Swedens first all-girl pop band, started in Gothenburg 1964 by sisters Karin and Margareta Hamrefors with friend Agneta Wigforss. After being spotted by band leader and director Ronnie Hartley while rehearsing they got a chance to perform locally, which eventually led to participation in national radio and TV shows plus touring neighboring countries like Iceland and Soviet Union. One of their hallmarks was to perform barefoot on stage, sometimes called the "no socks or shoes-trio", which was considered odd back then at many locations. 1966 they signed with Cupol Records and went on to release a serie of 45:s, where of a couple in German solely aimed at that market, before final breakup early seventies. This was their one-off LP. It includes the debute single - "Mitt Liv"/"Förlåt Mig" - while the rest of the cuts were album only. Stylewise I get a blend of schlager, pop and country. The girls themselves play guitars, flute and rythm instruments, while bass, drums and more provided by studio musicians. All three sings, sometimes in harmony, apparently un-schooled and that's what makes it for me - the personal borderline amateurish approach to the material allowing conneciton as with friends rather than exalted idols. Five of the songs in English, the rest in Swedish - with the girls own translations of songs like "House Of The Rising Sun", "Excuse Me", "All My Trials" and "Dirty Old town". Favorite tracks are the cover of Tages "So Many Girls" - here translated as "Kanske Du Liksom Jag" - and the self-penned "Once More", no doubt inspired by early Tages. They were from the same city and may have been aquainted, but I cant find any facts on a deeper relation between the groups. To my knowledge this Swedish LP was the only issue. It came with label as shown here, thick unflexible vinyl and thin fully laminated cover with "Cupol" inner. (FÄV*) (SCÄ*) (CCÖ*)
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