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█▒ Artist - Hansson Och Karlsson ▒█
█▒ Title - Rex ▒█
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█▒ Genre - Progressive Rock Time - 38:54 ▒█
█▒ Label - Universal Music Size - 97.04 MB ▒█
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█▒ Format - Album Bitrate - 320 kbps ▒█
█▒ Year - 1968 Freq - 44.1 kHz ▒█
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▌░ 01. Live 1:14 ░▐
▌░ 02. I Love, You Love 13:54 ░▐
▌░ 03. Carolus Rex 1:46 ░▐
▌░ 04. Chateau Plaisance 22:00 ░▐
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▌░ The two members of Hansson & Karlsson are both better-known ░▐
▌░ for other things - Bo Hansson as the composer of the ░▐
▌░ progressive fantasy album Lord of the Rings and Jan Karlsson ░▐
▌░ as a second-rate actor. But playing together in the '60s, ░▐
▌░ they were among the most important Swedish progressive bands, ░▐
▌░ and possibly the band reaching the most fame abroad in the ░▐
▌░ '60s. They played with acts like Frank Zappa, Cream, and Jimi ░▐
▌░ Hendrix. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ When the '60s ended, and as Hansson & Karlsson were getting ░▐
▌░ big in progressive circles in Europe, their career came to a ░▐
▌░ halt after conflicts between the two and with their manager. ░▐
▌░ Karlsson also ran the most lively progressive club in ░▐
▌░ Stockholm, Filips, where, except for Hansson & Karlsson, ░▐
▌░ bands like TrΣd, GrΣs & Stenar and Mecki Mark Men played. ░▐
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▌░ In 1966, jazz drummer Jan Karlsson was introduced to the ░▐
▌░ former bassist of the Merrymen, Bo Hansson. The latter was ░▐
▌░ still a novice at the organ, but Karlsson was so impressed ░▐
▌░ with what he heard that he invited him to form Hansson & ░▐
▌░ Karlsson, an instrumental drum and organ duo. Their music was ░▐
▌░ built on improvisation and they seldom knew what they would ░▐
▌░ play before concerts. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ As part of the Swedish progressive movement in the late '60s, ░▐
▌░ they drew their folk music influences from bands such as ░▐
▌░ International Harvester and TrΣd GrΣs & Stenar. But they were ░▐
▌░ also influenced by jazz and employed a heavy organ sound ░▐
▌░ before it was common in progressive rock, something that ░▐
▌░ would later lead to Hansson's internationally successful Lord ░▐
▌░ of the Rings. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ Hansson & Karlsson's debut, Monument, was released in 1967 ░▐
▌░ and was followed by Rex, recorded live at numerous concerts ░▐
▌░ around Sweden. By now, they had gotten to know Jimi Hendrix, ░▐
▌░ whom they met after a concert at one of his visits to ░▐
▌░ Stockholm. They played together a number of times and Hendrix ░▐
▌░ also recorded the duo's song "Tax Free." ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ The third album, Man at the Moon, was released in 1968, and ░▐
▌░ while being famous at home, the group also started to get ░▐
▌░ more well-known in Europe, although without ever having a ░▐
▌░ real break. A chance to change that came when they were ░▐
▌░ invited to play at a concert in Switzerland that would be ░▐
▌░ televised all over Europe. The other three acts were Jimi ░▐
▌░ Hendrix, Procol Harum, and Cream, and all were to be granted ░▐
▌░ equal focus in the advertisements and on the posters. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ But misunderstandings, or maybe downright skulduggery, with ░▐
▌░ the manager had Hansson & Karlsson performing in the Northern ░▐
▌░ Swedish town of Boden instead, for a slightly higher pay, but ░▐
▌░ to very little international attention. This was the start of ░▐
▌░ the end for the duo, and while recording one more, rather ░▐
▌░ uninspired album, they broke up in 1969. Karlsson took up ░▐
▌░ playing with Lasse Werner again, and later set out on an ░▐
▌░ acting career, mainly focusing on comedies. Hansson's biggest ░▐
▌░ musical achievements were still ahead, at least commercially ░▐
▌░ and in an international perspective. ░▐
▌░ ░▐
▌░ In the '70s, his album Lord of the Rings sold millions of ░▐
▌░ copies and charted in both Europe and the US. With a revived ░▐
▌░ interest in progressive music in the late 90's, Hansson & ░▐
▌░ Karlsson reunited for a number of minor concerts. ░▐
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