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Wigwam was founded in late 1968 as backing band for pop singer Kristian, but the ambitious band soon parted ways with their frontman. When British-born Jim Pembroke, fresh from his Blues Section project, joined them in 1969, Wigwam set out to record their debut album "Hard'n'Horny" (1969). The album was divided into two parts: Jukka Gustavson wrote organ-driven spiritual prog on side A, while Pembroke filled the other side with a humorous eight-part story about a character named Henry.
The second album "Tombstone Valentine" (1970), which took an altogether lighter tone, was produced in England by infamous Kim Fowley. For some reason, the album included an excerpt from electronic music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi's composition "Dance of the Anthropoids" (1968). The fourth album, "Being" (1974) was Gustavson's brainchild, an ambitious thematical project that ponders about the human soul, ideological systems and man's relation to God. Possibly Wigwam's artistic highlight. Wigwam temporarily split in 1974, suffering from internal difficulties. Both Gustavson and Pohjola wanted to start their own solo careers. Pembroke and Österberg re-formed the band in 1975, and the next album, "Nuclear Nightclub", became the best-selling Wigwam album ever. The band toured in England and the album was released on the Virgin label. Compared to that, the seventh album "The Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose" (1976) was a disappointment, and "Dark Album" (1977) got a cold refusal from Virgin, who claimed the material was too downbeat. "Dark Album" was released only in Finland, after two songs, "Grass For Blades" and "Daemon Duncetan's Request" (original title "Turn Stone to Bread") had been removed from it and replaced with four new songs. Included here are: Hard'n'Horny (1969) Tombstone Valentine (1970) Fairyport (1971) Being (1974) Live Music From the Twilight Zone (1975) Nuclear Nightclub (1975) The Lucky Golden Stripes and Starpose (1976) Dark Album (1977) Light Ages (1993) Titans Wheel (2002) Fresh Garbage (2-CD compilation with singles and live recordings) Sharing Widget |
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