Baltik - Baltik - Vinylrip - Abrasax

LPrip:
Baltik - Baltik
RELEASED:  LP: 1973
LABEL: CBS
FORMAT: LP
PRODUCER: Anders Henriksson
BITRATE: Flac

Tracks:

Sida A:
01. Leslie Biggs
02. Wilderness Meant My Freedom
03. Keep On The Run
04. One More Reason
05. City Girl
06. Ocean Blue

Sida B:
07. Round And Round
08. Every Raindrop Means A Tear
09. No Registration, Please
10. We Can't Change The World All Alone
11. Long Long Weekend

Musicans:
Janne Schaffer - guitars
Björn J:son Lindh - electric piano, flute, sax
Bengan Allén - guitars
Göran Lagerberg - bass
Ola Brunkert - drums 

guests:
Jan Bandel
Bengt Dahlén
David Garriock
Malando Gassama
Tomas Ledin
Adrian Moar
Anders Nordh
Karin Stigmark
Mike Watson

The musicians in Baltik were among the most versatile in Sweden at the time. Baltik played energetic jazz-rock dominated by Schaffer's eminent guitar lines and Lindh's flute, sax and fender piano. These two later played in Ablution.

This somewhat gloomy, progressive album, comprising cream of the crop of the era's Nordic session scene, plus one bass virtuoso from England, John Gustafson (Roxy Music, Quatermass, Ian Gillan Band, Hard Stuff) is now one of the ultimate collectors items for most Deep Purple, Atomic Rooster and Roxy Music afficionados. It starts off quite heavy, then the pace is slowed down with a gospel-flavoured ballad a-la early Elton and maybe Joan Armatrading (who lead singer Beverly Glenn certainly sounds like), which sets the mood for the rest of side A. Side B is filled with quirky, interesting but somewhat murky prog rock, which takes a little bit of getting used to - especially if it doesn't grab you from the first listen; give it another chance.

Alex Gitlin
October 2000

 
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