PETTERSON, TOBIAS/ULF HENNINGSON (EDITOR) - The Encyclopedia of Swedish Progressive Music 1967-1979
Subtitled: From Psychedelic Experiments to Political Propaganda. Incredibly nice looking hardcover book, in English-only, that totally lives up to expectations in regards to documenting the Swedish musical underground, 1967-1979. Includes a Baby Grandmothers bonus live CD (recorded 1967, completely different content than the recent Subliminal Sounds release). 236 pages, amazing artist photos & perfect quality printing. "This lavishly illustrated discography is the definitive statement on Swedens legendary progressive music movement during its most flourishing and innovative period -- from 1967 all the way through the 1970s. It has become one of the most important areas among record collectors all over the world. Meticulously researched, the book guides you through every single artist and group that ever had a progressive record released on major labels as well as the small independent offerings. They are presented in detail along with all the individual musicians that made it all happen. It covers the fuzz guitar groups, the experimental bands, the power trios, the radical political groups and the psychedelic acts. Early pioneers like International Harvester, Made In Sweden, Hansson & Karlsson and Mecki Mark Men paved the way for renowned acts like November, Tr_ɬ§d, Gr_ɬ§s & Stenar, Hoola Bandoola Band, Bl_ɬ• T_ɬ•get, Nationalteatern and Kebnekajse, as well as the mavericks of Knutna N_ɬ§var and R_ɬ§vjunk. All are included, as well as highly collectable acts like Radiom_ɬ_bel, Taste of Blues, Gandalf and Epizootic. This superbly produced full-color book presents all the essential facets of 400 artists and their records with a collectors valuation guide for the original vinyl records and with all sleeves lovingly depicted! Albums, EPs and singles, as well as all international releases are included! An exclusive BONUS CD is included inside the book! Its a previously unreleased 32-minute recording by Baby Grandmothers, from the legendary Club Filips in Stockholm, 1967." - Premium.
After nearly a decade of false starts, multiple game plans veering off the rails, and a handful of shattered hopes and/or dreams, the odyssey is finally complete—the new Fusetron site is here.
This is the first phase of a multipart rollout that will span the next few months: the currently browsable stock includes miscellaneous new releases from the past 8+ months (we have a lot of catching up to do), plus approximately a third of our backstock. Note that we’ve reduced/slashed prices on many titles and will continue to do so in order to make room for new stock. We’ll also be expanding / tweaking / improving / debugging the site itself (for example, we still have work to do on the automated international postage system, not to mention the inevitable inventory discrepancies that come with transferring an ancient and massive database to a new system).
Over the next few months, as we take inventory, clean house, and delve into our storage, we will be uploading thousands of additional items, gradually, on a near-daily basis. This will include the majority of the LPs, as well as many titles, in all formats, once thought long-gone. Many currently “sold out” items are likely to resurface.
Finally, once our general backstock is up (probably in the next two or three months) we’ll begin making our extensive stockpile of rarities available online for the first time: tons of random out-of-print titles, "deadstock," warehouse finds, secondhand collectibles, etc., accumulated over the past few decades.
Frequent/returning customers will be getting early access to these items. Details to follow on how this will work (a priority mailing list? a 'frequent flyer'-like program?), but it will not be based on dollars spent. We want to reward those who consistently support us, especially in the discogs marketplace era (to those who show up trying to poach five copies of a one-off rarity, and nothing else, ever… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).
So—we suggest you take some time to dig through the site—even we’ve been surprised by what’s been turning up, and there’s much more to come.
