rock music In doing so the group recorded their final studio album simply titled Studio 1967 which solely contains original material and has often times been considered among the best Swedish albums of the 1960s In mid late 1968 Blom departed the band after which they renamed themselves Blond After a line up change leaving Lagerberg the only original member left they released one album The Lilac Years on the Fontana label in 1969 Contents 1 History 1 1 1963 1964 Formation and breakthrough 2 Personnel 3 Discography 4 Citations 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory Edit1963 1964 Formation and breakthrough Edit In the summer of 1963 Tommy Blom and Anders Topel started a skiffle group originally named Alberts Skifflegrupp after Blom s middle name Topel invited Danne Larsson to join the band who suggested they also invite Goran Lagerberg to play the washboard 1 The quartet then renamed themselves Tages Skifflegrupp after Larsson s middle name Tage hoping the unusual name would help them stand out 2 3 The group initially sang mainly sing along songs 4 They usually performed at private events but occasionally were scheduled to play at venues In October of that year the group entered a talent show called Oktobersmallen The October Bang The band was flat out panned by the jury and ended up last place 5 However it gave them their first major performance at Kungalv Folkpark 5 By early 1964 Tages Skifflegrupp had changed their name to simply Tages as they quickly ventured away from skiffle due to the impact of Beatlemania Lagerberg received a bass guitar as a Christmas present and the other members purchased electric guitars of their own 6 After recruiting drummer Freddie Skantze Tages became a beat group 7 8 Tages receiving the prize for the West Coast s Beatles competition 16 August 1964 The group caught their first break during 13 17 August 1964 when they signed up for Goteborgs Posten s contest Vastkustens Beatles The West Coast s Beatles The concept behind this was to sound similarly to the Beatles with a requirement of four members The prize was a free recording session to the victor 9 page needed Tages however consisted of five members at the time This problem was solved since Blom was in London at the time a two week vacation he took to improve his English skills while connecting with other people at a Youth Hostel 4 Without Blom Lagerberg Larsson Topel and Skantze successfully made Tages into a quartet 10 They won the contest garnering 600 votes out of the 1300 voting members of the audience 10 11 Blom had by now returned to Sweden and the band were authorized to record their first single For this release they chose to record a song which was written by Blom Sleep Little Girl The first recording of the song was not recorded at a professional studio but rather at Nylose Ungdomsgard where a makeshift studio had been created in the cellar 4 The group entered the studio on 20 September 1964 to record the song 12 The song features Blom on lead vocals while Larsson plays the acoustic guitar Lagerberg sings backing vocals on the recording The single was released on 16 October 1964 by independent record label Platina Records Sleep Little Girl became an immediate smash hit It reached number 3 on Kvallstoppen in December 1964 and topped radio chart Tio i Topp staying eleven weeks on that chart 13 14 Due to its massive success Sleep Little Girl was re issued in January 1965 15 Personnel EditTommy Blom vocals guitars harmonica 1963 1968 died 2014 Goran Lagerberg vocals bass 1963 1969 Danne Larsson vocals guitars 1963 1969 Anders Topel guitars vocals 1963 1969 died 2014 Freddie Skantze drums percussion 1963 1966 Tommy Tausis drums vocals 1966 died 2022 Lasse Svensson drums 1967 1969 Discography EditMain article Tages discography Tages 1965 Tages 2 1966 Extra Extra 1966 Contrast 1967 Studio 1967 As Blond The Lilac Years 1969 Citations Edit Brandels amp Wrigholm 2012 p 12 Wrigholm 1991 p 1 Brandels amp Wrigholm 2012 p 13 a b c tomyblom 60spunk m78 com Retrieved 15 August 2020 a b Johansson Lennart April 1991 Now amp Then Tages Makalos grej i Gotet Englund 1988 p 1 sfn error no target CITEREFEnglund1988 help Goran Lagerberg www fuzz se Archived from the original on 3 August 2021 Retrieved 27 September 2021 Wrigholm 1991 p 3 Brandels amp Wrigholm 2012 a b HISTORIA in Swedish Retrieved 15 August 2020 Svenskt Rockarkiv Sveriges radios popbandstavling 9 May 2011 Archived from the original on 9 May 2011 Retrieved 15 August 2020 Tages Sleep Little Girl www svenskpophistoria se in Swedish Retrieved 15 August 2020 SLEEP LITTLE GIRL av TAGES NostalgiListan in Swedish Retrieved 15 August 2020 Tages Tio i Topp www svenskpophistoria se Retrieved 15 August 2020 Tages Sleep Little Girl Reissue www svenskpophistoria se Retrieved 15 August 2020 Sources EditBrandels Goran Wrigholm Lennart 2012 Boken om Tages fran Avenyn till Abbey Road Premium Publishing ISBN 978 91 89136 88 5 Wrigholm Lennart 1991 Tages Makalos grej i Gotet Now amp then External links EditTages band at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Data from Wikidata Tages discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tages band amp oldid 1140657246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
