Release

Per Gessle releases the Pop-Up Dynamo! demos on his birthday

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Per Gessle continues the wonderful tradition, and in 2026, he releases the demos of the Pop-Up Dynamo! songs.

When I did an interview (part 1, part 2) with Per about the album in 2022, I asked him about the demos too.

PP: – Your demos in the “Look Sharp!” and “Joyride” era were quite produced. Now how should we imagine the demos for “Pop-Up Dynamo!”?

PG: – I made pretty produced demos. Hahaha.

PP: – Do they sound almost the same as the final songs?

PG: – Not really, because Clarence and Magnus, especially Magnus is really into the analog synthesizers and I have lots of them myself. You know, Jupiter 8, Jupiter 6 and Prophet 5 and all those synthesizers. So we used those, but when I made the demos, I didn’t use them at all. So it was Clarence and Magnus who created this ’80s sound. But eventually, I’m sure I would release the demos on a birthday. Hahaha.

PP: – Surprise, surprise! Haha.

PG: – These type of songs that are like pop songs, it’s really hard to present them on an acoustic guitar. I have to show Clarence and Magnus what I want with this song, which direction I wanted to go. So I have to make a demo, which sort of makes sense. The only song I didn’t have a demo for is the one [You Hurt The One You Love The Most] I wrote with Giorgio Tuinfort.

So that’s why you won’t find a demo to YHTOYLTM on this release.

It’s fun to read the interview again now that the demos are out.

The Per Gessle Archives – Pop-Up Dynamo! The Demos

  1. Walking On Air (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – Oct 26, 2019 + May 4, 2020)
  2. Me And You And Everything In Between (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – May 5+6, 2020)
  3. Headphones On (Sweetspot Demo – March 1, 2021)
  4. Watch Me Come Undone (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – Jul 20, 2020)
  5. The Craziest Thing (Sweetspot Demo – Feb 10, 2021)
  6. Debris (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – March 5+6+10, 2020)
  7. The Loneliest Girl In The World (T&A Demo – March 8+9, 2020)
  8. Jezebel (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – Nov 27+28, 2017)
  9. My Chosen One (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – Dec 19, 2019)
  10. Walk Right In (feat. Helena Josefsson) (Sweetspot + T&A Demo – May 27 + Jun 9, 2020)
  11. Sunday Driver, Yea (T&A Demo – Jan 22 + Feb 14 + May 4, 2020)
  12. Sunflower (feat. Helena Josefsson) (T&A Demo – Aug 26, 2020)
  13. Necessary (T&A Demo – Sep 29, 2020)
  14. Wish You The Best For Xmas (T&A Demo – Jul 25, 2022)
  15. When She Needed Me The Most (T&A Demo – Jul 26 + Aug 16, 2022)

Listen to it on Spotify or on any other streaming platform!

Per Gessle to release The Lonely Boys demos!

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Per Gessle continues the tradition of releasing music in connection with his birthday on 12th January, and in 2025, he offers something truly special.

Mats Olsson, writer, reporter and a very good friend of mine, wrote an amazing book called “De ensamma pojkarna” (translates into “The Lonely Boys”) about a striving young Swedish rock group in the ’60s. Someone came up with the brilliant idea that Nisse Hellberg (from one of my favourite Swedish bands) Wilmer X and yours truly should try to write a “soundtrack” to the book.

Three of my songs (“Adam & Eve” + “Apple In The Mud” + “Keep The Radio On (This Is The Perfect Song)” were born on the road with Roxette. We were on our “Crash! Boom! Bang!” tour and these songs were written in April 1995 in Santiago, Chile.

“Lonely Boys” and “Stay (At Home, At Work, At Play)” were born in June 1995 while “Genius Gone Wrong” goes way back to 1984.

I recorded my six demos together with MP Persson and Micke Syd during two hectic days in July 1995 at the Tits&Ass Studio in Halmstad.

By the way, there’s another song by me on the “real” Lonely Boys album (“I Wanna Be With You”) which made it to the record only because “Stay (At Home, At Work, At Play)” didn’t really fit in. Sometimes you have to kill your darlings.

The “I Wanna Be With You” demo was made in November 1994 and is not included on the vinyl maxi EP but stands loud and proud, just like the other six tracks, in a brand new mix by MP on all streaming services for your listening pleasure. Have fun!

These fantastic power pop songs are now being released in a refined form with completely new mixes. 6 of them are released as a 12″ vinyl in limited edition on 10th January.

Order a limited signed copy by Per Gessle HERE!

The Per Gessle Archives – The Lonely Boys – Demo Sessions 1995

SIDE A

1 Lonely Boys (T&A Demo July 4, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
2 Apple In The Mud (T&A Demo July 4, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
3 Keep The Radio On (This Is The Perfect Song) (T&A Demo July 5, 1995 – 2024 Mix)

SIDE B

1 Adam & Eve (T&A Demo July 4, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
2 Genius Gone Wrong (T&A Demo July 5, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
3 Stay (At Home, At Work, At Play) (T&A Demo July 5, 1995 – 2024 Mix)

Produced by Per Gessle

Recorded at T&A Studios, Halmstad July 4-5, 1995

Engineer: Mats Persson

Mixed by Mats Persson at T&A Studios, Halmstad August 2024

Played by

Micke Syd Andersson: drums
Per Gessle: electric guitars + piano + harmonica + synthesizer + vocals
Mats Persson: electric guitars + bass guitar

Words + Music by Per Gessle

Published by Jimmy Fun Music

Mastering: Mats Persson, T&A Studios Halmstad

Design: Pär Wickholm, Wickholm Formavd., Stockholm

Photo by Åsa Gessle

The digital edition contains the 1994 demo of I Wanna Be With You in a 2024 mix as well. Tracklist:

1 Lonely Boys (T&A Demo July 4, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
2 Apple In The Mud (T&A Demo July 4, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
3 Keep The Radio On (This Is The Perfect Song) (T&A Demo July 5, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
4 Adam & Eve (T&A Demo July 4, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
5 Genius Gone Wrong (T&A Demo July 5, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
6 Stay (At Home, At Work, At Play) (T&A Demo July 5, 1995 – 2024 Mix)
7 I Wanna Be With You (T&A Demo Nov 2, 1994 – 2024 Mix)

Listen to it on Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, Apple Music or any other streaming platform!

Roxette – 30-year anniversary of Crash! Boom! Bang!

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30 years ago, Roxette released their fifth album Crash! Boom! Bang!, including a stream of hit singles like Sleeping In My Car, the title track, Fireworks, Run To You and Vulnerable.

The album would sell more than five million copies and was followed by their second World Tour, which saw them perform for over a million people, including the second performance ever by an international act in China.

We’re celebrating this classic album’s 30-year anniversary with a unique special edition: a gatefold double album in black and white vinyl with 18 tracks and an 8-page booklet with brand new liner notes, as well as an 18-track CD version that also includes a bonus CD with 23 demo recordings of songs considered for the album.

Per Gessle says:

Roxette were among the three most played artists on American radio during 1989, 1990 and 1991, and we were on top of the charts all over the world. So, it’s no wonder we felt pretty confident when it was time to record the new album.

Having had that kind of success made us feel that we had a perfect opportunity to stretch out into new directions. To show slightly different sides of what Roxette could be. And I still think “Crash! Boom! Bang!” is our best album.

The 30-year anniversary versions of Crash! Boom! Bang! will be released on 6th December. Watch out for the fireworks!

You can secure your copy through THIS pre-order link, but the anniversary release will be available worldwide, so check it with your local record shop as well. CBB30 will be available on streaming platforms as well.

Watch the promo video HERE!

 

 

Tracklist double vinyl:

Side A

1.  Harleys & Indians (Riders In The Sky)
2.  Crash! Boom! Bang!
3.  Fireworks
4.  Run To You

Side B

1.  Sleeping In My Car
2.  Vulnerable
3.  The First Girl On The Moon
4.  Place Your Love
5.  I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars

Side C

1.  What’s She Like?
2.  Do You Wanna Go The Whole Way?
3.  Lies
4.  I’m Sorry
5.  Love Is All (Shine Your Light On Me)

Side D

1.  Go To Sleep
2.  Almost Unreal
3.  Crazy About You
4.  See Me

Tracklist CD:

1.  Harleys & Indians (Riders In The Sky)
2.  Crash! Boom! Bang!
3.  Fireworks
4.  Run To You
5.  Sleeping In My Car
6.  Vulnerable
7.  The First Girl On The Moon
8.  Place Your Love
9.  I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars
10.  What’s She Like?
11.  Do You Wanna Go The Whole Way?
12.  Lies
13.  I’m Sorry
14.  Love Is All (Shine Your Light On Me)
15.  Go To Sleep
16.  Almost Unreal
17.  Crazy About You
18.  See Me

Bonus CD: Demos

1.  Harleys & Indians – T&A Demo Aug 10, 1993
2.  Crash! Boom! Bang! – T&A Demo May 6, 1993
3.  Fireworks – T&A Demo Jan 30, 1993
4.  Run To You – T&A Demo Dec 12, 1992
5.  Sleeping In My Car – Stockholm Demo Version 1993
6.  Vulnerable – T&A Demo Dec 28, 1990
7.  The First Girl On The Moon – T&A Demo Dec 20, 1992 – Previously unreleased
8.  Place Your Love – T&A Demo Nov 10, 1992
9.  I Love The Sound Of Crashing Guitars – T&A Demo Jun 27, 1993 – Previously unreleased
10.  What’s She Like? – T&A Demo Jan 29, 1992 – Previously unreleased
11.  Do You Wanna Go The Whole Way? – T&A Demo Mar 21, 1993
12.  Lies – T&A Demo May 14, 1993 – Previously unreleased
13.  I’m Sorry – T&A Demo Mar 18, 1993
14.  Love Is All – T&A Demo Dec 17, 1992
15.  She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – T&A Demo Dec 16, 1992 – Previously unreleased
16.  Almost Unreal – T&A Demo Feb 1993
17.  Crazy About You – T&A Demo Jun 20, 1993
18.  Sweet Thing – T&A Demo Dec 16, 1992
19.  Always Breaking My Heart – T&A Demo Dec 27, 1992
20.  Before You Go To Sleep – T&A Demo Nov 23, 1992
21.  Blue Umbrella – T&A Demo Jun 15, 1993
22.  It Hurts – T&A Demo Mar 7, 1993
23.  Gone Gone Gone – T&A Demo Feb 25, 1993

Marie Fredriksson’s 2014 live concert at Cirkus, Stockholm to be released on double LP

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In 2014, Marie Fredriksson embarked on her final tour, performing her own Swedish songs. This record features her major hits such as Sparvöga, Ett hus vid havet, Den bästa dagen, Ännu doftar kärlek, Tro, among others, along with some then-newly written songs like Ett bord i solen. Marie herself explained to the audience that she wrote this song after receiving her cancer diagnosis. The tour travelled across the country, and the stop at Cirkus in Stockholm on 8th April was recorded. Now, the entire 18-track concert is available on this double vinyl, a direct capture of that unforgettable evening at the legendary Cirkus in Stockholm. It’s intimate, authentic, and filled with an overwhelming sense of giving everything to her audience.

This year marks ten years since the concert took place and five years since Marie passed away. This release is dedicated to remembering and honouring one of our greatest female artists of all time, Marie Fredriksson.

The record is a beautiful 180-gram double vinyl in a gatefold edition, with a total run of 1,000 copies. Release date of Live från Cirkus (2LP) is 6th December. Pre-order at Bengans!

Tracklist

Side A

  1. Så stilla så långsamt
  2. Kom vila hos mig
  3. Bara för en dag
  4. Det regnar igen
  5. Sista sommarens vals

Side B

  1. Ber bara en gång
  2. Sparvöga
  3. Ett hus vid havet
  4. Ett bord i solen
  5. Så skimrande var aldrig havet

Side C

  1. Ännu doftar kärlek
  2. Så länge det lyser mittemot
  3. Om du såg mig nu
  4. Efter stormen

Side D

  1. Den sjunde vågen
  2. Mellan sommar och höst
  3. Den bästa dagen
  4. Tro

Sleeve and tracklist of Per Gessle’s new album revealed

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Per Gessle’s new album, Sällskapssjuk is released on 25th October. The sleeve and the tracklist – this way all the duet partners as well – got revealed in the press release of the fourth single, Plåster today.

The upcoming album was recorded in Halmstad and, as the title indicates, it mostly consists of duets with a number of brilliant singers.

Tracklist

1. Hoppas
2. Henry väntar på en chans
3. Plåster (feat. Amanda Ginsburg)
4. Jag är regnet (feat. Lisa Miskovsky)
5. Nyper mig i armen (feat. Albin Lee Meldau)
6. Hjärtats vackraste rum (feat. Helena Josefsson)
7. Det tar den tid det tar
8. Beredd (feat. Molly Hammar)
9. Har på känn (feat. Uno Svenningsson)
10. Ingen kan som du (feat. Helena Josefsson)
11. Sällskapssjuk (feat. Lena Philipsson)
12. Ingen annan
13. Utan din humor (feat. Helena Josefsson)

On the sleeve you can see Emmylou, Tingeling, Baloo and Per Gessle. The dogs belong to Anna Lindmarker, Swedish TV personality, former news anchor on TV4.

Photo by Fredrik Etoall

Pre-order the album at Bengans! The different formats and exclusive additions you can order:

  • Bengans-exclusive oxblood red vinyl
  • Black vinyl
  • Black vinyl + signed card
  • CD
  • CD + signed card
  • Bundle incl. Bengans-exclusive oxblood red vinyl LP + the 4 singles on 7″ vinyl + signed card