Thomas "Mera" Gartz - Sånger
LP,1976,Sweden
Thomas "Mera" Gartz , is previous member of the following bands:Mecki Mark Men, Pärson Sound, International Harvester, Harvester, Träd, Gräs Och Stenar, Arbete och Fritid, Hot Boys, Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Råttan Frittz, Prins Lätt, Triangulus.With a past like that he is almost a legend in the Swedish prog/psych scene.This is his 1st personnal LP and here's what he says about it in his homepage :
Songs in Swedish, acoustic instruments, written after the 5 years being a drummer in a very loud and exited electric agitation, rejoice-, right on and revolutionary shamanistic music group like Pärson Sound/International Harvester/Träd, Gräs och Stenar. There was so many words that was not sung, on my part, so I had to write some songs. Both sorrowful and happy. The friends Roland Keijser, Torsten Eckerman, Nicke Ström, Torbjörn Abelli, Thomas Lundqvist, Bosse Skoglund, Bengt Berger, Anita Livstrand, Jakob Sjöholm, Sten Wallin, and Kära of course, play together with my voice and acoustic guitar, violin, african drum, cither and other sounds. Only one electric tune where I try to play the electric guitar.
Excellent stoned acid folk LP.ational Harvester/Träd, Gräs och Stenar.
There was so many words that was not sung, on my part, so I had to write some songs. Both sorrowful and happy. The friends Roland Keijser, Torsten Eckerman, Nicke Ström, Torbjörn Abelli, Thomas Lundqvist, Bosse Skoglund, Bengt Berger, Anita Livstrand, Jakob Sjöholm, Sten Wallin, and Kära of course, play together with my voice and acoustic guitar, violin, african drum, cither and other sounds. Only one electric tune where I try to play the electric guitar."

First Floor Power was formed in 1997 in Malmö, Sweden, and in the following years, the band played a number of festivals, among them the indie festival Emmaboda (always a good breeding ground for new bands). While appearing on a few compilations, their debut EP, We Are the People, was released in 2000 on Silence and was produced by Jonas Jonasson from Bob Hund. The setting was now Winqvist on keyboards and vocals, Lager on drums, Sara Wilson on bass and vocals, and her sister Jenny Wilson on guitar and vocals. The album There Is Hope was released in 2001 and "Scissors, Bag & a Stone" became a minor radio hit. ~ Lars Lovén, Rovi

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Accordion, Accordion [Bass] – Lars Hollmer
Congas, Goblet Drum [Darbukas], Instruments [Pletor, Anka], Harmonica, Percussion – Bill Öhrström
Guitar, Bouzouki – Coste Apetrea
Lacquer Cut By – Ped*
Mixed By – Anders Lind, Ramlösa Kvällar
Painting [Front Cover] – Anders Lidén
Photography By – Håkan Lind
Recorded By – Anders Lind (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2, B4 to B7), Ramlösa Kvällar (tracks: A2, A4, B3)
Saxophone, Sounds [Småljud], Maracas – Ulf "Ärtan" Wallander*
Trumpet, Flute – Kalle Eriksson
Recorded autumn 1977 to summer 1978 in Stockholm, Uppsala and Emmaboda.
Track durations are from the centre labels, and seem to be more correct than those on the back cover.