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Wigwam

Wigwam is a Finnish progressive rock band formed in 1968/69. Pekka "Rekku" Rechardt, Jim Pembroke, Ronnie Österberg, Pekka Pohjola, and Jukka Gustavson in April 1974.

Wigwam was founded after the split of the seminal Blues Section, with whom drummer Ronnie Österberg had played before. He formed the band as a trio, but soon brought in British expatriate singer/songwriter Jim Pembroke (also in BS) and organist Jukka Gustavson. A year later, Pekka Pohjola joined on bass. Kim Fowley produced Wigwam's second album Tombstone Valentine (1970). This album also featured an excerpt of Erkki Kurenniemi's electronic composition 'Dance of the Anthropoids'. The 1974 album Being is often called Wigwam's masterpiece. After its release, though, Pohjola and Gustavson quit the band. Commercially the most successful Wigwam album must be the more pop-oriented Nuclear Nightclub that followed in 1975, with new members Pekka Rechardt on guitar and Måns Groundstroem on bass.

For a time in the 1970s Wigwam seemed poised to break through in Europe, along with bands like Tasavallan Presidentti, but even though they were highly praised by the UK press large-scale international fame eluded them, and by 1978 they had disbanded. Jim Pembroke and Ronnie Österberg formed the Jim Pembroke Band in late 1979, but following health problems with diabetes, Österberg committed suicide on December 6, 1980.

Wigwam reformed in the 1990s with the Pembroke-Rechardt-Groundstroem core intact, and has been active to the present. In Finland they have a lasting (although limited) following, and their influence on Finnish rock music is widely recognised.

1969/2015 Wigwam – Hard N' Horny, Svart Records, Ltd 333ex sort vinyl 850kr

1969/2015 Wigwam – Hard N' Horny, Svart Records, Ltd 333ex clear vinyl 850kr

1969/2015 Wigwam – Hard N' Horny, Svart Records, Ltd 333ex rød vinyl 850kr

2015-utgaven kommer i en slipcase med en 8s. booklet

1969/201 Wigwam – Hard N' Horny, Svart Records, Ltd 333ex gold vinyl 650kr

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1970/2014 – Tombstone Valentine LP 300ex sort vinyl kr 650,-

1970/2014 – Tombstone Valentine LP 300ex hvit vinyl kr 750,-

1970/2014 – Tombstone Valentine LP 100ex rosa vinyl kr 850,-

1970/2019 – Tombstone Valentine LP 100ex gold vinyl kr 500,-

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1971/2014 – Fairyport 2xLP i Trippel gatefold, sort vinyl 300ex kr 600,-

1971/2014 – Fairyport 2xLP i Trippel gatefold, grønn vinyl 200ex kr 800,-

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Being var originalt et enkeltalbum, denne 2xLP har 1974 originalmix + 2001 mix

1974/2014– Being 2xLP 600ex sort vinyl kr 750,-

1974/2014 - Being 2xLP 300ex gul vinyl kr 1.000,-

1974/2010 - Being 2xLP 100ex rosa vinyl kr 1.100,-

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Tasavallan Presidentti

Two legendary Finnish progressive rock groups were founded in 1969 from the remains of Blues Section: Wigwam (3) and Tasavallan Presidentti.

One of Finland's most famous prog rock bands. Founded in spring 1969 by guitarist Jukka Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen. Other members of the band came from Blues Section that had recently split up: bassist Måns Groundstroem and singer Frank Robson. Tasavallan Presidentti released their debut album in 1969. They toured in Sweden and England in the early 1970s and released three more albums but split up in 1974. Frank Robson was fired from the band in 1972. He was replaced by Eero Raittinen.

1969/2013 – Tasavallan Presidentti (hvitt cover) LP+12" 300ex sort vinyl kr 700,-

1969/2013 – Tasavallan Presidentti (hvitt cover) LP+12" 200ex hvit vinyl kr 950,-

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1971/2014 – Tasavallan Presidentti (brunt cover) LP 700ex sort vinyl kr 800,-

1971/2014 – Tasavallan Presidentti (brunt cover) LP 300ex brun vinyl kr 950,-

1971/2019 – Tasavallan Presidentti (brunt cover) LP 500ex gold vinyl kr 700,-

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1972/2019 - Lambert Land LP + 7" 500ex på Gold vinyl kr 600,-

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1974/2021 - Milky Way Moses LP på Gold vinyl kr 400,-

Tabula Rasa

A prog rock group from Tampere, Finland. Founded in 1972 and released their debut album in 1975. Tabula Rasa's music was melodic prog rock influenced by Jethro Tull and King Crimson. After some lineup changes the band released their second album in 1976 and split up in 1977 after some more lineup changes.

1975/2013 - Tabula Rasa 350kr

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1976/2014 - Ekkedien Tanssi + 7" 350kr

Pekka Pohjola was a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Best known as a bass player, Pohjola was also a classically trained pianist and violinist.

Originally Pohjola rose to fame as the bass player of the Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam, but he soon departed on a solo career, initially releasing Frank Zappa-influenced progressive rock albums. As his career progressed Pohjola developed a more novel musical style that could best be described as fusion jazz. In addition to Wigwam and his solo albums, Pohjola also played with Made in Sweden, The Group and the bands of Jukka Tolonen and Mike Oldfield.

1972/2015 - Pihkasilmä Kaarnakorva (Svart Records)Ltd 300ex sort vinyl 600kr

1972/2015 - Pihkasilmä Kaarnakorva (Svart Records)Ltd 200ex blå vinyl 600kr

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1974/2015 - Harakka Bialoipokku (Svart Records) Ltd 300ex sort vinyl 650kr

1974/2015 - Harakka Bialoipokku (Svart Records) Ltd 300ex grønn vinyl 750kr

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1977/2015 - Keesojen Lehto (Svart Records) Ltd 200ex brun vinyl 450kr

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1979/2015 - Visitation (Svart Records)350kr Ltd 200ex clear vinyl 650kr

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Pekka Pohjola Group

1980/2019 – Kätkävaaran Lohikäärme (Svart Records – SRE354) sort vinyl 500kr