Roxette

Per Gessle on Musikplats

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Per Gessle visited Swedish Radio P4’s studio in Stockholm last Friday and was a guest on Musikplats. Host Fredrik Eliasson tells Per had big success this autumn on the program. 3 of his songs were ”song of the week” on Musikplats which is exceptional, it never happened before during one season and it’s the 30th season. The 3 songs were:

20-09-18 Per Gessle – Nypon och ljung
20-10-02 Roxette – Let Your Heart Dance With Me
20-10-30 Per Gessle & Helena Josefsson – Ömhet

Per is very happy about it. Fredrik thinks Per is in constant harmony with the audience and asks if it was always like that. Per smiles and says not always, but the finest rating one can get is that people appreciate what he is doing.

The guys talk about Per’s new solo album, Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig. Per says it’s a result of the pandemic. He was isolated and spent a lot of time in Halmstad and thought he would record something. He went to the studio and wanted to try and play as many instruments as possible himself. He didn’t really have new material to record though, so he started digging in his archives. It was exciting. He went through maybe 60-70-80 songs from the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. He got stuck with appr. 10 which he thought are still relevant, but maybe had a lousy recording earlier, so he gave them a new chance now.

Fredrik asks how Per can decide whether a song is relevant or not. Mr. G says when he wrote the songs in the 80’s, he was a young guy. When you sing or read the lyrics of those today, you see them from another perspective. Tända en sticka till was for example released on his first solo album in 1983. It has a warm text, but it gets another meaning when you are 61 and you sing it today. There is the feeling of nostalgia, sentimentality, looking back on the time passed. That gives another angle. Fredrik agrees that this can change a song. Per tells when he wrote songs for Roxette, he wrote them for Marie and when a girl sings the song it has another meaning when it’s a guy singing it.

Fredrik mentions there is Segla på ett moln on the new album, a hit first released by Anne-Lie Rydé in 1983 and there is also a duet with Uno Svenningsson. Per says Uno came to Halmstad in summer and called him if they could have dinner together. Mr. G said of course, but first he has to sing on a song on Per’s new album. Uno accepted the request and in a rush, Per changed the keys to match Uno’s and Per’s voices. Mr. G adds Uno is a lovely person. When Fredrik asks which song it is, Per wants to tell the title, Du kommer så nära (du blir alldeles suddig), but the part in brackets doesn’t come out correctly. Haha. He says he can’t remember and Fredrik says it’s an old song. They both laugh and then they play the song.

After that, Fredrik adds that Helena Josefsson is also singing on DKSN, she is doing vocals on the whole album. Per tells his voice blends quite well with female voices and it sounds fine.

Fredrik congratulates Per on his Billboard record. On the list published a week ago there are 18 sole songwriters who have more than two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs. Per says it was a shock to the system. When he read the article about it, it felt very flattering to be on the same list as Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Lionel Richie. A tough list. Today songwriting doesn’t work like before. Now almost everyone works in a team and writes songs in a team. Per has always been a lone wolf. He is extremely proud to be on the list.

The guys are talking about Let Your Heart Dance With Me. Fredrik says it has an emotional story, Marie and Per recorded it at the end of the Roxette era. Per says it was the very last song they recorded together. It didn’t make it to their last album, Good Karma. It was a difficult album to record because of Marie’s health problems, so when they had finished the album, they didn’t do any more recordings. They had some songs left, but they were never recorded properly or mixed. Let Your Heart Dance With Me is one of them. Per had forgotten about it, but he found a raw mix of it last spring. Then they mixed it properly. They speeded up the tempo a bit to make it sound more fresh. He thinks it sounds damn good. It will be released in a compilation box, Bag of Trix that will have 4 volumes of so far unreleased songs, demos, acoustic sessions, etc. There are still a lot of old live concert recordings in the drawers. It was a lovely journey for Per to dig in those drawers. He won’t ever stop being impressed by Marie’s capacity. She is a fantastic artist and singer. They are listening to the song here. Fredrik highlights the whistling. Per tells it wasn’t planned. They just wanted to keep the melody and present it in a fun way and whistling turned out to be quite good. Mr. G also tells that if the song key is right, you can whistle properly. They laugh.

Regarding the music industry and pandemic Per says it’s very sad what happens now. All the people (not only in the music business, but film industry) are affected by the situation. He has a lot of technician and musician friends and it’s very difficult for them now. The longer it lasts the more difficult it is. Fredrik asks Per about his experience how difficult it is to get back on track if someone loses the grip. Per thinks one has to keep on working on it. The same things happen now in most of the countries, it’s not a unique Swedish probelm. It’s a special time we live in, a lot is happening. There is the US elections, terrorism in Europe, it’s a strange time.

Fredrik asks what’s next. Per says there won’t be a tour of course. He is doing some TV these days and then goes back to the crypt and keeps on working in the studio.

Regarding Gyllene Tider the guys discuss it was a big party last year. They decided to close that chapter, but Per personally thinks that it’s fantastic to play in a pop band of Gyllene Tider’s caliber. There are no plans, but cool things are happening when the 5 of them meet and have instruments close to them. Let’s see what happens.

Fredrik thanks Per for coming to the show and they play Kom ut till stranden.

They started the whole program with Nypon och ljung and they also played Ömhet before Per was on air. So all in all 5 PG songs were played on Musikplats on Friday. Nice.

Per Gessle interview on El Universal, Mexico – ”Marie Fredriksson is irreplaceable”

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In a recent interview on El Universal, Per says ”Marie Fredriksson is irreplaceable”.

She was a very strong woman, she fought even to the end, she never gave up, she wanted to keep going. She loved being on stage, meeting the fans, sharing her love and affection with them everywhere.

Per tells El Universal:

Our last concert was in 2016 in South Africa, there she could still be on stage; she didn’t want to leave the stage or her fans. Eventually, we got to do more than 300 concerts, because she loved it, even if during the last shows she had to sit. But in the end she always got a lot of energy because she loved her audience, she was a great person.

Mr. G remembers Marie as an amazon. She never gave up and always remained strong. He tells she had bad days and good days. The last recording was made in her home studio, because she couldn’t travel anymore, but she wanted to continue participating in all the processes. She was only 44 years old when she got ill, she was very young.

Per says:

I feel fine, but it was very hard when Marie passed away. I knew her since I was 17, it’s been a long time. Although we knew about her condition, when you lose someone who is very close to you it’s difficult to get prepared. At the end of the day it’s very difficult to get used to the idea that you’re going to lose someone. It brings emptiness and changes you forever. It was very difficult what happened, but life goes on and we must continue to be positive for what comes next.

Roxette’s journey lasted more than three decades and their iconic songs (Listen To Your Heart, It Must Have Been Love, The Look among others) will live forever. Per tells El Universal that when they started in the 80’s, it was almost impossible for artists from Sweden to become internationally recognized and successful. At first they thought they would only get to listeners in countries like Germany, Denmark, Norway, but in the end they were very lucky and ended up being around the world. It was a dream come true for them, something magical, a wonderful journey.

Roxette is a legend, however, Per tells that his wife doesn’t think so (laughs). Mr. G’s wish is that the new generations take the efforts and courage the duo had in all aspects as an example.

Per says on El Universal:

We know that we are a great inspiration for young people and that’s superb. We were nobodies, we came from a small town in Sweden and eventually we had that success. Everything can happen in life, so I hope that people will take us as an inspiration.

Per tells it’s impossible to replace Marie. She was unique, she was the lead singer of all the songs. At the same time, he wrote most of the Roxette songs and he wants to continue touring and playing them, singing them himself or using more singers. But it doesn’t mean that Marie can be replaced, because that is impossible.

Regarding Bag of Trix, Per tells El Universal that there are many different things on it and it also reminded him of many things that he experienced with Roxette and Marie.

Every time I heard her voice it made me remember what a great person she was and how brilliant she was.

Photo of Roxette by Jonas Åkerlund

The Bag of Trix is a bag of kix!

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Blog post written by Kirsten Ohlwein

Volume 1.

There it is: Bag of Trix, Volume 1. The music from the Roxette vaults. And while in the past, this was hardly music from the vaults, because I knew 95% of the songs already – this time I got surprised, like, really surprised.

Before I share some loose thoughts about the songs we got, I just want to add that my heart is torn regarding this release. On the one hand, it is a lovely „hi, we still think of you“ towards Marie. I fully get that Per doesn’t want to sit on these songs for the rest of his life – and our lives, too. And I am pretty sure Marie would have loved to share her music with us as well.

It’s a present, a gift, it’s an homage to Marie, a huge one. On the other hand, it certainly leaves a bad taste in my mouth to release this albums almost exactly on the date of her death. But, of course, that’s again just me. In general, and overall, I welcome this release, certainly.

When I saw the tracklist some weeks ago, I already was positively surprised. Volume 1 offers 12 tracks of which I only knew five. That’s not even 50% and so different from earlier „rare stuff“ releases. Yes, I know, I am a hardcore fan and certainly shouldn’t be compared to nostalgic Roxette fans who didn’t follow every release up and down every road. But collections like this one also should provide something to the hardcores.

So, of course, I remembered both Abbey Road Session songs, „Help!“ and „Listen to your heart“ that are the opener of Volume 1 pretty well.

No. 3, „Let your heart dance with me“, came as brand new, as it was the first single off the album. The „Waiting for the rain demo“ has been leaked on some shady bootleg that turned up on a record fair in October or November 2002. I will never forget that day, because the songs on that CD are so special, so good, so Marie. This demo is very special to me, but not as good as the final version, even if the demo is much rockier. I prefer the full orchestral sound of the album version and I am still happy it got this treatment and has been made faster as well.

And, don’t hit me, but I don’t listen to any version of „Joyride“ anymore. This is probably a mix I have never heard before, but I won’t be able to tell you, because I just can’t listen to that song anymore. And, I am sure, as I have listened to perhaps a trillion versions of Joyride, there is nothing there that I haven’t heard before.

And wow, how good is the „Like Lovers Do“ demo?? Recorded on July 25th/26th 1986, and Marie sounds incredibly strong here. After listening to this one, I wonder why they didn’t stick to the original idea to have Marie sing the verses. The song suddenly grows after 30 years. That’s a nice new touch and I would love to hear a version with both voices together maybe?

„Pocketful of Rain“ is a different thing, though. Honestly, if I hadn’t known the lyrics of „Reaching high“, I would have never suspected that this is just a jazzy, very „den ständiga resan“ like version. I had to listen to it three times to finally recognize the song. It is so different, it is so good, it is sooo Marie, it’s not pop music. Yeah, get your priorities straight. While listening to it, it hits me the first time that I am sooo going to miss all these „first times“. The first time listening to a new song by Marie, the first time listening to new lyrics, to new nuances of her voice, to experience this first time feeling of music at all. It breaks my heart, to be honest, to be fully aware of the fact, that the Roxette vaults are not neverending, but they are empty – soon. There will never be new music sung by Marie again – ever. And yes, it sounds super selfish, it IS super selfish to say that, but I am not sure how to deal with that yet. And while she sings to me, it feels like a voice from the beyond is reaching out, like a ghost, like an epiphany of sorts.

The live version of „Wish I could fly“ sounds ultra raw, the same goes for the demo of „You don’t understand me“, which is even more raw than the live track. It’s a nice live track, because they didn’t really perform that song back then, as there wasn’t a HAND tour. I especially compared it to their live version during „Night of the proms“, which I still prefer, because Marie’s voice after her illness was more of my taste when it comes to songs like „Wish I could fly“; and the way she improvised during the Proms. So, her „Fly, oh, baby“ will never cease to exist in my heart.

Track No. 9,the demo of „Happy Together“ which is actually a b-side? I love the song, but it’s not new, right?

Which brings me to the next track, No. 10, „Beautiful Boy“. I assume this one was written for „Room Service“, as it says „Studio Vinden Demo, March 2000“. Ehrm, don’t get me wrong, but why didn’t THIS ONE make the album, but „Little Girl“ did? I am honest here as honest as I always am, and as much as I love Marie’s music, but „Little Girl“ never got me, it never never never got me, not even on the „Room Service“ album, and it’s probably the most boring track she ever wrote, because she tried so hard to make it „pop music“. She shouldn’t have tried, maybe it would have been a better Blues track, who knows. „ Beautiful Boy“ is such a beautiful ballad, and even the demo tells me a lot about how the final version could have sounded. Oh! My heart breaks a bit for never knowing how this one could have GOTTEN me. I love this track and it could have also easily made every Roxette album since „Room Service“.

The „You don’t understand me“ demo from July 1995 is, as stated before, surprisingly raw. I like that Marie doesn’t sing it perfect and gives herself and her voice room to explore the song for the final album recordings. She probably understood what to change and how and why after this demo. The way she varies her voice – I could listen to that all day and just sit and compare to the final version and find out or rather guess why she or they changed it. There are not many sequences in the demo that are different compared to the album version, but there are some parts, and they are gold!

No. 12, „Hotblooded“, the demo, I mean, it’s THE demo, right? Holy crap, where did you hide this one all those years, Per?? It blew off my shoes when I listened to it the first, the second and the third time. And it still does, after twelve rounds of listening. One of my first reactions to a friend was: „You know what? They could have recorded the whole album in that style and it wouldn’t have sold any worse.“ Okay, that’s probably a bit exaggerated, but how good is this demo? I think it’s extraordinary good for several reasons. 1.) You can already hear how good the song is, even without any production treatment, 2.) Marie’s and Per’s voice blending in the verses. Really, play it again, loud, listen how Per is singing the backing vocals to Marie’s leading vocals and understand how perfectly well they fit each other. This was so unique, and if I had a time machine I would go back to 1990 and tell them to record the album exactly that way, 3.) The fun they had together. Yes, it’s the little things. It’s the funny noise he makes at the end that makes her smile. That’s so real, so honest, so pure. Stuff like that belongs on final version, yes, it does, if you ask me. This demo is a real gem and I am happy we finally got it. Thank you, Per, for opening the vaults!

And as happy as I am about volume 1, a part of me can’t shake off the sadness that comes with it. One of the best female singers of the world with one of the purest, softest voices in the world is no longer among us, and it still feels fucking unfair.

Per Gessle – On Top of Billboard

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Only 18 people have ever, as the sole songwriter, had more than two No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. This was announced by Billboard where they also listed all of the 18 people who have succeeded with the achievement, since ‘Billboard Hot 100’ was launched in 1958.

As Billboard writes, the majority of hit songs in recent years have been written by committee. But prior to 2000, many songs were the work of just one songwriter – a talented scribe who, all by him or herself, came up with both music and lyrics (imagine that!).

With three number one hits, Per Gessle takes a place on this list, as the sole songwriter for Roxette’s songs “The Look” (1989), “It Must Have Been Love” (1990) and “Joyride” (1991).

Per says:

Wow! Amazing to be in such great company. Being number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 is every songwriter’s big dream. My most humble and sincere thanks.

The 18 songwriters on the list are (alphabetical order, number of No. 1 songs): Lionel Richie (8), Diane Warren (8), Michael Jackson (7), George Michael (7), Paul McCartney (7), Stevie Wonder (7), Prince (6), Phil Collins (4), Neil Diamond (4), Paul Simon (4), John Denver (3), John Farrar (3), Per Gessle (3), Billy Joel (3), R. Kelly (3), Richard Marx (3), Maurice Starr (3), Sly Stone (3).

Ten of these 18 songwriters have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Per Gessle has not yet been inducted, but we think he would also well deserve it!

Roxette has 4 Billboard No. 1 songs. Besides the above mentioned 3, “Listen To Your Heart” was also No. 1 (1989). Per Gessle wrote it together with Mats MP Persson.

Huge congratulations, Per!

Photo by Anton Corbijn

Bag of Trix – Music from the Roxette Vaults

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The time has come! Vol. 1 of Bag of Trix is out on 30th October on streaming sites and until 11th December, the official physical release date of the complete Bag of Trix collection we will get to hear more ear candies on digital platforms on a regular basis. Vol. 2 on 13th November, Vol. 3 on 27th November, Vol. 4 on 11th December together with the physical release.

The booklet in the physical editions will include track by track comments from Per Gessle and Mikael Bolyos!

Per about Bag of Trix:

Lots of memories and plenty of joy, hopefully not only for me but also for people interested in what Roxette is all about.

PRESS RELEASE 

Now comes Volume 1 of “Bag of Trix” – the Roxette collection which presents a total of 47 unreleased or so far unavailable recordings: demos, alternative mixes and recordings, Spanish versions, bonus songs plus other fun stuff from the band’s long and successful career 1986-2016.

The first volume will be released on October 30th and contains twelve songs that have been recorded over a 30-year period. From the demo of “Like Lovers Do”, recorded during an early demo session as Marie and Per prepare Roxette’s debut album “Pearls of Passion” in the summer of 1986, to the new single “Let Your Heart Dance With Me” which was never completed during the “Good Karma” recordings 2016.

“Bag Of Trix” provides a unique insight into one of Sweden’s most successful pop groups’ fascinating career. Take just one of the gold nuggets of the first volume – Brian Malouf’s American single mix of “Joyride”, which in the spring of 1991 became Roxette’s fourth number one on the Billboard charts. The song in its album version is a classic in Roxette’s repertoire, but most people outside the US have probably never heard this hot-tempered and special single mix.

“Bag Of Trix” Volume 1 also offers Per and Marie’s acoustic demo of the – at the time of recording – brand new “Hotblooded”, as well as an acoustic version of “Listen To Your Heart” which together with the interpretation of the Beatles masterpiece “Help!” was recorded in the Abbey Road studio in London in the autumn of 1995.

And for Marie Fredriksson’s millions of fans around the world, it is perhaps with extra great anticipation that they want to listen to her three home-recorded demo versions of her own songs “Pocketful Of Rain”, “Beautiful Boy” and “Waiting For The Rain” – of which only the latter ended up on a Roxette album.

“Both Marie and I loved being in the studio and recording our music – and now that you look back on our career, it is quite overwhelming how much material we managed to produce. Significantly more than we could ever release. We were really spurred on by the whole fantastic Roxette circus”, says Per Gessle with a smile.

“Much of what “only” ended up as bonus material on CD singles in Japan and in some cases never even released stuff today feels like an interesting complement to our regular catalogue. So we believe that “Bag of Trix” can offer a lot of interesting listening for those who have followed us over the years”, says Per.

4LP box

Volume 1:

  1. Help! (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  2. Listen To Your Heart (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  3. Let Your Heart Dance With Me GOOD KARMA OUTTAKE ***
  4. Waiting For The Rain (Studio Vinden Demo 1997)
  5. Joyride (Brian Malouf US Single Mix 1991)
  6. Like Lovers Do (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  7. Pocketful Of Rain (Skinnarviksringen Demo – Feb 1993) ***
  8. Wish I Could Fly (Live EMP Sky Church, Seattle Oct 7, 2000) ***
  9. Happy Together (T&A Demo – Jul 1-2, 1998)
  10. Beautiful Boy (Studio Vinden Demo – Mar 2000) ***
  11. You Don’t Understand Me (T&A Demo – Jul 30, 1995) ***
  12. Hotblooded (T&A Demo – Dec 13, 1990) ***

Volume 2

  1. The Look (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  2. Tu no me comprendes (You Don’t Understand Me) ***
  3. Soul Deep (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)
  4. Always The Last To Know (Studio Vinden Demo 1998) ***
  5. Sleeping In My Car (The Stockholm Demo Version 1993)
  6. Watercolours In The Rain (T&A Demo – Jan 24, 1990) ***
  7. From One Heart To Another (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  8. I Remember You (T&A Demo – Mar 15, 1990) ***
  9. It Hurts (T&A Demo – Aug 3, 1995) ***
  10. Perfect Day (T&A Demo – Aug 23, 1990) ***
  11. New World (Studio Vinden Demo 1996)
  12. Lo Siento (Salvation)

Volume 3

  1. Piece Of Cake GOOD KARMA OUTTAKE ***
  2. You Don’t Understand Me (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  3. Dangerous (Swedish Single Version)
  4. Every Day (Studio Vinden Demo – Mar 2000) ***
  5. The Big L (T&A Demo – Mar 29, 1990) ***
  6. It Will Take A Long Long Time (Modern Rock Version)
  7. Little Girl (Studio Vinden Demo – March 2000) ***
  8. Cry (Live Norrköping Dec 16, 1988)
  9. Goodbye To You (Montezuma demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  10. Go To Sleep (Skinnarviksringen demo – Feb 1993) ***
  11. Quisiera Volar (Wish I Could Fly)

Volume 4

  1. The Centre Of The Heart (Is A Suburb To The Brain) (Have A Nice Day Version) ***
  2. Pearls And Passion (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  3. Things Will Never Be The Same (T&A Demo – Dec 13, 1990) ***
  4. Entering Your Heart (Long Version)
  5. Cooper (Closer To God)
  6. Joy Of A Toy (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  7. It Takes You No Time To Get Here (Long Version) ***
  8. Before You Go To Sleep (T&A demo – Oct 23, 1992) ***
  9. I Was So Lucky (The Golden Blow) ***
  10. Jag älskar (Surrender) (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  11. Som i en dröm (So Far Away) (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  12. Alguien (Anyone)

*** Previously unreleased

 

3CD set

CD 1

  1. Help! (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  2. Listen To Your Heart (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  3. Let Your Heart Dance With Me GOOD KARMA OUTTAKE ***
  4. Waiting For The Rain (Studio Vinden Demo 1997)
  5. Joyride (Brian Malouf US Single Mix 1991)
  6. Like Lovers Do (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  7. Pocketful Of Rain (Skinnarviksringen Demo – Feb 1993) ***
  8. Tu no me comprendes (You Don’t Understand Me) ***
  9. Happy Together (T&A Demo – Jul 1-2, 1998)
  10. Beautiful Boy (Studio Vinden Demo – Mar 2000) ***
  11. Cooper (Closer To God)
  12. Hotblooded (T&A Demo – Dec 13, 1990) ***
  13. The Centre Of The Heart (Is A Suburb To The Brain) (Have A Nice Day Version) ***
  14. Pearls And Passion (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  15. Things Will Never Be The Same (T&A Demo – Dec 13, 1990) ***
  16. Alguien (Anyone)

CD 2

  1. The Look (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  2. You Don’t Understand Me (Abbey Road Sessions – Nov 15, 1995)
  3. Soul Deep (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)
  4. Wish I Could Fly (Live EMP Sky Church, Seattle Oct 7, 2000) ***
  5. New World (Studio Vinden Demo 1996)
  6. Sleeping In My Car (The Stockholm Demo Version 1993)
  7. Watercolours In The Rain (T&A Demo – Jan 24, 1990) ***
  8. From One Heart To Another (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  9. I Remember You (T&A Demo – Mar 15, 1990) ***
  10. It Hurts (T&A Demo – Aug 3, 1995) ***
  11. Perfect Day (T&A Demo – Aug 23, 1990) ***
  12. Joy Of A Toy (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  13. Always The Last To Know (Studio Vinden Demo 1998) ***
  14. It Takes You No Time To Get Here (Long Version) ***
  15. Before You Go To Sleep (T&A demo – Oct 23, 1992) ***
  16. Lo Siento (Salvation)

CD 3

  1. Piece Of Cake GOOD KARMA OUTTAKE ***
  2. You Don’t Understand Me (T&A Demo – Jul 30, 1995) ***
  3. Dangerous (Swedish Single Version)
  4. Every Day (Studio Vinden Demo – Mar 2000) ***
  5. The Big L (T&A Demo – Mar 29, 1990) ***
  6. It Will Take A Long Long Time (Modern Rock Version)
  7. Little Girl (Studio Vinden Demo – March 2000) ***
  8. Cry (Live Norrköping Dec 16, 1988)
  9. Goodbye To You (Montezuma demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  10. Go To Sleep (Skinnarviksringen demo – Feb 1993) ***
  11. I Was So Lucky (The Golden Blow) ***
  12. Entering Your Heart (Long Version)
  13. Jag älskar (Surrender) (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  14. Som i en dröm (So Far Away) (Montezuma Demo – Jul 25-26, 1986) ***
  15. Quisiera Volar (Wish I Could Fly)

*** Previously unreleased

 

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