Northern Lights Playhouse

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Northern Lights Playhouse

Studio album by miscellaneous
Released	1981
Recorded	1980-1981
Genre	Rock
Length	39:12
Label	Fálkinn Cat. No.: F1
Producer(s)	various
N/A
miscellaneous chronology
N/A	Northern Lights Playhouse (1981)	N/A

Northern Lights Playhouse was an Icelandic compilation released in LP format by the label Fálkinn in 1981.
The recordings where taken from 1980-81 period and included Iceland’s most important bands at that time, such as the New Wave Þeyr with two tracks taken from their single Life Transmission. The punk band Purrkur Pillnikk appeared with the ten songs from their first single Tilf; Fræbbblarnir appeared with three songs. Utangarðsmenn, a band led by singer Bubbi Morthens, is featured with two songs, and Taugadeildin with just one. Iceland’s rock & roll legend, Megas, is also included in this work with his song "Paradísarfuglinn".

1 Track listing
2 Credits
- 2.1 Performers
- 2.2 Personnel
3 External links

[edit] Track listing

Track	Title	Length	Artist	Lyrics	Audio clips
Side A
01	Life transmission	03:43	Þeyr	-	-
02	Heima er Best	04:11	Þeyr	-	-
03	It's Easy	04:00	Utangarðsmenn	-	-
04	Where are the Bodies	04:45	Utangarðsmenn	-	-
05	Her Longing	03:43	Taugadeildin	-	-
Side B
01	Tíminn Slöggur Læknir Gleði Andlit Tilfinning Þreyta Grunsamlegt Ást John Merrick	00:30 01:20 01:25 01:00 01:05 00:50 01:10 01:10 01:35 01:50	Purrkur Pillnikk*	- - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - -
02	Rebellion of the Dwarfs	02:40	Fræbbblarnir	link	-
03	No Friends	02:20	Fræbbblarnir	-	-
04	It May be Quoted	01:30	Fræbbblarnir	-	-
05	Paradísarfuglinn	03:45	Megas	-	-

(*): notice that the 10 tracks by Purrkur Pillnikk were listed as one. That is how they appeared originally on the vinyl label.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Performers

Þeyr: Magnús Guðmundsson - vocals. Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson - guitar. Þorsteinn Magnússon - guitar. Hilmar Örn Agnarsson - bass. Sigtryggur Baldursson - drums.
Utangarsðmenn: Bubbi Morthens - vocals. Michael D. Pollock - guitar. Daniel Pollock - guitar. Magnús Stefánsson - drums. Rúnar Erlingsson - bass.
Taugadeildin: Óskar Þórinsson and Egill Larússon - vocals. Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson - keyboards, and synthesizers. Kommi - drums. Arni Daníel Julíusson - bass. Ódinn Guðbrandsson - guitar.
Purrkur Pillnikk: Einar Örn Benediktsson - vocals. Bragi Ólafsson - bass. Friðrik Erlingsson - guitar. Ásgeir Bragason - drums.
Fræbbblarnir: Valgarður Guðjónsson - vocals. Stefán K. Guðjónsson - drums. Steinþór Stefánsson - bass. Tryggvi Þór Tryggvason - guitar. Kristinn Steingrímsson - guitar.
Megas - vocals and guitar.