Tages (band)

Tages was a Swedish rock and roll/psychedelic/folk band formed in the early sixties near Gothenburg.

The band released a number of singles and LPs in their native Sweden to considerable success, making the Swedish Top Ten more than a dozen times. Though remembered as one of the finest non-English speaking bands of the 1960s, they failed to ever really break into the US or UK markets. Tages also produced one of the world's first psychedelic albums, named "Extra Extra" in 1966. Their next goal was to create a style of pop music that was totally Swedish. To accomplish this they learned traditional Swedish folk music, and based their pop compositions on that. After this, they produced their fifth and last album, "Studio", in Abbey Road Studio 1967. This album is sometimes referred to as "The Sgt Pepper Of Sweden", not because it sounds like The Beatles but because it is a very original musical experiment. In 1968 the band released the single "Fantasy Island", which was followed up by their last single, "Halcyon Days". Several band members went on to form Blond, a short-lived pop band that released one LP in US before disbanding in 1970.^[1]

Band members

• Tommy Blom (born Tommy Albert Blom, 3 March 1947, Gothenburg; died 25 May 2014) – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1963–1968)
• Göran Lagerberg (born Göran Bertil Lagerberg, 20 September 1947, Gothenburg) – vocals, bass guitar (1963–1969)
• Danne Larsson (born Dan Tage Larsson, 11 January 1948, Gothenburg) – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, organ, spinet (1963–1969)
• Anders Töpel (born Anders Per Töpel, 1947; died April 2014) – vocals, lead guitar (1963–1969)
• Freddie Skantze (born Fredrik Howard Skantze, 10 September 1945, Gothenburg) – drums, bongos (1963–1966)
• Tommy Tausis (born 22 March 1946, Södertälje) – vocals, drums (1966)
• Lasse Svensson (born Lasse Viktor Emanuel Svensson, 12 May 1947, Järvsö) – drums (1966–1969)

Discography

LPs

Tages

Platina PALP-3001 – 11/3/65

1. "Bloodhound" (Bright) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
2. "Everybody Loves A Lover" (R. Allan/R. Adler) Lead vocals - Anders Töpel
3. "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
4. "I Got My Mojo Working" (Morganfield) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
5. "Naggin'" (West/Anderson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
6. "Sleep Little Girl" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
7. "The One For You" (Danne Larsson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Danne Larsson
8. "Seventh Son" (Willie Dixon) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
9. "I'll Go Crazy" (James Brown) Lead vocals - Danne Larsson
10. "Cathy's Clown" (Don Everly) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Anders Töpel
11. "Doctor Feel-Good" (Smith) Lead vocals - Danne Larsson
12. "Stand By Me" (Beard/Willet/Doggett) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom

2

Platina PALP-3002 – 8/4/66

1. "Dancing In The Street" (Stevenson/Gaye) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
2. "I Still Remember" (Blom/Lagerberg/Larsson/Töpel/Skantze) Lead vocals - Danne Larsson
3. "Guess Who" (Blom/Lagerberg/Larsson/Töpel/Skantze) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
4. "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" (Allen Toussaint) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
5. "Jealous Girl" (Mills/Weske) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
6. "In My Dreams" (Blom/Lagerberg/Larsson/Töpel) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
7. "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" (Mosley) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
8. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
9. "Dirty Mind" (Blom/Lagerberg/Larsson/Töpel/Skantze) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Anders Töpel
10. "Those Rumours" (Blom/Lagerberg/Larsson/Töpel/Skantze) Lead vocals - Göran Laberberg
11. "Leaving Here" (Holland/Dozier/Holland) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
12. "Go" (Blom/Lagerberg/Larsson/Töpel/Skantze) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg

Extra Extra

Platina PALP-3003 – 11/28/66

1. "Mohair Sam" (Dallas Frazier) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
2. "Secret Room" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Tommy Tausis
3. "Gone Too Far" (Göran Lagerberg) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
4. "Get Up An' Get Goin'" (A. Henriksson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Göran Lagerberg
5. "Mustang Sally" (Bonny Ryce) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
6. "Howlin' For My Baby" (Willie Dixon) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
7. "Friday On My Mind" (George Young/Harry Vanda) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
8. "True Fine Woman" (Göran Lagerberg) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
9. "Ride Your Pony" (Naomi Neville) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
10. "One Red, One Yellow, One Blue" (Tommy Blom/Anders Töpel) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Anders Töpel
11. "Understanding" (Marriott/Lane) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
12. "Extra" (Danne Larsson/A. Henriksson) Lead vocals - Danne Larsson, Anders Henriksson

Contrast

Parlophone PMCS-313 – 4/28/67

1. "I'm Going Out" (Crewe/Knight) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
2. "Sister's Got A Boyfriend" (Porter/Hayes/Jones) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
3. "Hear My Lamentation" (Lagerberg/Henriksson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
4. "Fuzzy Patterns" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
5. "One Day" (Lagerberg/Larsson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
6. "You're Too Incomprehensible" (F. Thokon/F. Akon) Lead vocals - Danne Larsson, Anders Henriksson
7. "Every Raindrop Means A Lot" (Tages) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Göran Lagerberg
8. "Wanting" (P. Antell) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
9. "Prisoner 763" (Larsson/Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Danne Larsson
10. "Why Do You Hide It" (Blom/Larsson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
11. "House Of Soul Hill" (Turner/Eddlemon) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
12. "Short Song (Steps)" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom

Studio

Parlophone PMCS-316 – 12/4/67

1. "Have You Seen Your Brother Lately" (Lagerberg/Henriksson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
2. "It's My Life" (Lagerberg/Henriksson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
3. "Like A Woman" (Lagerberg/Larsson/Henriksson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
4. "People Without Faces" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
5. "I Left My Shoes At Home" (Blom/Larsson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
6. "She Is A Man" (A. Henriksson/B. Palmers) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Anders Henriksson
7. "Seeing With Love" (Blom/Lagerberg/Töpel/Larsson/Svensson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
8. "Created By You" (Claes Dieden) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
9. "What's The Time" (Blom/Larsson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
10. "It's In A Dream" (Lagerberg/Henriksson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg
11. "She's Having A Baby Now" (Blom/Lagerberg/Töpel/Larsson/Svensson) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom, Göran Lagerberg
12. "The Old Man Wafwer" (Tommy Blom/A. Henriksson) Lead vocals - instrumental

Singles

• "Sleep Little Girl" / "Tell Me You're Mine" (first pressing; 10/16/64; Platina PA-102) Peak position: #1
• "Sleep Little Girl" / "Tell Me You're Mine" (second pressing; 1/65; Platina PA-102)
• "I Should Be Glad" / "I Cry" (2/65; Platina PA-103) Peak position: #2
• "Don't Turn Your Back" / "Hound Dog" (5/65; Platina PA-104) Peak position: #2
• "The One For You" / "I Got My Mojo Working" (8/65; Platina PA-105) Peak position: #2
• "Hey Mama" flexi-disc (8/65; Platina RM-4066)
• "Bloodhound" / "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (11/65; Platina PA-109) Peak position: #6
• "So Many Girls" / "I'm Mad" (2/66; Platina PA-115) Peak position: #4
• "I'll Be Doggone" / "Hitch Hike" (5/12/66; Platina PA-121) Peak position: #7
• "In My Dreams" / "Leaving Here" (7/66; Platina PA-122) Peak position: #1
• "I'm The Man You'll Be Lookin' For" / "Leaving Here" (8/66; His Master's Voice [Norway] AL-6137)
• "In My Dreams" / "Dirty Mind" (9/66; His Master's Voice [Norway] AL-6140)
• "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" / "Go" (10/66; Platina PA-125)
• "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" / "In My Dreams" (10/7/66; Columbia [UK] DB-8019)
• "Miss Mac Baren" / "Get Up An' Get Goin'" (11/66; Platina PA-130) Peak position: #4
• "Secret Room" / "Friday On My Mind" (1/67; Platina PA-131)
• "Every Raindrop Means A Lot" / "Look What You Get" (2/67; Parlophone SD-6004) Peak position: #2
• "Gone Too Far" / "Understanding" (4/67; Platina PA-134)
• "I'm Going Out" / "Fuzzy Patterns" (4/67; Parlophone SD-6005) Peak position: #2
• "She's Having A Baby Now" / "Sister's Got A Boyfriend" (6/67; Parlophone SD-6009)
• "One Red, One Yellow, One Blue" / "True Fine Woman" (7/67; Platina PA-139)
• "Treat Her Like A Lady" / "Wanting" (8/67; Parlophone SD-6011) Peak position: #3
• "Dancing In The Street" / "Those Rumours" (10/67; Platina PA-141)
• "House Of Soul Hill" / "Sister's Got A Boyfriend" (12/67; Odeon [Germany] O-23-671)
• "Mohair Sam" / "Ride Your Pony" (12/67; Platina PA-145)
• "Fan Club" flexi-disc (12/67; Platina RM-4115)
• "There's A Blind Man Playin' Fiddle In The Street" / "Like A Woman" (2/68; Parlophone SD-6024) Peak position #10
• "Doctor Feel-Good" / "Dimples" (5/68; Platina PA-149)
• "Fantasy Island" / "To Be Free" (5/68; Parlophone SD-6036)
• "Treat Her Like A Lady" / "Like A Woman" (8/68; Columbia [Germany] C-23-851)
• "I Read You Like An Open Book" / "Halcyon Days" (10/68; Parlophone SD-6054)

EPs

Tages

Platina PAEP-2001 - 6/65

1. "Don't Turn Your Back" (Anders Töpel/Göran Lagerberg) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Anders Töpel
2. "Forget Him" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
3. "Donna" (Valens) Lead vocals - Anders Töpel
4. "Hound Dog" (Leiber/Stoller) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg

Tages

Platina PAEP-2002 - 1966

1. "Sleep Little Girl" (Tommy Blom) Lead vocals - Tommy Blom
2. "Tell Me You're Mine" (Göran Lagerberg/Anders Töpel) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Anders Töpel
3. "I Should Be Glad" (Danne Larsson) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Danne Larsson
4. "I Cry" (Larsson/Lagerberg) Lead vocals - Göran Lagerberg, Danne Larsson

• In My Dreams (1966; Impact [France] IMP-200-006M)
• Hits, Vol. 1 (8/67; Platina PAEP-2005)
• Hits, Vol. 2 (8/67; Platina PAEP-2006)
• Hits, Vol. 3 (8/67; Platina PAEP-2007)

Compilations

• The Best Of Tages (10/67; Platina PALP-3005)
• Forget Him (5/28/68; Platina PALP-3007)
• Good Old Tages! (1969; EMI/Odeon PMES-577)

References

External links

• Tages Official Website.
• Swedish Pophistory. The 4 Biggest in the sixties.
• Japanese fansite
• Tages discography at Discogs