Tages discography
| Tages discography | |
|---|---|
 Tages in 1966 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 27 |
| Video albums | 1 |
Tages formed in May 1963 as a duo and quickly expanded into quintet, though no music by them would be released until more than a year later, when their debut single "Sleep Little Girl" was released in October 1964.[1] Up until October 1968, 23 singles by the group were released, though six of those were unauthorized.[2] Out of these singles, 13 managed to reach both Kvällstoppen and Tio i Topp while two further singles only reached Tio I Topp.[3][4] In 1969, the band changed their name to Blond and three further singles were released between July 1969 and July 1970, out of which one reached Tio i Topp. Combined under both names, the band released in total 27 singles between October 1964 and July 1970.[5]
Between September 1964 and January 1967, the group was signed to Platina Records, an independent record label run by Evert Jakobsson.[6] With the label, the group released three studio albums.[7] Dissatisfied with the label's economical status, they waited until their contract expired, which it did on New Year's Day 1967.[8] They then promptly signed with Parlophone Records, who, with a bigger budget, could afford to give the group more time in the studio. This resulted in another two albums, Contrast and Studio, both released in 1967.[9] The group's final album The Lilac Years was issued under the name Blond after they had received a contract with Fontana Records in 1969.[10] In the UK, the group had releases on four different labels, His Master's Voice, Columbia Records, Parlophone and MGM Records.[11]
Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | ||
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| NOR [12] | |||||
| As Tages | |||||
| Tages |
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| Tages 2 |
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| Extra Extra |
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| Contrast |
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| Studio |
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| As Blond | |||||
| The Lilac Years |
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Compilations
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [21] | ||
| The Best Of Tages |
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| Forget Him |
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| Good Old Tages! |
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| Tages, 1964–68! |
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| This One's For You |
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| Original Album Serien |
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53 |
| Go! – The Complete Singles |
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Extended plays
[edit]| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Kvällstoppen [3] | ||
| Tages |
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2[nb 1] |
| Sleep Little Girl |
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| Hits Volym 1 |
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| Hits Volym 2 |
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| Hits Volym 3 |
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| Live And Jealous | — |
Singles
[edit]Swedish singles
[edit]| Year | Song | B-side | Chart positions | EP / Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kvällstoppen[3] | Tio i Topp[4] | ||||
| As Tages | |||||
| 1964 | "Sleep Little Girl" | "Tell Me You're Mine" | 3 | 1 | A: Tages (album)
B: non-album |
| 1965 | "I Should Be Glad" | "I Cry" | 2 | 2 | A: non-album
B: non-album |
| "Don't Turn Your Back" | "Hound Dog" | 2 | 2 | A: Tages (EP)
B: Tages (EP) | |
| "The One for You" | "I Got My Mojo Working" | 6 | 2 | A: Tages (album)
B: Tages (album) | |
| "Bloodhound" | "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" | 3 | 6 | A: Tages (album)
B: non-album | |
| 1966 | "So Many Girls" | "I'm Mad" | 5 | 4 | A: non-album
B: non-album |
| "I'll Be Doggone" | "Hitch Hike" | 10 | 7 | ||
| "In My Dreams" | "Leaving Here" | 1 | 1 | A: Tages 2
B: Tages 2 | |
| "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" | "Go" | 16 | 15 | ||
| "Miss Mac Baren" | "Get Up an' Get Goin'" | 1 | 4 | A: non-album
B: Extra Extra | |
| 1967 | "Secret Room"[nb 2] | "Friday on My Mind" | — | — | A: Extra Extra
B: Extra Extra |
| "Every Raindrop Means A Lot" | "Look What You Get" | 4 | 2 | A: Contrast
B: non-album | |
| "Gone Too Far"[nb 3] | "Understanding" | — | — | A: Extra Extra
B: Extra Extra | |
| "I'm Going Out" | "Fuzzy Patterns" | 3 | 2 | A: Contrast
B: Contrast | |
| "She's Having a Baby Now" | "Sister's Got a Boyfriend" | — | — | A: Studio
B: Contrast | |
| "One Red, One Yellow, One Blue"[nb 4] | "True Fine Woman" | — | — | A: Extra Extra
B: Extra Extra | |
| "Treat Her Like a Lady" | "Wanting" | 7 | 3 | A: non-album
B: Contrast | |
| "Dancing in the Street"[nb 5] | "Those Rumours" | — | 15 | A: Tages 2
B: Tages 2 | |
| "Mohair Sam"[nb 6] | "Ride Your Pony" | — | — | A: Extra Extra
B: Extra Extra | |
| 1968 | "There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street" | "Like a Woman" | — | 10 | A: non-album
B: Studio |
| "Doctor Feel-Good"[nb 7] | "Dimples" | — | — | A: Tages (album)
B: Tages (album) | |
| "Fantasy Island" | "To Be Free" | — | 14 | A: non-album
B: non-album | |
| "I Read You Like an Open Book" | "Halcyon Days" | — | — | ||
| As Blond | |||||
| 1969 | "I Wake Up and Call" | "The Girl I Once | — | 14 | The Lilac Years |
| "The Lilac Years (De Sålde Sina Hemman)" | "Six White Horses" | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Lost Child" | "How Can I Pray When I Don't Believe (The Elephant)" | — | — | non-album |
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Other contributions
[edit]| Year | Song | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | "Hey Mama" | Written by Anders Töpel and Göran Lagerberg. Single song 7-inch flexi disc released for Värnamo Confection in August 1965.[34] |
| 1966 | "The Man You'll Be Looking For" | Written by Lagerberg. Featured on a three-song flexi disc given out by Swedish magazine Bildjournalen number 9, released on 2 March 1966.[34]
The other two tracks featured are Ola and the Janglers "My Mean Memory" and the Strangers "I'll Never Cry Again".[34] |
| "Long Tall Shorty" | Written by Don Covay. Issued on Expressen's April 1966 five-track EP Expressens Drömband following a nationwide contest.[34]
The other artists included on the EP are Streaplers, the Shanes, Sven-Ingvars and the Spotnicks. | |
| 1967 | "My Home Town" | Written by Töpel and Tommy Blom. Released on Sveriges Radio's compilation Popligan För FN och Flykting-67 on 1 March 1967.[35] |
| "En present till alla trogna fans från Tommy, Danne, Göran, Anders, Lasse". | Christmas record sent out to members of Tages fan club. Contains studio chatter by the band members along with a short rendition of "Down by the Riverside".[34] |
Videography
[edit]| Year | Film | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Dalamania | Directed by Peter Goldmann (who had previously directed the promotional videos for the Beatles "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever"[36])
Sveriges Television (SVT) half hour special that features segments of the band miming to tracks from their album Studio.[37] Initially aired on Swedish Channel 1 on 31 May 1968, and later issued on DVD with the 2017 reissue of Studio.[38] |
References
[edit]Notes
- ^ Lead single was "Don't Turn Your Back" which reached number two on Kvällstoppen in July 1965.
- ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
- ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
- ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
- ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
- ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
- ^ Unauthorized release by Platina Records.[8]
References
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 36.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 153.
- ^ a b c Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. ISBN 978-9163021404.
- ^ a b Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium. ISBN 919727125X.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 280.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 35.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 289–290.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 152.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 290–291.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 302.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 298–299.
- ^ "VG-Lista: Tages". VG-Lista. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Tages − Tages (album)". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 89.
- ^ a b "Tages – Tages 2". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 125.
- ^ "Tages – Extra Extra". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Contrast". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Studio". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Tages, 1964-68! (back cover). Persson, Lennart. Tages. Parlophone Records. 1983.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – The Best Of Tages". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Forget Him". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Good Old Tages". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Tages, 1964–68!". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – This One's For You". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Tages (EP)". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Sleep Little Girl (EP)". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Hits Volym 1". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Hits Volym 2". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Volym 3". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Tages – Live And Jealous". www.svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Boken om Tages - Från Avenyn till Abbey Road". Premium Publishing. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 292.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 293.
- ^ Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years. Omnibus Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-7119-8308-9.
- ^ Brandels & Wrigholm 2012, p. 208.
- ^ "Tages LP: Studio (180g Vinyl & DVD)". Bear Family Records. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
Sources
[edit]- Brandels, Göran; Wrigholm, Lennart (2012). Boken om Tages: från Avenyn till Abbey Road. Premium Publishing. ISBN 978-91-89136-88-5.