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Richard Lionheart 4:18 ░▐ ▌░ 02. Triplets 4:55 ░▐ ▌░ 03. Tax Free 7:14 ░▐ ▌░ 04. February 7:17 ░▐ ▌░ 05. Collage 8:52 ░▐ ▌░ 06. H.K. Theme 2:50 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The two members of Hansson & Karlsson are both better-known ░▐ ▌░ for other things - Bo Hansson as the composer of the ░▐ ▌░ progressive fantasy album Lord of the Rings and Jan Karlsson ░▐ ▌░ as a second-rate actor. But playing together in the '60s, ░▐ ▌░ they were among the most important Swedish progressive bands, ░▐ ▌░ and possibly the band reaching the most fame abroad in the ░▐ ▌░ '60s. They played with acts like Frank Zappa, Cream, and Jimi ░▐ ▌░ Hendrix. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ When the '60s ended, and as Hansson & Karlsson were getting ░▐ ▌░ big in progressive circles in Europe, their career came to a ░▐ ▌░ halt after conflicts between the two and with their manager. ░▐ ▌░ Karlsson also ran the most lively progressive club in ░▐ ▌░ Stockholm, Filips, where, except for Hansson & Karlsson, ░▐ ▌░ bands like TrΣd, GrΣs & Stenar and Mecki Mark Men played. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ In 1966, jazz drummer Jan Karlsson was introduced to the ░▐ ▌░ former bassist of the Merrymen, Bo Hansson. The latter was ░▐ ▌░ still a novice at the organ, but Karlsson was so impressed ░▐ ▌░ with what he heard that he invited him to form Hansson & ░▐ ▌░ Karlsson, an instrumental drum and organ duo. Their music was ░▐ ▌░ built on improvisation and they seldom knew what they would ░▐ ▌░ play before concerts. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ As part of the Swedish progressive movement in the late '60s, ░▐ ▌░ they drew their folk music influences from bands such as ░▐ ▌░ International Harvester and TrΣd GrΣs & Stenar. But they were ░▐ ▌░ also influenced by jazz and employed a heavy organ sound ░▐ ▌░ before it was common in progressive rock, something that ░▐ ▌░ would later lead to Hansson's internationally successful Lord ░▐ ▌░ of the Rings. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ Hansson & Karlsson's debut, Monument, was released in 1967 ░▐ ▌░ and was followed by Rex, recorded live at numerous concerts ░▐ ▌░ around Sweden. By now, they had gotten to know Jimi Hendrix, ░▐ ▌░ whom they met after a concert at one of his visits to ░▐ ▌░ Stockholm. They played together a number of times and Hendrix ░▐ ▌░ also recorded the duo's song "Tax Free." ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The third album, Man at the Moon, was released in 1968, and ░▐ ▌░ while being famous at home, the group also started to get ░▐ ▌░ more well-known in Europe, although without ever having a ░▐ ▌░ real break. A chance to change that came when they were ░▐ ▌░ invited to play at a concert in Switzerland that would be ░▐ ▌░ televised all over Europe. The other three acts were Jimi ░▐ ▌░ Hendrix, Procol Harum, and Cream, and all were to be granted ░▐ ▌░ equal focus in the advertisements and on the posters. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ But misunderstandings, or maybe downright skulduggery, with ░▐ ▌░ the manager had Hansson & Karlsson performing in the Northern ░▐ ▌░ Swedish town of Boden instead, for a slightly higher pay, but ░▐ ▌░ to very little international attention. This was the start of ░▐ ▌░ the end for the duo, and while recording one more, rather ░▐ ▌░ uninspired album, they broke up in 1969. Karlsson took up ░▐ ▌░ playing with Lasse Werner again, and later set out on an ░▐ ▌░ acting career, mainly focusing on comedies. Hansson's biggest ░▐ ▌░ musical achievements were still ahead, at least commercially ░▐ ▌░ and in an international perspective. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ In the '70s, his album Lord of the Rings sold millions of ░▐ ▌░ copies and charted in both Europe and the US. 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